Georgia preservation update [Feb. 2005]

GEORGIA PRESERVATION
UPDATE
February 2005
Courthouses are central to a community's economic and social wellbeing. Every effort should be made to ensure that Georgia's historic courthouses continue to play an active part in their communities. Newton County Courthouse (left) Brooks County Courthouse (above)
Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources 47 Trinity Avenue SW, 4th floor, Atlanta, GA 30334-9006 404-656-2840 www.gashpo.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2

contents and credits

3

Director's Message

4-6 Highlights of the Year

preservation activity:

7

district 1 Jack Kingston

8

district 2 Sanford Bishop

9

district 3 Jim Marshall

10

district 4 Cynthia McKinney

11

district 5 John Lewis

12

district 6 Tom Price

13

district 7 John Linder

14

district 8 Lynn A. Westmoreland

15

district 9 Charlie Norwood

16

district 10 Nathan Deal

17

district 11 Phil Gingrey

18

district 12 John Barrow

19

district 13 David Scott

20

HPD's services and programs

Editor: Helen Talley-McRae, public information coordinator Contributors: Ray Luce, division director; Cherie Bennett, community planning coordinator; David Crass,
state archaeologist; Jeanne Cyriaque, African American programs coordinator; Mary Ann Eaddy, Technical Services unit manager; Richard Cloues, survey & National Register unit manager; Kenneth Gibbs, survey coordinator; Gretchen Brock, National Register coordinator; Jennifer Martin Lewis, Certified Local Government coordinator; Caroline Wright, preservation architect; William Hover, architectural reviewer; Martha Marcille, tax incentives coordinator; Helen Talley-McRae, public information coordinator; and Karen Anderson-Cordova, planning and local assistance unit manager.
Photo credits: All photographs by Jim Lockhart, photographer, except: page 4 courtesy of Archaeological
Services Unit; page 5 by Jeanne Cyriaque, African American programs coordinator; page 6 courtesy of the Survey and National Register Unit; page 7 from the Greyfield National Register file; page 12 (right) courtesy of the City of Roswell; page 13 (right) by Steven Moffson, architectural historian; page 13 (right) by Steven Moffson, architectural historian; and page 16 courtesy of Archaeological Services Unit.
This publication has been financed in part with federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, through the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products or consultants constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or disability in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, or if you desire more information, write to: Office for Equal Opportunity, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, Washington, D.C. 20240.
2

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
Why Historic Preservation Funding is so Important
W. Ray Luce, Division Director and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
America has witnessed a renewal of our communities, but that renewal is nowhere near complete. Cities across Georgia have found that their future is directly linked to their past. Main Streets are being revitalized and historic neighborhoods renewed. Those efforts have changed the face of our state, but there is still much work to be done.
Funding to the states from the Historic Preservation Fund helps provide the tools to continue revitalization. The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources works with local citizens to identify the state's historic and archaeological resources, nominate eligible sites and districts to the National Register of Historic Places, review projects applying for federal and state tax benefits, and ensures that the impact on historic or archaeological resources by federally funded projects is taken into account. In 2004, we accomplished much with the funds provided: 2,000 properties were added to the Archaeological Survey, totaling 43,000 since 1975 4,024 properties were added to the Historic Resources Survey, totaling over 65,194 since 1988 27 listings (comprising 871 properties) were added to the National Register of Historic Places,
totaling 1,855 listings (comprising 59,572 properties) since 1969 1 new Certified Local Government was designated, totaling 70 since 1985 70 Federal & State Tax Incentives projects were approved, representing $56,500,969; 1,133 total
approved Federal & State Tax Incentives projects representing $578,193,775 invested since 1989 19 Georgia Heritage Grants were awarded, representing $218,000 11 Historic Preservation Fund Grants were awarded, representing $64,200 2,829 Environmental Review and Compliance projects were reviewed Initiated underwater archaeology program to identify and protect submerged resources. Identified 36 Rosenwald schools as part of a national effort to preserve these segregation-era
resources. Initiated a Web-based GIS system for recorded historic and archaeological resources that will be
available to all Georgia's citizens. Many communities struggle to retain their identity. Even communities who are leading the
movement, like Madison, have much to do to complete the revitalization while making sure to include all local citizens and resource types. It is estimated that Georgia has now lost 79 percent of our urban historic resources and 95 percent of our rural resources existing in 1940.
As the activities included in this report show, we have accomplished much and been wise stewards of the public monies we receive. However, there is still so much that needs to be done if we are to provide local citizens the tools they need to preserve the state's heritage. For example: 50 percent of Georgia counties have not been inventoried for above ground resources. Less than 20 percent of the state has been inventoried for archaeological resources. Large areas, like the Etowah Valley, are in danger of being obliterated by new development. We need a program to help preserve landmark buildings such as county courthouses and city halls. We lack effective ways to identify and develop many new heritage tourism areas. We do not have a specific program to identify and help preserve our agricultural heritage. The GIS program we will introduce this year will not include properties listed in the National
Register due to lack of funding.
3

