Preservation Georgia online, Mar. 31-Apr. 4, 2003

Preservation Georgia Online March 31 April 4, 2003
In this issue:
HPD STAFF NEWS
NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
2003 GEORGIA HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN PILGRIMAGE IN MACON
LOCAL FOCUS: DEKALB COUNTY
AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER OPENING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
PRESERVATION GEORGIA ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
PRESERVATION CALENDAR
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HPD STAFF NEWS
Congratulations to Steven Moffson, HPD's architectural historian. His article, "Identity and Assimilation in Synagogue Architecture in Georgia, 1870-1920" was recently published in Constructing Image, Identity, and Place: Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture IX, edited by Kenneth Breisch and Alison Hoagland. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2003. http://utpress.org/
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NATIONAL REGISTER NEWS
The following listings were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2003:
Briarcliff--Normandy Apartments, roughly along Briarcliff Rd., Normandy Dr. and Chalmette Dr., Atlanta, DeKalb County.
Jefferson Historic District, roughly centered on the downtown central business district of Jefferson extending to city limits to NW and SW, Jefferson, Jackson County.
Phillips--Turner--Kelly House, 3321 Calvin rd., Monticello vicinity, Jasper County.
Peacock Woods-Dimon Circle Historic District, Bounded by Cherokee and Forest Aves. and 13th and 17 Sts., Columbus, Muscogee County.
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2003 GEORGIA HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN PILGRIMAGE IN MACON

"A Weekend of Treasures: Secret Gardens, Historic Homes and Jazz Lunch" will be held in Macon on May 2-4. This event, sponsored by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, is also the 2003 Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. A portion of the proceeds from the tours will be used to fund the Garden Club's Historic Landscape and Garden Grant Program. To obtain an Advance Ticket Purchase Order Form, contact Mary Ann Eaddy at HPD at 404-651-5283.
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LOCAL FOCUS: DEKALB COUNTY
The Tucker Historical Society invites the public to their community plant swap on Saturday, April 12 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm at the First Baptist Church of Tucker parking lot at the corner of Fourth Street and Lavista Road. Money raised will benefit preservation efforts in Tucker including applying for National Register status for Browning Courthouse, circa 1860, and video and audio interviews of older Tucker residents. Contact Kathy Powell for more information at lkpowell@mindspring.com.
The DeKalb History Center will be offering Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Decatur and the Historic Agnes Scott Districts in April and May on Wednesdays at 10AM. Only the Agnes Scott tour will be offered on Saturdays at 10AM. Tours are conducted by reservation only at a cost of $5.00 per person payable at the beginning of the tour and will last approximately two hours. A minimum of five reservations are required to conduct a tour or the tour will be cancelled. Also, in the event of inclement weather, the tours will be cancelled. Please call the DeKalb History Center at 404-373-1088 for reservations.
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AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER OPENING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
The Augusta Canal is the nation's only industrial power canal still in use for its original purposes. Built in 1845 to harness the water and power of the Savannah River, the Augusta Canal now affords its visitors history, recreation and unique experiences along its 8.5 miles of towpath and waterway. The Augusta Canal is the only designated National Heritage Area in Georgia, and one of only 23 in the country.
Dedication ceremonies for the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Interpretive Center are set for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 17. The Interpretive Center will officially open its doors to the public the following day, April 18 at 10 a.m. In addition to the private dedication event on the 17th, the Interpretive Center will waive admissions fees on Saturday, April 26 for a community get-acquainted day. The $3 million Interpretive Center is housed in Enterprise Mill, one of the Canal's huge 19th century former textile mills. Developed in partnership with the National Park Service, the Interpretive Center's 10,000 square feet of interactive exhibits take visitors from the Canal's initial conception and construction in the 1840s and expansion in the 1870's, through its role in the Civil War and its aftermath to the New South industrial growth and electrification of the city. www.augustacanal.com
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PRESERVATION CALENDAR
- new listings:
April 5-6 - Hay House Behind the Scenes Tours reservations required 478-742-8155 - Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 11 August 11 - Pathways to the Past: Highlights from the Cherokee Garden Library Atlanta History Center 404-814-4046 or www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
April 12 - Tucker Historical Society community plant swap Tucker lkpowell@mindspring.com
April 12 Tours of Scull Shoals, 19th century mill town ruins in Greene County - 770-536-2564 or jtwynn@mindspring.com, www.scullshoals.org.
April 12 Coweta County African American Heritage Museum and Research Center special opening Newnan 770-253-8779
April 12 - Hay Day European Grand Tour Family Festival Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 19 - Invisible Hands: In Service At Hay House tour reservations required 478-742-8155 - Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 22-25 Heart and Soul Bus Tour Georgia Municipal Association 678-686-6243 or www.georgiacitiesfoundation.org/bus_tour/

