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Razed New Holland building had 112-year history
It will become transitional shelter for Family Promise
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A 112-year-old building that once was home to a four-classroom schoolhouse operated by the New Holland cotton mill is no longer standing. It was razed to make way for a transitional shelter for Family Promise of Hall County. - photo by CARLOS GALARZA-VEVE
A 112-year-old building that once was home to a four-classroom schoolhouse operated by the New Holland cotton mill is no longer standing. The building was razed Monday to make way for a home that Family Promise will turn into a transitional shelter to serve homeless families in Hall County. The old schoolhouse was a fixture in New Holland until 1928 when it gave way to a new elementary school, said Victor Wilson, a Hall County educator who has written three books chronicling the life and times of the mill village.