Wellston Park coming alive

Early Sunday morning, one of Centerville’s oldest homes moved to its new permanent location at Wellston Park in Warner Robins. Fish Brothers House Movers relocated the home from Elberta Road to Olympia Drive where the park is located. The move started a little after 7 a.m. and arrived within an hour.

Wellston Trees and Greens board member Jim Taylor said the group Cherished Children Too, donated the home. Cherished Children Too is a center that provides daycare services to low-income working or student parents.

“This is an exciting day for the future of Wellston Park,” said Taylor. “We are calling the home the Coleman Cottage. We named it after Jean Coleman who started Cherished Children Too almost 50 years ago, and we are so grateful to her and the center for this amazing donation. The house dates back to 1925 and is intact with the original wood.”

He said Burpee Scott Funeral Home and Upshaw Roofing volunteered to prep for the move and also help with the remodel of the home. He also said Coleman Cottage would be used as a community center for the park with meeting rooms and possibly office space for city organizations.

After Coleman Cottage was settled in, a small reception was held. Charlie McGlamry, owner of the property of Wellston Park, donated the land to the city back in 1999 in hopes of it turning into a park.

“I have no words other than I am extremely excited and proud to see this come to fruition,” said McGlamry. “This would not have been possible if it wasn’t for Wellston Trees and Greens and Keith Newton and Jim Taylor.”

Warner Robins Mayor Randy Toms thanked all of the volunteers who have helped with the park.

“This is an exciting time to see the community come together,” he said. “I want to thank all of the volunteers because this is going to be a great park for our citizens.”

Taylor said the cottage gives the community a visual for the park coming together.

“We have already begun work with clearing of the land, but now having the Coleman Cottage will show the community that this park is coming to life,” he said. “The next step is to build the dog park, which we hope will be finished by the beginning of next summer.”

To keep up-to-date with the park or if anyone would like to volunteer, contact Wellston Trees and Greens through their Facebook and Twitter pages or their website at www.wellstontreesandgreens.org.

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