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May is Historic Preservation Month!

First established as "National Preservation Week" in 1973, the now month-long celebration recognizes the social, cultural, and economic benefits of historic preservation.

Keep reading for a look into how we are celebrating Atlanta’s historic spaces all month long through advocacy and education.

UPCOMING

Virtual Program: Behind the Restoration with the Friends of Historic Westview Cemetery

Tuesday, May 25th from 12pm - 12:45pm via Zoom

Celebrate Historic Preservation Month and learn more about the ongoing efforts to restore, preserve, and highlight Historic Westview Cemetery. Established in 2020 in partnership with the Atlanta Preservation Center, Friends of Historic Westview Cemetery is a new 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to preserving and promoting historic Westview Cemetery.  

Join us for a behind the scenes look into the ongoing Phase I restoration efforts at the historic 1890 Gatehouse and other spaces in the cemetery not currently accessible to the public. Learn about the original use of the space, restoration needs, and how future generations will benefit.

Registration is free. Sign up here! If you cannot make the 12pm session, the program will be available shortly thereafter on the APC Vimeo page.
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Project Spotlight: Abrams Fixture Corporation

As part of Historic Preservation Month, the Atlanta Preservation Center is proud to highlight the ongoing historic rehabilitation of the c. 1920s Abrams Fixture Corporation site in Adair Park. The APC is partnering with and supporting Braden Fellman Group on this project, having provided research assistance and submitted letters of support for this site’s anticipated listing in the National Register of Historic Places. 

Over the years, this site has been home to businesses including the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co., Gate City Table Company, and the Abrams Fixture Corporation. Today, the Abrams Fixture Corporation site provides one of the few remaining linkages to Atlanta’s rich manufacturing, industrial, and architectural history. 

The Atlanta Preservation Center is excited to partner with Braden Fellman Group and begin offering special hard hat tours of this space in July! Details and registration will be highlighted in next month's APC monthly so please stay tuned.

Save the Date: West End Tour of Homes 

The Historic West End Tour of Homes (TOH), organized by the West End Neighborhood Development (WEND) showcases some of the most beautiful and historically significant homes in this BeltLine Community. The Atlanta Preservation Center is a sponsor of the 2021 Tour on June 26th. This year’s tour features eight beautiful homes, a church, and a museum located in the West End Historic District. Participants will go on a virtual journey through the Historic District viewing homes that have been restored to new life! 

Reserve your ticket for June 26th here.

Throwback | Midtown's Peachtree Manor Hotel in the
mid-twentieth century

Pictured is Midtown's Peachtree Manor Hotel, designed and constructed in 1924 by famed Atlanta architect Neel Reid and his firm Hentz, Reid, and Adler. The Peachtree Manor Hotel is permanently protected by a preservation easement held by APC preservation partner Easements Atlanta, Inc.

Photo courtesy of Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

PRESERVATION UPDATES
Georgia State University plans adaptive reuse of historic Bell Building
Plans are in motion to adaptively repurpose the c. 1907/1922 Bell Buildings in Downtown Atlanta into the new headquarters of the National Institute for Student Success. Listed on the Atlanta Preservation Center's Endangered Places List in 2014, the APC helped lead community efforts to prevent demolition and advocate for the historic building's thoughtful reuse. The APC appreciates and supports Georgia State University's plans to preserve and repurpose the historic Bell Building.

Most recently, the APC has collaborated with Professor Danielle Willkens and Georgia Tech School of Architecture students Kaila Andino and Asha McDonald on documenting this historic site. The APC is also building a partnership with Christina Zamon, Department Head of Georgia State University's Special Collections and Archives.  The APC looks forward to highlighting more of this collaborative work in the near future.
Daddy D'z BBQ​ is the first of two recipients in Memphis and Atlanta of the National Trust for Historic Preservation grants backing historic small restaurants. Learn more here.

Future of historic book bindery remains uncertain
as Peachtree Hills condo project advances.

Since placing this site on the Atlanta Preservation Center's Endangered Places List in 2009, the APC has continued to advocate for the building's preservation and thoughtful reuse in Peachtree Hills.

APC Executive Director David Mitchell recently spoke with Atlanta Intown on current advocacy efforts, including the recent community meetings attended by the APC. A special thank you to community preservation advocate Laura Dobson for strongly advocating for the preservation of this historic space. Photo Courtesy of ‘Scott Atlanta.’

Read more here
In recognition of Historic Preservation Month, the Atlanta Preservation Center partnered with the Rome-Floyd Planning Department, and M.H. Mitchell, Inc. to curate a historic building materials display at the Rome Area Heritage Foundation. If you are in the Rome area, please check out this display! Learn more here.
Restaurant and Event Space Darling Josephine to open in the historic Adair Park Elementary School, a recent historic rehabilitation project.  Learn more here! 
Restoration is underway in the school’s former gym and auditorium,
an addition designed by architect G. Lloyd Preacher in 1928.
Tenth Street Ventures to re-purpose c. 1960 garden apartments into affordable housing in the Hunter Hills neighborhood. The project is supported by a loan from the Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund. Learn more here.
Study rooms at the University of Georgia Libraries dedicated to William and Ellen Craft, a couple who escaped slavery. APC Executive Director David Mitchell has supported these efforts by coordinating donations of archival materials.  Learn more here.

UPCOMING
This Tuesday, May 18th | AUDC Design Awards 2021

Please join the Department of City Planning for this virtual celebration. The Design Awards recognize the positive contributions that others have made in the City. The work is representative of our efforts to improve Atlanta's buildings, places, and neighborhoods.

Click here for more information on the 2021 Design Awards.
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Coming Soon with the Atlanta Preservation Center

Guided walking tours are resuming in July! We have missed our in-person tours and are excited to begin them again as well as launch new tours! The APC is working to implement all CDC recommended health and safety practices as in-person tours resume. Check out the June APC monthly to see what tours are coming starting in July and how you can sign up. 

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