Preservation Georgia online, June 14-20, 2008

Preservation Georgia Online June 14-20, 2008
In this issue: Recent National Register listings New on HPD's Web site Historic Augusta's Preservation Awards Positions available in Georgia Preservation events calendar Subscription information
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Recent National Register listings
The Hubert Bond Owens House, located on West Rutherford Street in Athens, Clarke County, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 2008. Hubert Bond Owens (1905-1989) established and developed the first professional landscape architecture program in the South. His success in this endeavor at the University of Georgia in Athens led to the program becoming one of the leading landscape architecture programs in the United States. He directed the program from its inception in 1928 until his retirement in 1973. In addition to directing and teaching in the program, Owens served on national and international landscape architecture committees, provided guidance to garden clubs throughout the country, and maintained a private design practice. Since Owens designed and maintained the gardens, they contribute to the significance of this property in the area of landscape architecture. Owens' skillful selection of plant materials, his use of spatial arrangements, the juxtaposition of cleared areas bordered with plantings, and the interspersion of hardscapes show his masterful adeptness at landscape design.
The J. Herbert and Julia Johnson Raised Tybee Cottage, located on Jones Avenue, Tybee Island, Chatham County, was listed in the National Register on May 21, 2008. J. Herbert and Julia Johnson built the cottage in 1932 on one of two side-by-side lots that they had purchased the previous year. Johnson, a salesman with the Georgia Supply Company, resided in Savannah when he built the cottage. By the early 1950s, the Johnsons had sold the undeveloped second parcel. The Johnson's sons, William and J. Herbert Johnson, Jr., inherited the cottage in 1991. The cottage remains in the Johnson family. The J. Herbert and Julia Johnson Raised Tybee Cottage is significant in the area of architecture as an excellent example of a raised Tybee cottage, a house type that developed as a standard beach house design for middle-class families on Tybee Island between c.1925 and 1949. The main living quarters are raised a full story to protect against high water and to provide ocean breezes and views to the ocean. The lower level accommodates automobiles, boat storage, and sometimes servant quarters. The Johnson house is a two-story, wood-frame cottage raised on wood posts and covered with a hip roof. The first floor, screened by wood

lattice, includes a living/dining room, kitchen, bedroom and an automobile stall. In the 1950s and 1960s, a rear porch was converted to a bathroom. The bedrooms, located on the upper floor, are surrounded by screened porches on two sides. An exterior stair provides access to the second floor. The interior Georgian plan features four bedrooms divided by a central hall. The Johnson House has changed little since its construction in 1932 and retains a high level of historic integrity.
For more information about these listings and others, please visit http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=375
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New on HPD's Web site
Looking for money for your preservation project? We've recently updated our Funding Sources list http://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=213
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Historic Augusta's Preservation Awards
Historic Augusta's Preservation Awards Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2008 awards to be given at the organization's annual meeting to be held in the fall. In order to be considered for an award, a property must be on or eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as part of a historic district, and the project must be completed. In order to nominate a building, send an e-mail or write a letter to Historic Augusta including the following information: your name, address and telephone number, the building owner's name, address and telephone number, the building name and address, the nature of the work that was performed, the project completion date, and why you feel it is worthy of a 2008 award. For more information, to check the National Register status of a building, or to nominate a property for a 2008 Historic Preservation or Stewardship Award, please contact Julia Jackson by telephone at 706-724-0436, e-mail at julia@historicaugusta.org or mail at P.O. Box 37, Augusta, GA 30903.
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Positions available in Georgia
Membership Coordinator - Georgia Historical Society, located in Savannah, GA, seeks a professional responsible for processing of membership and other gifts as well as for implementing public awareness strategies. B.A. degree or equivalent work experience. Proficiency in MS Office and Raiser's Edge. Cover ltr, resume,

