History

buffs in Fayette

County have 60 days to look into an alternative

site for a house on Long Street in Fayetteville

that has historic significance.

Ne el Reid, a famous Atlanta

architect from 1909 to 1926, did some design work

on the Dorsey house at 205 Long Street, county

historian Carolyn Cary told the county

commissioners last week.

Members

of the Fayette County Historical Society and the

county Heritage Committee want time to determine

whether the house can be moved and preserved

before the county tears it down , along with three others on

Long Avenue, to make way for a new jail and

judicial complex.

Cary

told the group that there are 400 Fayette County

buildings that meet the accepted definition of

being historic - more than 50 years old, and

the historical groups understand if the house has

to be razed. "We know you can't save them

all," she said.

But

if a way can be found, the house is worth saving,

she added.

Commissioners

tabled a decision on the fate of the house for 60

days. The delay

in disposing of the house won't hold up the jail

project, officials said. The project is still in

its design phase, and once a design is in place,

a referendum probably will be called early next

year to get voter approval of whatever financing

option the county decides on.