2017 Savannah Preservation Festival Guidebook

Savannah Preservation Festival

May 5 - 13 2017

presented by

Welcome Sponsors and Patrons Schedule of Events Wine Tasting and Home Tour The Louise Lauretti Lecture: Women in Preservation Ways to Give Preservation Awards Luncheon Block Party: Guerry Lumber Yard Pennies for Preservation Poster Contest

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About Historic Savannah Foundation HSF Board of Trustees Staff

Our 2017 Festival Cover This year’s cover artwork was created by Savannah Arts Academy student Mary Sinsheimer. Last May while in her 10th grade year, Sinsheimer was honored as the high school winner of the Pennies for Preservation Poster Contest under the direction of Art teacher Steve Shetski. Sinsheimer’s artwork highlights the portico of an historic Savannah home, and was selected as the featured image for the widely promoted 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival.

The 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival is organized by:

Historic Savannah Foundation 321 E. York Street Savannah, GA 31401 912.233.7787 myHSF.org 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival

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WELCOME TO

Savannah THANK YOU Preservation Festival to our sponsors and patrons

There’s more to life than _______ (fill in the blank). If we apply the transitive property of equality, then there’s more to Savannah than the Landmark Historic District. I’m not sure that’s actually the proper use of the transitive property (I could ask my college roommate—the math major who is now an actuary and making big bucks), but I can identify a digression when I see one…and that was a digression…so let’s get back on track! The fact is, there is more to Savannah than the Landmark Historic District…and we’re going to show you during this year’s Pres Fest.

Yes, we are going to feature Jones Street during our Wine Tasting and Home Tour, but we’re also going to throw a big ol’ Block Party at Guerry Lumber…just south of Victory Drive and the railroad tracks on Barnard Street. We’re going to have live music, food & drink, educational exhibits, and skilled craftspeople on-site…and it’s free and open to the public.

In addition, HSF will host the Preservation Awards Luncheon where you can see and meet who is doing great restoration work all around Savannah. And, we’re offering the Louise Lauretti Lecture Series where we will hear from Julia Bache—a Girl Scout (recipient of the Gold Award) and college student at the University of Pennsylvania. Julia is a national figure in Girl Scouts and Historic Preservation (she spoke when the National Trust conference was in town a couple of years back). She will share her thoughts on the role of young women in the future of the preservation movement.

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May is a great time to be alive in Savannah. But if you need to add more to your life, then join HSF in celebrating the Preservation Festival (May 5-13).

THE LAURETTI FOUNDATION

GRAND PATRONS Barbara and Charlie Cortese Rhonda and Dow Hoffman LeeAnn and Jeff Kole Meb and Hurley Ryan

Daniel G. Carey President & CEO 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival

PATRONS JDR Construction & Design Mrs. John O. Paull

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MAY 2017 Friday

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Tuesday

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Wine Tasting and Home Tour 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Early Check-in begins at 5:30 PM in Troup Square at Habersham and East Charlton Streets Tour Location: Sites along Jones Street $50 per person The Louise Lauretti Lecture Series: Women in Preservation 6:00 PM Location: River Street Inn - 124 East Bay Street In the Button Gwinnett Conference Room Free and open to the public. Reception to follow.

Ways to Give: Savannah Bee Company Give Back Day 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Location: 104 West Broughton Street

Wednesday Ways to Give: Kendra Scott

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events

Friday

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Give Back Party 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Location: 311 West Broughton Street

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE

2017 HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATION WINE TOUR

Preservation Awards Luncheon 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Savannah Golf Club 1661 E. President St $50 per person The Block Party: Guerry Lumber Yard 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: 123 W 44th Street Free and open to the public

BULL STREET | 27 Bull Street | 912-234-6565 VICTORY DRIVE | 2225 East Victory Drive | 912-303-9667 WHITE BLUFF | 8201 White Bluff Road | 912-232-5884 BLUFFTON | 52 Burnt Church Road | 843-837-8433

Tickets available at myHSF.org and will be sold at all Festival Events based on availability.

Attending an event? Use the hashtag #SPF2017 on your social media accounts to let everyone know that you were at the Savannah Preservation Festival!

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Historic Savannah Foundation

Member FDIC © 2017 United Community Bank | ucbi.com

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Friday

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The Setting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Early Check-in begins at 5:30 PM in Troup Square at Habersham and East Charlton Streets Tour Location: Sites along Jones Street $50 per person

proudly sponsored by

wine tasting and home tour

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to tour some of Savannah’s finest private homes while enjoying light hors d’oeuvres paired with distinctive wines provided by United Distributors, Inc. and Savannah Bee Company.