and salary req's to: GHS, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401. Fax: 912651-2831. Email: jobs@georgiahistory.com. No calls. www.georgiahistory.com
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Preservation events calendar Check the Events Calendar at www.gashpo.org for complete listings by date.
Please note that items on the "Preservation Events Calendar" are events and meetings of interest to preservationists. It is not to be used for the detailed scheduling of meetings with HPD staff without contacting those individuals.
Submit your listings to: helen.talley-mcrae@dnr.state.ga.us.
This week's new listings -
June 21 - The First Annual Flat Rock Community Heritage Festival - Lithonia 678-791-5899
National and state conferences and meetings (listed in previous newsletters)-
June 20-21 - The Vernacular GeorgiA Summer 2008 Excursion to Newnan and Coweta County - abbie.parks@gmail.com
June 21 Downtown Development Authority Training Department of Community Affairs Savannah contact Kimberley Carter at 404-679-0604 or kcarter@dca.state.ga.us
June 21-24 Georgia Municipal Association's Annual Convention Savannah http://www.gmanet.com/annual_convention/
June 23-27 - Fifth International Congress of Maritime History, Greenwich, London, UK - Suzanne Bowles, imeha2008@greenwich.ac.uk
June 28-29 - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will observe its 144th battle anniversary - Kennesaw - www.nps.gov/kemo or 770-427-0486
June 29-July 4 - World Archaeological Congress, Dublin, Ireland http://www.worldarchaeologicalcongress.org/site/news_wac6.php
July 10-13, 2008 - National Alliance of Preservation Commissions 6th biennial forum New Orleans - napc@uga.edu
July 10-12 - 3rd International Congress on Underwater Archaeology, London, UK - www.ikuwa3.com

July 12 - Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association meeting - Lithia Springs - aeriehollow@ellijay.com or at 706-635-3864
July 22 Applying building and fire related codes to existing historic buildings seminar - Department of Community Affairs, Office of Downtown Development Columbus - http://www.mainstreetgeorgia.org/events/news.aspx?id=25
July 15-23 - 16th World Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Kumming, China - www.icaes2008.org)
July 16-17 - Community Planning Institute - Department of Community Affairs Office of Planning and Quality Growth - Helen - 404-679-5279 or visit www.georgiaplanning.com.
July 16-19 Thinking outside the Fox: League of Historic American Theatres 32nd annual meeting Atlanta www.lhat.org/conference_theatre.asp
August 23-26 - National Scenic Byways 2009 conference: Elevate Your Expertise - Denver, CO - www.bywaysresourcecenter.org or center@byways.org
September 3-4 - Section 106 Essentials course - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - Atlanta - http://www.achp.gov/106essentials.html
September 2-6 - Council on Geographic Names Authorities (COGNA) annual meeting, Oklahoma City, OK - Wayne Furr, 405.364.7278 or http://www.cogna50usa.org/conferences.htm
September 9-12 - American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) annual meeting: Discovering the Power of Transformation, Rochester, NY Bethany Hawkins, 615.320.3203 or Hawkins@aaslh.org
September 11-14 - Preserving the Historic Road: 6th biennial conference, Albuquerque, NM - www.historicroads.org
September 13-20 -10th Docomomo International Conference: The Challenge of Change, Dealing with the Legacy of the Modern Movement, The Netherlands http://www.archi.fr/DOCOMOMO/docomomo_electronic_newsletter5.htm
September 16-17 - Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop - National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - Natchitoches, Louisiana www.ncptt.nps.gov.
September 19-20 - Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference Chicago www.traditionalbuildingshow.com

October 1-3 - Georgia Downtown Conference - Douglasville www.georgiadowntownassociation.org
October 15-19 - Oral History Association annual meeting: A Convergence of Interests: Oral History in the Digital Age, Pittsburgh, PA - Charles Hardy, chardyIII@wcupa.edu or 610-436-3329
October 21-25 "Preservation in Progress": National Preservation Conference National Trust Tulsa, Oklahoma - http://www.nthpconference.org
October 28 Thomasville Landmarks' Annual Membership Picnic - Thomasville 229-226-6016
November 1-22 - Seminar for Historical Administration - American Association for State and Local History - Indianapolis - www.aaslh.org/histadmin.htm
November 5-7 Georgia Association of Regional Development Centers 9th Annual Training Conference St. Simons Island www.gardc.com
November 12-16 - ICOM/ICMAH Annual Conference, "Museums and Disasters" New Orleans - http://shotnews.net/?p=441 - Submit suggestions for talks and presentations by May 31 to m.jungblut@musee-hist.lu and dkahn@crt.state.la.us.
April 22 - April 26, 2009 - Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 74th Annual Meeting - abstract deadline September 10, 2008 - Atlanta - www.saa.org
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