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Georgia's Historic Courthouses
Georgia has one of America's greatest collections of county courthouses, but many of these landmark buildings are endangered. Although Georgia is the twentieth largest state, it is second in number of courthouses with 132 listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings range from Greek Revival to International Style, illustrating nearly 170 years of Georgia history.
Courthouses serve as indicators of a community's economic health. Towns are more likely to attract businesses and tourists when such landmark buildings are utilized and in good repair.
Growth is the culprit in many areas where counties need additional space to carry out their mandated functions. While some counties have sensitively expanded their historic courthouse or built nearby office buildings, others have demolished or abandoned wonderful buildings to build larger, often non-descript buildings on the outskirts of town.
In other parts of Georgia it is the lack of growth that endangers the courthouse. Georgia's small, rural counties often have neither the population nor the tax base to keep their impressive courthouses in the condition they desire. And of course, deferred maintenance, often the result of lack of funding, is a major cause of physical threats to historic courthouses.
The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) has recently produced a publication, Preserving Georgia's Historic County Courthouses, and screensaver to highlight the importance and beauty of Georgia's historic courthouses and to help local officials and residents in preserving this inheritance for the future. For these items and more information, visit HPD's Web site at www.gashpo.org and click on the Historic Courthouses link under the Partnership Projects heading.

Southwest Georgia Archaeological Survey
For over four years, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has partnered with the nonprofit LAMAR Institute to carry out the first regional-level archaeological survey in Georgia. This survey has included both reconnaissancelevel investigations on the ground and a relic collector survey. It resulted in the recording of over 500 previously unknown archaeological sites in southwest Georgia. That increase is substantial, particularly considering that only 1,248 sites had been identified in this region prior to the study. The dearth of data is the result of inadequate attention to this region of the state rather than an absence of archaeological sites.
The relic collector survey represents the most ambitious attempt at this type of survey in Georgia to date. The preliminary findings of the collector survey indicate that a great storehouse of information is harbored by the local citizenry and many of these citizens have a strong interest in the history and prehistory of the region. In fact, many of them bemoan the fact that there is no state museum local affiliate to showcase the region's prehistory and history. This ongoing survey effort provides a solid basis for creating a partnership between state government and local citizens interested in archaeological sites and artifacts.

4

GAAHPN Holds its First Annual Meeting in Augusta
The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN) sponsored Georgia History Through the Eyes of African Americans in January 2004. This was the first annual meeting of the Network since its inception in 1989 as the minority preservation committee of the Georgia National Register Review Board. Led by a volunteer steering committee, GAAHPN membership has since grown to over 1,850 persons. GAAHPN hosted this meeting to share information on current scholarship in African American history and successful preservation initiatives throughout the state.
The Lucy Laney Museum was a site on the GAAHPN annual meeting tour in Augusta.
The GAAHPN steering committee and the Historic Preservation Division's African American programs coordinator sought partnerships in the public, corporate and nonprofit sectors to host the annual meeting. Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta provided a historic laboratory for discussions about the preservation of this site and the evolution of Springfield Village Park. Over 75 participants attended workshops that explored genealogy and the origins of free black communities in Georgia cities. Participants toured the Laney-Walker historic district, museums and local landmarks associated with Augusta's African American past. The keynote speaker was Michael Thurmond, Georgia Commissioner of Labor, who discussed his book Freedom: Georgia's Antislavery Heritage 1733-1865.
5

Preservation Tax Incentives Workshops
In 2004, the new State Income Tax Credit for Rehabilitated Historic Property joined the Federal Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit and the State Preferential Property Tax Assessment programs as financial tools to assist Georgia property owners rehabilitate and continue to use their historic buildings. To promote these programs, The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) partnered with the Office of Downtown Development, Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to present a series of traveling workshops specifically aimed at training Main Street and Better Hometown managers.
Since the tax incentive programs are often an essential part of the financial package that enables rehabilitation, it is important that the individuals directly involved in downtown development understand the opportunities provided by these preservation incentives and are comfortable dealing with the application process. Main Street and Better Hometown managers are often on the frontlines of preservation and can promote these financial tools to their constituents.
Five, 1 day workshops were held across the state from January to June 2004 in Stone Mountain, Moultrie, Sandersville, Milledgeville, and Rome. Workshop sessions covered an explanation of the three tax incentive programs, the role of the National and Georgia Registers of Historic Places, the importance of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and the application process. Presentations, on-site analysis of building issues, and case studies were all used to stimulate an understanding of how a successful rehabilitation tax project develops.
Workshop evaluations and feedback were extremely positive. As a result, HPD and DCA are continuing their partnership and planning additional workshops. The long-term goal is to see new rehabilitation projects happen as a result of information

learned at these workshops. These projects will then result in historic buildings being preserved and continuing to serve as vital components of Georgia communities.
HPD Identifies the American Small House
In 2004, HPD added the American Small House to its collection of house types included in its 1991 publication, Georgia's Living Places: Historic Houses in their Landscaped Settings.
The American Small House is a small single-family house, built in large numbers, all across the state, from the mid1930s into the early 1950s. Sometimes called "minimal traditional" houses, they represent a unique national response to the challenge of providing affordable housing during two decades of economic hardship brought about by the Great Depression, World War II, and post-war recovery.
As its name suggests, the American Small House is compact, nearly square in plan, one-story high, with a gable roof. It contains from three to six major rooms. Optional features include small porches, stoops, dormers, and garages. The most common architectural style is "Cape Cod" although many houses display no architectural style at all.
The American Small House helped meet a national goal of increased homeownership during economically challenging times. It was created through an unprecedented collaboration among architects, builders, university service agencies, building code officials, insurance companies, financial institutions, and the federal government which resulted in the establishment of minimum design standards and model plans, the widespread standardization of construction practices and building components such as windows, doors, and framing lumber, and the first widespread program of government-backed private home mortgages.
What does this mean for historic preservation in Georgia? Quite simply, it
6

means that many modest houses from the 1930s through the early 1950s now have a "preservation pedigree." Their distinctive architecture and direct historical associations to an important period in American history can now be more readily appreciated. The American Small House can continue to fulfill its mission of providing affordable housing.
An example of an American Small House featured in the 1948 "Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes" catalog. Note that two slightly different floor plans were offered for this model.