Early check-in will begin at 5:30 PM. Upon check-in you will receive a map of the tour and overview of the selected wines. Don’t forget your wine glass, compliments of our Sponsor, United Community Bank. The glass serves as your admission ticket into each of the homes on the tour.

Named after Major John Jones of Liberty County, GA, the brick paved street is bounded by East Broad and Tattnall Streets.

The majority of the structures lining its walkways date between the 1850s and 1860s, with some pioneer structures near Madison Square built in the 1840s. After a period of decline, HSF became involved in the 1960s in the revitalization of Jones Street utilizing its Revolving Fund.

In the early 1990s HSF once again focused on this street, this time targeting the 500 block of East Jones, which is part of the Beach Institute neighborhood. The area is comprised of one-story and two-story frame Victorian working-class houses, which are raised on brick piers and have a single bay porch with entablatures supported by square posts. The houses are usually found to be detached duplexes and row houses, which may have high pitched roofs and dormer windows.

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Thank You! HSF would like to thank each of our homeowners for sharing their homes with our guests. Also, we could like to recognize and thank each caterer who contributed to this unique event.

Jones Street Catering

For over 160 years we have been proud to be a part of the people, culture and organizations that continue to make Savannah a great place to live, work and grow.

We are proud to provide audit and tax services to Historic Savannah Foundation Christopher H. Holland, CPA, CFP S. Stewart Bromley, CPA, CFP Ronnie A. Barnhill, Jr., CPA Shannon L. Brett, CPA, CFE

“The Light of the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry�

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2 East Bryan Street, 14th Floor Savannah, Georgia 31401

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Keynote Speaker

6:00 PM

Julia Bache

Location: River Street Inn 124 East Bay Street In the Button Gwinnett Conference Room Free and Open to the public.

proudly sponsored by

Women in preservation

louise lauretti lecture:

The Lauretti Foundation

Louise Lauretti loved Savannah, especially its history and architecture.

She passed away just prior to accepting a seat on HSF’s Board of Trustees, but her family wanted to honor her memory by sponsoring a lecture series. HSF uses this platform to focus on the key role women play in preservation—in Savannah and across the country Julia Bache, national speaker, Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient, and a National Young Woman of Distinction, is the keynote speaker for this year’s Louise Lauretti Lecture..

Attending an event? Use the hashtag #SPF2017 on your social media accounts to let everyone know that you were at the Savannah Preservation Festival!

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Julia has been recognized as a national youth leader in the field of historic preservation. She is the recipient of the Daughters of the American Revolution Historic Preservation Award and Pittenger American History Scholarship.

As a Girl Scout from 1st through 12th grade, Julia learned the importance of community service and leadership. She earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, for her work to preserve the historically significant yet endangered Rosenwald Schools and successful listing of the Buck Creek Rosenwald School in the National Register of Historic Places. At age 15, Julia became the youngest person in Kentucky to nominate a site listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Her Gold Award Project was selected as one of the top 10 projects in the nation in 2014. Outside of her Gold Award Project, she has completed other large-scale research projects and preservation work. She is now building her skill set by earning a degree in business. Julia is a student in the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also earning a minor in history. Julia is a University Scholar and loves continuing her studies outside of the classroom by conducting her own research. She is researching the operations, finances, management, and marketing strategies of nonprofits and historic house museums.

Please join us for a reception following the lecture courtesy of our sponsor.

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ways to give Support HSF by giving back during the Festival!

Shop at one or both of the following locations on their allotted days and HSF will receive a portion of the proceeds!

HELP US MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

JOIN US in our mission to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement! Your support helps HSF be the leading force in historic preservation in Savannah.

Mr. & Mrs.

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Tuesday, May 9th 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM 104 West Broughton Street

Address

Wednesday, May 10th

City/ State/ Zip

4:00 PM -7:00 PM 311 West Broughton Street

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BECOME A MEMBER Visit myHSF.org for a full listing of membership benefits.

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP $2,500+ 1733 Society

$1,000 Restorer

$250 Conservator

$165 Hearth (Family)

$500 Artisan $125 13th Colony (Young Professionals)

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $125 Sustainer

Ted Dennard Beekeeper/Owner

2017 Savannah Preservation Festival

$25 Cornerstone (Student)

Address City/ State/ Zip Tear here

“Savannah Bee Company grew out of my passion for bees, beekeeping and honey. Our specialty honey is the culmination of a 35 year search for the world’s best. Our beauty products deliver real benefits derived from treasured hive ingredients– beeswax, royal jelly, propolis, and honey. Ask for our products in a store near you or stop by anytime at savannahbee.com.”

