Historic Clarkdale Community Center to receive restoration

The Clarkdale Community Center will receive lead paint removal and exterior preservation so that it can be opened again. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a contract recently with Eastern Environmental Inc. for $73,750. This 6,800-square-foot center is inside Clarkdale Park, 5195 Clark St., Austell.

Constructed in 1934, the center is a wood-framed and sided structure, containing a large, open auditorium area with a stage, kitchen and entry vestibule. The building is included in the National Register of Historic Districts as a “contributing structure” to the historic Clarkdale Mill Village, one of the last developed “factory towns” in Georgia.