JACK KINGSTON district 1

Archaeology Protection & Education
Archaeologists carried out excavations around the Sapelo Light as part of a new trail developed by DNR's Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites Division. The excavations resulted in the recovery of artifacts from the 1800s that will be used to help interpret the cultural landscape within the context of barrier island ecology.
Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 13,856 - Atkinson Co., Bryan Co., Charlton Co., Chatham Co., Coffee Co., Glynn Co., Perry; Liberty Co., Lowndes Co., McIntosh Co., Pulaski Co. recently completed surveys: Kingsland & Woodbine, Lowndes Co. - phase 3
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 206 recent listings: New Perry Hotel, Perry, Houston Co. Pace House, Hazelhurst, Jeff Davis Co.
Greyfield, Cumberland Island, Camden Co. Greyfield was built in 1901 to be the
home of Margaret Carnegie Ricketson and her husband Oliver. They lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but stayed at Greyfield during the winter where they entertained friends and family. The death of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, wife of Thomas Carnegie, in 1916 ended the high water mark of Carnegie life on Cumberland island. The property has always remained occupied and was opened as the Greyfield Inn in the 1960s.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 10 - Brunswick, Darien, Douglas, Fitzgerald, Hawkinsville, Hinesville, Moultrie, Savannah, St. Marys, Valdosta
7

recent activities: Savannah hosted a two-day statewide historic preservation commission training seminar in April 2004.
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: City owned, Ocilla School, Ocilla, Irwin Co. Grants Various, Main Street Tax Incentives Workshop, Moultrie, Colquitt Co. - Tax Incentives DNR-Parks and Historic Sites, Reynolds Mansion/Chocolate Plantation, Sapelo Island, McIntosh Co. State Stewardship DCAOffice of Downtown Development, Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Workshop, Moultrie, Colquitt Co. - Tax Incentives Southeast Georgia Regional Development Center, Downtown area site visit, Waycross, Ware Co. Technical Assistance UGA Marine Institute, old dormitory building, Sapelo Island, McIntosh Co. State Stewardship Local government, Appling County Courthouse, Baxley, Appling Co. Technical Assistance Local government, Presbyterian Institute, Blackshear, Pierce Co. Technical Assistance Non-profit organization, Alma Elementary School, Alma, Bacon Co. - Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State & Federal
total approved projects & investment: 27; $5,175,326 recently approved projects & investment: Moultrie, Colquitt Co.: 1; $100,000 125 1st Street, Moultrie, Colquitt Co. $100,000 invested to rehabilitate a one-story commercial building for use as a restaurant

SANFORD BISHOP district 2

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 13,195 - Baker Co., Clay Co., Decatur Co., Albany; Early Co., Lowndes Co., Columbus; Quitman Co., Seminole Co., Stewart Co., Terrell Co., sections of Thomasville recently completed surveys: Cordele, Lowndes Co. - phase 2 ongoing surveys: Tift Co.
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 352 recent listings: Bank of Jakin, Jakin, Early Co. East End Historic District (boundary changes), Thomasville, Thomas Co. Hillcrest-Wildwood Circle Historic District, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Hollywood Plantation, Thomasville, Thomas Co. Lewis-Rothschild Building, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Poulan Library, Poulan, Worth Co.
Reich Dry Goods Company, Columbus, Muscogee Co.
Parrott Historic District, Parrott, Terrell Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 10 - Albany, Americus, Ashburn, Columbus, Cordele, Moultrie, Plains, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Private owner/developer, Pittman Medical Building, Tifton, Tift Co. - Tax Incentives

Private owner/developer, downtown commercial building, Tifton, Tift Co. Environmental Review City owned, Lankford Manor, Tifton, Tift Co. - Grants County owned, Brooks County Courthouse, Quitman, Brooks Co. - Grants City owned, Bethlehem Primitive Church, Quitman area, Brooks Co. - Grants City owned, Bank of Jakin, Jakin, Early Co. Grants Private owner, historic farm, rural Sumter Co. - Technical Assistance Private owner, historic gristmill, rural Webster Co. - Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 100; $35,037,455 recently approved projects & investment: Columbus, Muscogee Co. 10; $6,049,071 Valdosta, Lowndes Co.: 1; $65,000 Bainbridge, Decatur Co.: 1; $37,500 Tifton, Tift Co.: 1; $83,633
Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Bethlehem Primitive Historic Site, Quitman, Brooks Co. $10,500 Leesburg High School, Lee Co. $10,000 Toll House, Ft. Gaines, Clay Co. $4,000 Bank of Jakin, Jakin, Early Co. $10,000 Lankford Manor, Tifton, Tift Co. $25,000
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 55
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 6 recent award recipients: Andrea MacDonald - South Georgia Regional Development Center, Valdosta, for her outstanding work documenting historic schools in Georgia.

