Preservation Georgia online, Aug. 4-8, 2003

Preservation Georgia Online August 4-8, 2003
In this issue:
STATE TAX CREDIT NEWS
CHIEF VANN HOUSE LAND ACQUISITION
NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE GUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM
NATIONAL PRESERVATION INSTITUTE (NPI) SEMINARS
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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STATE TAX CREDIT NEWS
Please check the What's New! section on our Web site, www.gashpo.org for information regarding upcoming public hearings for the proposed rules for the new state income tax credit program for rehabilitated historic property. Additionally, the proposed rules will be posted on our Web site (go to the Services and Programs section and click on Tax Incentives) during the 30-day public comment period beginning August 11, 2003. If you have any questions, or would like to receive a copy of the proposed rules, please contact Martha Gravely, Tax Incentives Coordinator, at 404-651-5566 or martha_gravely@dnr.state.ga.us.
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CHIEF VANN HOUSE LAND ACQUISITION
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, Chief Vann House is operated by the Parks and Historic Sites Division (PHSD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Located at Spring Place, Murray County, this two-story dwelling was built by African slaves in 1804 for Chief James Vann and was the first brick home in the Cherokee Nation. Only 24 of the plantation's original 1,000 acres are currently protected from inappropriate development.
The site is currently threatened by development that will place a 100-unit mobile home park and a commercial strip mall within 200 feet of its front door. The land surrounding the Vann House is critical to its interpretation. This development would destroy the viewshed and foreclose future opportunities for archaeological study, which could reveal

a wealth of information about the lives of Cherokees, African American slaves, and white laborers in the 1800s.
There is strong support for the $1.5 million purchase of this property to prevent its development. DNR has pledged at least $250,000, Murray County has dedicated $80,000 from the Governors 2002 Greenspace Program, and the Friends of the Vann House has committed to fundraise $500,000 from the private community. With private donations nearing $350,000, this grass-roots effort includes $3,000 from Murray County school children who held "Change for the Chief" drives at their local schools.
In 2002, HPD and PHSD launched a multi-disciplinary effort to locate a cemetery established in 1812 at the Moravian Springplace Mission near Chief Vann House. During the Cherokee removal in 1838, the Mission was forced to close by the Georgia Militia. Subsequent farming disturbed the flat stones that marked the gravesites and the cemetery, known as "God's Acre," disappeared. Using a combination of historical documents and ground-penetrating radar, HPD archaeologists located the grave shafts in early spring 2002. Public awareness of the archaeological investigations led to the privately held property being donated to PHSD as an addition to the Chief Vann House Historic Site. During the summer of 2002, representatives of both the Oklahoma and Eastern Band Cherokee Tribes, including the two principal chiefs, participated in a rededication ceremony. The success of the God's Acre archaeological project has led to a joint survey effort among the National Park Service trails office, the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears, PHSD and HPD to locate and carry out a preliminary assessment of the Removal "forts" in Georgia.
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NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
The Cochran Municipal Building and School, junction of Dykes and Second streets, Cochran, Bleckley County, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 2003.
Read about other recent National Register listings on our Web site at www.gashpo.org under What's New.
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GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE GUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) is accepting applications for its 2004/2005 Conservation Guest Scholars program. Grants will be awarded to established scholars and professionals from conservation and allied fields to pursue independent scholarly research while in residence for three to nine months at the GCI in Los Angeles. With an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, and objects), the program seeks to encourage new ideas and perspectives in areas of wide general interest to the

conservation community. Conservation Guest Scholar benefits include airfare, housing, and a monthly stipend. The application deadline is November 1, 2003. Further information and an application form are available online at www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/conservation.html, or you may contact the Getty Grant Program by e-mail at researchgrants@getty.edu, by fax at (310) 440-7703, or by phone at (310) 440-7374.
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NATIONAL PRESERVATION INSTITUTE (NPI) SEMINARS
NPI offers a series of professional training seminars for the management, development, and preservation of historic, cultural and environmental resources related to historic preservation and cultural management. The National Preservation Institute Seminar schedule, seminar descriptions and agendas for 2003/2004 are available online at www.npi.org. The application deadline is June 1, 2004.
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PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
- new listings:
(none)

- upcoming listings:
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 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.
ONGOING
June September - Oakland Cemetery Saturday twilight tours and horse-drawn carriage tours Atlanta - www.oaklandcemetery.com/Tours&Events.htm
AUGUST
August 6-10 National Housing and Rehabilitation Association 2003 Summer Institute Whitefield, NH - https://housingonline.com/news/2003_summer_institute.htm
August 9-10 and 23-24 - Cherokee Nation History (32 hour course) - Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home in conjunction with The Cherokee Nation Rome - 706291-9494 or www.cherokee.org or www.chieftainsmuseum.org.
August 12 - Windows into a Life: The Letters and Art of Mary E. Hutchinson - lecture by Julie Turner, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Georgia Archives - Morrow www.GeorgiaArchives.org or 678-364-3732.
August 12 - The Evolution of the Georgia State Flag: A Historical Perspective lecture by Edwin Jackson Georgia Historical Society - Athens www.georgiahistory.com.
August 14 - The Evolution of the Georgia State Flag: A Historical Perspective lecture by Edwin Jackson Georgia Historical Society - Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com.
August 18-24 Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting Los Angeles www.archivists.org/conference/index.asp
August 21-23 African American Association of Museums Annual Conference Chattanooga, TN www.blackmuseums.org/index2.htm
August 23 - Historical Marker Dedication First Ebenezer Baptist Church Hephzibah Georgia Historical Society Savannah - 912-651-2125 or www.georgiahistory.com.
August 29-30 Downtown Historic Newnan Festival Newnan 770-253-8283

August 30 - Civil War Cavalry Talk, Co. G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4686 - www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm
SEPTEMBER
September 3-7 Frank Lloyd Wright and Mid-Century Modernism Annual Conference San Francisco www.savewright.org
September 9 - French Demography and Influences in the South - lecture by Dale Couch, Senior Archivist, Georgia Archives - Morrow -www.GeorgiaArchives.org or 678364-3732.