I PRESERVATION NFORMATION MARCH 1998 1998 GEORGIA GENERAL AsSEMBLY Our Mission To promote the preservation and use of historic places for a better Georgia. UPDATE As of February 27, 1998, the status of selected preservation legislation introduced in the Georgia General Assembly is: Our Vis ion Georgia will be a better place tomorrow than it is today, providing quality communities in which to live, work, learn and recreate. Historic places will be widely valued as irreplaceable resources that contribute to our heritage, our economy, our neighborhoods, and our sense of who we are as Georgians. Communities and the State will plan for growth and change that respect and include our historic places. Communities will possess the knowledge, the legal and financial tools, and the authority to decide how preservation and new development will relate to one another. There will still be distinctions between city and suburbs, developing areas and countryside. All Georgians will possess a greater understanding and appreciation of our shared heritage in all its variations. People and organizations throughout Georgia will work in partnership to preserve and use historic places. Georgia's communities, economy, environment, and people will be better because of the preservation of historic resources. SB 446 (Historic J?reservation: authorizes preservation grants and museums programs, identifies sta,e agency- ..~ewardship responsibilities, encourages state agencies to locate in historic'buildings): Passed Senate; assigned to House State Planning and Community Affairs Committee. SR 532, SB 496, HB 1551 (Land, Water, and Wildlife Heritage Fund): establishes a fund for state acquisition of natural and historic properties and for rehabilitation ofhistoric properties owned by local governments and nonprofits: Both SR 532 (constitutional amendment) and SB 496 (authorization ofthe fund) passed the Senate; assigned to the House Ways and Means Committee. HB 1551 (stipulates real estate transfer tax proceeds as the funding source): Passed House Ways and Means Committee. HB 1635 (Redevelopment Powers Law: amends Tax Increment Financing provisions): Passed House Committee on State Planning and Community Affairs. SR 552 (Historic Preservation Study Committee): Assigned to Rules Committee. Georgia Historic Preservation Act Amendments: Technical amendments being prepared by Office ofLegislative Counsel. SFY 1999 HPD/D1\TRBudget: The Governor's budget for HPD recom- mends funding only at the current levels, less $95,000 for Georgia Heritage 2000 Program grants. The HPD/DNR budget is being examined by both the House and Senate Appropriation Committees. Legislators have been asked ~o conside: ad~ing the fun~ing recommendations ofthe J .~ ~~'\I ED CommIttee on Histonc PreservatIon. R. SEP 1 9 2003 500 The Healey Building 57 Forsyth Street NW Atlanta, GA 30303 404/656-2840 ~~fl~~l~~s PROGRAM NOTES ARCHAEOILOGICAL. SERVICES Georgia Archaeology Awareness Week is May 2-10, the theme for 1998 is Georgia Archaeology on My Mind! The spring meeting ofthe Society for Georgia Archaeology will take place on May 8 and 9, at Red Top Mountain State Park. The weekend tour event will kick off on Friday night with an informal gathering at the Lodge Restaurant, for dinner and a lecture, presented by Dr. Nicolas Honerkamp, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, speaking on the topic Industrial Archaeology in Northwest Georgia. On Saturday, there will be a tour ofthree nearby archaeological sites, and an opportu. nity to meet Dr. Dave Crass, new HPD Archaeological Services Unit Manager. For information and reservations, contact Kay Wood, SGA Treasurer, P.O. Box 250, Ellerslie, GA 31807. For information on events for the week, contact Chip Morgan, HPD StaffArchaeologist, at 404/651-6433. GRANTS The National Park Service has announced a new grant program for maritime preservation projects both coastal and inland. Applications must be submitted directly to NPS, and postmarked by April 17. Contact Daryl Barksdale at 404/6515181 for an application package or visit the NPS web page at . INFORMATION AND EDUCATION On Wednesday, March 4, HPD will be offering a general orientation to the activities and programs ofthe Historic Preservation Division. This may become a regular event; contact Richard Laub at 404/651-6452 for information. The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network is seeking individuals for active involvement with the steering Committee's efforts to restructure and strengthen the Network over the next 6-12 months. Call Barbara Washington at 404/752-7010 or Marla Galloway at 404/657-1054 if you are interested. The ne>..1: Network meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 . HPD and the Garden Clubs of Georgia will be hosting the third annual Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25, in Rome and the surrounding area. Contact Mary AIm Eaddy at 404/651-5283 for further information. HPD will be assisting the Georgia Municipal Association with training for the state required Downtown Development Authority sessions, scheduled for Madison on April 24, and Savannah, on June 27. Contact Bruce Green of GMA, at 404/ 688-8472 for information.. Preservation Information NATIONAL REGISTER