Fire burns two historic FDR-era cottages in Georgia

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(CNN) -- Two historic cottages in Georgia -- including one that served as a home to Franklin Roosevelt before he became president -- were destroyed by fire Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The cause of the fire remained unknown Tuesday, but authorities said it may have been the result of a storm and lightning in the area.

The so-called McCarthy Cottage and the E.T. Curtis Cottage in Warm Springs were discovered burning around 5:30 a.m. by an employee who lives near the property, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Labor.

The McCarthy Cottage was the first home built by Roosevelt in Warm Springs, who started traveling to the area in 1924 seeking a solution for his polio, said Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.

full: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/09/georgia.historic.cottages.burn/index.html

[smirkymonkey]

1. OMG!! The London Rioters are in Georgia!

Everybody, run for cover! :sarcasm:

[Blecht]

2. how symbolic - nt

[JanMichael]

7. I don't get your post at all. nt.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Might be Teabaggers.... they hate everything FDR stood for!

[senseandsensibility]

4. Didn't FDR die there?

I remember seeing that on the PBS American Experience bio of him, which was excellent by the way.

[JanMichael]

5. no, this wasn't the Little White House

I think that is down the road...isn't it a National Park now? Can't remember...but, no,these weren't the cottages he stayed in during the presidency-

[DCKit]

6. Extra-marital sex is a cure for polio? Who knew? nt