Restoration of Robert E. Lee School and the creation of Lee Academy for the Arts

A young Academy student raises the flag at Robert E. Lee School on a beautiful spring day. Photo by Ray Harding taken April 8, 2009, for Snap It!, MyParisMagazine's photo competition.

In this two-part interview, Robert E. Lee School Association President Ray Harding and Vice-President Suzanne Looney Richter discuss the transformation of this abandoned school into a showplace filled with the visual and performing arts. From the pottery studio to the Loft Artists, from to the wee ones at the dance studio to the yoga classes, this historic building with a proud past has made a remarkable comeback to serve Henry Countians, yet again.

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Related Resources:

• Robert E. Lee Academy for the Arts
• Tennessee River Fine Arts League
• The Center for Historic Preservation
• National Trust for Historic Preservation

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