8

JIM MARSHALL district 3

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 6,156 - Perry, Milledgeville, Dooly Co., Emanuel Co., Hancock Co., Jones Co., Pulaski Co., Jeffersonville, Taylor Co. recently completed surveys: Monroe Co., Fort Valley, Gordon
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 241 recent listings: Cochran Municipal Building and School, Cochran, Bleckeley Co. Luther Williams Field, Macon, Bibb Co. Montezuma Historic District, Montezuma, Macon Co. New Perry Hotel, Perry, Houston Co. Wesleyan College Historic District, Macon, Bibb Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 8 - Fort Valley, Hawkinsville, Lily, Marshallville, Milledgeville, Montezuma, Sparta-Hancock Co., Taylor, Co.
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Private owner, historic residence, Fort Valley, Peach Co - Tax Incentives County owned, Historic Crawford County Courthouse, Knoxville, Crawford Co. - Grants Private owner, historic pottery studio and kiln, rural Crawford Co. - Technical Assistance Various, Main Street Tax Incentives Workshop, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co. -Tax Incentives State owned, High Falls State Park, High Falls, Monroe Co. - State Stewardship Various, Main Street Tax Incentives Workshop, Sandersville, Washington Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, CORE Neighborhood Development Group sites, Macon, Bibb Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, historic apartment building, Macon, Bibb Co.-Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, Macon Children's Museum, Macon, Bibb Co. - Tax Incentives Johnson County Historical Society, Grice Inn, Wrightsville, Johnson Co. - Grants Non-profit organization, Peabody School, Eastman, Dodge Co. Grants Non-profit organization, Abbeville Auditorium, Abbeville, Wilcox Co. - Technical Assistance Private owner, Adkins Farm, Rural Baldwin Co. Technical Assistance
9

Non-profit organization, Old Warthen School, Warthen, Washington Co. Grants Local government, 2 S.E. Broad St. (Metter Banking Co.), Metter, Candler Co. Technical Assistance Private owner, 100 S.W. Main St. (Citizens Bank of Vidalia), Vidalia, Toombs Co. Technical Assistance Local government, Johnson County Courthouse, Wrightsville, Johnson Co. Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 268; $66,427,087 recently approved projects & investment: Milledgeville, Baldwin Co.: 1; $260,000 Macon, Bibb Co.: 19; $8,060,032 440/Broadway/MLK Boulevard, Macon, Bibb Co. $3,578,837 invested to rehabilitate a 58,500 square foot building for new office space.
Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Old Crawford County Courthouse, Knoxville, Crawford Co. $10,000 Peabody School, Eastman, Dodge Co. $16,000 Old Warthen School, Warthen, Washington Co. $4,500 Hay House, Macon, Bibb Co. $7,400 Taylor County Courthouse, Butler, Taylor Co. $22,000
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 73
recent Centennial Heritage Farm award recipients:
Zach & Camilla Hubert Farm, Hancock Co. recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Dekle Farm, Candler Co.; Jane Barwick Farm, Emanuel Co.; Kezar Farm, Houston Co.; MoseleyCrawford Place, Peach Co.; Parrish Settlement, Emanuel Co.; Ransom Farms, Dooly Co.; Sutton Family Farm, Emanuel Co.; Whitsett-Morgan Farm, Dooly Co.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 6 recent award recipients: Anne Floyd, Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center, Augusta, for her outstanding work as a regional historic preservation planner over the past 16 years.

CYNTHIA MCKINNEY district 4

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 2,466 - DeKalb Co.
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 57 recent listings: Callanwolde (boundary increase and additional
documentation), Atlanta, DeKalb Co. Case study: Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area The Historic Preservation Division (HPD) supports the designation of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. (Read HR1618 online at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgibin/query/D?c108:2:./temp/~c108ulXDpE::) HPD staff consulted with graduate students from Georgia State University's heritage preservation program while they prepared a National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF). The MPDF documents the historic resources within the proposed National Heritage Area. HPD will work with the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and the National Park Service to process any National Register nominations submitted for properties within the proposed National Heritage Area.
A National Heritage Area is a place where natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources combine to form a cohesive, nationally distinctive landscape arising from patterns of human activity shaped by geography. Arabia Mountain and other nearby granite outcrops in have been linked to human settlement and activity for thousands of years. Many examples of significant architecture in the Arabia Mountain area reflect the period of growth of the granite industry. The Rockland United Methodist Church, constructed in 1891, stands as a landmark that exemplifies the expansion of the community during this period. The Lithonia Woman's Club clubhouse, constructed in 1929, is a one-story granite structure located in downtown Lithonia. HPD thanks the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance for information included in this case study. Their Web site is at www.arabiaalliance.org.

Certified Local Governments
total designations: 4 - Avondale Estates, Decatur, DeKalb Co., Stone Mountain
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Private owner/developer, Caroline Street Mill, Atlanta, DeKalb Co. - Tax Incentives DeKalb County Parks, Arabia Mountain Park, Dekalb Co. Technical Assistance Local government, 7123 Swift St., Lithonia, DeKalb Co. Environmental Review Various, Main Street Tax Incentives Workshop, Stone Mountain, DeKalb Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner, 2993 Eliza St., Scottdale, DeKalb Co. Technical Assistance DNR-Parks and Historic Sites, Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, DeKalb Co. State Stewardship
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 5; $4,862,858 recently approved projects & investment: Atlanta, DeKalb Co.: 1; $462,000
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 18 recent award recipients: Michael Miller, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, for promoting the importance of the stewardship of historic buildings on Georgia's state university and college campuses.
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 1

