1997 annual report [1997]

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources

RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IN MONTEZUMA

On August 7, 1996, a christening ceremony was held in Montezuma to celebrate the commencement of the flood recovery grant for the facade rehabilitation project in the city's downtown commercial district. The project was funded by two flood recovery grants from HPD of over $598,000which was supplementedbya $100,000 grant from the Woodruff Foundation. Present for the ribbon-eutting ceremonies were (L to R): Rep. Lynmore James, Greg Paxton, Mayor Preston Williams, Mark Edwards, Michelle Allen, DavidPeaster, DarylBarksdale, earen Taylor, and David Richardson. Work on Georgia's Flood Recovery Program was virtually completed during SFY 1997. Over 66 awards, totalling over $1.9 million were awarded to assist over 100 historic properties in 16 counties.
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Our Mission
To promote the preservation and use of historic places
for a better Georgia.
Our Vision
Georgia will he 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 senseqf who weare as Georgians. Communities a!ld the State will plan for growth and change that resplOct and induqe our historic places. Communities will. possess the holWledge, the legal andfi!lancialtools,and the.authority to decide howpreservation a!ld!lew development will relate to one another. There will still be distinctio!lS 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, e!lvitonment, and people will he. better because of the preservation of historic resources.

Thi$ publication}uls beenjinanced,in part, withfederalfundsfrom theNationalParkService, Department ofthe Interior, through the Historic Preservation Divisionofthe Georgia Departmen/ofNaturaIResources. However, thecpntents and opinion$ do not necessarily reflect the view$orpolicies ofthe Department ofthe Interior, nordoes/he mention oftrade nlt/1les, commercialproducts orconsultants constitute an endorsement by these agencies. This program receives federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. The U.S. Depurtment oftheInteriorprohibit$ discrimination on the basis ofrace, Color,
national origin, age, gender, or disability in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program. activity, or facility as described above, or if au desire further
infonnation, contact: Office for Equal Opportunity National ParkService POBox 37127 Washington, D.C. 200137127

MESSAGE FROM THE SHPO

Mirro the level of achie ent that has become common place in recent years, State Fiscal Year 1997 (co g the perio y 1, ,through June 30, 1997) has been a year of great activity and accomplishmen or the Historic Preservation Division. Working with Georgia's committed body of preservation activists, a number of notable accomplishments were made during the past year:

Involvement in National Historic Preservation Issues-Georgia has maintained a leadership role

on the Board of Directors of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers

(NCSHPO) for over 20 years. Last spring, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the NCSHPO,

where I continue to be actively involved in a host of important historic preservation issues. InJune,

I was chosen to participate as a member of a five-person panel speaking beforethefullAdvisory

Council on Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. I provided information abo eorgia's

successful partnership among historic preservation, local governments, and afford housing

providers, and presented case examples of projects fro across the state. During the summer of

1996, I

0 selec ed

e as one of five natio ry members in the U.S. Department of

Trans

n's 19

1 Awards Program, cellence in Highway Design," held in

Washi

D.C.

am promotes and recognizes a commitment to excellence in the

design 0 19hways and highway-related facilities.

Georgia a National Leader in Historic Preservation Activity-HPD continued to deliver a variety of important preservation services to Georgia's citizens and was again identified as one of a handful of nationally-recognized preservation offices in the country. National recognition was given in the areas of the use of the federal investment tax credit program (second year in a row as #1 nationally, based on numbers of approved projects); National Register listings (backlog reduced by 75%, in spite of 40% increase in total number of resources listed); and affordable housing and historic preservation (two projects in Atlanta and Macon selected to receive grants and loans through the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Community Partners Program).

Historic Preservation Flood Recovery Program-Work on Georgia's Flood Rec

Program was

virtually completed during this period. Over 66 awards to g over $1.9

were awarded

to assist over 100 historic properties in 16 counties. Le s learned in

a helped HPD

provide technical assistance to Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, and North Carolina as

those states grappled with the effects of floods on their historic and archaeological resources.

Improvements in Section 106 Delivery-The most important improvement made this year was the successful negotiation of a new Programmatic Agreement with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation that will streamline the use of HUD funds for conversion of historic houses to affordable housing in non-entitlement communities throughout the state. This agreement-the first of its kind in the nation-also utilizes an innovative approach to streamline review by using local certified preservation professionals.

Review o/Total Syste vices Campu

mbus-During the year, significant HPD staff time

was expended in assis

City of Co

m meeting its historic prese . n responsibilities

pertaining to the pr

$100 millio

Systems Services project. A 0

his j.ect

resulted in the loss of ghly important National Historic Landmark mill compl ese atlOn

review resulted in the pioneering use of computerized visual simulation data-generated by Georgia

Tech's "Interactive Media Architecture Group in Education"-to ensure that new construction will

be compatible with nearby historic buildings.

Forging Stronger Ties with RDC Preservation Planners-HPD worked successfully with a

subcommitte

. nal Development Center executive directors to streamline HPD administra-

tion of the reglO

oric preservation planner program. All issues were successfully resolved and

resulted in a significant increase in HPD funding for this important partnership program, as well

as new funding for the final two RDC regions (Atlanta metro area, and McIntosh Trail) currently

without preservation planners.

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Economic Benefits ofHistoric Preservation Study-During the period, HPD worked closely with one of its Certified Local Government partners, the Athens-Clarke County Government, on the firstphas~ofa three-phase.pf()j~ct to 40culllellt the~conomic benefits of historic preservation in C;eorgia. Pilase.l of this study includ~dan;tn;tlysis of preservation's impacts in Athens, R0Ine, and Tiftoll .an4 wasrecentlypublishe4 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation ill its Dollars and $ense ofHistoric Preservation s~ries. Th~ ne~t two pil;tses of this study will be undertaken and completed during SPY 1998.
.Assista1Z~e .to .the . Ge()rgia.Civil. War .Comtni~sion__HPD continued to work dosely .with the c;eprgi;tCivil W;tr C9rn.missipn onaYarietY9fflroje~ts,includingtheproposedacquisition of key compopel1ts of the Resa~a Battlefield in Gprdon qountyby nNR. HPO prepared two grant applications for acquisition assistance; these were approved for funding, for a total of $104 million.
Agree11z~'*twith Nati()nql Park Servic~ to Pe'QelopModel C;eographic !nformation System for Cultural Resources-To. improve thedelive):"yofhistoricalan4arch<l~010gicaldata to the public and 10c;t1 governments, .and to ;tccelerate the use. of this data in HPD activities, HPD signed a Cooperative Agreement with the Nation;llPark Service to develop anew Gepgraphiclnformation System within HPD. This system utilizes off-tlle-shelf software that will be .customized to meet specific needs. Georgia is one of three pilot states selected by the NPS to develop this capability.
Tapby A.rchitectlfre Grqnt frpmNati()naICetlJer!or ]Jre~ervation Techtz()logyand TrainingHPD was selected to receive a 1997 gr;tnt of $10,800 from. the National Center for Preservation Technology and TraininginNatchicoches, Louisiana. The grant will.{unda national workshop on the preservation andtrea~mentofhistoric.tabby architeeturel which. will he held in the spring of 1998atJekyll Island and involve a number of nationally-recognized experts in this field.
IJJ!D-Georgia . Trust Pqrtnersbjp IIighli~htedirlNe'UJNational.TrustPublication-Tile successful workingreIatiqnsh.ig hetween HPJ) and the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation was selected as one ofthree major partnership programs that will be explored in an upcoming National Trust lnfot"rn,atipn series publication.
$taff9hqnges--purillgthe year, HPD took action Ot1tVl() important positions. To replace Karen E;lster, HPD hiredPr. Ray Luce-thelongtime Stat~HistoricPreservation Officer for 0 hio -as ourPlapl1ingalld Local Assistance Unit 1v.1al1ager.Bec;luse of his eJ{tetlsive national and state preservation experience, Dr. Luce was also appointed as Deputy SHPO for Planning and Local Assistance. Also during the period, HPO sec\lred;t newpositionofi\rchaeological Services Unit Man;tger, which will become effective in SPY 1998.. This position will Serve as the official office spokesperson for our new "Archaeological Protection and Education Program."
Perhaps the most importan~accorn.plishmentduring SPY 1997 wasthe passage of a resolution creating the Joint Study Committee .on Historic Preseryation. Envisioned by HPJ) and carried forward with the tremendous heIp of the Georgia Trust, this resolution calls for a thorough evaluation of historic preservation's rolein comrn.unityrevitalization.;tnd e.conomicdeve10pment. The committee., composed ofrepresentativesohhe State Senate, the House. ofRepresentatives, aseries.of<:;overnor'.sappointees, and a number .ofex-officio members met during the fall of 1997 to outline a blueprillt for. preservation in the 21st century.
As we .look ahead,<:;eorgia's preservation m()vement is positioned for improvetllents that will significantly benefit our communities,their historicresout"ces,andgivecitiz~ntshe legal andfinacial tools they need to preserve and retain in active use our many specialhistoricplaces. The challellges confronting us in simply ensuring that Georgia's historic places will survive into the future are tremendous. But as Dick Moe,.Pt"es~dentofthe NationaLTrustfor fiistoric preserv;ltion says," Ou):"comrn.ul1ities should he shaped by choice, not dl;tnCe, and. need your active. involvern.ent." ..!;tm looking forward to continuing to work withyouin the years to come to ensure that Georgia's history and herit;tgeremain an active, vibrant part of our present and future.
Mark R. Edwards State Historic Preservation Officer and HPD Director
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING

COMMUNITY PLANNING SERVICES

The Community Planning Services program assists communi-

ties, groups and individuals across the state by providing both direct

historic preservation planning assistance and by oordinating the

Regional Historic Preservation Planning pr

gh the state's

regional development centers (RDCs). Curr

financial and

technical assistance from HPD, 14 of the 16 R s employ historic

preservation planners.

Several HPD staff members assisted the Georgia Municipal

Association in training Downtown Devel

. members

throughout the year. Workshops

LaGrange and Thomasvill dit'

HPD anad other organiza s to

esig g for

shops in Canton, Ft. Oglethorpe, Tallapoosa, Crawfordville,

Cordele and Kingston.

SPECIAL AWARD DRECOGNITIONS

H PD provides comprehensive, egional, andcommunity planning programs that promote and enable preservation planning at all levels of government. HPD planning activities include gathering and providing information about historic resources; identifying trends that affect historic resources and developinglnitiatives in response to those trends; coordinating with other agencies and organizations whose plans affect historic resources; and assisting local governments and Regional Development Centers with implementationof the Georgia Planning Act.

During SFY 1997, the HPD received two awards from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.: a Merit Award for New Vision: The Preservation Plan for Georgia's Heritage, published during the previous fiscal year, and a Special Recognition Award for the Historic Preservation Flood Recovery Program. The Georgia Trust praised the Flood Recovery Program for its, "wideranging partnership of countless volunteers, building owners and flood victims; organizations inclu' the Georgia ust, the Historic Preservation Division/D the Georgi Management Agency; local, state, and national pol such as Governor Zell Miller, Georgia's U.S. representat senators, and President Clinton's office; and natio including the southern regional office of the National t for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency."
During the same time period, the publication New Vision also received an Honorable Mention in the Outstanding Planning Document category from the Georgia Planning Asssociation.