The Georgia National Register Review Board will be meeting at the HPD office on Thursday, April 9, 1998. The following properties will be presented for nomination: Griffith School ofMusic, Fulton County; JohnstonvilleGoggans Rural Historic District, Lamar County; Siloam Historic District, Greene County; Bowdon Methodist Protestant Church, Carroll County; Brown-Bryson Farm, Greene County; C.W. Kimball House, Ben Hill County; County Line Christian Church and Cemetery, Fayette County; Fannin-Truitt-Handley Place, Troup County; Freeman Ford Building, Fulton County; Ft. Hollingsworth! White House, Banks County; John Thomas McKoy House, Coweta County; Mountain Hill School, Harris County; Oak Grove Plantation, Coweta County; Simmons-Cullars House, Lincoln County; St. Thomas AME Church, Pulaski County; West Point Public School, Troup County; Western Electric Company Building, Fulton County. SURVEY In a move taken by very few of Georgia's CLGs, the Lexington Historic Preservation Commission sponsored a survey in 1996-1997 ofunincorporated Oglethorpe County, outside the city limits of Lexington. Since they had already carried out a survey oftheir own city in 1989-1990, their county is now completely surveyed. The Lexington Historic Preservation Commission was also one of the first groups to use HPD's survey computer program for its local database. Computer analysis reveals some surprising differences between historic buildings in the county and in the rest of Georgia. A higher percentage of the county's historic buildings (50%) date from before 1900 than in the rest of the state (28%). Whereas bungalows account for nearly a third ofhistoric houses statewide, only 16% of Oglethorpe's are bungalows. The percentage ofIhouses, a rare two-story house type, is over three times that found elsewhere in Georgia. Oglethorpe County has a rich agricultural past. Historic resources here are three times as likely to be linked with agriculture. While the county has only 2% of the historic resources in the computer database, it has 7% ofthe properties with one or more log outbuildings. Although Oglethorpe County had been surveyed in 1974, that survey was not as comprehensive, for it documented only 24% of the later survey. If the number of buildings that were not resurveyed approximates the number of buildings destroyed between surveys, then the attrition rate for the 22-year period is 46%, a challenging statistic for preservationists. STAFF CHANGES HPD added Adam Martin to its staff as part-time Grants Program Assistant, effective January 29. Adam is working with Grants Coordinator Daryl Barksdale on all aspects of the federal and state grants program and with Budget Coordinator Cynthia Byrd in managing HPD contracts. Last year, Adam was an HPD intern working with the National Register program and HPD's library. He has an undergraduate degree in economics and management from Georgia College and this spring will complete his masters degree in public administration. Adam fills the position previously held by Conrad Rosser, who resigned in December to complete his studies and pursue a career in music production. Good luck, Conrad, and welcome, Adami Dave Davis has recently joined the staff of the Archaeological Services Unit as Survey Archaeologist. Dave is a graduate of West Georgia College, and pursued a Masters in Museum Studies at the University of Kansas. Dave was previously employed as the , Laboratory Manager for the Office of the State Archae- ologist. He "vill be conducting reconnaissance and testing on DNR lands. With nearly nine years of experi- ence as a field archaeologist, most of which was spent on DNR lands, Dave will be a welcome asset to HPD's new Archaeological Services Unit. Tax Incentivl~s Coordinator Angie Edwards has resigned from HPD to relocate to Minnesota, where her husband has accepted the new position of Director of the Minnesota Preservation Alliance. We wish Angie and George the best of luck in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. The Tax Coordinator position will be filled as quickly as possible; interviews are now being conducted. CIVIL WAR COMMISSION NEWS The Civil War Commission and the Historic Preservation Division have agreed to support a new Project Manager/Planning Coordinator position that will manage special preservation grant projects, coordinate strategic and long-range planning efforts, serve as 'liais6"f\ am~ng ,Ciyil War and preservation agencies and groups, and assist CWC Administrator Rich Elwell in accomplishing GCWC activities. Individuals interested in knowing more about the position should contact Carole Griffith at HPD, 404/651-5180 or Rich Elwell at 404/657-7294. CONFERENCES The Georgia Conservancy Annual Meeting, March 20-22, to to held in Columbus, Georgia, will focus on making those choices that will help to determine Georgia's future sustainability. For infonnation, contact TGC at 404/876-2900. Dream Houses and Money Pits: Meeting the Challenges of Historic House Museums, will be held March 26-28 in St. Augustine, Florida, and is sponsored by the AASLH. The program will address issues facing historic house museums, and will include numerous workshops. Call the AASLH for more infornmtion at 615/ 255-2971 or history@aaslh.org. Protecting Neighborhood Character in Established Neighborhoods is the theme of the 1998 American Planning Association annual meeting, to be held in Boston on April 4-8. Julie Morgan of Athens will be speaking on the results of phase one of the Georgia economic benefits of preservation study. The Office of Preservation Services, in partnership with the National Trust and others, will also be presenting a one day Joint Planning Commissioner and Preservation Commissioner Workshop, focusing on how issues in preservation are defined from a legal, urban design, preservation, economical and traditional neighborhood planning perspective. Contact Candace Kane at the APA, 312/431-9100, or Lisa Vogel at UGA, 706/542-4705. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Design Conference to be held Saturday, April 18, at the HWlter Museum in Chattanooga. The theme of the conference is "RestorationlRenovation," and topics include restoration of two Fran.'< Lloyd Wright houses, classical design, and the renovation of a Second Empire home. In conjunction with the conference, a side trip to Jackson, MS, to view the "Splendors ofVersailles" exhibit is offered for April 16-17. Contact Rebecca Rochat at UTC for information, 423/755-5289. Heritage Education Institute, April 27-29, Washington, GA. At the Georgia Trust's second spring institute, teams will create local heritage education programs to take back to their communities. The Georgia Trust invites applications from communities that need to become more familiar with using local historic resources in the classroom Applications must be submitted by March 15; contact Ellen Ivy or Memory Calame with your questions at 404/881-9980. March, 1998 BULLETIN BOARD CALENDAR The Coo:5awattee Foundation announces that Dr. John Worth, archaeologist at the Fembank Museum, will become the new Director of Programs for the Foundation beginning May 1. The Coosawattee Foundation is a tax-ext~mpt and non-profit organization that focuses on preserving archaeological sites in the Southeastern United States. Headquartered in Calhoun, it was created in 1986 to help preserve archaeologcal sites and educate the public. On Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society, Inc. will be opening six private MARCH 3 4 .5 7/11 10/13 20/22 20/22 Women's History Month Reception, Atlanta General Orientation to HPD, Atlant1. HPD Staff Meeting NCSHPO Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. Regional PlaImer Quarterly Meeting, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Trenton Georgia Historical Society Annual Meeting, Savannah Georgia Conservancy Annual Meeting, gardens for "Through the Garden Gate" in historic Columbus Cobb County for their 8th Annual Spring Garden Tour. 24/25 DNR Board Meeting, Atlanta Tickets may be purchased at the William Root House 28 Georgia Historical Society Collections and the Marietta Welcome Center in advance, or at the Preservation Workshop, Cartersville gardens on the days of the tour. Contact Elizabeth Bell, 770/426-4982 for further information. HPD commends two of its staff members for their work' "I ' ... outside the office- Richard Laub, Community 2} APRIL HP-D.. -Staff Meeting Services Planner, has been elected Chairman of the 3/4 Georgia Association of Historians Annual Atlanta Urban Design Commission for the upcoming year. The AUDC is responsible for review and approval ofchanges to historic buildings within local historic districts. Ken Thomas, Staff Historian, has been commended for his career achievements by the Georgia State Legislature with a resolution honoring his research in Georgia history and genealogy. The resolution was sponsored by members ofthe Columbus delegation, 9 17/19 18 21/22 24 25 Meeting, Hiawassee National Register Review Board Meeting, Atlanta Georgia Trust Annual Meeting, Macon Georgia Historical Society Collections Preservation Workshop, Washington, GA DNR Board Meeting, Rome' Downtown Development Authority Training, Savannah Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage, Rome which is Ken's home town. 27/29 Georgia Trust Institute for Heritage Education, Washington, GA 27 Holiday- Confederate Memorial Day This publication is available in an alternate format arid may be obtained by cOlllac/hlg tile ADA Coordillator at 40416562840. PRESERVATION I FORMATIO Izasbeen financed in part with Federal funds from the Naliollm Park Service, Departlllf71t of the llIterim; through the Historic Preservation Division of Ihe Georxia DepamrumtolNahlral ResoJlrre5. However, tile cOlltellts and opinions do not necessarily reflect tile views or policies of tile Deparhne1Jt ofthe Interior, 1I0r does the mentioll oftrade names, commercial prodlldsor COllSultants constitute an endorsement by theseagendes. This program receives federal financial assistance for identification a"d protection ofhistoric properties. The U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis ofrace, color, "ational origin, age ge"der or disability in its federally assisted programs.1fyou believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, call tact: Olficelor Equal Opportunity U.S. Department of tile Interior Washillgtoll, D.C. 20240. 500 THE HEALEY BUILDING 57 FORSYTH STREET NW ATLANTA, GA 30303 March, 1998