10

JOHN LEWIS district 5

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 6,694 - Acworth, Marietta, and West Cobb Co.; DeKalb Co.; unincorporated Fulton Co., Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward and Vine City.
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 258 recent listings: Callanwolde (boundary increase and additional documentation), Atlanta, DeKalb Co. Howell Interlocking Historic District, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Inman Park-Moreland Historic District (boundary increase and additional documentation), Atlanta, Fulton Co. Piedmont Park Apartments, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Anne Wallace Branch-Carnegie Library, Atlanta, Fulton Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 8 - Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Cobb Co., Decatur, DeKalb Co., Kennesaw, Roswell, Stone Mountain
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: US Govt. owned, Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - Environmental Review Private owner/developer, Highland School Lofts, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - Tax Incentives State owned, Swann Residence Hall, GA Tech, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - State Stewardship Private owner/developer, Midtown Bank, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - Environmental Review Private owner/developer, Edgewood Ave commercial building, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, Edgewood Ave historic gas station/BBQ restaurant, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner, 698 Bellemeade Ave., Atlanta, Fulton Co. Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, 488 Glenn St., Atlanta, Fulton Co. Tax Incentives Non-profit organization, 599 Mitchell St. (Phyllis Wheatley YWCA), Atlanta, Fulton Co. Technical Assistance

Private owner/developer, 120 Marietta St., Atlanta, Fulton Co. Technical Assistance Non-profit organization/private developer, Pascal's Restaurant, MLK, Jr. Blvd., Atlanta, Fulton Co. Technical Assistance Private owner/developer, 683 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Fulton Co. Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 171; $223,377,248 recently approved projects & investment: Atlanta, DeKalb Co.: 1; $462,000 Atlanta, Fulton Co.: 7; $25,021,722 1093 West Ave, SW, Atlanta, Fulton Co. $4,135,296 invested to rehabilitate the W. H.Crogman Elementary School for senior apartment housing. 539 John Street, Northyards, Atlanta, Fulton Co. - $16,000,000 invested to rehabilitate a historic railroad yard and complex to be used as new, modern office space.
Georgia Heritage Grant
recent grants:
Roswell Mill Machine Shop, Fulton Co.
$9,000
Historic Preservation Fund Grants
recent grants:
City of Atlanta, design guidelines $10,800
State Stewardship Awards
total award recipients: 3 recent award recipients: Timothy J. Crimmins, Professor of History, Georgia State University, Governor's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, for his tireless work as the Chairman of the Georgia Capitol Commission.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 16 recent award recipients: Michael Miller, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, for promoting the importance of the stewardship of historic buildings on Georgia's state university and college campuses.

11

TOM PRICE district 6

Archaeology Protection & Education
Archaeologists provided technical assistance to the Cobb County Cemetery Preservation Commission to insure sensitive development around historic interments.
Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 4,784 - Acworth, Marietta, and West Cobb Co.; Cherokee Co.; unincorporated Fulton Co., Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward and Vine City.
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 219 recent listings: Howell Interlocking Historic District, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Inman Park-Moreland Historic District (boundary increase and additional documentation), Atlanta, Fulton Co. Anne Wallace Branch-Carnegie Library, Atlanta, Fulton Co.
Piedmont Park Apartments, Atlanta, Fulton Co.
Constructed in 1913 and designed by Atlanta architect Leila Ross Wilburn, the building features characteristics of the Italianate style. The east faade faces Piedmont Park.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 4 - Atlanta, Cobb Co., Kennesaw, Roswell
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 163; $198,182,526

recently approved projects & investment: Marietta, Cobb Co.: 1; $289,000 55 Trammell Street, Marietta, Cobb Co. $289,000 invested to rehabilitate a deteriorated Victorian house for continued use as a single family home.
Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants:
Roswell Mill Machine Shop, Fulton Co. $9,000
The Roswell Mill District is located on the northern slope and floodplain of the Vickery Creek Valley in the City of Roswell. The machine shop, mill building ruins, a mill dam and pond, stone retaining walls, metal machinery, turbine, flume and piping comprise this district. The machine shop is the oldest standing mill building. It was built in 1854 by Roswell King and his son Barrington King. Confederate uniforms were manufactured locally using cotton produced by the Roswell Mills and the building's roof was burned during Roswell's occupation during the Civil War.
The goal of the project is to create working engineering and architectural drawings so that the City can begin to stabilize the building, making it safe. The stabilization will serve as a catalyst to further preserve the wealth of resources located within the valley and illustrate Roswell's commitment to preserving its historic resources.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 1
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 3

12

JOHN LINDER district 7

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 2,385 - Bartow Co., Cherokee Co., Forsyth Co.
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 48
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 1 - Cartersville
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 9; $31,227,086
Historic Preservation Fund Grants
recent grants:

The Georgia Centennial Farm Award ceremony is held each October at the opening day of the Georgia National Fair in Perry. The Centennial Family Farm Award recognizes farms owned by members of the same family for 100 years or more that are not listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Cloverhurst Farm in Forsyth County was originally comprised of 160 acres on four lots obtained by the Tumlin family during the 1835 Cherokee land lottery. The fifth generation of the family now retains 123 acres of the original assemblage. Several historic buildings remain on the farm, including a circa 1890 two-room house, a smokehouse, chicken coops and pig pens. Today, the family's principle crops are cattle, timber and hay.

