UPDATED: Van Crashes into Historic Acworth Antiques Building, Injuring One

UPDATED 9:30 P.M.

A van crashed into the Historic Acworth Antiques Market at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, July 11, demolishing the entrance, sending bricks falling onto the van and disrupting traffic in the area.

Two people were in the van at the time of the accident, and the passenger was taken to a hospital with what were believed to be non-life threatening injuries, according to Capt. Mark Cheatham, spokesman for the Acworth police department. He did not have the names of the driver or passenger Thursday night.

No one was in the building at the time of the accident.

Cheatham said that Northside Drive and Cherokee Street remained closed near the accident scene while city officials try to determine if the historic building still retains its structural integrity. 

Cheatham said the Historic Acworth Antiques Market was built in 1894. It is on the National Historic Register as part of the Acworth Downtown Historic District. Its owner uses the building to store antiques, but does not operate it as a store. 

Acworth Patch Facebook user Natasha Beemon shared her husband Trevor's photo of the scene after the wreck, which shows how extensive the exterior damage is to the building.

Acworth police had not been reached yet about the accident at 4378 Northside Drive, Acworth.

Patch users were reporting that traffic was backed up, adding to an already busy evening with a rescheduled Fourth of July event.