Join host Amy Brock at Kendra Scott as we toast the Savannah Preservation Festival. Looking for that special gift for Mother’s Day or the perfect piece of jewelry for prom? 20% of purchases made between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM will go back to HSF. If you can’t make it to the party join us at the Block Party on May 13th, where we will be raffling off 3 Kendra Scott pieces valued up to $100!

$50 Preserver

(Young Professionals)

This membership is a gift. Please send to: Name

Please send renewal notices to: Me Recipient Gifted By: __________________________________________________________ Make a 100% tax-deducible DONATION TO HSF Amount $

PAYMENT Check Enclosed (payable to Historic Savannah Foundation) Visa

MasterCard

Discover

AMEX

Credit Card Number Expiration Date

CVV Code

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Purchase any item on this day at the Broughton Street location and 10% of the sales will come back to Historic Savannah Foundation!

$85 13th Colony

Submit form to: Historic Savannah Foundation 321 East York Street Savannah, GA 31401 13

History

PRESERVING

KEIM was proud to partner with Landmark Preservation and Alchemy Restoration for the recent Telfair Academy exterior restoration.

Lime + Mineral Silicate Finishes + Stains Historic Mix Stucco + Plaster Natural Stone Repair Mortars + Stains

COLORS FOREVER. www.KEIM.com

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11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Savannah Golf Club 1661 E. President St $50 per person.

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Preservation awards luncheon

The annual Preservation Awards program plays an important role in fulfilling HSF’s mission of advocacy, education and community involvement by highlighting the projects, and the people behind them, that keep our city vibrant and progressive. The review process is extremely competitive. A jury of local experts from various disciplines within the community meets and scrutinizes nominations.

The jury seeks to honor projects that make a difference and represent a variety of interests throughout Savannah and Chatham County using three primary criteria of: quality and degree of difficulty; impact on the community; and the degree to which the project or effort is unusual or pioneering, or serves as an example that influences good preservation practices in others. In addition to a number of project winners, three special awards will be given: the President’s Award, the Lee and Emma Adler Award for Advocacy and the Nichola Parker Coe Volunteer of the Year Award.

Attending an event? Use the hashtag #SPF2017 on your social media accounts to let everyone know that you were at the Savannah Preservation Festival!

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Historic Savannah Foundation

Revolving Fund

...by the numbers

The Revolving Fund is Historic Savannah Foundation’s primary tool to save endangered historic buildings and strengthen neighborhoods

1960

Year in which the HSF Revolving Fund was created

370+

Number of historic structures in Savannah rescued by the HSF Revolving Fund to date Number of Revolving Funds in the U.S. today (HSF’s program was the inspiration for many of these)

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$3 million+ Amount of money HSF has directly invested in the community through the Revolving Fund

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Number of easements HSF holds on properties to protect their historic integrity

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Join the Fun!

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: Guerry Lumber Yard 123 W 44th Street Free and open to the public

Guerry Lumber Exhibit

proudly sponsored by

Pennies for Preservation Poster Contest Box City

the block party

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The Savannah Preservation Festival culminates in the 3rd annual Block Party. This family friendly event will feature live music, food, craftsman demonstrations, student exhibits , presentations and a homeowner seminar.

This year we’re partnering with T.H. Guerry Lumber Company to feature preservation in progress, but also to commemorate their 90th Anniversary. T.he company was founded in 1927 by T.H. Guerry, Sr. Known as “Pop” Guerry. Its six acre facility is surrounded by the Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent, Bingville, and Thomas Square Street Car neighborhoods.

Today, this locally owned business, which sits on a six acre lot, is in the business of providing lumber, millwork, moulding, windows and doors to commercial and residential contractors, remodeling contractors and individuals.

Attending an event? Use the hashtag #SPF2017 on your social media accounts to let everyone know that you were at the Savannah Preservation Festival!

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Demonstrations Savannah Technical College & Savannah College of Art and Design Craftsmen Exhibits 19th Century Dance Demonstration by the Davenport House Museum Dancers

Activities

Preservation Bingo Savannah Jenga Children’s activities WOOD Makes MusicTM presented by Storyteller J’miah Nabawi Seminars for historic property owners

And more!

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2017 Pennies for Preservation Poster Contest The 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival Poster Contest features the artwork of elementary, middle, and high school students in Savannah and Chatham County, they have created posters that highlight the local treasures that surround us and evoke the special sense of place that is Savannah.

Contestants were encouraged to submit creative and original posters with vibrant images that celebrate our community’s important historic places. Block Party attendees are asked to participate in this year’s contest by voting for their favorite posters with pennies! The winners and first runnersup for each category will receive certificates of accomplishment as well as cash prizes.

in it to win it!

Purchase your raffle ticket to win one of five wonderful prizes!