April 26 Historic Augusta's Peep `n' Eat Day Trip Abbeville and Liberty Hill, SC 706724-0436.
April 26 - Historic Preservation Society of Social Circle, Inc. annual House and Garden Tour Social Circle - www.dkeener.com/socialcircle/index.html
April 26-27 - Hay House Behind the Scenes Tours reservations required 478-742-8155 Macon - www.hayhouse.org
May 2-4 A Weekend of Treasures: Secret Gardens, Historic Homes and Jazz Lunch & 2003 Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage - Macon 404-651-5283.
May 3 2nd annual Historic Conley Hills Tour of Homes East Point - 404-761-4450 or www.eastpointneighbors.com.
May 8-10 National Symposium on Preservation-Based Community Development Atlanta www.nthp.org/community_partners/hearstinfo.html
May 13-15 - Southern Regional Cemetery Monument Conservation Seminar and Workshop Natchitoches, Louisiana - www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery.
May 30-31 Historic Preservation Commission training West Point www.uga.edu/gapc
October 16 17 Georgia Council for the Social Studies 2003 conference Augusta www.gcss.net
- 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.
APRIL - Confederate History Month
April 3 6 - 2003 Organization of American Historians annual meeting: Social Justice and American History Memphis www.oah.org
April 3-30 From Memphis to Atlanta: The Drum Major Returns Home exhibit - Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Atlanta - www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
April 5 Savannah Ogeechee Canal Historical Marker Dedication - Georgia Historical Society Savannah - www.georgiahistory.com/Markers.htm
April 5-6 - Hay House Behind the Scenes Tours reservations required 478-742-8155 - Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 6 8 Historic Preservation Development Council Spring Meeting Miami, FL lhampton@dworbell.com or 202-939-1788

April 9-13 Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting Milwaukee, WI www.saa.org/meetings/index.html
April 11 13 Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting "Atlanta's Landscape Legacy" - Atlanta 404-814-4046 or SCatron-Sullivan@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com
April 11 August 11 - Pathways to the Past: Highlights from the Cherokee Garden Library Atlanta History Center 404-814-4046 or www.AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
April 12 - Georgia Historical Society Annual Meeting Savannah www.georgiahistory.com/whatsnew.htm
April 12 Jubilee Day including Civil War living history and a historic homes tour Greensboro - cynthia@greeneccoc.org or 706-453-7592
April 12 - Tucker Historical Society community plant swap Tucker lkpowell@mindspring.com
April 12 Tours of Scull Shoals, 19th century mill town ruins in Greene County - 770-536-2564 or jtwynn@mindspring.com, www.scullshoals.org.
April 12 Coweta County African American Heritage Museum and Research Center special opening Newnan 770-253-8779
April 12 - Hay Day European Grand Tour Family Festival Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 19 State Teachers and Agricultural College/Hubbard School Historical Marker Dedication - Georgia Historical Society Forsyth - www.georgiahistory.com/Markers.htm
April 19 - Invisible Hands: In Service At Hay House tour reservations required 478-742-8155 - Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 22-25 Heart and Soul Bus Tour Georgia Municipal Association 678-686-6243 or www.georgiacitiesfoundation.org/bus_tour/
April 23-26 US/ICOMOS International Symposium Annapolis, MD www.icomos.org/usicomos
April 23 27 National Council on Public History annual conference Houston www.ncph.org/2003%20Annual%20Mtg.htm
April 23 27 Society of Architectural Historians annual meeting Denver 312-573-1365 www.sah.org
April 24 27 Civil War Preservation Trust annual conference Richmond, VA www.civilwar.org

April 26 2nd annual National Confederate Memorial Service Stone Mountain www.geocities.com/natconfedmemorial/
April 26 Historic Augusta's Peep `n' Eat Day Trip Abbeville and Liberty Hill, SC 706724-0436.
April 26 - Historic Preservation Society of Social Circle, Inc. annual House and Garden Tour Social Circle - www.dkeener.com/socialcircle/index.html
April 26-27 - Hay House Behind the Scenes Tours reservations required 478-742-8155 Macon - www.hayhouse.org
April 28 30 - 11th annual Newport Symposium- The Grand Acquisitors: Acquiring Art Through the Ages Newport, RI www.newportmansions.org/newport_symposium.html
MAY Georgia Historic Preservation Month & Georgia Archaeology Month - www.georgiaarchaeology.org/sga
May 2-4 A Weekend of Treasures: Secret Gardens, Historic Homes and Jazz Lunch & 2003 Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage - Macon 404-651-5283.
May 3 14th annual Terrell County Tour of Homes Terrell Co. Historic Preservation Society Dawson and Parrott 229-995-4593.
May 3 2nd annual Historic Conley Hills Tour of Homes East Point - 404-761-4450 or www.eastpointneighbors.com.