HPD DirectorMarkEdwards acceptsan award for New Vision from Awards Committee Chairperson Lisa Hollingsworth at the annual GPA Awards Luncheon.

Each year, the HPD staff meet for a day outside of the office to plan for the upcoming state fiscal year. In May, 1997, the staff met at the historic Decatur
urthouse to planfor SFY 1998. In the photo at left, shot by HPD Photographer James Lockhart, the staffposes in front ofthe courthouse, Left to right: Front row-Tameka Pugh, Lee Webb, Leslie Sharp, Katherine Wakid, Carole Moore, Karen Luehrs; 2nd Row-Kenneth Gibbs, Ronnie Rogeres, Richard Warner, Richard Cloues, Tracey Rutherford; 3rd Row-Amy Pallante, Sandra Garrett, Ray Luce, Daryl Barksdale, Michael Miller, Richard Laub; 4th Row-Angie Edwards, Ken Thomas, Conrad Rosser, Steven Moffson, Cynthia Byrd, Jim Lockhart; 5th Row-Jeff Durbin, Carole Griffith; 6th Row-Vivian Pugh, Chip Morgan, Mark Edwards, and David Bennett.
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SURVEY

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.properties added to the Georgia Historic

Resources Survey was 6.,432? arecord

number since the survey program was

developed in 1988. This brings the

total number ofsurveyed properties to

over 89?0000f which 37,930 are in

the statewide computer database.
The 14 new surveys

included: Emanuel County, second

andfinalphase, 947resourcesj TeaeU

County, 511 resources; Rahun

County, 238resourcesj Oglethorpe

County (outside of Lexington), 776

resourceSj Taylor County, 331 resourceSj City 01 Thomasville,

African,American neighborhoods of

East End and Fletcherville, 432

resourceSj Quitman County, 154

resources; Murray County, 336

resourc North Fulton County

and San

. 'KS, 592 resources;

Gilmer County, 600 resourceSj

Coweta County, second and final

phase, 753 resources; Glynn

County, excluding Brunswick and

Jekyll Island, 614 resources;

Sa vannah National Hi

Landmark District (area that

potentially affected by the new federal

courthouse), 98 resources. AU 14

surveys have been entered in the HPD

survey computer database.

CASE STUDY:
Taylor County
Sponsored by the Taylor Cou.ntyBoard of Commissioners and cqn4uctedby pntiisPiqers of Evans, Pitter~and. McCarron, the survey. of Taylor County's historic resources was compl~ted in MilY 19.97.'fhe surveY-was need.edas thefoundation forflltureplanning efforts . for Taylor County.
The railroad depot in Butler was built in 1892. Many of the 331 properties documented in the survey are
eligible for listing in the National Register; thus far the county can boast of only one building in the cou.Ilty that is listed. There are potential historic districts inB1.ltler and Reynolds, two railroad towns that competedfor the cQunty seat, and in Howard, Maulk and Pottersville, a. mill. yillage. Mueh.of the ru,raLheritage of Taylor Coulltyis disapp~ilrillgas traq.itiollal agricultur~ gives way to pine tree farming an4.<lsvandal~.burnabandone.d farmhquses. Non~the less, .the survey .documemedseven. surviving Aogtrot hOl.1ses,arare house. type from tge middle 1800s,.. built .with open passageways between the main rooms.

This tiny shotgun house, located at 901 Mason Lane, in Butler, was built c. 1905.

This craftsman-style bungalow, located .at 201 Elm Street in Butler was built in 1910.
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NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA GISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Jackson Hill Historic District

tor'

o

me

n

ad-

oining with the highest

and northernmos . I .bei.ng

kson Hill.

tnct m-

des three historic develop-

nts: the 1863-1864 Civil

ar fortifications; the 1892

to circa 1939 water reservoir

and filter plant; and the 1935-

1937 Works Progress Admin-

istration (WPA) community

clubhouse, stonework, roads,

trails, bridges, and gardens.

The District is significant

in the areas of military history, engineering, and archeology for the

fort site and the earthworks which were constructed on the highest

point in the city by the local citizens during the Civil War. The

waterworks within the district are significant in the areas of architec-

ture and engineering as good and intact exa es of civic infrastruc-

ture built over a period of ti to meet the r needs of a growing

city. The WPA building is sig

t in the ar of architecture, while

the informal landscaping and ne work is significant in terms of

landscape architecture. The district is also significant in the area of

politics and government. The nomination of the Jackson Hill District

to the National Register was sponsored by the City of Rome. It was

listed in the Register on April 25, 1997.

~e National Register of Historic !Places is the official list of historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts worthy ofpreservation. Register listingprovides recognitionofaproperty's architectural, historical, orarcheological significance. Listing in the Register identifies historic properties for local, state, and federal planning purposes and encourages their preservation through public awareness and preservation incentives, including preferential tax treatments and grants. Properties listed in the National Register are automatically listed in the Georgia Register of Historic Places.

GEORGIA NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW BOARD

During SFY 1997, the Georgia National Register Review

Board held four meeting. The September, 1996, meeting was held in

Chattanooga, Tennessee, in conjunction with the annual national

conference of the American Battlefield Protection Program. Civil War

preservation activities sponsored by the HPD and the Georgia Civil

War Commission were highlighted and staff from the Tennessee

SHPO were invited to attend. The April 1997 meeting was held in

conjunction with e annual meeting of the Georgia Association of

Historians at Mo ouse College in Atlnata. At this meeting, HPD's

new recognition ogram, honoring individuals who have made im-

portant con' ns to preservation i Georgia, was inititated. The

1997 award r

were Caren Al od, Flora Caldwell, George

Lewis, Davi

e, David Rich son, and Charles Seabrook.

Throughout the year, the Review Board considered 53 nomi-

nations, a significant increase over last year's numbers and a reflection

of HPD's commitment to clear out the backlog of nominations. The

Board also participated in discussions related to determining levels of

significance and the economic benefits of preservation.

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N.R. Properties Listed During SFY 1997
U.S.PostOfice
Sylvester, Worth County, 7/5/96 Hurt-Rives Plantation Hancock County,8/8/96
Rocksprings Shotgun RowHistoric District,
Clarke County. 8/23/96
Fint African6aJ!tistChllrchatR.acCOQIl13luf{ McIntosh County, 9/6/96
Hog Haml11ockHistoric Distdct McIntosh County, 9/6/96
Old Medical College Building (also a National Histpric Landmark)
Ri(;hmondCounty,6/19/96 Vidalia CommercialHistoricDistrict
Toombs Cpunty, 9/27/96 Sumner High School Worth County, 9/27/96
Dr. Robert;L&SarahA.-SmithHouse CowetaCounty,10/18/96 Coca-Cola Building Annex Fulton County, 10/18/96
Ocmulgee National Monument
(additional.informat.ion approved) Bibb.County,10/17/96 Old Federal Road
(multiple property nomination) Banks and Franklin Counties, 11/7/96 (includes 121istings) Savannah Avenue Historic District
Bulloch County, 11/15/96 College Park Histodc District
Fulton County, 11/15/96 Downtown Millen Historic District
Jenkins County, 11/15/96 Roscoe-DU1l3way GardensHistork District
Coweta &: Fulton Counties, 12/6/96 National NuGrape Company Fulton County, 12/20/96 Shiloh Orphanage Richmond County, 12/30/96 Archibald Mewborn House Hart County, 1/9/97 Green Island Ranch Muscogee County, 217/97 William H. Byrom House Dooly County, 2/14/97 Leonard-Akin House Dooly County, 2/14/97 Ewell Brown General Store Lowndes County, 2/21/97
Fint Presbyterian Church of Augusta Richmond County, 2/21/97
Church of the Most Holy Trinity Richmond County, 3/21/97
Howell Station Historic District Fulton County, 4/17/97
Simeon and Jane Rucker Log House Fulton County, 4/18/97 Gulley-Gurley Farm Hart County, 4/17/97 Benjamin Gachet House Lamar County, 4/17/97 Mill Creek Plantation Thomas County, 4/14/97
Jackson Hill Historic District Floyd County, 4/25/97
Park Street Methodist EpiscopalChurch South Fulton County, 5/9/97 Decatur Cemetery DeKalb County, 5/23/97
Auburn Historic District BarrowCounty,6/4/97
Westbrook-Hubert Farm Baldwin County, 6/13/97
Early Hill Plantation Greene County, 6/13/97 AshbY Street Shotgun Row Historic District Sumter County, 6/27/97

CENTENNIALFARM PROGRAM

The Georgia Centennial

Farm program was established

5 years ago; since that time,

th~ . pr()gra.ID has recogniz~cl 171lJ.i~Epri(; farms in Geor-

gia.. :B)'h()Il.0rin.gcente,:inial farm~.aIl.clt~efarlll fatnilies in

tla.e state, theCentennial Farm

Pt"bgrain promotesagricul-

.,," '. tural awareness and preseryaThe Cunningham-Coleman-Gambrell Farm, tibn of these rural resources.

established in 1895 and located in Jefferson

Thepr()gram is spon-

County, received a1997 Centennial Heritage soredbYH:I>D inpoperation

Family Farm Award. The main house is a with. the Georgia FarmBu-

raised Greek Revival-style "Sand Hills" reau Federation, the Georgia

cottage, characterized by a central hall plan. Department of Agriculture,

the Georgia Forestry Com-

mission, the University of

Georgia's .Coll~g~9f. A.gricultural and. Environmental Sciences, and

the Georgia National Fair.. To qualify for any of the threecateg()ries

of recognition, aprpper~ymustbe awprkingfarm<witha minimum

pf 10 acresinvolved in a.gricultural production orwith a minimum

$1,000 annual farm income.

The 1997 ay.'"ardsy.'"ere honorecl this fall at the. ppeningday of

the GeprgiaNationalFair in Perry, with a luncheonancl award

cCe\r1enmnionngy4.<hlQml-1 pC(ri)l1Ig~.W2<2lnf-aGrmams1. JfrroemnFaarrmiol1uJnedffetrhseonstCa

te. The ounty re-

ceivecl theCen~ennialI-Ieritag~Farm Award. The farm was acquired

by the Gambrell family in 1895 and still includes its brigina11,369

acres. Cotton and peanuts are currently produced on the farm, on

rotation with soybeans, corn, rye, and wheat. The main house is a

raised Greek Revival-style"Sands Hills" cottage, characterized by a

central hall plan. The farm was listed in the National Register of

Historic Places in 1984. The remaining 21 farms each received a Cen~en.nial Family

Farmaw-aJ;d.. They inducle: the.Edgar Allen Farm, tlaeFutchFarw, the Han~ock.andAt'WenFarm, the Jacob M:cMiUanHome J.>lal:,:e, the J.C.Row<ln Farm, the liWmie andGeorg~Rowan Farm, anclJ~ulie's Haven, all in. B~rrien County; the Roberts Farw and the MuHis

Farm, hoth in Bleckley Cottnty; the Edward and Maryam N.