City of Cedartown, design guidelines $7,200 Design guidelines specify appropriate
changes to both residential and commercial historic buildings within a locally designated historic district. Owners of historic properties located within Cedartown's local historic district will be able to refer to the guidelines when planning any structural changes and preparing Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) applications. The Cedartown Historic Preservation Commission will utilize the design guidelines to provide consistent decisions when reviewing COA applications.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 2
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 6 recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Cloverhurst Farm, Forsyth Co.

Former President Jimmy Carter was the keynote speaker at this year's Georgia Centennial Farm Award ceremony.
Since 1993, the Georgia Centennial Farm Program has recognized more than 290 farms from around the state. The program is administered by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and sponsored by HPD, Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Forestry Commission, and the Georgia National Fair and Agricenter.

13

LYNN A. WESTMORELAND district 8

Archaeology Protection & Education
A combined group of Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and local divers carried out mapping and documentation surveys of underwater site 9TP973, which spans District 8 and District 11. Several steamboat wrecks, as well as a circa 1930s racing boat, a steamboat navigation feature, and Civil War-era artifacts have been documented. DNR is supporting local efforts to develop an underwater trail at the site.
Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 10,082 Bowdon, Coweta Co., Douglas Co., Fayette Co., Harris Co., Henry Co., Jasper Co., Jones Co., Columbus; Rockdale Co., Troup Co. recently completed surveys: Porterdale
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 342 recent listings: Hillcrest-Wildwood Circle Historic District, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Lewis-Rothschild Building, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Reich Dry Goods Company, Columbus, Muscogee Co. Wesleyan College Historic District, Macon, Bibb Co.

Certified Local Governments
total designations: 13; Bowdon, Carrollton, Columbus, Conyers, Covington, Douglasville, Grantville, Hogansville, LaGrange, Monticello, Thomaston, Troup Co., West Point
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Local government/private owners, downtown area, Hampton, Henry Co. Technical Assistance Private owner/developer, Mandeville Mill, Carrollton, Carroll Co. - Tax Incentives
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 11; $6,687,447
Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Folds House, Carrollton, Carroll Co. $12,000 Old Carnegie Library, Newnan, Coweta Co. $6,100
State Stewardship Awards
total award recipients: 1 recent award recipients: Frank Brown, President, Columbus State University, Governor's Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship, for his leadership in promoting the university's efforts towards Columbus downtown revitalization.

Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 10 recent award recipients: Cynthia Rosers, African American Alliance of the Newnan-Coweta County Historical Society, for her commitment to the preservation of Coweta County's African American historic resources.

Luther Williams Field, Macon, Bibb Co. One of the nation's oldest minor league
ball parks, Luther Williams Field has hosted games since it was constructed in 1929. In 1949, it was the site of Georgia's first racially integrated baseball game when the Brooklyn Dodgers, including Jackie Robinson, beat the Macon Peaches 11-2.

Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 21

14

CHARLIE NORWOOD district 9

Archaeology Protection & Education
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) archaeologists partnered with the University of Georgia to carry out a shovel test survey of Nacoochee Mound. Working under the direction of Dr. Mark Williams, Director of the Georgia Archaeological Site File (http://shapiro.anthro.uga.edu/GASF/), we helped field school students test the extent and depth of the village midden associated with this outstanding mound site, which is now under the protection of Georgia DNR. You can read the results of this investigation and many others at: http://shapiro.anthro.uga.edu/Lamar/reports.htm
Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 10,685 - Columbia Co., Elbert Co., Franklin Co., Greensboro, Habersham Co., Jefferson; Lincoln Co., Madison Co., McDuffie Co., Oglethorpe Co., Rabun Co., Richmond Co., Stephens Co., Walton Co., White Co., Wilkes Co., Covington recently completed surveys: Porterdale
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 422 recent listings: Academy of Richmond County-1926 Campus, Augusta, Richmond Co. Augusta Downtown Historic District, Augusta, Richmond Co. Turk Family Farm, near Maysville, Banks Co. Wilson-Finney-Land House, Madison vicinity, Morgan Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 16; Augusta-Richmond Co., Covington, Dahlonega, Elberton, Greensboro, Hartwell, Jefferson, Lavonia, Lexington, Lincolnton, Madison, McDuffie Co., Monroe, Washington, Winder recent designations: Harlem
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: DNR-Parks & Historic Sites, Fort Yargo State Park, Winder, Barrow Co.- State Stewardship Non-profit organization, Main Street 101 Training Workshop, Madison, Morgan Co. Technical Assistance

Local government, Jefferson High School, Jefferson, Jackson Co. Technical Assistance Local government, Madison County Courthouse, Danielsville, Madison Co. Grants Local government/private Owners, downtown commercial district, Toccoa, Stephens Co. Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 41; $7,157,307 recently approved projects & investment: Eatonton, Putnam Co.: 1; $142,929 Madison, Morgan Co.: 2; $385,000 549 Old Post Road, Madison, Morgan Co.$275,000 invested to rehabilitate a deteriorated Piedmont Plain style house for continued use as a single family home.
Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Thomson Drug Company, McDuffie Co. $9,000 Shields-Ethridge Farm, Jackson Co. $15,000 Madison County Courthouse, Madison Co. $20,000
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 33 recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Battle Prong Farm, Walton Co.; Foster & Brady Farm, Walton Co.; White Farm, Franklin Co.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 8 recent award recipients: Anne Floyd - Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center, Augusta, for her outstanding work as a regional historic preservation planner over the past 16 years. Tom Gresham - Georgia Council on Indian Concerns and Southeastern Archaeological Services, Athens, for his selfless contributions to the promotion of Georgia archaeology over the past two decades. Monica Kocher - City of Madison, for her successful integration of historic preservation ethics into all levels of city government as Madison's planning director.

