Bob Cagle Program Center and Ivie Lodge at Camp Glisson



Ivie Lodge
A 10,250 square foot lodge overlooking beautiful Cane Creek in this North Georgia Methodist Retreat. The project was built using a concrete foundation, large round timbers and standard wood framing. The interior finishes are rustic wood for walls and ceilings with wood and slate tile flooring. Stone was gathered from a local pasture to construct the fireplace and chimney. A metal roof and rough sawn wood siding exterior completed the rustic appearance. The architect, Garland Reynolds, designed this building with a gold mining theme to follow the concept of all the new facilities at the Dahlonega retreat.

Bob Cagle Program Center
The Cagle Center is our second building at this Methodist Retreat in Dahlonega, Georgia. Like Ivie Lodge, it also was designed using the gold mining theme as a testament to the 1828 gold rush that took place in this area. Full of challenges, this building was sited on the banks of Cane Creek, one side adjacent to endangered plants, and the lower floor was within 25 feet and 12 feet below the main access road into the camp. All of these “challenges” were overcome with no effect to the creek or endangered “Lady Slippers” and without eliminating access to the camp.

The 6,210 square foot meeting facility was constructed of heavy concrete foundations and a mix of steel and wood framing and glass on the wall overlooking the signature Cane Creek waterfall. The exterior is rough sawn wood board and batten siding with stone accents. The interior is also wood to give it the “rustic” look. Some of the trees removed from the site, for construction, were sent to the local saw mill and returned rough sawn for wood accents on the interior.

Swofford Landing
Swofford Construction was also involved in a volunteer project at Camp Glisson. Our employees donated their time and talents in the designing and building of a deck at the Lake Hale Amphitheater. The materials used to create the deck were furnished by Swofford Construction along with a donation of steel pickets for the guardrails from Jonquil Steel.