Preservation Georgia online, Apr. 22-26, 2002

Preservation Georgia Online April 22 - 26, 2002
In this issue:
GOVERNOR BARNES ANNOUNCES HPF GRANTS
NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
GEORGIA'S GOVERNORS GRAVESITES COMMEMORATIVE STUDY
LOCAL FOCUS: ROME DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS
EASTFIELD VILLAGE HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS FOR 2002
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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GOVERNOR BARNES ANNOUNCES HPF GRANTS
Governor Roy Barnes has announced that $76,000 in Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants have been awarded to the following Georgia communities for historic preservation projects: City of Atlanta - $16,500 to complete two thematic studies for the city of Atlanta, including "Post-World War II Housing in the City of Atlanta" and "Agricultural/Rural Resources in the City of Atlanta." City of Augusta - Richmond County - $5,500 to complete a historic resources survey of Augusta's Pinched-Gut Historic District. City of Cedartown - $5,000 to complete a National Register nomination and local historic district designation report and $7,500 to produce a portable heritage education exhibit regarding the history of Cedartown. City of Kennesaw - $9,000 to produce a restoration plan for the Kennesaw City Cemetery. City of Madison - $2,500 to pay speakers fees and location costs for the spring Historic Prservation CommissionTraining Workshop to be held in Madison. City of Roswell - $18,000 to document the resources found in the Roswell Mill district and to produce a preservation plan for the district. City of West Point - $12,000 to produce Design Guidelines for the West Point Historic District. Georgia's sixty-five Certified Local Governments (CLGs) are eligible to apply annually for these matching 60% federal/ 40% local grants. Grant funding is provided through the HPF from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service and is administered by

HPD. For more information on HPD's historic preservation grant program, contact Cherie Bennett at cherie_bennett@mail.dnr.state.ga.us or 404-651-5181.
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NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
Listed April 11, 2002: Cherokee Brick and Tile Company, 3250 Waterville Rd., Macon, Bibb County; Newnan Cotton Mill and Mill Village Historic District, roughly bounded by E. Washington, Wilcoxen and Farmer Sts., and CSX RR, Newnan, Coweta County; and Warrenton Downtown Historic District, roughly centered on jct. of Main and Depot Sts., Warrenton, Warren County.
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GEORGIA'S GOVERNORS GRAVESITES COMMEMORATIVE STUDY
The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for a commemorative study of the graves and gravesites of Georgia's governors. The project will involve locating and recording the approximately 55 known graves and gravesites of Georgia governors in Georgia through historical research and field survey, researching the lives and gubernatorial accomplishments of Georgia's governors (using readily available secondary source material), preparing and publishing (in paper form and web format) a handbook on Georgia's governors' graves and gravesites, and making general recommendations for the conservation of the graves and gravesites of Georgia's governors.
Results of the study will be made available to a wide range of users including the general public, teachers and school children, government agencies, private nonprofit historical and preservation organizations, planning and historic preservation consultants, and others. The project budget is $50,000. The project must be completed by November 15, 2002. Proposals are due to HPD by May 24, 2002. The project consultant will be selected by June 15, 2002. For more information, contact: Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., Historian, at 404-651-5568 or ken_thomas@mail.dnr.state.ga.us.
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LOCAL FOCUS: ROME DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
The Court of Appeals of Georgia has upheld the City of Rome's Preservation Ordinance. In summary, the City was challenged on the validity, i.e. process, of adding a district, zoning procedures, not listing owners by name (using property descriptions instead) etc. The City won the first round last year, but the decision was appealed. Had this decision not been in favor of the City of Rome, their five districts would have been null and void, required amendment and adoption of the ordinance and designation of districts. It would

