Thanks to some investigation by Neighborhood Newspapers, it came to light last night that the demolition of historic Glenridge Hall in Sandy Springs is being orchestrated not by developer Ashton Woods, but by the family who owned the property for 84 years. As part of the development deal, the Glenridge Hall family office made the decision to raze the home and nine other buildings on the estate rather than repurpose, after exploring their options. The office's director, Mike Rabalais, told the newspaper, "[the owner] wants to give the home a dignified death … [to be] in control." That sentiment would make perfect sense, if developers' plans for the home included a brothel and meth lab. (Hey, 12,000 square feet of decadence would make one hell of a meth lab!) In hopes of illustrating just how incongruous the ideas of "death with dignity" and demolishing a piece of history for no good reason are, we've compiled a few haikus after the jump:

Government Failure

Sandy Springs Council

Remote governance annoys

Grow a pair, fix this



Dignity In Death, Atlanta Style

Fuqua and some Beam

Chainsaw in the moonlight glow

Let's build a Walmart



Mercedes Benz

Your CEO wants

A winter house far away

From German snowstorms



Viable Solution

Sell it to someone

Tons of cash in Sandy Springs

Even J. Bieber?



TV Career

Filming in Georgia

Downton Abbey - Sandy Springs

But with fewer Brits



But Really

Don't tear it down, please

Gorgeous, important, storied

Don't be a jerk-face

· Glenridge Hall to be demolished by owner [Neighborhood Newspapers]

· 10 Reasons Why Bulldozing Glenridge Hall would be Tragic [Curbed Atlanta]

· Recalling Good, Bad ATL Listings from 2014 — in Haikus! [Curbed Atlanta]