The Atlanta Preservation Center is the city's only independent advocate
for historic buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes. Founded in 1980,
the nonprofit organization has worked with government, business and
community leaders to preserve more than 100 endangered residential and
commercial structures and neighborhoods. Its advocacy and education
programs have made preservation come alive for thousands of area residents.
The Atlanta History Center's mission is to inspire people to connect
to the past so they may better understand the present and prepare for
the future. The Centeris located on thirty-three acres in the heart
of Atlanta's Buckhead district and includes: one of the Southeast's
largest history museums; a research library and archives that annually
serves more than 10,000 patrons; two historic houses illustrating over
a century of Atlanta's history; a two-acre midtown campus which houses
the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum; and a series of gardens unique
in both design and horticultural presentation in the metropolitan area.
Established in 1975 by a City of Atlanta ordinace, the Atlanta Urban
Design Commission's mission is to identify, protect, enhance, and perpetuate
the use of buildings, sites and districts of special character, historic
interest, or aesthetic value. The Commission nominates and regulates
designated buildings and districts which are identified as Historic
Buildings or Sites, Landmark Buildings or Sites, Conservation Districts,
Historic Districts, or Landmark Districts.
Within the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Historic Preservation
Division serves as the state's historic preservation office. The office
provides financial and technical assistance, administers partnership
projects, manages the National Register programs and surveys for Georgia,
provides archaeological services, information resources, and planning
and local assistance.
The mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote
an appreciation of Georgia's diverse historic resources and provide
for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia's
communities. In addition to providing preservation resources for individuals
and communities throughout the state, the work of The Georgia Trust
helps save endangered houses and buildings, uncover the beauty of downtown
buildings through the Main Street Design Assistance program, education
the next generation, and advocate for preservation funding and laws.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded
non-profit organization that provides leadership, education, advocacy,
and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize
our communities. For more than 50 years, the National Trust has been
helping Americans protect the irreplaceable. A private nonprofit organization
with more than 270,000 members, the National Trust is the leader of
the vigorous preservation movement that is saving the best of the country's
past for the future.
Containing a number of FAQs, this site provides general guidance on
preservation easements. Topics include the definition of a preservation
easement, the difference between preservation and facade easements,
sample easement documents, and information about tax benefits. Of special
interest is information about the new federal easement legislation passed
in August 2006.
The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list
of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of
a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts
to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources.
Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings,
structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture,
archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered
by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of
the Interior.
These are ten basic principles created to help preserve the distinctive
character of a historic building and its site, while allowing for reasonable
change to meet new needs. The Standards (36 CFR Part 67) apply to historic
buildings of all periods, styles, types, materials, and sizes. They
apply to both the exterior and the interior of historic buildings. The
Standards also encompass related landscape features and the building's
site and environment as well as attached, adjacent, or related new construction.
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