And~rson Farm, in Bulloch County; theJimmie Newton Farm in
ColquittCoun.ty; tlae Be~ttlan C. Keen Jr. Farm, in Laurens County;

the LOn,gviewFarJll in Lee County; Zipperer Farm .in Lowndes

County; the Verner Farm in Morgan CO'llnty; the Vinson Farm in Peach CountYj. th~SmithP1antationin Talbot County; th~ Charles

H.Bentol).:f1<lrmin Thomas County; the PattonF<lrm in Turner

C9unty; tneSimpn,tonfarmin Walton County; and the Newsorne

Horne Place in .Washington County.

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PRESERVATION TAX INCENTMS

CASE STUDY:
The Imperial Hotel, Atlanta, Fulton County

In 1980, the 70-

year-old seedy and down-

trodden Imperial Hotel fi-

nally closed its doors. Many

years later, in late 1996,

after a more than $9.5 mil-

lion rehabilitation, the ho-

tel began its second life as

the Imperial on Peachtree.

Progressive Rede-

velopment Inc. (PR!) , the

.state's largest independent,

nonprofit developer of af-

fordable housing, bought

the building in 1995. Then,

with help from the Corpo-

ration for Supportive Hous-

ing, it raised the millions

needed from the National

Equity Fund and 13 other

public and private sources,

including the city of At- Built 1910,

I was one of the

lanta, which provided $1 first majorcommerical buildings along Atlanta's

million. The largest portion Peachtree Corridor.

of the

$4.5

million from the N ional Equity Fund, which is made up of large

corporations who invest in projects with a social purpose. These

equity'

rs

historic low-income housing tax credits.

PRI P

B Gunter said,

ship is the overwhelming

theme here. So many institutions came together to make this thing

possible."

The Imperial is a 120-unit, single-occupancy residence for

downtown workers with low and moderate incomes ranging from

$17,000 to $21,900 and for formerly homeless people completing job-

training programs. nthly rent for the 74 efficiency and 46 one-

bedroom apartment

e from $425 to $513 per month, including

utilities; some reside s will receive a subsidy. The Imperial also will

offer su

services through Mercy Mobile, a clinic on wheels run

by AID anta.

"It's a victory for homeless people, their advocates, service

providers and developers who

nd the best way to provide for

the homeless is to collaborate on sing, II said Anita Beaty, a co-

director of the Task Force for the Homeless.

Built in 1910, the Imperial was one of Atlanta's first moder-

ately priced hotels and one of the first major commercial buildings

along the Peachtree Corridor. Famous jazz and blues artists fre-

quented its Domino Lounge during the 1950s and 1960s, but the hotel

had deteriorated into a flophouse by the early 1970s. While it stood

vacant in 1990, a group of homeless advocates occupied the building

for two weeks in a standoff with city officials. The protesters wanted

A community's historic buildings reflect the unique character of its

neighborhoods, commercialdistricts, and

gat

places, offering residents a

lace, as well as a tangible link

. Federal and state laws have dto support the preservation ildingsthrough tax incentives, which, in tum, have made impressive contributions to Georgia's economy and quality of life.

The Rehahilita tion Investment Tax Credit Program continues to experience a high level of popularity here in Georgia. In fact, during FFY 1997, for the second year in a row, Georgia ranked first in the nation in the number of projects receiving final certification from the National Park Service. SFY 1997 was a busy year for HPD's Tax Incentives review staff; a total of 159 projects were reviewed, representing over $48 million in proposed projects and $34 million in completed work.

The Georgia Preferential Property TaxAssessmentProgram, through which property taxes can be frozen for nine years for the approved . rehabilitation of a historic home or business, also is experiencingcontinued growth. During SFY 1997, HPD reviewed 87proposedprojects with an estimated rehabilitation cost ofover $42 miUion, and 65 completed projects with an actual rehabilitation cost of over $37 million.
HPD staff participated in community revitalization workshops in Atlanta and Athens during the past

year. The staff also organized and produced the first tax incentives workshop for consultants, held in November, 1996.

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A before-rehab ation close-up of the front elevation of the Imperial Hotel, showing rows of bay windows and decorative brickwork on the frieze.

the city to provide housing for the growing number of homeless people in Atlanta. This standoff was the catalyst for the rebirth of the Imperial.
When PRI bought the hotel in1995 for $970,000, it had deteriorated so badly that very little of the building's historic fabric could be retained. Rehabilitation has included the building's west windows, metal bays at the north and south facades, and the front portico and lobby, where the original fireplace with the "LH." crest was
cleaned and retained. Early consultation and planning among HPD, the
National Park Service, and the project's architectural firm of Smith Dalia were crucial. Adherence to the Standards for Rehabilitation was key to qualifying for the federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit and Georgia's Preferential Property Tax Assessment Program.
Although all entities involved in the project were jubilant at the project's completion and with the project's focus on providing a much-needed service to the city's low-income residents, Mr. Gunter feels that there's more to be done for the homeless. "We still have poor people in Atlanta that don't have housing. That's unfortunate," he said. " But, it's nice to get this one off our back," he
added.

The rehabilitated Imperial Hotel lobby is an attractive place to sit. The originaljireplace with its "I.R." crest waS cleaned and retained. All windows in this area are wood replacement windows.
The rehabilitated Imperial.Hotelfeaturesq n security vestibule located on the. west si4e of fh building. The vestibule was design~d to fit below the existing front entrance door transom.
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ENVIRONMENTAl VIEW

THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS AT WORK

Federally funded, licensed, or permitted projects enable

During SFY 1997, HPD reviewed 1,679 projects which repre- communities throughout Georgia to

sented over $1 billion in federal, state, local, and private funds; 286 of these projects affected historic properties. Through the iew and compliance process, 1,425 archeological sites, historic bui! tricts and structures were identified and evaluated. Of this nu , 486 were considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The public continues to play an active role in many of these projects, helping to ensure that federal agencies will not only consider

carry out many essential activiites involving transportation, housing, health, and safety. Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic PreservationActrequire federal agencies to obtain HPD comments on the effects of these projects on historic resources.

historic and archeological resources in the planning of their undertak- HPD works with communities, military

ings, but also minimize or avoid adverse effects their projects may have bases, dev610pment corporations,

on these properties. Some ofHPD's reviews in SFY 1997 involved the national forests, state parks, and others

development of Programmatic Agreements with the Georgia De- in meeting these responsibilities. partment of Community Affairs and the U.S. Navy Supply Corps

School in Athens, which greatly streamlined the Section 106 review

process.

Other important projects HPD reviewed in SFY 1997 in-

cluded Redevelopment Projects at John

Homes and John

Eagan

in Atlanta, the Second Av

ment/T

ems Services Campus P

bus, the Rehabilitation of the Fulton Bag & otto

in Atlanta, and the Federal Emergency Manage

Agency-funded repairs to the courthouses in

County and Dade County, Buchanan, and Trenton.

Several review projects represented important new trends

in ncy un akings. These included the proposed

Bro Riv

inte Development in DeKalb County,

which res in the first Georgia archaeological property

to be protected under a local historic preservation ordi-

nance, and the proposed Fall Line Freeway/Eisenhower

Parkway Extension Project in Macon, which resulted in the identification of the first Traditional Cultural Property east of the Mississippi River.
To assist government agencies in meeting the requirements of federal historic preservation laws, HPD staff

SHP

dsandHPDArchitecturalHistorian

Steven Moffson lead a discussion at a workshop on

cultural resource management given specifically for

DNR employees last December in Forsyth.

conducted Section 106 training for the National Park

Service at Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon; a workshop in

Tifton for historic preservation professionals who review affordable

housing projects; and, along with the Georgia DCA and the Advisory

Council, a training workshop for the state Community Development

Black Grant (CDBG)/Community HOME Investment Program

(CHIP) Programmatic Agreement in Savannah.

HPD also participated in two other workshops, including the

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Cultural Resources

Management Planning Session in Forsyth and a Federal Aviation

Administration-sponsored Interagency Environmental Workshop

held in Atlanta. Along with the Georgia Department of Transporta-

tion, the Division helped to form a Native American Steering Com-

mittee, which will develop a set of guidelines for consulting with

Native American groups on transportation projects.

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TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

.1~e TEA program was created qs part of the ..IntermodalSurface Transportation Efficiency Act of1991 andwiUrun through March 31, 1998. TheUS. Congress iscurrendyd.ebatirig reauthorizationof ISTEA, and several versions have been proposed. Under a Program:truttic Agreement with the FedertllHighway Administration and Georgia Department ofTtansportation, HPD continues to playa key role in the TranspOrtation E1lhancernentActivities (TEA) program. HPD staff r~views project documents, plans, and reports; conducts site visits; and provides technical assistance related to compliance with provisions ofSection 106 of the National Historic
PreservationAct Qf .1966, as amended
To date,....qver.l00 .greorgia
projects.1lttv~.b~~n .a~W-trde44 . t()tal ()f
o1rr1Q~t~(P!1Jf11iRlliYl"ffind.ing trr()~~h theT~A.pr()grtlm. :.. ~ig~teenqre
cornPlete4qndrtlflnY?fthe()t~rsqre.in prOgress,CornP~tedprojects .include bicycle pedestriqnfacilities,. suchqsthe
Georgia Tech~to_Stone Mountain 'frail,. Gol.ltmbus .. Riverwalk, and $a\iaYlnqk'sMcQueen's Island Rail.to Trail near FortPulaski. Thedowntown Atlanta.. streetscape projects that provid.ed paving, lighting, and planting enhancements prior to the 1996 Olympic Games were also TEA projects, as were streetscapes in numerous cities and towns across the state. Other examples ofTEA projects include historic depot rehabilitations in many towns and rehabilitation of the 10 remaining historic covered bridges in the state, aprojectsponsored by GDOT.

CASE STUDY: Sapelo Island &Tyb~e IslandUghthouses

Two of the st;tte'shistoridight-

houses are. 110w beingrehabilitated

with ISTEA funding for transporta-

tionenhancements. The first of these,

Sapelo Island Lighthouse, was con-

structed in 1820 and operated until it

was damaged by a hurricane in 1898.

Following the storm, brick rubble

was used to fill erosion gulleys which

threatened to undermine the struc-

ture.However, due to the estimated

cost of completing repairs on the

lighthouse, . it. was abandoned. in fa-

vor of a new tower constructed

nearby. The Georgia Department of

Natural Resources (DNR) applied

for TEA funds to assist in the resto-

The Sapelo Lighthoiise was ration. of the. historic lighthouse.

constructed in 1820 and operated

DNR intends torepair and paint

until it was damaged by a hurricane the interior and exterior masonry

in 1898. Adjacent to the light are (in the historicdaymarkof alternat" ruins of the circa 1890 oilhouse, ing red and whitel>~Ilds),reconstru9t

where fuel for the light was stored. the interior stairwell, replace doors

The Georgia DNR received TEA and windows, and repair the metal

funds to aid in the restoration of the structure on top.ofthe lighthouse,

lighthouse.

