Preservation Georgia online, Sept. 15-21, 2012

In this issue: National Register news Solar panels on historic buildings
National Register news
The Alta Vista Cemetery, located on Jones Street southwest of downtown Gainesville in Hall County, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2012. The nomination is sponsored by the City of Gainesville. Nomination materials were prepared by the manager of the cemetery.
Alta Vista Cemetery was established in 1872 when the City of Gainesville purchased nine acres for a municipal cemetery. In the 1870s and 1880s, graves from nearby church cemeteries were relocated to Alta Vista. In 1877 the city purchased three acres for segregated African American burials. A.B.C. Dorsey, a funeral home operator, managed the cemetery from 1877 until 1889 when the city hired a sexton. In 1928 a private cemetery was relocated to Alta Vista. In 1964 the cemetery was expanded to the west to include the private Woodlawn Cemetery. The 14,000 burials at Alta Vista include sections for the Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion, and segregated sections for African American burials and black and white potter's fields, also called "Free Ground." The cemetery also includes victims of tornados that struck the city in 1903 and 1936 and relocated burials from the construction of Lake Lanier in the 1950s. The cemetery includes the graves of persons important in Georgia history, including Georgia Governors James M. Smith and Allen D. Candler, Confederate General James Longstreet, first mayor of Gainesville Robert H. Smith, and African American physician E. E. Butler.
Solar panels on historic buildings

September 15-21, 2012
Recent HPD activities
September 17 - Staff gave a presentation about Gullah/Geechee culture and the National Heritage Area to Georgia Tech graduate students.
September 18-21 - HPD attended and presented a session at the annual Georgia Municipal Cemetery Conference in Decatur. The conference is co-sponsored and partially funded by HPD through a federal Historic Preservation Fund <http://georgiashpo.org/incentives/grants#hpf> grant of $10,660 grant to the City of Decatur.
September 19 - Staff gave a presentation about Rosenwald Schools to Georgia State University graduate students and accompanied them on a conditions assessment site visit to Unity Grove School in Locust Grove on September 22.
September 19 - Annual Preservation Summit Meeting - HPD staff, Georgia Trust staff and staff from local nonprofit preservation groups at Hay House in Macon.
Upcoming HPD-sponsored events
October 5 - Georgia Centennial Farm Awards - Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources; Georgia Farm Bureau Federation; Georgia Department of Agriculture; Georgia Forestry Commission; Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter and Georgia EMC - Perry
October 10-12 - Section 106:Agreement Documents - National Preservation Institute Atlanta
October 16-18 - It's Time to Join the Voices: Sustainability & Southern Historic Preservation Conference - Atlanta - HPD contact is Roy Edwards - 404-463-8434
October 25 - Section 106 Training for Certified Local Governments - sponsored by NPS/ACHP/HPD and City of Decatur DeKalb History Center - Decatur - contact Leigh Burns
This week's new calendar listings Check our online Calendar for complete listings.
November 10 - Vernacular Georgia Excursion - Jefferson vernaculargeorgia@gmail.com
November 13 - Lunch & Learn: The History of the Streetcar in Atlanta and DeKalb County DeKalb History Center - Decatur
November 14-15 - Section 4(f) Compliance for Historic Properties - National Preservation Institute - Tallahassee, FL
November 16 - Preservation Planning and Policy Development for Historic Roads National Preservation Institute - Tallahassee, FL
November 16 - Augusta Then & Now book signing - Augusta History Museum - Augusta
Available grants
National Trust Preservation Fund Applications due October 1.

Cultural resources such as historic buildings and districts occupy an important place in our nation's built environment; however these same resources are often considered impediments to achieving a community's energy efficiency and renewable energy goals. While this assumption is at times unfounded, the fact remains that certain regulatory practices may limit the use of renewable energy technologies on historic resources.
However, with the adoption of financial incentives and the removal of regulatory impediments to the use of solar as a viable power source, solar energy systems are being installed on buildings in urban and rural communities throughout the United States. As solar technology improves and become more affordable, this trend is likely to continue. The question is, then, when and how are solar panels to be installed on historic buildings, in historic districts or at historic sites? The report, Installing Solar Panels on Historic Buildings: A Survey of the Regulatory Environment, prepared by the North Carolina Solar Center and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers a pathway to better integration of solar energy systems onto historic resources.

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