The Drawing will take place at the Block Party on Saturday, May 13th, at Guerry Lumber Yard from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM*.

Raffle Prizes include:

SPECIAL THANKS Thank You!

HSF would like to thank Guerry Lumber Company for allowing us to use their property. We would also like to recognize organizations and vendors who made the event possible.

13th Colony Committee Floor & Décor J’miah Nabawi Missionary Blues Moon River Brewing Company Queensborough Bank & Trust Savannah Chatham County Public School System Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Savannah Technical College Leopold’s Ice Cream Molly MacPherson’s Scottish Pub & Grill Rollin’ Smoke BBQ Polly Wylly Cooper Laura Connerat Lawton 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival

One Troutman rocking chair from Guerry Lumber

One marimba created during the WOOD Makes MusicTM Workshop

SHIPS OF THE SEA MARITIME MUSEUM

WILLIAM SCARBROUGH HOUSE AND GARDENS

Commemorating Savannah’s Illustrious Maritime History 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Georgia Tuesday-Sunday 10-5.

Gardens open free to the public 7 days a week. www.shipsofthesea.org (photograph by Attic Fire)

Three Jewelry Mystery Boxes from Kendra Scott

(Raffle sales for these items to begin on May 11th)

Tickets are $10.00 each.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Visit myHSF.org to purchase your tickets today! *You do not have to be present to win.

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In 1955 seven women started a movement that went on to save a city.

And it started right here!

OPEN DAILY 324 E. State Street Savannah, GA 31401 912.236.8097

DavenportHouseMuseum.org 2017 Savannah Preservation Festival

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About

board members

historic savannah foundation Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) is a non-profit organization sustained by dedicated supporters, volunteers and staff. HSF’s mission is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

HSF was established in 1955 to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition.

Seven visionary Savannah women - Katherine Judkins Clark, Elinor Adler Dillard, Anna Colquitt Hunter, Lucy Barrow McIntire, Dorothy Ripley Roebling, Nola McEvoy Roos and Jane Adair Wright – joined forces to raise $22,500 to purchase the Davenport House.

The house was saved, HSF was formed, and the preservation movement was off and running in Savannah.

Historic Savannah Foundation launched its Revolving Fund in 1960, which has since saved nearly 370 buildings…not just in the Landmark Historic District but throughout several of Savannah’s historic districts. The organization has earned national acclaim for its creative, strategic approach to preservation.

HSF is one of the most respected local preservation organizations in the country, emphasizing not only the protection of individual historic buildings but also the revitalization of blighted neighborhoods. Instead of being a reactive, crisis-oriented organization, HSF is a credible civic-minded organization that works proactively to save the city’s heritage.

HSF proves that the cultural, social and a economic benefits of preservation are good public policy. For more information about HSF, visit myHSF.org .

HSF Board of Trustees Chair Mr. Jeffrey S. Eley Vice Chair Mr. Brian Felder Secretary Ms. Sarah Lamar Treasurer Ms. Susan Clifford Parliamentarian Mr. Gregori Anderson Past Chair Ms. Kathy Horne Mr. Russ Aldridge The Hon. Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr. Col. George W. Bowen, USAF (Ret.) Mrs. Amy Brock Mr. Josh Brooks Mr. William Daniel Ms. Emily Dickinson Ms. Elizabeth DuBose Mr. Austin Hill Mrs. Rhonda Hoffman Mr. Jeffrey Kole Mr. Gary Radke Ms. Gaye Reese

Ex Officio Mrs. Melinda Allen

Downtown Neighborhood Association, President

Mr. John Leonti

Davenport House Committee, Chair

Mrs. Megan Manly 13th Colony, Chair

Mrs. Susan White

2017 Tour of Homes & Gardens Representative

Ms. Lisa Pinyan

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staff

HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATION Mr. Ryan Arvay Historic Properties Coordinator

Mr. Daniel G. Carey President & CEO

Ms. Frances C. Colón

Special Events Coordinator

Ms. Meghan E. Lowe

Development Director

Ms. Chassidy Malloy

Membership & Volunteer Coordinator

Ms. Danielle Meunier

Preservation & Education Coordinator

Ms. Kimberly Newbold Office Administrator

Ms. Cheryl Pipkin Controller DAVENPORT HOUSE MUSEUM Ms. Rebecca Bustinduy Tour Coordinator Ms. Jamie Credle

Director

Mr. Jeff Freeman

Assistant Director

Mrs. Gaye Kurmas Shop Manager

321 East York Street Savannah, GA 31401 912.233.7787 myHSF.org Davenport House Museum 324 East York Street Savannah, GA 31401 912.236.8097 DavenportHouseMuseum.org 27

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