The restored lighthouse will become the focus of all interpretive .center

planned by DNR. David Freedman

ofpNR's Parks and Historic Sites Division is the sponsor's represen-

tative for this projcect.

Tybee Island Lighthouse also received TEA funds. The

current lighthouse was constructed in 1867. on the remains of an

earlier .1773 strucwre that had. been partially. dismantled. during the Civil War. The lighthouse cont.ains a firstord~r Fresnel Lens andis

a functioning aid to navigation that is visible for 18 miles. In addition

to the lighthouse., the light st.at.ion complex contains six associated

historic buildings and a modern restroom. The .lighthouse is main-

tained by the Tybee Island Historical Society under a long-term lease

with theD.S. Coast Guard and is open for tours for a small fee.

The rehabilitation project includes repair of exterior brick,

mortar and stucco1restoration of exteriormet;tl work, windows and

dleonosr.s,Inanadd.dililtsitoanll,aitniotenroiofrbburlilcekt-panrodomf golratsasrt~oipnrobteecretptahierevda, laulaobnlge

with the cast ironlandiIlgs and stairs. The copper dome will also

receive much-neededattention. When the exterior is re-paintedin its

historic black .andwhitedaymark, thestructurewiU be returned to its

early 1900sappearance. The sponsor's represcentative for this project,

is Cullen Chambers of the Tybee Island Historical Society.

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CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

NEW CERTifiED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

The Local Gov program continue grow. Four new c munities joined the program during SFY 1997, bringing the total to 52. These new communities include the cities of Rome, Washington, Lincolnton, and Kennesaw.

ified ate to Washington Mayor

aden Efforts Thre Publicity

The media is commonly used by Georgia's CLGs to increase

public accessability and awareness of the program. The Savannah

CLG worked with the Savannah College of Art & Design to produce

videos on various preservation issues in the city, including a program

entitled Energy Conservation in Historic Buildings that was shown on

local public television. The preservation staff was consulted for an

Arts & Entertainment television program entitled Midnight in Savan-

nah. The Savannah CLG also received a grant to produce a survey on

CD-Rom of the Victorian District for easy distribution and public use.

In Rome, the historic preservation commission recently pro-

duced a series on historic preservation for a local news station. Topics

included a historic review board meeting, an explanation of the

Certificate of Appropriateness process, and information on the city's

facade grant program.

St. Marys regularly advertises preservation meetings on the

local radio station. The McDuffie County historic preservation

commission began a pr am to rec nize co

ity members who

have contributed

unty's eservation orts. Many other

CLGs have prod

rmation

chure r historic district

property owners and residents, explaining procedures and require-

ments.

~ Certified Local Government
1 (CLG) program continues to be

tract with

e

n Services

at the University of Georgia.
o assisted HPD by conducting

presentations for preservation

commissions ,public information

meetings, group facilitatedgoal'setting

sessions, design guidelines

workshops, neighborhood associations,

Main Street programs, elected officials,

and community groups.

Technical assistance by the

Office ofPreservation Services and the

HPD is provided to all CLGs and their

regional preservation planners upon

request. In addition, annual historic

preservation commission training in

provided. In 1997, GSAMS distance

le 'ng successfully allowed CLGs

. e to participate fro three

rem

om wi t

to

the traimng ite in

.1

evaluations ofall CLGs w

in Novemberas required by theNational

Park Service and an updated CLG

Program Procedures manual was

published.

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GRANTS

'Th . e. Hiswric Pr~servation Diyi~ion
.1 coordinates .ami makes. availqble
furuJingfor prese:rvationprojectsthrough twospeciaZ programs: the .. federal
Historic PreservatiorJ. FUl1d(HPF) and the state,funded Georgia Heritage 2000 Program.

GEORGIA HERITAGE 2000 PROGRAM
Now entering its fourth year of grant funding, the Georgia Heritage 2000 Program has proven to be a successful complement to local initiatives. During the program's first four cycles, HPD received close to 300 applications for fundin ith requests totalling over $5 million. From those requests, the pr m awarded 76 grants totalling over $918,000.

Geo.r9ia Heritage ~OOO.Pr~9ram GrantsCompletedSFY .1997
St. Thomas AME Church, (Th()masyiHeh $25,000 for roof repair; AshoySt. ShotgunR.0lV (A.mericlls)$2?,ppOfor rehabiliWf()n pftw0houses;
. ()l~ :zion~:lPtist Ch\1rch(a~~t.~r)~
$25,90 for roof an~~trucnlralrepa.irs; Raih-oa.dSh0J;ls.Complex..(S;WaIlnah)$18,000 for emergency stabilization to the Machine Shop; HambidgeCenter (R"bun Gap) . $22,500 for stabilization of the Weave Shed; William Mi~ellSr. House .JFol~ston)__ $24,000 . for rehabiliationiI1to . a museum; Lilly School House (Lilly)__$14,000 for exteriorstabilization and handicapa~cess; Taliaferro County Courthouse$15,000 . forrooL replacement; Chattaho()chee G()unty Jail-$1J,OOO for stabilization; O~lethorpeM()nu ment (Savannah)-$10,000 for restoration; Guy White. Building (lIAacon)$10,500 to stabilize the staircase; Sardis Baptist Church (Lyerly)-$8,600 for stabilization of the foundation, floors, and walls. Rountree Log Cabin (Twin City)$8,000 for overall rehabilitation; Adairsville Depot-$5,200 for roof and chimney repair; Ossabaw Island Clubhouse-$5,500 for roof stabilization; Glenwood Consolidated School$5,200 for window repairs; Brown House (Sandersville)-$7,000 award for electrical rewiring; Redbone Community Clubhouse (Barnesville)-$5,500 for roofand foundation repairs; George W. Jackson House (Baconton)-$3,900 for roof repairs;St. Simon's Lighthouse Keeper's Building-$3,600 for roof replacement; Shields~Ethridge Farm Q"efferson)-$2,000 for door repair.

CASE STUDY:
Ashby Street Shotgun Houses, Americus, Sumter County

The Ashby Street Shot-

gl.ln Row consists of three

hquses-207, 209, and 211-

which were built in the

1930s and are an important

part of African-American

histdfy in Americus. Only

a few years ago, these

houses, which are located

in a neighborhood that is

undet~()ingintense .redeve1-

These three houses ocate on s y Street in Americus were rehabilitated as affordable housing by the City ofAmericus with a $25,000 Georgia Heritage 200.0 program grant.

opment efforts by the city, were sla.ted for demolition. Fortunately, the locaLand state. preservationcommunity took. interest in these

houses,;ll).q.convinced th~ City of AIIlericl.ls,whoowned these

buildings, topres~rve .rather.than .demolish them.

The City of AIIlericus last. year receiveq. a. $25 ,POO Georgia

Heritage 2000Progra.IIl gnmt,which enabled the. city's housing de-

partmen~tostabiliz.e .two of the thr~ehouses. The City worked in

partnership with Habitat fotHuma.l).ity and local historic t.rust mem-

ber-volunteers to stabilif-e the. third hOl.lse.. Work continues on the

houses to finish .theinterior.renovations. Ultimately, thes~ shotgun

houses will serve. as transitional housing for local residents, who are

displaced from their own homes during government-sponsored neigh-

borhood redeye10prnent efforts, "The city is always in need of good

housing," said Desi.Wynter, housing programs ;ldIIlinistrator for the

city of Americus' Community DeveloPIIlel).t program. "This is just

one way of providing good, ;lffordable housing."

The1\.shby . Street Shotgu.n. Row project is a.lesson .in the

benefits of reliabilitating historic buildings to provide affordable

housing. All too often, shotgun houses like these are lost during urban

redevelopment efforts. In this case, the local government chose to save

the structures, and, today, they are now listed in the National Register

of Historic Places and are a great benefit to the neighborhood.

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (HPF) GRANT PROGRAM

The HPF grant prog is appropriated annually from Con-

gress through the National rk Service (NPS) to the states. HPD

reserves 10 percent of each year's appropriation for grants to Certified

Local Governments. The 60/40 matching grants enable cities, towns,

and rural areas to undertake projects that aid in the preservation of

historic properties.

Projects completed or

1997 represent a

diversity of activities, .

s nominations

and surveys to design gui lines and

s.

CASE STUDY:
City of Bowden Museum Plan, Carroll County

The City of Bowdon was

tion Fund Grant to fund a mu

Church building. The Bowd

ously purchased this endangered

reuse of the stru e as a

museum and pu meet-

ing facility.

The Bowdon Area

Historical Society a

Bowdon Historic P

vation Commiss

so and were awa

a

CLG grant to

port this project,

formed a task force to

draft the scope of work,

solicit and .ew archi-

tects' prop , provide

ground information, grant to fund a museum plan for the lS oric

a review drafts of the Methodist-Protestant Church building. Thisyear,

project as it developed. they obtained a 1998 Georgia Heritage 2000

The resulting plan pro- program grant to fund the rehabilitation workfor

vided an inventory and the museum.

assessment of the

building's existing features and conditions; provided several options

~or re

. provided costs for implementation of the options; and

mclude

mary drawings for the recommended work. The CLG

also receIved, through the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries, t~e. services of a MUS~ (~useum Services Exchange) plan-

ner, who vIsIted the church bUIldmg, and provided Bowdon with

recommendations on museum exhibit and display concepts.

The museum plan funded with this HPF grant has enabled this

gr.oup to reach the P?int where rehabilitation work can begin. The

CIty of Bowdon apphed for and was awarded a 1998 Georgia Heritage

2000 Program grant on September 15th, 1997. This grant will enable

them to begin the rehabilitation work for which they have carefully

planned.

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Athens-Clarke County-$3,OOO for local designation reports and $4,000 for Phase ill of the statewide Economic Benefits ofHistoricPreservation Study; City of Atlanta-$6,700 for a National Register amendment to the M.L.K. Jr. National Historic Site and Preservation District; Cobb County-$9,000 for historic and archeological survey of the West Cobb area; City of Decatur$5,800 to prepare a maintenance plan for Decatur Cemetery; DeKalb County-$13,600 for historic resource survey of the southern half of the county; City of Jefferson-$1,700 for National Register nominations; City ofMiUedgeviUe-$10,Soofor a citywide historic resource survey; City of Savannah -$8,700 for historic resource surveys of Midtown & Eastside neighborhoods; City of Valdosta-$6, for downtown design guidelines; Ci y of Washington-$3,OOO for a citywide historic resource survey.
PF Grants for Survey 6' Planning rooeets (om leted SFY 1997
ns/Clarke County-$19,OOO for mic Benefits of Historic PreservaStudy, Phase IT; City of Atlanta$3,700 for Midtown National Register nomination; Augusta-Richmond County-$1S,COO for development ofBethlehem design guidelines and $3,700 to publish Summerville guidelines; CityofBowdon-$6, museum plan for the former MethodistProtestant Church building; City of Darien-$3,600forWest DarienHistoric District National Register nomination; City of Elberton-$3,6oo for citywide historic resources survey and $3,000 for historic structure report and preservation plan for the EIben County Courthouse and Old Jail; City of MarshaUviUe-$3,000 for preservation plan for downtown; McDuffie County-$1,2oo for Boneville andHays Line historic districtsNational Register nominations; City of Thomaston $3,000 for designation of a local historic district downtown; City of Thomasville-$7,200 for surveys and National Register amendments for the East End and FletcherviUe historic districts and a National Register Multiple Resource Nomination for the Stevens Street neighborhood.

