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OR M E WO OD BRID GE The Ormewood Avenue Bridge is now a designated landmark site by the City of Atlanta, the first such designation and protection of a historic structure in Atlanta! The APC sponsored the landmark nomination with support from South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development (SAND), Grant Park Neighborhood
Association, City of Atlanta NPU-W, Atlanta BeltLine, Department of City Planning, Landmark Preservation, former Council Member Carla Smith, and State Representative David Dreyer.
lead this process from neighborhood meetings to the NPU, to the Atlanta Urban Design Commission, to the Zoning Review Board, to the Zoning Committee, to full City Council, and finally to the Mayor’s Office.
Starting in June 2020 with advocacy efforts and community outreach, the APC helped
Built from 1899-1900, the Ormewood Avenue Bridge is located on the southeast portion of what is now the Atlanta BeltLine. The bridge has an exceptionally unique style as a closed spandrel deck arch bridge, and unique structure type as an early example of a cast in place concrete railroad bridge. The APC is very pleased to have concluded 2021 with a final Landmark status for the Ormewood Bridge. Since 1898 this bridge has been proof of Atlanta’s deep connection to railroads and its role with transportation. Now a part of the Atlanta BeltLine, it continues to serve our city by connecting communities and neighborhoods.
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Photo by Britton Rogers
January 16th brought a rare winter day in Atlanta with snow flurries! Pictured is the historic Bishop Warren Candler home in Inman Park. ATLANTAPRESERVATIONCENTER.COM
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R E STOR ATION C OMPLETED AT T HE HI STOR IC F U LTON CO U N T Y GO V ERNMENT C O URTHO USE The Atlanta Preservation Center attended the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the restoration of this significant historic building. Beginning in 2019, the $19 million project involved the full façade restoration of all exterior elevations of the historic, nine-story, 275,000 sf Courthouse. As part of the restoration, skilled craftsmen cleaned, repaired and replaced cracked and failing terracotta and granite on the façade and fixed exterior leaks to improve safety for pedestrians traveling near the Courthouse and eliminate water intrusion into the building. Constructed between 1911-1914, the Fulton County Courthouse is a great example of neoclassical revival/Beaux-Arts classicism architecture. Designed by Atlanta-based architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and the Atlanta firm Morgan & Dillon, the building today is officially known as the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
WINNWO OD A PA RTMENTS PR O JE C T L AU N CH I N PA RT N ER SHI P WITH E A SEMENTS ATL AN TA Permanently protected in Midtown! Easements Atlanta accepted an easement donation in December 2020 for the historic Winnwood Apartments. This January, GBX
Group in partnership with developer Urban Winnwood Apartments property at Landings, and preservation organization, 1460 W Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta. Easements Atlanta, announced the beginning Listed in the National Register of Historic of work to rehabilitate the 90-year-old Places in 2021, a 1931 build by onceprominent local firm H.W. Nicholes and Sons, the complex features a two-story brick Georgian Revival-style building and courtyard in the garden style, a multi-family residential design type synonymous with early-to-mid-20th century architecture. It is one of the last of this style in Atlanta. “Properties such as the Winnwood Apartments offer a deep connection to our City’s story,” said Ian Michael Rogers, President of Easements Atlanta. “Preservation easements are one of the most important tools available for balancing preservation and development, ensuring that Atlanta’s architectural, historic, and cultural resources are protected for future generations to enjoy.”
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EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION
GS U AR CHIVES W ITH CHR I ST I NA Z A MON GSU Library’s Special Collections & Archives partnered with the Atlanta Preservation Center to continue efforts to document the neighborhoods of Atlanta and particularly the preservation of Atlanta buildings and neighborhoods as it relates to historic preservation, which is one of the many degrees that GSU offers. Not only is GSU going to serve as the official archival repository for the APC’s records, but also working with the APC to get much
of our archive digitized and online in the coming years to provide transparency and also better access to these materials for researchers working in the field of historic preservation and public history. This partnership is a natural fit with GSU’s goals and mission to provide opportunities for real-world learning and experience for their students while also serving as a true community partner.
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BATON FOUNDATION The Atlanta Preservation Center was fortunate to host The Baton Foundation several times over the past six months. The Baton Foundation is an organization that values and affirms Black culture and history. As we continue to expand the role
of preservation to appreciate how we braid history and memory together, the opportunity to use our headquarters to have students discuss what they think and feel about historic preservation is crucial. Thank you to Mr. Anthony Knight for this partnership.
CO M MUNIT Y O UTRE A CH AT HI STOR IC WA SHI N G TON PA R K
IN MEMORIAM
In 2021, the APC participated in several Community Outreach events at Historic Washington Park in partnership with the Conservancy at Historic Washington Park, Park Pride, and Georgia Audubon.
S ANFORD D UNK LIN The Atlanta Preservation Center honors the life and legacy of Sanford Mitchell Dunklin, an Atlanta Preservation Center Board of Trustee and long-time supporter of historic preservation in Atlanta. Sanford was a devoted and loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to all who knew her. Her sweet demeanor, infectious laugh, and loyal spirit brought joy to the lives of all who were blessed to know her.
