Preservation Posts - monthly ejournal written by HPD staff that focuses on HPD programs and projects
Preservation Georgia Online - weekly enewsletter that features preservation news, announcements and activities from across the nation
Reflections - GAAHPN publication that features stories about African American communities and historic resources in Georgia
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What's New
Read the May 2012 edition of Reflections a publication of the Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN).
Read Georgia's State Historic Preservation Plan 2012-2016: Partnering for Preservation
May is Preservation Month! Find out what's happening near you.
2012 "Downtown Georgia" photo contest seeks photos of the state's diverse historic downtown buildings and streetscapes by May 24.
During May, Georgians will join in a nationwide celebration of 2012 National Preservation Month. “Discovering America’s Hidden Gems" is the national theme of the month-long celebration sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. On May 2, Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation designating May as Georgia Preservation Month. The theme is “Discovering Georgia’s Hidden Gems.”
The Wynne-Claughton Building, more commonly known as the Carnegie Building, located at 141 Carnegie Way, NW, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2012. The property owner sponsored the nomination and a consultant prepared the nomination materials.
The Taylor-Brawner House and Brawner Sanitarium, located at 3180 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 2012. The Taylor-Brawner House Foundation staff and volunteers sponsored the nomination and prepared the nomination materials.
The Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (HPD) has announced its third annual photo contest. The contest is supported by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Downtown Association, and the City of Madison.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the appointment of Dr. Bryan Tucker as Georgia’s State Archaeologist effective April 12, 2012. Tucker joined the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) as the Deputy State Archaeologist and Archaeology Section Chief in March 2010. He succeeds Dr. Dave Crass, who has served as State Archaeologist since 2009 under four commissioners. Dr. Crass will continue serving as director of HPD.
Paradise Gardens, located at 84 Knox Street in Pennville, Chattooga County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 2012. The property was listed at the national level of significance because it is an exceptional and largely intact example of a 20th-century visionary art environment. Visionary artists often work on a large scale in an attempt to transform the environment into an alternate world or to transcend the physical world with alternate visions of reality. The Paradise Gardens Museum sponsored the nomination and a consultant prepared the nomination materials.
Ten Georgia communities will be receiving federally funded grants to conduct historic preservation projects, which will begin in May 2012 and will be completed by September 2013. A total of $87,170 in grants from the FFY2012 Historic Preservation Fund has been awarded this year.
The Mott-Fox-Huguley House, located at 2027 6th Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 2012. The property owner sponsored the nomination and prepared the nomination materials with assistance from the Historic Columbus Foundation.
The rich historic culture of Roswell, Ga. will be showcased during the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Annual Meeting & Spring Ramble and the Georgia Statewide Preservation Conference, April 19 - 22.
Farms hold a central role in the heritage of our state, having formed the economic, cultural and family foundation for generations of Georgians. Some farms have been continuously operating for over 100 years and deserve recognition for their historical importance.