ARCHEOLOGY

U istory can be found both above
rLnd below the ground. More than
28,OOOarcheological sites in Georgia have been identified. Thousands more remain undetected, awaiting discovery andready to reveal information available nowhere else. Archeological sites include simple rock piles, concentrations of broken pottery, prehistoric villages, landscape features, battlefields, or submerged shipwrecks. Many archeological sites are found in conjunction with historic buildings and districts. Archeological sites date from 12,000 years ago, the earliest periods of human occupation in Georgia, to the present.

CASE STUDY Georgia Archeology Awareness Week

The Society for Georgia Archaeology's fourth annual Geor-

gia Archeology Week was proclaimed by Governor Miller for April

26-May 4. The theme was "Resource Protection Through Education

and Enforcement." Society President John E. Worth said, "As the

pace of development accelerates across Georgia, we must become

responsible stewards of our

state's rich and diverse ar-

cheological heritage in order

to heed the call of preserving

the past for the future."

In February, a few

months prior to Archeology

Week, 81 law enforcement

officers from across Georgia

were trained in how to com-

bat grave disturbance and

site looting. Protection, edu-

cation, and enforcement,

-therefore, were obvious com-

ponents of 1997's Archeol-

ogy Week. The 1997 poster

ighlighted archeology at

cmulgee National Monu-

ent; a historic photograph

depicted research done there

in the 1930s. On the back

ere a map and directory of

NR's law enforcement of-

fices, as well as a list of Geor-

At spnn

e Georgia gia laws which protect ar-

Archaeogical Society, HPD Director Mark R. cheological sites.

Edwards presents Mr. George Lewis (left) a

HPD was one of 13 co-

HPD award for his many years for working sponsors of Archeology

tirelessly in the field and the laboratory to Week listed on the poster.

promote the research, protection, and Other support came from in-

preservation of Georgia's archeological dividuals, foundations, pri-

resources.

vate consutling firms, and ar-

cheological societies, as well

as state and federal agencies.

Activities during Archeology Week included guided tours,

excavations, exhibits, programs, and an artifact identification day.

The week culminated in Augusta at the spring meeting of the Society

for Georgia Archaeology. The meeting program included 20 reports

updating attendees on current archeological research in Georgia. Also

at the meeting, HPD recognized long-time SGA member, Augusta

Archaeological Society newsletter editor, and Augusta resident, Mr.

George Lewis, for his contributions to the protection of archaeologi-

cal sites on privately-owned forest lands in Georgia.

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INFORMATION/EDUCATION

CASE STUDY:
Preservation Month Celebration at Pickett's Mill

In keeping with the 1997 theme for National Preservation

Week and Georgia Preservation Month, "Preservation Begins at Home,"

HPD and the Georgia Trust ent May 8, 1997, volunteering at

Pickett's Mill Battlefield State oric Site. Ge rgia Civil War

Commission Chairman Ollie Ke er also came to he . In ab

ree

hours, the volunteers and Parks & Historic Sites st ad

the

overgrown Brant House Trail, a historic farm road dating from the

Civil War era. Pickett's Mill Superintendent Chuck Winchester plans

to open the trail for interpretation to the public.

.

Pickett's Mill is one of the best preserved Civil War Battlefields

in the nation. Visitors may travel roads used by Federal and Confed-

erate troops, see earthworks constructed by these men, and walk

through the same ravine where hundreds died.

.HPD Division Director Mark Edwards

affirmed the significance of the celebration.

'''Preservation Begins at Home' is a call to

activism, an opportunity to highlig

preservation's role in enhancing the aran

and livability of our own commun' nd

the foundation for an even greater role in the

future," he said. "Because DNR is our 'home,'

working at a state historic site is an excellent

way for HPD to demonstrate this theme," he

added.

The event, coordinated by HPD's Carole

Moore and Chuck Gregory with Parks & His-

toric Sites, concluded in the afternoon with a

potluck lunch and a tour of Pickett's Mill.

'"nte Information and Education 1 program works to heighten the
general public's awareness of historic preservation and to maintain regular communication with the preservation network. These goals are achieved through the distribution of monthly and quarterly newsletters; avariety ofaudiovisual programs, publications, press releases, and workshops; an annual statewide conference; and special events.

CASE STUDY:
Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilgrimage

Georgia'second annual Historic House and Garden Pilgrim-

age was held in April, 1997, and featured outstanding historic homes

and gardens in the Athens and Madison areas. This project originally

was the brainchild of landscape architect James Cothran of Robert &

Company. HPD and the Garden Club of Georgia cosponsored the

pilgrimage; Brencie Werner served as the event's chair. Properties on

the tour included the University of Georgia's Demosthenian Hall and

Chapel, the Founder's Memorial Garden, and the President's Home.

In Madison, Boxwood, Cedar Lane Farm, and the Madison-Morgan

Cultural Center were featured. In Putnam County, . ri

ici-

pants visited the William Terrell Planatation. A th n

age is already being planned for April of 1998 in the Rome a rofits

from all tours will be used for preservation of significant public

landscapes.

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GEORGIA AFRICAN ERICAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION NETWORK

rrJJe number of Georgia citizens 1 and communities interested in the
state's African American heritage continues to increase. The Georgia AfricanAmericanHistoric Preservation Network (GAAHPN) represents over 300people with an interest in African American preservation. Since 1989, a 12,member volunteer committee, working closely with HPD, has guided activities of the Network, served as a clearinghouse for information, and has encouraged participation in state and local preservation programs.

CASE STUDY: If Georgia Walls Talk: An Oral History of African American storic Sites
On April 4-5, 1997, the Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network coordinated and hosted "If Georgia Walls Could Talk: An Oral History of African American Historic Sites," a conference held at the Boggs Rural Life Center in Keysville, Georgia. Funding for the conference was provided by a grant from the Georgia Humanities Council, with financial assistance from HPD. Approximately 75 people attended, making possible a dynamic dialogue among scholars, genealogists, family historians, educators, students, and preservationists.
GAAHPN's oral history initiative is directed toward achieving a better understanding of African American history in Georgia and its legacy of historic buildings and communities. For many, this conference provided an introduction to oral history techniques and its importance within the African American community. Featured speakers were Tony Bingham, Dorothy Oliver Rucker, Worth Long, Cheryl Johnson, State Senator Vincent Fort, and the Bessent family.
As a followup, the GAAHPN presented similar oral history workshops at both the National Trust for Historic Preservation annual meeting and the statewide Georgia preservation conference.

GEORGIA CML AR COMMISSION

i n 1993, the Georgia legislature created the Georgia Civil War

Commission. The 1S-member

commission, with assistancefrom HPD,

is authorized to collect information and

prepare a database on the state's historic

properties related to the Civil War; to

raise public awareness and encourage

the protection of Civil War sites

throughout the state; and to promote

tourism to Civil War sites throughout

the state. The Commission also is asked

to "acquire or provide funds for the

acquisition of Civil War battlefields,

cemeteries and otherhistoricproperties

associated with the Civil War." The

commission generally meets four times

per year.

..

CASE STUDY: Griswoldville Battlefield Acquisition
InJune, near the close of SFY 1997, the 17.33-acre Griswoldville battlefield, 10 miles east of Macon, was transferred to DNR's Parks and Historic Sites Division. The acquisition of Griswoldville was made possible through the Georgia Battlefields Association (GBA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency, which was created to allow battlefield land to be held until lengthy state procedures could be followed. A promissory note with a Macon bank was closed by the GBA, thanks to grants from several foundations, the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, and individual contributions from GBA members.
Still on hold is the acquisition of 1200 acres of the battlefield at Resaca. Although funds are available from a state appropriation, a Civil War Trust grant, and two major foundations, negotiation continues with the property owners. The opening of Resaca, located on 1-75, as a public site would offer great economic benefits for nearby communities through its conversion as a regional heritage tourism asset.
This year, despite the passing of legislation, the Commision was unsuccessful in its efforts to create a Civil War license plate. Although the Commission did not reach the required 500 applicants by July 31, $7,820 was raised toward the commission's efforts in battlefield acquisition. The license tag issue will be re-addressed in the 1998 legislative session.
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HISTORIC P

DIVISION STAFF

Mar State Historic Preservation Officer & Director, Historic Preservation Division

Vivan Pugh. Principal Secretary

MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION UNIT Carole Griffith
Unit Manager/Deputy SHPO
TamekaPugh
Receptionist
Sandra Garrett
Program Assistant
Cynthia Byrd
Budget Coordinator
Carole Moore
Information/Education Coordinator
Karen Luehrs
Special 0 'ects Coordinator
D Barksdale
Grants Coordinator
Conrad Rosser
Grants Program Assistant
Jim Lockhart
Photographer/Computer Specialist
PLANNING & LOCAL ASSISTANCE UNIT Ray Luce
Unit Manager/Deputy SHPO
Tevi Taliaferro Planning & Local Assistance Specialist
Jeffrey Durbin
Environmental Review Coordinator
David Bennett
Environmental Review Specialist
Richard Laub
Community Planning Coordinator
Richard Warner
Cultural Resource Reviewer
Ronnie Rogers
Environmental Review Archeologist
Tracey Rutherford
A rchitectural Reviewer
Pratt Cassity
Certified Local Government Coordinator University of Georgia, 609 Caldwell Hall
Athens, Georgia 30602 706-542-4731

TECHNICAL SERVICES UNIT Mary Ann Eaddy
Unit Manager/Technical Services Coordinator
Angie Edwards
Tax Incentives Coordinator
Katherine Wakid
Tax Incentives Specialist
Michael Miller
Preservation Architect
Antonio Aguilar
Rehabilitation Architect
SURVEY & NATIONAL REGISTER UNIT Richard Cloues
Unit Manager/Deputy SHPO
Lee Webb
Survey and Register Specialist
John (Chip) Morgan
Archeologist
Ken Thomas
Historian
Kenneth Gibbs
Survey Coordinator
Steven Moffson
A rchitectural Historian
Leslie Sharp
Georgia Register/National Register Coordinator
Amy Pallante
National Register Specialist
OFFICE OF THE STATE ARCHEOLOGIST Lewis H. Larson, Jr.
State Archeologist
Sharon McCormick
Secretary 208 Martha Munro Hall, West Georgia College
Carrollton, Georgia 30118 706-836-6454

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING

H PD provides comprehensive, regional, and community planningprograms that promote and enable preservation planning at all levels ofgovernment. HPD planning activities include gathering and providing information about historic resources; identifying trends that affect historic resources and developing initiatives in response to those trends; coordinating with other agencies and organizations whose plans affect historic resources; and assisting local governments and Regional Development Centers with implementation of the Georgia Planning Act.
Comprehensive Planning
A major focus of the comprehensive planning program during SFY 1996 was the publication of New Vision: The Preservation Plan for Georgia's Heritage. Representing more than a year of workby the HPD planning committee, this publication is the guiding document for HPD's preservation programs through the year 2000. With information gathered from a series of public forums held throughout the state and with ongoing input from numerous preservation organizations, New Vision endeavors to provide a clear picture of HPD's plans for the next five years.

