elements of historic Fowler House to have second life at Root House Museum campus

Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, Inc., has worked with a local developer to salvage historic materials from Marietta’s Fowler House. The Fowler House has stood atop a small hill just outside downtown Marietta since 1926. Used as a private residence for many years, the house was converted by the Fowler family into an office building during the 1960s, when Peoples Financial Corporation moved into the structure. Since that time, the area surrounding the house has seen tremendous growth and change. Residences were gradually replaced with retail, office, and medical buildings, until the house was completely surrounded by commercial development. Peoples Financial continued to operate out of the house until it was acquired by BAMM Real Estate in 2018.​

When Cobb Landmarks learned that BAMM Real Estate was going to demolish the house and redevelop the site, the historical society’s Executive Director, Trevor Beemon, requested the opportunity to document the structure so that a photographic and written record of the building, its history, and its architectural features could be made. 
 
While surveying the structure, members of the Cobb Landmarks Preservation Committee noted that some elements of the house were in good condition and worth saving and that some of these materials might be used in the construction of the new interpretive center being developed at the William Root House campus in downtown Marietta. They requested access to these items for preservation and re-use in the Root House project. BAMM agreed and gave Cobb Landmarks permission to identify and remove elements of historic importance from the Fowler House. "We were thrilled to work with Cobb Landmarks to preserve parts of the Fowler house,” said Michael Sunshine, Managing Partner of BAMM. “Preserving the history of Marietta is extremely important to us and as we begin development of multiple properties in Marietta, we look forward to our continued partnership with Cobb Landmarks and other local businesses." 
 
Cobb Landmarks partnered with Marietta Reclamation to salvage the materials. Items saved from the house, including doors, windows, shutters, lighting fixtures, and hardware, will be incorporated into Cobb Landmarks’ new interpretive center and headquarters. Cobb Landmarks is pleased to be able to give pieces of the historic Fowler House a second life.

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