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Butler-Harris-Rainwater Museum
History of the House
The "Rainwater House" was given to C.H.
Butler as a wedding gift on January 26, 1894 by his parents, George and
Marion Butler, a couple well-to-do in business in Childersburg. The
elder Butlers had bought the land from Minor and Sara Cliett in 1864.
Research makes in unclear when the house
was placed on the land. Impressions of several people interviewed have
indicated that the house could be older than 1894, perhaps the 70's.
On January 27,1993 (exactly ninety-nine
years and one day after the wedding gift) the City of Childersburg
bought the house from Mrs. Rainwater, through her power of attorney and
granddaughter, Jan Cleveland Howard. Their plan was for the Childersburg
Historic Commission to develop it into a House-useum and a museum of
artifacts representing Childersburg's long history.
* The Information above was provided by the
Childersburg Chamber of Commerce
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