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PR O G R E SS AT T HE A BR A MS HI STOR IC TA X CR EDI T PR O JE C T I N A D A I R PA R K At the Abrams site, Braden Fellman Group is leading efforts to restore and reactivate these historic industrial factory buildings into new housing, office, and other leased space. Three buildings dating to 1920, 1926, and 1947 make up the site, including a c. 1920 industrial factory building that features structural brick exterior walls and a combination of steel and heavy-timber post-and-beam interior structure. Once home to the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co., Gate City Table Co. building, and Abrams Fixtures Company, the APC
provided substantive research assistance and letters of support toward the anticipated National Register of Historic Places listing.
ORGANIZATION
NE W TO U R SE A S ON Our guided tours have commenced and we look forward to bringing back our classics and introducing new tours. Head to preserveatl.eventbrite.com to see all the tours offered and to register. Check back regularly as more tours and times are added.
S AV E TH E DATE: PHOENIX FLI E S 202 2 I S A L MO ST HER E ! Mark your calendars for March 5-27! Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta’s Historic Sites provides an opportunity to learn about, celebrate, and strengthen Atlanta’s historic and cultural assets. Created in 2003 by the Atlanta Preservation Center, Phoenix Flies celebrates the 25th anniversary of the dramatic rescue of the Fox Theater, an event that permanently shaped Atlanta’s preservation ethos. Phoenix Flies 2022 is the 19th year that the APC has brought together organizations and individuals from the community to demonstrate the value of Atlanta’s historic built environment. From museums to adaptive reuse projects, to neighborhood tours to public libraries, this year’s 60+ new and returning partners are offering incredible events both in-person and online. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, not all partners are able to fully return to in-person events. We look forward to continuing to have Phoenix Flies in a safe, engaging, and enjoyable format with multiple opportunities to participate, in-person or virtually. All in-person events will follow current City of Atlanta and Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) health and safety guidelines at the time of the event. All past virtual programs can be viewed anytime at vimeo.com/ preserveatlanta and upcoming virtual events will be available live via the Zoom platform. Please register for the specific event to receive the program link.
Atlanta Preservation Center members will receive a printed program with all the exciting events in their mailbox in early February and registration will open on February 18 at preserveatl.eventbrite.com. The program will also be sent digitally in our February APC monthly.
We look forward to celebrating Atlanta’s historic built environment of buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods with you. Follow us on social media @preserveatl and check your inbox to stay updated on all that will be going on March 5 – 27! 4
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R ESTOR AT ION W ORK C ONTIN U E S AT T HE A PC Over the last several months, the Atlanta Preservation Center and consultant Landmark Preservation have been hard at work restoring the L.P Grant Mansion’s original stucco, all to National Park Service preservation standards. In-kind repairs to the original c. 1855 stucco included multiple test samples to identify a stucco repair material compatible in color, texture, and composition with the original. Pictured is Nathan Ecker of Landmark Preservation working on the east façade.
Photo by Britton Rogers
Photo by Britton Rogers
APC ANNO UNCES L AND M A RK DE SIG NAT ION PR O CE SS F OR ST. M ARK A ME The APC is sponsoring the landmark designation of historic St. Mark AME Church in English Avenue in partnership with Pastor Winston Taylor, Mother Mamie Moore, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects, Landmark Preservation, APC Board Member Dr. Danielle Willkens and the Georgia Tech School of Architecture, and the Department of City Planning.
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With new and established partnerships, we are moving into a new awareness and respect for what historic preservation does and means for a community and city as a whole.
H. M. PATTER SON & SON FUNER AL HOM E Also known as Spring Hill Mortuary, the circa 1928 building was designed by noted Atlanta architectect Philip T. Shutze. First placed on the APC’s Endangered List in 2001, the APC formally requested landmark designation for the Spring Hill complex in 2017 from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. In 2018, Spring Hill was officially designated a City of Atlanta Landmark site. The new development on other portions of the site must thoughtfully incorporate and preserve the Spring Hill Chapel and gardens. Photo Courtesy of Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
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L AKE WO OD ELEMENTA RY S CHO OL The APC continues to strongly advocate for the preservation and thoughtful reuse of the historic Lakewood Elementary School. The APC worked with community partners and key stakeholders to have the proposed demolition removed from
a January 2022 Atlanta Urban Design Commission Agenda. Located in the Lakewood Heights National Register Historic District, the c. 1932 Lakewood Elementary School has been closed since 2004 and listed on the APC’s Endangered List since 2005.
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Q: Favorite historic neighborhood, building or space in Atlanta? A: Grant Park. My favorite building would be a tie between the Candler and Odd Fellows Buildings.
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The Atlanta Preservation Center is excited to announce that Garfield L. Peart, MBA, AIA, LEED GA, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and growing up in New York City, Garfield is the President of private design practice, Syntony Design Collaborative LLC, with a mission to design healthy and integrated buildings that help empower urban communities to be more sustainable and combat equity issues. Garfield is a registered architect with
over 20 years of building design and urban planning experience. He has a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and a Masters of Business Administration Sustainable Business, Green Development from Marylhurst University. He is also a military veteran in the United States Air Force Reserve with over 25 years of service. Garfield serves on several other top non-profit boards as well as an appointed Commissioner on the Atlanta Urban Design Commission.