Preservation Georgia online, Nov. 11-15, 2002

Preservation Georgia Online November 11 - 15, 2002
In this issue:
HPD STAFF NEWS
NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
LOCAL FOCUS: TYBEE ISLAND AND MADISON RECEIVE PRESERVATION AWARDS
NEW NPS WEB SITE FOR LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS
COVERED BRIDGES CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
GETTY GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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HPD STAFF NEWS
As mentioned in a previous edition of this newsletter, HPD's management and information unit manager and deputy SHPO Carole Griffith will be retiring at the end of 2002 after 32 years of service. Please see the attached invitation to her retirement reception. If you experience technical problems opening this file, please let us know by return e-mail.
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NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
The following properties and districts were listed in the National Register on November 7, 2002.
Candler County Jail, 349 N. Rountree St., Metter, Candler County.
Eastside Historic District, roughly bounded by E. Broad, Cedar, Gwinnett and Anderson Sts., Savannah, Chatham County.
Colored Memorial School and Rinsley High School, 1800 Albany St., Brunswick, Glynn County.
Stubbs Park--Stonewall Street Historic District, roughly bounded by W. Moore St., Roosevelt St., Bellevue Ave., Marion St., Academy Ave., Lancaster and Thompson Sts., Dublin, Laurens County.
Robert Shand Smith House, 902 S. Spring St., Washington, Wilkes County.

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LOCAL FOCUS: TYBEE ISLAND AND MADISON RECEIVE PRESERVATION AWARDS
The American Institute of Architects Georgia chapter announced its 2002 Design Awards last month at their annual meeting in Atlanta. Architect Daniel E. Snyder of Savannah received an Award of Merit for historic renovation of Tybee Island Light Station head keeper's cottage (principal: Daniel E. Snyder). This project is a fine example of how TEA-21 funds are being used to preserve Georgia's transportation history.
The Georgia Planning Association held their awards program on September 26 during their annual meeting on Jekyll Island. The award for Outstanding Historic Preservation Project was presented to the Downtown Development Authority of Madison for Walker Rose Lane Neighborhood. The project addresses a variety of planning goals: downtown revitalization, smart growth alternative, community connectivity, historic preservation and affordable housing.
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NEW NPS WEB SITE FOR LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS
Check out the new National Park Service (NPS) Web site "Working on the Past." You'll find lots of helpful information about design guidelines, and other issues of interest to historic preservation commissions. http://www2.cr.nps.gov/workingonthepast/index.htm
The National Park Services' Technical Preservation Services, in collaboration with the Historic Preservation Planning Program and the Certified Local Government Program, are requesting input from your perspective and experience for use in a new Web guidance program, "Community Tool Box: In Answer to Your Questions About Common Rehab Issues." They are looking for your most challenging or problematical issues associated with rehab or design review in local historic districts. This idea is a continuation of Working on the Past in Local Historic Districts, recently posted at http://www2.cr.nps.gov/workingonthepast/index.htm. Please send your list of issues to Sue Renaud at sue_renaud@nps.gov or Kay Weeks at kay_weeks@nps.gov by November 23, 2002.
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COVERED BRIDGES CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
Best Practices for the Care and Repair of Covered Bridges National Conference in Burlington Vermont, June 5 7, 2003. Papers are sought for the following range of topics: case studies in covered bridge repair, documenting covered bridges, engineering analysis of wooden bridges, issues of species specificity, applying the Secretary of the Interior's Standards to wooden covered bridges, fire detection and suppression systems, disaster mitigation, fundraising strategies, maintenance programming, lost bridges, the case for building new wooden bridges, applying the timber frame craft to bridges, engineering insights into truss systems, and more. To receive a copy of the call for papers, please submit an e-mail request to coveredbridges@uvm.edu. Abstracts are due no later than December 9, 2002. The conference Web site is at www.uvm.edu/coveredbridges.