The planning network met in Perry to discuss the review of federally funded highway projects affecting historic resources and to visit several World War II era resources, including this hangar at Robins Air Force Base.
Community Planning Services
The Community Planning Services program assists communities, groups and individual", across the state by providing both direct historic preservation planning assistance and by coordinating the Regional Historic Preservation Planning program through the state's regional development centers (RDCs). Currently, with financial and technical assistance from HPD, 14 of the 16 RDCs employ historic preservation planners. A focus of the Community Planning Services program this year was to find ways to use historic preservation to provide affordable housing. Considerable effort was made to formulate an HPD interpretation of how to implement the new affordable housing policy of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

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SURVEY

Seven surveys were completed during SFY 1996, adding 4,895 individual properties to the state inventory, increasing the total number of properties in the Georgia Historic Resources Survey to over 83,000.
The seven new surveys included Midville, Burke County (124 resources); the South Victorian Historic District, City ofSavannah, Chatham County (982 resources); the eastern halfofEmanuel County, (969 resources); Forsyth County, (539 resources); New Town and Town Commons neighborhoods, City of Brunswick, Glynn County (568 resources); Walker County (789 resources); and Whitfield County outside of Dalton (924 resources). All seven surveys have been entered in the HPD survey computer database.

CASE STUDY: South Victorian Historic District, Savannah, Chatham County

Conducted by Beth Reiter, chief preservation officer for the Chatham-

Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission, the survey of the

South Victorian Historic District documents 982 properties in a large

area of critical importance to future preser-

vation efforts in the city.

In the South Victorian district most

buildings are two stories high and exhibit

one or more architectural styles. One house

type that is very rare statewide, the side-

hallway house, accounts for 71% of the

residences here. Whereas duplexes,

rowhouses and apartment buildings are only

5% of the statewide data base, they make up

27% of the South Victorian district's his-

toric structures. The survey of the South Victorian
Historic District was the first step in a several-step preservation strategy. The National Register nomination has been for-

e p House, in Savannah's South Victorian Historic District, was built in 1906.

warded to the HPD; tax credits are already

being used to help rehabilitate structures in the district; and, finally,

the historic district status will be used to market the neighborhood to

potential owners, businesses, and tourists.

NATIONAL REGISTER/GEORGIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

T he National Register ofHistoric Places is the official list of historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts worthy of preservation. Register listing provides recognition of a property's architectural, historical, or archeological significance. Listing in the Register identifies historic propertiesfor local, state, andfederal planning purposes and encourages their preservation through public awareness and preservation incentives, indudingpreferential tax treatments and grants. Properties listed in the National Register are automatically listed in the Georgia Register of Historic Places.

CASE STUDY: Ossabaw Island, Chatham County
Ossabaw Island was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1996. This large barrier island I s prehistory and history cover the entire spectrum of America's existence, including the Indian and Spanish periods, the plantation/slavery era, and the use of the island as a 20th-century family retreat. Ossabaw is also At a fall press conference celebrating significant because the island's Ossabaw Island's listing in the National historic structures reflect impor- Register, HPD Director Mark Edwards tant architectural styles and move- presents the National Registercertificate ments, including the Spanish Co- to DNR Commissioner Lonice Barrett lonial Revival style found in the and Lee Adler II, Ossabaw Island Main House. The nomination Foundation BoardofTrustees chairman. was sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

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GEORGIA NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW BOARD
During SFY 1996, the Georgia National Register Review Board held three meetings, two in Atlanta and one in Augusta. Throughout the year, 43 nominations were considered for a wide range of historic properties, and 21 historical marker applications were reviewed. The Board also participated in discussions related to heritage education, federal and state tax incentives, properties less than 50 years old, and the new state historic preservation plan.
HPD thanks Betty Dowling, architectural historian, Atlanta; Shirley Hardin, at-large, Valdosta; David Mashke, architect, Albany; Carmaleta Monteith, at-large, Atlanta; and Ralph Moore, planner, Union City, for their service to the Review Board over the past year. Georgia preservationists who have recently assumed terms on the Review Board include: Neil Dawson, architect, Savannah; and from Atlanta-Jim Cothran, landscape architect; Robert Craig, architectural historian; Cheryl Johnson, at-large; and Mtamanika Youngblood, at-large.

CENTENNIAL FARM PROGRAM

The Georgia Centennial Farm program was established four years ago;

since that time, the program has recognized 149 historic farms in 69

counties in Georgia. By honoring centennial farms and the farm

families in the state, the Centennial Farm Program promotes agricul-

tural awareness and

preservation of these

rural resources.

The program

is sponsored by HPD

in cooperation with

the Georgia Farm Bu-

reau Federation, the

Georgia Department

of Agriculture, the

Georgia Forestry

Commission, the

University

of

Georgia's College of

Agricultural and En-

vironmental Sciences,

a

G ' a-

Thompson's

in Dooly County was one of ial Family Farms. Owner Charlie E. grandfather, Amos H. Thompson,

acquired the farm in 1857. Currently the farm

ee p

s peanuts, cotton, and com. This photograph

es 0 recogm- 0 efarmhouse was taken in 1900. t!on, a m must be a

working farm with a minimum of 10 acres involved in agricultural

production or with a minimum $1,000 annual farm income.

The 1996 awards were honored this fall at the opening day of

the Georgia National Fair in Perry, with a luncheon and award

ceremony honoring 47 farms from around the state. There was one

Centennial Heritage Farm and 46 Centennial Family Farm awards.

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Properties Usted During SFY 1996

Donehoo-Brannen House

Bulloch County, 7/7/95 William Pitt Eastman House
Dodge County, 7/7/95 Williamson-Malley-Tumer Farm
Jackson County, 7/7/95 Martin Hi!toric District Stephens County, 7/7/95 Frobel-Knight-Borders House Cobb County, 7/21/95
College Street School Fulton County, 7/21/95 Atlanta Spring and Bed Company-Block

Candy Company Fulton County, 7/28/95 Thomaston Street Hi!toricDi!trict Lamar County, 7/28/95 Mozley Park Hi!toricDi!trict

Fulton County, 8/11/95

Mount Zion Bapti!t Church

D

County,8/10/95

Hi!tonc Di!trict

Bibb County, 7/27/95

F.]. Cooledge and Sons, Co.-Hastings Seed

Company

Fulton COunty, 8/31/95
J.K. Orr Shoe Company

Fulton County, 9/25/95

Carswell Grove Baptist Church & Cemetery

Jenkins County, 1/22/%

Selig Company Building

Fulton County, 2/22/96

Masonic Lodge No. 238

Whitfield County, 2/22/96

Dismuke Storehouse

Sumter County, 3/7/96

Lustron House, 3498 McKenzie Dr.

Bibb County, 3/18/96

Neville & Helen Fanner

Lwtron House

DeKaib County, 3/18/96

Russell & Nelle Pines

LustronHouse

DeKaib County, 3/18/96

LustronHouse, 1200 Fifth Avenue

Dougherty County, 3/18/96

LmtronHouse, 711 N"mthAvenue

Dougherty County,3/18/96

Jack & Helen Adams

Lustfon House

Fulton County, 3/18/96

Thomas & Rae Epting

Lustron House

Fulton County, 3/18/96

William & Ruth Knight

Lwtron House

Fulton Couniy, 3/18/96

Lwtron House, 547Oak Avenue

Sumter County, 3/18/%
King Plow Company
Fultoo County, 3/28/96 HavenMemoriaiMethodi5t

EpbmpatChurch Burke County, 4/12/%
OS!DbawIsland c::hatham Countv,5/6/% Bishop ~DiItrict Oconee County, 5/19/%
CresoentApartments Fultoo County, 5/30/%
PineTop Farm lV!cDuffie County, 6/5/% .Jo;l:ph Rucl<er Lamar Boyhood Home Richmond County, 6/13/%

PRESERVATION TAX INCENTIVES

A community's historic buildings reflect the unique character of its neighborhoods and gathering places, offering residents a sense of place, as well as a tangible link to the past. Federal and state laws have been enacted to support the preservation of these buildings through tax incentives, which, in turn, have made impressive contributions to Georgia's economy and quality of life.
The Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Program continues to experience a high level of popularity here in Georgia. In fact, during FFY 1995, Georgia ranked first in the nation in the number of projects receiving final certification from the National Park Service. SFY 1996 was a busy year for HPD's Tax Incentives review staff: a total of 105 projects were reviewed, representing over $32 million in proposed projects and $20 million in completed work.
The Georgia Preferential Property Tax Assessment Program, through which property taxes can be froz.en fornineyears for the approved rehabilitation of a historic home or business, also is experiencing continued growth. DuringSFY 1996, HPD reviewed 98 proposed projects with an estimated rehabilitation cost of over $29 million, and 64 completed projects with an actual rehabilitation cost ofjust under $25 million.
HPD staff participated in community revitaliz.ation workshops in Savannah, Franklin, Vidalia, and Atlanta during the past year, and a presentation on the federal and state tax incentives programs was made at the state preservation conference in Atlanta.

CASE STUDIES:
Many of the rehabilitation projects utilizing the Tax Incentives Pro-
grams provide housing for people with a wide range of economic means. Each of the following examples was converted for modern usage in accordance with both the Secretary of Interior's and the Department of Natural Resources' Standards for Rehabilitation.

11 30 ASH STREET Tindall Heights Historic District, Macon, Bibb County

The Tindall Heights

Historic District is a

very large and intact

historic residential

area adjacent to

Macon's central busi-

ness district, with

housing stock ranging

from the 1870s to the

early 1940s. The house

located at 1130 Ash

Street was constructed

circa 1915 and recently

This house, located at 1130 Ash Street in Macon's was successfully reha-

Tindall Heights Historic District, was rehabilitated to bilitated as a part of

provide affordable housing.

the larger develop-

ment to meet a greatly

needed objective - affordable housing. The deteriorated front porch

was rebuilt, but items such as doors and wood windows were repaired.