also have had a similar effect on every Preservation Ordinance in the State. This case cost the City of Rome approximately $40,000 in legal fees, not to mention tremendous staff and historic preservation commission time and now speaks volumes to the City's commitment to preservation in its community. For more information about historic preservation commissions, visit the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) Web site at www.arches.uga.edu/~napc.
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ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS
The Department of Architectural History at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) invites papers for its third biennial symposium on architectural history and contemporary practice. "Commemoration and the City" is scheduled for February 20 22, 2003. One-page abstracts and curriculum vitae should be sent to E. G. Daves Rossell at erossell@scad.edu or David W. Gobel at dgobel@scad.edu. The submission deadline is May 31, 2002.
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EASTFIELD VILLAGE HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS FOR 2002
Eastfield Village in Nassau, New York, is offering its 26th annual series of Early American Trades and Historic Preservation Workshops beginning May 31. Workshop topics include: historic house paints, tinsmithing and techniques in dating historic structures. For a brochure and more information, call 518-766-2422.
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PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
Please note that the "Preservation Calendar" is a list of events and meetings of interest to preservationists and is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals directly.
Please visit our Web site at www.gashpo.org under "What's New" for the complete Preservation Calendar.
- new listings:
(None)
- ongoing events:
March 15 August 11 Furniture of the American South: 1680-1830, The Colonial Williamsburg Collection exhibit Atlanta History Center www.atlantahistorycenter.com
- upcoming events:
APRIL
April 23 26 - Georgia Cities: Heart & Soul Bus tour Ga. Municipal Association (GMA) LWilkes@GMANET.com or www.gmanet.com
April 25 26 Southern Garden Heritage Conference Athens 2540 S. Milledge Ave., Athens, GA 30602
April 26-27 Society for Georgia Archaeology Spring Meeting Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Site www.georgia-archaeology.org/sga . April 27 28 - Hay House "Behind the Scenes" tours - Macon - 478-742-8155
April 28 30 - Building Creative Economies: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development in Appalachia conference - Asheville, NC - 828-252-0121 or lauriehuttunen@aol.com.
MAY Georgia Archaeology Month (list of events at www.georgiaarchaeology.org/sga) & Georgia Historic Preservation Month

May 3 4 - National New Deal Preservation Association: The New Deal Past, Present and Future, Chicago, IL contact Heather Becker hbec@earthlink.net
May 3 - 5 - "A Pilgrimage Through Time" historic home and garden tours Macon www.georgiatrust.org/hayevents.htm
May 4 Roswell Historic Garden Tour sponsored by Smith Plantation and Bulloch Hall - 770-641-3978 & 770-587-3030 - www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/attractions3.html
May 4 - Historic Conley Hills Tour of Homes - East Point - 770-641-3124.
May 4 13th Annual Terrell County Tour of Historic Homes 229-995-4593.
May 10 11 Georgia Historical Society's Sixth Annual Antiques Show and Sale Savannah - tel. 912- 651-2125; www.georgiahistory.com/AntiqueShow.html
May 11 Tucker Day & Garden Tours Tucker Historical Society 770-938-3861.
May 11 Tour of the 19th century Scull Shoals mill village - Greene County www.scullshoals.org
May 11 - 12 Prater's Mill Country Fair Dalton www.pratersmill.org.
May 12 16 The American Association of Museums Annual Meeting The Community of Museums: Seeking the Common Good Dallas, Texas - www.aam-us.org
May 12-18 - National Historic Preservation Week 2002: Preserving the Spirit of Place National Trust for Historic Preservation - www.nthp.org
May 14 - The American Renaissance, 1876-1930s lecture by Richard Guy Wilson Macon - 478-742-8155
May 14 How to Take Care of Your Photographs - free lecture by Peter Roberts Georgia Archives -Atlanta - www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/lnl.htm.
May 15 GAAHPN Steering Committee Meeting Atlanta - 404-656-4768
May 15 17 Campus Heritage Preservation: A National Conference Chicago 541346-3631
May 15 17 Better Hometown Conference Dept. of Community Affairs Blakely www.betterhometown.org
May 16 The 25th Urban Design Awards of Excellence - Atlanta Urban Design Commission www.ci.atlanta.ga.us

May 18 Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage Milledgeville 404-6562840 or tourism@alltel.net
May 18 - Historic Downtown and Municipal Buildings Brunswick register at 912-2623192.
May 21 How to Effectively Plan Your Community seminar Georgia Rural Economic Development Center - Swainsboro - www.gredc.org
May 23 Georgia Historical Society lecture - Dr. Charles Elmore, Savannah State University speaking on his book Savannah, Georgia, part of the Black America Series www.georgiahistory.com/Lectures.htm
May 23 Tour of Historic Sandy Springs - Sandy Springs Historic Community Foundation 404-851-9101 or www.sandysprings.org/ssc.