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Historic home helps raise money to restore historic Limestone College building
Limestone College is close to reaching its fundraising goal for a $4 million restoration of Winnie Davis Hall of History. The historic home of Ed and Pam Cazel proved the ideal setting Tuesday evening for a fundraiser to help renovate Limestone College's Winnie Davis Hall of History.
The Cazels led 110 people through their home on Johnson Street. The Victorian-style home was built in 1902 by Junius B. Lipscomb and his wife, Sally.
The home has been completely remodeled within the past year. It will be spotlighted by the Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society in this year's Christmas Home Tour.
Limestone College is in the final stages of a $4 million capital campaign to reclaim the crown jewel of its campus.
Limestone College President Dr. Walt Griffin did a presenta- tion at the Cazels' home about the Winnie Davis building project. The college has held similar programs for potential donors at private residences and clubs in Gaffney, Lancaster, Columbia, and Charleston over the course of the capital campaign announced in January.
Limestone College has raised 90 percent of the $4 million needed to start the renovations. Griffin said the project is scheduled to begin early next year.
Winnie Davis Hall of History was built in 1904 under the leadership of president Dr. Lee Davis Lodge. He envisioned the building as a center for Southern history and literature.
The building is named for the daughter of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Varina Howell Davis.
Winnie Davis was closed by the college for safety reasons in 1977. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
"This is a beautiful building. There is a lot of historic and practical value in the plans to renovate Winnie Davis," Griffin said. "This project will meet a need for more classroom space on the Limestone College campus."
The proposed renovations will result in six wireless multimedia classrooms for history and honors classes, three museums and galleries and several faculty offices. There will be a kitchen for catering at meetings and receptions.
