Preservation Georgia online, June 2-8, 2012

In this issue: Downtown Decatur listed in NR GNAHRGIS Update #2 2012 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places The Greenest Building... Call for papers Position available at HPD
Downtown Decatur listed in NR
The Decatur Downtown Historic District, roughly bordered by N. McDonough Street on the west, East Howard Avenue on the south, Hillyer and Commerce streets on the east, and East Ponce de Leon Avenue on the north, Decatur, DeKalb County was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2012 .
The district was listed in the National Register at the local level of significance because the commercial and residential buildings are representative of architectural styles and types built in Georgia cities from the end of the 19th century through the middle of the 20th century. Decatur has many good intact examples of commercial architecture that date from its period of greatest growth during the late 19th century into the 1960s. Many prominent Atlanta area architects designed buildings in Decatur including Bodin & Lamberson, Bothwell & Nash, Walker & Chase, Frances Daves, Edwards & Sayward, Pope Fuller, Ivey & Crook, Edmund Lind, Gottfried Norrman, and Pringle & Smith. Some of these architectural firms designed several buildings in Decatur.
GNAHRGIS Update #2
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012, HPD's National Register & Survey and Environmental Review staff and the Georgia Department of Transportation's Office of Environmental Services staff attended a hands-on GNAHRGIS (Georgia's Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographical Information System) staff training session presented by the developers of the program from the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute's Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS).
There will be a GNAHRGIS webinar on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 from 1PM-4PM targeted to users that will be performing surveys and entering survey data. Specifics for signing up and participating in this webinar will be in next week's e-newsletter.
Again, we thank you for your patience as we launch the start of this exciting, long-awaited new version. If you have any questions, please contact Gretchen Brock, National Register & Survey Program Manager at 404-651-6782.
GNAHRGIS is an interactive Web-based registry and geographical information system designed to catalog information about the natural, archaeological, and historic resources of Georgia. GNAHRGIS is made possible through cooperation from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and University of Georgia.

June 2-8, 2012
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
June 19-20 - Identification and Management of Traditional Cultural Places presented by NPI in cooperation with the Historic Preservation Division and the Georgia Department of Transportation - Atlanta August 22-24 - Fall 2012 HPC training & Georgia Downtown Conference LaGrange - Historic Preservation Division contact Leigh Burns at 404651-5181
This week's new calendar listings Check our online Calendar for complete listings. June 23 - Tucker's 120th Anniversary Celebration - Tucker Historical Society Tucker June 27 National Historic Landmarks Program webinar: Writing Section 7 for Criteria 1, 2, 4 and 5 June 27-29 - Collections Camp: Military History workshop - AASLH - Atlanta History Center - Atlanta July 10 National Historic Landmarks Program webinar: Writing Section 8 for Criterion 6: Archeology
Available grants
NEH America's Historical & Cultural Organizations Grants - Applications due August 15. Georgia Humanities Council grants Applications due September 1.
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2012 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

The National Trust for Historic Preservation added the Atlanta's Sweet Auburn Historic District to its 2012 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, which highlights examples of architectural, historic and cultural sites that are at risk of being destroyed through incompatible development or neglect. Find out more about this listing and the other 10 for 2012.
The Greenest Building...
The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse This new National Trust for Historic Preservation report provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the potential environmental benefit of building reuse concludes that when comparing buildings of equivalent size and function, building reuse almost always offers environmental savings over demolition and new construction. Find more information about Sustainability on HPD's website.
Call for papers
The 8th Savannah Symposium: Modernities Across Time & Space will be held in Savannah February 7-9, 2013. The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2012.
Position available at HPD
Title: MG1: Parks & Preservation (formerly Parks Program Manager). Position #: 00099130. Posted June 5, 2012. As one of two Deputy State Archaeologists, the candidate directs staff and develops integrated plans and procedures for the survey, interpretation, conservation, and curation of state-owned and managed terrestrial resources. For more information, see page 5 of this announcement. Application deadline is June 15, 2012.
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