15

NATHAN DEAL district 10

Archaeology Protection & Education
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) archaeologists worked with the Trust for Public Land and other DNR divisions to acquire a tract to the west of the Chief Vann House State Historic Site. Acquisition of the tract, which is thought to have originally been the site of Vann's racehorse stable, slave cabins, and other plantation support structures, also preserves the viewshed from further development.

County owned, Gilmer County Courthouse, Elijay, Gilmer Co. - Technical Assistance Private owner/developer, Trevitt Hall, Dalton, Whitfield Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, Crown Cotton Mill, Dalton, Whitfield Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, Cohutta Bank, Dalton, Whitfield Co. - Environmental Review County owned, Fannin County Courthouse, Blue Ridge, Fannin Co. - Technical Assistance City owned, City Hall, Resaca, Gordon Co. Technical Assistance Private owner/developer, 131 N. Bradford St., Gainesville, Hall Co. Tax Incentives

An upcoming survey will assess a segment of the Old Federal Road, over which the Cherokees walked on the Trail of Tears.
Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 5,439 - Catoosa Co., Dawson Co., Fannin Co., Forsyth Co., Murray Co., Pickens Co., Rockdale Co., unincorporated Walker Co., Walton Co., Whitfield Co. recently completed surveys: Flowery Branch
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 124 recent listings: Murray County High School Historic District, Chatsworth, Murray Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 6; Conyers, Dalton, Flowery Branch, Fort Oglethorpe, Monroe
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Private owner, Methodist Church, Dalton, Whitfield Co. - Technical Assistance Private owner, Cartecay Methodist Church, Elijay area, Gilmer Co. - Technical Assistance

Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 13; $5,242,128 recently approved projects & investment: Dalton, Whitfield Co.: 1; $1,200,000 The Wink Theater, 115 W. Crawford Street, Dalton, Whitfield County - $1,200,000 invested to rehabilitate an art deco theater for continued use as a theater.
Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Marsh-Warthen House, Walker Co. $11,000
Historic Preservation Fund Grants
recent grants: City of Dalton, historic resources survey $10,000 City of Fort Oglethorpe, design guidelines $5,100 City of Harlem, historic resources survey $3,200
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 2
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 16 recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Battle Prong Farm, Walton Co.; Cloverhurst Farm, Forsyth Co.; Foster and Brady Farm, Walton Co.; Humphreys-Sampler Family Farm, Murray Co.

16

PHIL GINGREY district 11

Archaeology Protection & Education
Development of a turf farm near Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site had created significant surface water runoff that affected the prehistoric features of the site. Archaeologists worked with the local landowner to develop a new retention system that created a wetland and stopped the runoff from affecting the Indian mounds and other features.
Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 13,240 - Bartow Co., Bowdon, Acworth, Marietta, West Cobb Co., Coweta Co., Douglas Co., Floyd Co., Harris Co., Heard Co., Columbus, Troup Co.

High Uptown, Columbus, Muscogee Co. - Tax Incentives Nonprofit organization, Nesbitt-Union Chapel, Marietta, Cobb Co. Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State & Federal
total approved projects & investment: 31; $24,069,535 recently approved projects & investment: Rome, Floyd Co.: 1; $3,956,640 Cedartown, Polk Co.: 1; $190,251 407-409 Main Street, Old Rose's Dimestore, Cedartown, Polk County - $190,251 invested to create a new real estate office.

National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 247 recent listings:
Hillcrest-Wildwood Circle Historic District,
Columbus, Muscogee Co.
Lewis-Rothschild Building, Columbus,
Muscogee Co. Reich Dry Goods Company, Columbus,
Muscogee Co.

Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Old Carnegie Library, Newnan, Coweta Co. $6,100 Heard County Jail, Franklin, Heard Co. $4,500 Folds House, Carrollton Co., Carroll Co. $12,000 Talbot County Courthouse, Talbotton, Talbot Co. $12,000

Certified Local Governments
total designations: 16; Bowdon, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cedartown, Cobb Co., Columbus, Douglasville, Grantville, Heard Co., Hogansville, Kennesaw, LaGrange, Rome, Thomaston, Troup Co., West Point
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Various, Main Street Tax Incentives Workshop, Rome, Floyd Co. - Tax Incentives State owned, Warm Springs Rehab Institute, Warm Springs, Meriwether Co. - State Stewardship Private owner/developer, West Point School, West Point, Troup Co. - Tax Incentives City owned, West Point Depot, West Point, Troup Co. - Grants federal government owned, Fort Benning, Muscogee Co. - Environmental Review Private owner/developer, Woolfolk House, Columbus, Muscogee Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, various buildings in

Historic Preservation Fund Grants
recent grants: City of Lexington, historic district information materials $4,000 City of Bowden, heritage tourism materials $5,000 City of Carrollton, National Register nomination $3,600 City of Cartersville, historic resources survey $1,800
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 18 recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Oak Grove, Heard Co.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 7 recent award recipients: Cynthia Rosers, African American Alliance of the Newnan-Coweta County Historical Society, for her commitment to the preservation of Coweta County's African American historic resources.

