HomeMy Public PortalAbout1988_04_13_R074RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED April 13~ 1988.
88-74 ADOPTED April 13, 1988.
APPOINTING MEMBERS TO AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE
GEORGE C. MARSHALL ESTATE
WHEREAS, the George C. Marshall Estate, hereinafter referred to as
Dodona Manor, represents one of the most historically significant
residential structures in Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, the 1975 Hartzog, Lader & Richards historic survey,
commissioned by the Town of Leesburg, assigned Dodona Manor a preservation
index of A, the highest rating; and
WHEREAS, the present owners of Dodona Manor have expressed interest in
selling this property; and
WHEREAS, the Dodona Manor estate is presently zoned B-2 and is located
outside the town's historic district; and
WHEREAS, the George C. Marshall Foundation has expressed interest in
assisting with the preservation of this historic resource; and
WHEREAS, various other preservation organizations within the county
· have expressed similar interests; and
WHEREAS, community and preservationist leaders have agreed to serve on
an ad hoc committee to develop recommendations and solutions for Council
consideration on how to preserve Dodona Manor for future generations as a
fitting memorial to the contributions made by General Marshall:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
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SECTION I. This council supports the efforts of the George C. Marshall
Foundation to preserve Dodona Manor and hereby joins in that effort by
creating an ad hoc Dodona Manor Preservation Committee.
SECTION II. The following appointments are made to the ad hoc Dodona
Manor Preservation Committee:
B. Powell Harrison, Chairman Eric Jackson
Charles A. Bos Joseph Keating
Kitty Boyd
Mayor Robert E. Sevila, Councilmanic Representative
This committee is urged to report back to the Council with its recom-
mendations prior to the end of May, 1988.
PASSED this 13th day of
ATTE ST:
Clerk of C~ncil
April , 1988.
Robert E Sev~la, Mayor
Town of Leesburg