506-508 EAST B Savannah Victoria

STREET District, Savannah, Chatham County

This two-story hipped-roof duplex is situated in a predominantly

residential area of late 19th- and early 20th-century wood-framed

houses located south of the

Savannah Historic District. In

1995, the owners undertook

the rehabilitation ofthis prop-

erty, creating three apart-

ments in the process. Signifi-

cant interior and exterior fea-

tureswere retained where pos-

sible, including existing wood

windows, wood columns on

the front porch, and plaster

walls and ceilings.

This house, located in the SavannahVictorian

Historic District, was rehabilitated into three

apartments.

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INMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Inman P

ric District, Atlanta, Fulton County

Constructed in 1892, this massive brick building with Richardsonian Romanesque-styled elements is a local landmark in the Inman Park area. The 18,OOO-square-foot building was rehabilitated recently to provide ten apartment units, just a five- minute drive from downtown

The mam g area apartment units in Elementary School.

rehabilitated into ten apartment units.

REHABILITATION TECHNICAl AsSISTANCE

CASE STUDY Architectural Conservation Forum

HPD initiated a new program this year to facilitate the exchange of

technical information among preservation professionals in both the

public and private sectors. Initially entitled Historic Preservation

Forum, presentations on preservation materials and methods were

hosted at the HPD offices during a series of "Brown Bag" lunches.

Architects, landscape architects, planners, conservators, and a full

complement of preservation consultants turned out for these informal

gatherings, gleaning information from a variety of topics. The first

series included: Cast Metal Failures-Causes and Cures; Ceramic Tile

Restoration; Options for Old Wood Floors; Potential Solutions for

Wood Window Problems; Environmental Factors in Collections Con-

servation; and the Conservation of Exterior Stone and Terra Cotta

Ornament.

This round of presentations was so well received that the

p ram drew the attention of the AlA Historic Resources Committee

offered to co-sponsor the p

and work with HPD to expand

the tential for

ac

tion. Under a new name, the

Ar

v

rum, the program's focus was refined

and the

built to su

a broader range of opportunities

including th

to beco

IA Continuing Education pro-

vider and 0 L

g Units r schedu

ations. By

expanding the technica information base thro

larger pres-

ervation community, this program reinforces H mission to pro-

mote the preservation and use of historic places.

T he unique character and irreplaceablefeatures of historic buildings should be treated with respect. Irreversible-design changes should be avoided or have minimal impact on historicfabric and building materials. Decisions made in a rehabilitation project should be informed and sensitive to the building's history.
HPD architectural staff provide assistance to communities, organizations, and individuals across the state who are concemed about protecting and using their historic resources. HPD provides guidance on rehabilitatio n issues by distributing technical information, participating in project consultations, making presentations, and undertaking site visits.

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

Federally funded, licensed, or permitted projects enable communities throughout Georgia to carry out many essential activities involving transportation, housing, health, and safety. Sections 106 an 0 of the National Historic Preservation Act require federal agencies to obtain HPD comments on the effects of these projects on historic resources. HPD works with communities, military bases, development corporations, nationalforests, state parks, and others in meeting these responsibilities.

The Environmental Review Process at Work

During SFY 1996, HPD reviewed 1,526 projects which represented

over $1 billion in federal, state, local and private funds; 257 of these

projects affected historic properties. Through the review and compli-

ance process, 1,574 archeological sites, historic buildings, districts and

structures were identified and evaluated. Of this number, 485 were

considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic

Places.

The public continues to be actively involved in many of these

projects, helping to ensure that federal agencies will not only consider

historic and archeological resources in the planning of their undertak-

ings, but also minimize or avoid adverse effects their projects may have

to these properties. A significant number of HPD's reviews in SFY

1996 involved the development of Programmatic Agreements which

greatly streamline the revi

cess, including agreements,with the

Macon Housing Authority, e South Georgia Regional Develop-

ment Center, and the City of Atlanta. Also, HPD continued its

review of projects done in preparation for the 1996 Olympic Games,

including new construction in the Summerhill Redevelopment Area

and streetscape projects in Atlanta. For projects related to disaster

relief efforts following the 1994 Tropical Storm Alberto, HPD re-

viewed flood relief projects in Montezuma, Newton, and Albany.

Other important projects reviewed in SFY 1996 included the Hope VI

redevelopments of Techwood/Clark Howell Homes and John Egan

Homes in Atlanta, a proposed water treatment facility for the City

of Macon in Bibb and Jones counties, and the continued development

of studies for the proposed Federal Courthouse Annex in Savannah.

TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

The TEA program was created as part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of1991 and runs through the end of Federal Fiscal Year 1997. Under a Programmatic Agreement with the Federal Highway Administration and Georgia Department of Transportation, HPD continues to playa key role in the Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) program. HPD staff reviews project documents, plans, and reports; conducts site visits; and provides technical assistance related to compliance with provisions of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.

CASE STUDY: GIS Development
HPD continued efforts to implement GIS within our office this year through a Georgia Department of Transportation cooperative agreeement. The office bought and installed GIS-dedicated hardware, including a computer, printer, plotter, and digitizer, and loaded PCArcInfo and ArcView GIS software. Two staff members received advanced GIS training through courses at Georgia State University. As part of a demonstration project, sample coverages were produced and maps were created from data obtained from USGS diskettes, or downloaded from the Internet, and from paper maps directly digitized into the system. A hypothetical environmental review project was then examined. HPD also invited National Park Service GIS staff to visit our office, where they demonstrated MAPIT, a GIS customized for cultural resource management. HPD may be able to use the NPS system to manage our historic resources.
In addition to helping us track and review TEA projects, full implementation of our in-house GIS capabilities will help us manage data bases that increase in size every day. These data bases include NRHP listings, county historic structure survey listings, archaeologi-

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cal site information, tax and gr rojects, and more.

the data is already in a GIS-comp Ie format; other data

to be processed prior to incorporation into the system. HPD also

will be able to access data fro

R's statewide database as it

becomes available. The HPD G is still in the development stage;

when operational, it will be used by staff to track various types of

projects and to quickly access information critical for environ-

mental review.

Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program

The TEA program in Georgia continues to mature, and over one-

third of the more than 100 funded projects have now been com-

pleted. In the past year, HPD staff made numerous initial and

follow-up site visits, attended concept meetings, and met with

project managers, local sponsors, and consultants to ensure that

projects followed the principles outlined in the Secretary of

Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic

Preservation.

When the world came to visit Atlanta this ast summer,

several TEA-funded improvements were read t

t the visitors.

Olympi

projects included streets

me

Peachtr

International Boule

apltol Avenue,

Auburn A , and the construct

pedestrian/bicycle

facilities whlch provided creati

sy access around the

metro area. The City of tu

funds to dress up their

streetscape. In the Savan are

ng, pedestrian/bicycle

facilities, and the first e 0 1

ents to the Visitor's

were completed for the enjoy

of Olympic guests.

ojects will continue to be used b idents and visitors for

many years to come.

The Haas Howell Building, located in Atlanta's Fairlie Poplar Historic District and near the Centennial Olympic Park, has been rehabilitated by Georgia State University for use by its School of Music.

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

New Certified local Governments
The Certified Local Government program continues to grow. During SFY 1996, the communities of Lilly, McDuffie County, Savannah, and Stone Mountain joined the CLG program, bringing the total number in Georgia to 48. During the year the cities ofAthens, Rome andTifton were selected as case study communities for Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in Georgia, a new project funded by a Historic Preservation Fund grant and sponsored by Athens-Clarke County. The project is currently underway and is slated for completion and publication in the fall of 1997.

Savannah is one ofthe newest cities to join the CLG community in Georgia during SFY 1996. These homes along McDonough Row reflect the city's commitment to historic preservation.

T he Certified Local G~vernment (CLG) program contmues to be administered through a contract with the Office of Preservation Services (OPS) at the University of Georgia. OPS assisted HPD by conducting presentations for preservation commissions, public information meetings, group facilitated goalsetting sessions, design guidelines workshops, neighborhood associations, Main Street programs, elected officials, and community groups.

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GRANTS

The Historic Preservation Division coordinates and makes available funding for preservation projects through three special programs: the federal Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and Flood Recovery programs and the state-funded Georgia Heritage 2000 Program.

GEORGIA HERITAGE 2000 PROGRAM
Now entering its third year of grant funding, the Georgia Heritage 2000 Program has proven to be a successful complement to local initiatives. During the program's first three years of operation, HPD received more than 200 applications for funding, with requests totalling over $4 million. From those requests, the program awarded 53 grants representing over $660,000 in matching funds.

Carswell Grove Baptist Church-

$22,500 for foundation,structural and

roof repair.

o1.mty Jail-$10,000 for win-

acement.

.

Col tt Theatre-$17,OOO for roof

replacement.

Community House-$14,OOO for win-

dow and foundation repair.

Corra Harris Study and Chapel-$900

for roof repair.

George W. Deloach House-$6,000 for

pier and foundation stabilization.

Ewell Brown General Merchandise

Store-$21,000 for overall rehabilitation.

Haven-Munnerlyn United Method-

ist Church-$4,000 for window repair.

Historic Quarters 1 at Ft. Benning-

$25,000 to paint the exterior.

Johnson County Courthouse-$19,OOO

for exterior stabilization and roof re-

palL

leConte-Woodmanston Site-$25,OOO

for restoration of rice field.

Old Clarke County Jail-$18,OOO for

roof and window rehabilitation.

Old Stone Church-$12,OOO for stabili-

zation and roof repair.

Old Union County Courthouse-

$17,000 for courtroom restoration.

Owens-Thomas House-$10,000 for

window restoration.

St. Paul/Gillespie-Selden Rural Life

Center-$21,OOO for exterior stablization.

Shields-Ethridge Farm-$8,000 for roof

repaIr.

Sumner School-$3,600 for roof repair.

Tybee Island Lighthouse-$6,000 for

structural repairs.

Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home-

$10 000 for interior laster re air.

CASE STUDY: Shields-Ethridge Farm, Jefferson, Jackson Ccounty
The Shields-Ethridge Farm was listed in the National Register of Historic Place in 1992 and is also the winner of a 1996 Centennial Farm award. The .farm is an outstanding example of a historic rural farm complex, which was first purchased by the Shields family in 1866 and has been con~ tinuously farmed by the family to the present day. The farm has been opened to the public as a museum since 1992. The 610-acre farm complex consists of two house sites and approximately 60 historic outbuildings, in- The Shields-Ethridge Farm received a Georgia eluding a grist mill, Heritage 2000 grant of $8,00 to rehabilitate the cotton gin, wheat historic schoolhouse located on the property.
house, commissary, blacksmith shop, and a 1909 wood-framed schoolhouse. During SFY 1996 the farm received a Georgia Heritage 2000 grant to rehabilitate the schoolhouse (also called the Bachelor's Academy) which was used to educate African-American students from 1938 through the 1950s.

