The Classic Ranch House: Midcentury Architectural Design
Sunday, June 4, 2017
3:00 pm
Smyrna Public Library
Downstairs Meeting Room
Speaker: Amber Rhea, Georgia Department of Transportation
This presentation will provide an overview of midcentury residential architecture, with a focus on the Ranch House. Interior and exterior architectural features will be discussed, as well as the social context in which Ranch Houses became popular. Gain a deeper understanding of why Ranch Houses are important to our cultural heritage and worthy of preservation, and how the Georgia Department of Transportation is working to identify and document them.
Speaker Biography:
Amber is an Architectural Historian with the Georgia Department of Transportation and also serves on the DeKalb County Historic Preservation Commission. She received her Master's degree in Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University.
The First Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Library
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