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GETTY GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
The Getty Grant Program offers architectural conservation grants to support the preservation of significant, listed historic buildings or sites. Funded projects are intended to strengthen the practice of architectural conservation, provide training opportunities and serve as models for the preservation of other historic sites. Planning grants provide up to $75,000 for the research, analysis, and documentation necessary to the development of a comprehensive conservation plan. Implementation funds of up to $250,000 are available on a highly selective basis. Detailed grant guidelines are available online at www.getty.edu/grants or contact the Getty Grant Program at 310-440-7320. Please note that preliminary letters of inquiry for the next grant competition are due by February 10, 2003.
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PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
- new listings:
November 16, 23 and 30 Piedmont Park Walking Tours - Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Piedmont Park was once a farm, a Civil War encampment and site of the 1896 Cotton States and International Exposition. No reservations required. 11 a.m. Saturdays through November. $5; $4 senior citizens; $3 students. Visitors' Center, Piedmont Avenue at 12th Street. Atlanta - 404-876-2040. www.piedmontpark.org/index.html.
November 18 - "Post Civil War Reconstruction: History, Myth, Memory" lecture by Dr. Elsa Nystrum Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw - 770-427-4686. www.nps.gov/kemo/

November 24 - December 31 - Christmas at Hay House Mondays - Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm (last tour starts at 4 pm) Holiday admission prices: adults $9.50; seniors (55 or older)/military $8.50; students $5.50; children under six and Georgia Trust members admitted free. Macon 478-742-8155 or www.hayhouse.org
December 8 - Vienna Historic Preservation Society's 3rd Annual Christmas Tour of Homes Vienna call 229-268-3663. www.historicvienna.org
December 13 - Christmas in Olde Macon historic house tours of Cannonball House, Hay House and the Sidney Lanier Cottage. $6 adults, $1 children, family maximum price $15. Tickets available at all three houses or at the door. Macon - 478-742-8155 or www.hayhouse.org
- upcoming listings:
NOVEMBER - National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
November 14 15 Society for Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting Decatur - www.soga.org
November 14 15 Tax Incentives for Developing Historic Properties National Conference New Orleans - Claire_Kelly@contractor.nps.gov or 202-354-2040.
November 16 - Georgia Historical Society and Georgia State Archives - Local History Seminar Americus - www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm
November 16, 23 and 30 Piedmont Park Walking Tours - Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Piedmont Park was once a farm, a Civil War encampment and site of the 1896 Cotton States and International Exposition. No reservations required. 11 a.m. Saturdays through November. $5; $4 senior citizens; $3 students. Visitors' Center, Piedmont Avenue at 12th Street. Atlanta - 404-876-2040. www.piedmontpark.org/index.html.
November 17 - Georgia Historical Society Historical Marker Dedication - First Baptist Church Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm
November 18 - "Post Civil War Reconstruction: History, Myth, Memory" lecture by Dr. Elsa Nystrum Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Kennesaw - 770-427-4686. www.nps.gov/kemo/
November 18 19 National Housing and Rehabilitation Association Fall Meeting - Boston www.housingonline.com/conferences/nhra/fall_forum/announcement.htm
November 19 - Popular Music in Early 20th Century Atlanta - discussion by Arnold Rosenberg with John Lemley at Rhodes Hall Atlanta - 404-885-7800 for reservations - www.rhodeshall.org
November 20 GAAHPN Steering Committee Meeting Atlanta - 404-656-4768

November 24 - December 31 - Christmas at Hay House Mondays - Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm (last tour starts at 4 pm) Holiday admission prices: adults $9.50; seniors (55 or older)/military $8.50; students $5.50; children under six and Georgia Trust members admitted free. Macon 478-742-8155 or www.hayhouse.org
DECEMBER
December 3 - US 441 Heritage Highway General Membership Meeting Athens rsvp laurastraehla@alltel.net
December 5 7 Seminar on the Protection of World Heritage Sites in the Western Hemisphere Cambridge, MA - www.icomos.org/usicomos/
December 5 7 Building Communities, Changing Lives: National Rural Housing Conference 2002 Washington DC www.ruralhome.org
December 7 Lavonia Tour of Historic Structures - contact Margaret Ayers at 706-356-4444
December 7 8 - Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour call 770-426-4982 or 770/4291115 or visit www.marietttasquare.com.
December 8 - Vienna Historic Preservation Society's 3rd Annual Christmas Tour of Homes Vienna call 229-268-3663. www.historicvienna.org
December 11 Community Choices: Tools for Today Workshop Atlanta Regional Commission tel. 404-463-3212
December 12 - Georgia Historical Society - Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate lecture by Dr. Neil Baldwin - Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm
December 13 - Christmas in Olde Macon historic house tours of Cannonball House, Hay House and the Sidney Lanier Cottage. $6 adults, $1 children, family maximum price $15. Tickets available at all three houses or at the door. Macon - 478-742-8155 or www.hayhouse.org
December 18 GAAHPN Steering Committee Meeting Atlanta - 404-656-4768