HISTOR PRESERVATION fUND (HPf) PROGRAM

The

rogram is appropriated annually from Congress through

the National Park Service (NPS) to the states. HPD reserves 10

percent of each year's appropriation for grants to Certified Local

Governments. The 60/40 matching grants enable cities, towns, and

rural areas to undertake projects that aid in the preservation of

historic properties. Projects completed or awarded during SFY 1996 represent a
diversity of activities, ranging from National Register nominations and surveys to design guidelines and preservation plans.

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HPF Grants for SU\1Iey &' Plarmingl Projects Completed SFY 1996
City of Amerkus-$2,800 for design guidelines; City of Athens/Clarke County-$9,350 for compatible infiH drawings/design guidelines and $18,200 for Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation study, Phase I; City of Augusta-$16,400 for Greene & Telfair streets revitalization plan; City of Cedartown-$6,1500 fOr historic district resource booklet;City of Dalton$5,900 for Thornton Avenue/Murray Hill Street preservation plan; City of Jefferson-$3,500 for multiple resource nomination; City of MarshaHviHe$2,500 for design guidelines; and City of Monticello -$6,200 for historic districts nomination.

IHPF Grants for SU\1Iey &' Planning

IProjects Awarded StY 1996
I I I Athens/Clarke County-$19,000 for
Ii Economic Benefits of Historic Preserva-
tion Study, Phase II; City of Atlanta-
I$3,700 for Midtown National Reg-

ister nomination; City of Atlanta-

$4,000 for historic sites brochure;

Au a-Richmond County

for velopment of Bethlehem

guidelines and $3,700 to publish

Summerville design guidelines; City of

Bowdon-$6,000 for museum plan for

theformer Methodist-Protestan

building; City 0

forWest Darien Hi

trict

tional Register nomination; City

Elberton-$3,600 for citywide histo

resources survey and $3,000 for

structure report and preservat

for the Elbert County Courthouse and

Old Jail; City of MarshaHviUe-$3,000

for preservation plan for downtown;

McDuffieCounty-$1,200for Bonev

and Hays Line historicdistrictsNatio

Register nominations; City 0

Thomaston -$3,000 for designation of a

local historic district downtown;City of

Thomasville-$7,200 for surveys and

National Register amendments for the

East End and Fletcherville historic dis-

tricts and a National Register Multiple

Resource Nomination for the Stevens

Street neighborhood.

flOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM
HPD's flood recovery program is a prominent and integral part of the disaster recovery effort in Georgia. Centered around a $2.475 million federal grant to provide aid to historic resources damaged during 1994's Tropical Storm Alberto, HPD's program strives to provide funding for structural rehabilitation and repair as well as technical assistance, planning, and educational programs to insure a comprehensive flood recovery approach. Flood recovery grants have been awarded to 64 recipients, benefitting over 100 historic structures and archeological sites. Sixty of the projects have been completed to date.
DY:
, Newton, Baker County
The Mathis house is located on the courthouse square in Newton, Georgia. Owned by Sam Mathis, the property has been in the Mathis family for four generations. Prior to Tropical Storm Alberto, the structure was in excellent condition, but flooding left the house under 11 feet of water. Without grant funding, the house probably would have been demolished. Mr. Mathis was awarded a $25,000 grant for the rehabilitation of his house, and it was one of the first flood projects to be successfully completed. The funding was used for repair and replacement of the floors, doors, wood trim, walls and ceilings, and the porch. Mr. Mathis still resides in the house, which is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Several other historic resouces in Newton were awarded flood grants, including the Baker County Courth
The Sam Mathis house in Newton after rehabz itation with a $25.000 flood grant.

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ARCHEOLOGY

History can be found both above and below the ground. Almost' 25,000 archeological sites in Georgia have been identified. Thousands more remain buried, awaiting discovery and ready to. reveal information available nowhere else. Archeological sites include simple rock piles, concentrations of broken pottery, prehistoric villages, landscape features, battlefields, or submerged shipwrecks. Many archeological sites arefound in conjunction with historic buildings and districts. Archeological sites date from 13,000 years ago and the earliest periods of human occupation in Georgia to contemporary times.

CASE STUDY
Georgia Archeology Awareness Week
The Society for Archaeology's third annual Georgia Archeology Week took place April 28-May 5. Society President Sue M. Moore stressed, "Georgia's archeological sites are part of everyone's heritage and, as such, the public should be made aware of them," she said.
Activities during Archeology Week included a wide variety of lectures, exhibits, and open houses, which culminated in a two-day festival at New Ebenezer on May 3-4. Founded in 1736, New Ebenezer was home to nearly a thousand German-speaking settlers from the Alps prior to its abandonment after the American Revolution. Since 1987, archeologists have been uncovering remains of this historic town, located on the Savannah River in Effingham County. A poster depicting the recent excavation of the New Ebenezer colony in southeast Georgia and a complementary curriculum guide were distributed to librarians, teachers and other educators.
HPD was one of 13 co-sponsors of Archeology Week. Financial support was provided by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities among others. Contributors included professional organizations, consulting firms, private corporations and individuals.

ArcheologyAwareness Week at New Ebenezer in Effingham County. un(~ovl~rir!}t remains ofth is historic town, located on the Savannah River.
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INFORMATION/EDUCATION

CASE STUDY: Georgia Historic House and Garden Pilg'rimage

Georgia's first annual His-

toric House and Garden Pil-

grimage was held Saturday,

April 20, 1996, and featured

outstanding historic homes

and gardens in the Newnan

and LaGrange areas. This

project originally was the

brainchild of landscape archi-

tect James Cothran of Robert

& Company. Cosponsors

were HPD and the Garden Club of Georgia. P erties on the tour included and Dales and Nutwood, both in LaGra ,and Ridgeway Farm, alpa Plantation and

urest remaining example of a classical revival style house designed by architect Cullen Rogers who worked in Troup County during the 1830s.

Herb Farm, and Oak Grove

Plantation and Gardens, all in Newnan. A second annual pilgrimage

is already being planned for April of 1997. Plans are to use profits from

the tour for preservation of significant public landscapes.

The Information and Education program works to heighten the general public's awareness ofhistoric preservation and to maintain regular communication with the preservation network. These goals are achieved through the distribution of monthly and quarterly newsletters; a variety of audio-visual programs, publications, press releases, and workshops; an annual statewide conference; and special events.
Thisyear, in addition to the 1996 annual preservation conference, which was held in Atlanta and focused on a cross-section of current preservation issues, HPD initiated and cosponsored twofirst-time events for Georgia-a women's history conference and an historic house and garden tour. Another major achievement of SFY '96 was the development of a new logo for HPD.

CASE STUDY: Women's History Conference

The lives of famous Georgia women, including Juliette Gordon Low,

Leila Ross Wilburn, and Beulah Rucker . , as well as the places

associated with them were chronic on Sat ay, March 23, 1996, at

Agnes Scott College

ur. Ti g Her Story: Expanding The Past

ofGeorgia 's Women Thro istoric Places drew over 100 participants

representing a variety of disciplines and professions. Ten papers

presented case studies related to specific women, new landmarks

associated with women's history, and cross-cultural pectives of

women and historic places. Margaret Ripley Wolfe, a r of

ters ofCanaan: A Saga ofSouthern Women was the keynote sp

conference was funded with grants from the Georgia Humanities

Council and with support from A T & T, Agnes Scott College, Georgia

Power, and other corporations. Telling Her Story has the distinction

of being the first state conference in the country to focus on preserving

and interpreting women's history t

h the built environment. It

is also an important step in HPD's rts to identify and document

new historic resources

to the history of women in Georgia as

well as to reinterpret already-identified resources. Response to the

conference was so positive that follow-up activities are being planned.

Juliette Gordon Low, Savannah resident and founder of the Girl Scouts of America, was the topic of a paper presented at the "Telling Her Story" conference last March.

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE

The number oj Georgia citizens and communities interested in the state's AJrican American heritage continues to increase. The Georgia AJrica nAmeri ca n His to ri c Preservation Network works closely with HPD to encourage and strengthen local and statewide efforts to preserve Georgia's historic properties associated with AJricanAmerican history and to encourage participation in state and local preservation activities among Georgia's African American citizens.

Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network

The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network

(GAAHPN) represents over 300 people with an interest in African

American preservation. Since 1989, a 12-member volunteer commit-

tee has guided activities of the Network, served as a clearinghouse for

information, and has encouraged participation in state and local

preservation programs The Network's focus in SFY 1996 were the

development of a t ic plan and publication of a newsletter. As

stated in the stra can, GAAHPN's mission is to "shape the

future" of Georgia s t itional African American neighborhoods by

facilitating strategies to achieve neighborhood stability, economic

devel ent, community conser . n, and tourism development.

This help fa te the GAA

in connecting the contribu-

tions of Georgia' frican American community to the broadest

patterns of Georgia and American history, everyday Georgians, and

the full spectrum of the state's built environment.

The Network has traveled to Athens, Atlanta, and Macon for

quarterly meetings dedicated to implementing the strategic plan, but

also to working on heritage education activities, including the devel-

opment of an African American Heritage patch for the Northwest

Georgia Girl Scout Council, headquartered in Atlanta.

HERITAGE TOURISM

M any communities in Georgia preserve and promote their

historic sites

rties through

stro'ng heritage t Ism prbgrams.

HPD works to inc se awlreness of

this important link between historic

preservation and heritage tourism in

several ways: through cooperative

projects with the Georgia Department

of Industry, Trade & Tourism

(GDITT); through theJunding ofstate

and Jederal grants Jor heritage

tourism projects; and through its

support of the Georgia Civil War

Commission's publication oja touring

guide and its pursuit to develop the

Resaca site into a historic battleJield

park.

CASE STUDY: Resaca Battlefield Site, Gordon County
Since its creation in 1993, the Georgia Civi-l War Commission has been working to purchase and to preserve the pristine battlefield site at Resaca. Early in the fiscal year, a Civil War conference was held in Decatur, during which the formal preservation plan for the Resaca battlefield was presented. Since that time, the 15-member Commission has been focusing its efforts on finding funding to purchase the approximataely 1,200-acre site. Although the Georgia legislature had committed approximately $500,000 toward the purchase of land at Resaca, it was not enough. In May of this year, the Commission was rewarded with a $500,000 grant from the Civil War Trust, a national organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Woodruff Foundation also has awarded the Civil War Commission a $1,000,000 challenge grant to help with the acquisition of the Resaca battlefield. Currently, the Commision members, HPD staff, and DNR Commissioner Barrett are developing a strategy to identify funding sources for the remaining balance of about $500,000 to complete the purchase. If efforts to obtain the property are successful, the land will be turned over to the state for eventual use as a battlefield park. Because the property is located adjacent to 1-75 it is expected that a battlefield park at Resaca would bcome a significant economic development factor in the region. The proximity of the site to national park sites at Chickamauga and Kennesaw, both of which are heavily visited, give reason to expect that a battlefield park at Resaca would become a major attraction for tourists.

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