17

JOHN BARROW district 12

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 9,629 - Bryan Co., Chatham Co., Athens, Effingham Co., Oglethorpe Co., Richmond Co.
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 228 recent listings: Academy of Richmond County-1926 Campus, Augusta, Richmond Co. Augusta Downtown Historic District, Augusta, Richmond Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 4; Athens-Clarke Co., Augusta-Richmond Co., Lexington, and Savannah
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Department of Defense, Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Clarke Co. Environmental Review Private owners/developers, 109 Whitaker St., Savannah, Chatham Co. Tax Incentives Private owners/developers, 1810 Bull St. (Richard Arnold School), Savannah, Chatham Co. Technical Assistance Private owners, 1127 Broad St., Augusta, Richmond Co. Tax Incentives Private owners, 2229 Walton Way, Augusta, Richmond Co. Tax Incentives Private owners, 670 Broad St., Augusta, Richmond Co. Technical Assistance
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 437; $154,147,162 recently approved projects & investment: Augusta, Richmond Co.: 2; $1,166,250 Athens, Clarke Co.: 2; $4,640,970 269 Hull Street, the Adcock Building, Athens, Clarke County - $2,887,608 invested to covert an industrial building into apartments targeted for UGA students. Savannah, Chatham Co.: 16; $4,199,971 110-120 Jefferson Street, Savannah, Chatham County - $887,512 invested to convert a row of

two-story retail spaces into expanded offices for the adjoining law firm.
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 24 recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Longwood Plantation, Screven Co.; SmithCotton Farm, Jenkins Co.
State Stewardship Awards
total award recipients: 4 recent award recipients: John C. Waters - Professor, School of Environmental Design, University of Georgia, Governor's Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship, for his lifetime achievements in the development of the historic preservation movement in Georgia, as an educator, advocate, innovator, and community activist. Michael Ash and Lois T. Ellison - Medical College of Georgia, Governor's Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship, for their tireless efforts to research, identify, preserve and publish a thorough history of the Medical College. Paul Cassilly and Danny Sniff - Office of University Architects, University of Georgia, Governor's Award for Historic Preservation Stewardship, for their extraordinary efforts to complete an outstanding rehabilitation project, the Administration Building at UGA.
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 9 recent award recipients: Anne Floyd - Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center, Augusta, for her outstanding work as a regional historic preservation planner over the past 16 years. Tom Gresham - Georgia Council on Indian Concerns and Southeastern Archaeological Services, Athens, for his selfless contributions to the promotion of Georgia archaeology over the past two decades. Hope Moorer and Randy Weitman - Georgia Ports Authority, for their sensitivity to the archaeological mitigation work at the Mary Musgrove site, the future home of GPA's Container Berth 8, near Savannah.

18

DAVID SCOTT district 13

Historic Resources Survey
total surveyed properties: 6,617 - DeKalb Co., Fayette Co., unincorporated Fulton Co., Heard Co., Covington; Rockdale Co., Walton Co. recently completed surveys: Porterdale
National Register of Historic Places
total listings: 435 recent listings: Callanwolde (boundary increase and additional documentation), Atlanta, DeKalb Co. Howell Interlocking Historic District, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Inman Park-Moreland Historic District (boundary increase and additional documentation), Atlanta, Fulton Co. Piedmont Park Apartments, Atlanta, Fulton Co. Anne Wallace Branch-Carnegie Library, Atlanta, Fulton Co.
Certified Local Governments
total designations: 9; Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Conyers, Covington, Decatur, DeKalb Co., Monroe, Roswell, Stone Mountain
Architectural Technical Assistance
recent projects: Private owner/developer, various downtown buildings, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co. - Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, Coke Bottling Plant, Griffin, Spalding Co. - Environmental Review Private owner, 1160 Monticello St., Covington, Newton Co. Tax Incentives Private owner/developer, Porterdale Mill, Porterdale, Newton Co. Tax Incentives
Preservation Tax Incentives: State and Federal
total approved projects & investment: 8; $2,160,339 invested recently approved projects & investment: Monroe, Walton Co.: 1; $191,000 Nunnally Building, 117-123 N. Broad Street, Monroe, Walton Co. - $191,000 invested to rehabilitate a deteriorated commercial building for continued use as a retail space and apartments.

Georgia Heritage Grants
recent grants: Roswell Mill Machine Shop, Fulton Co. $9,000
Historic Preservation Fund Grants
recent grants: City of Covington, heritage education/tourism materials $6,000
Preservation Achievement Awards
total award recipients: 16 recent award recipients:
Michael Miller (2nd from left), Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, for promoting the importance of the stewardship of historic buildings on Georgia's state university and college campuses.
Centennial Farm Awards
total award recipients: 12 recent Centennial Family Farm award recipients: Battle Prong Farm, Walton Co.; Foster and Brady Farm, Walton Co.

19

Georgia's State Historic Preservation Office
Our Mission
To promote the preservation and use of historic places for a better Georgia.
Our Services and Programs
African American Programs Archaeology Protection and Education
Architectural Technical Assistance Cemetery Preservation Centennial Farms
Certified Local Governments Community Planning Disaster Relief
Environmental Review and Compliance Georgia Heritage Grants
Georgia Register of Historic Places Georgia Women's History Initiative
Heritage Tourism Historic Preservation Fund Grants
Historic Resources Survey National Register of Historic Places Preservation Achievement Awards
State and Federal Tax Incentives State Stewardship
Underwater Archaeology