 View episode 4 of Public Broadcasting Atlanta's "The Art of Restoration."  In 2005, Savannah College of Art and Design President Paula S. Wallace announced the college had signed an agreement to receive the donation of the Edward C. Peters House, formerly known as The Mansion restaurant, located in midtown Atlanta at 179 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E., from S.D.H. Investment Corp. Inc. In March 2007, S.D.H. Investment Corp. Inc., SCAD and Jolly Development announced that ownership of the historic Peters House had officially transferred to the college.SCAD, with its rich legacy of historic preservation in Savannah and Lacoste, France, has rehabilitated the Peters House, one of the first homes in Georgia thought to fully embody the Victorian Queen Anne architectural style, and its surrounding acreage for use as a cultural arts and writing center. The Peters House, called Ivy Hall by the Peters family, was designed by noted architect Gottfried L. Norrman in 1883. The historic mansion is thought to be Atlanta’s oldest, most complete and single most important representation of the city’s New South, post-Civil War period.  The Art of Restoration Web site is for those who have an interest in exploring the journey of SCAD’s rehabilitation of Ivy Hall to recapture its original grandeur. The university's preservation of this historic property is one of the most complex restorations ever undertaken in the City of Atlanta. The information and resources on this site provide fascinating stories of the restoration process and the history associated with our built environment, and offer interesting information to those who are active in restoring and repairing historic structures. |