A Virginia-Highland preschool’s expansion plan has sparked one of those neighborhood battles that is about way more than just that site.
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The message of Central State Hospital’s endangered historic buildings
Renewed concerns about the historic campus at Milledgeville’s Central State Hospital (CHS) are a reminder that public buildings embody the government’s opinion of the people who use them.
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State historical markers to honor Cabbagetown’s mill, Civil Rights leaders and more
A diverse array of history will be remembered in six new state historical markers approved by the Georgia Historical Society.
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Ansley Park historic district idea sparks local battle over preservation and property rights
From a murky community survey to an unhappy resident’s lawsuit, a proposal to protect Atlanta’s Ansley Park neighborhood with an official City historic district has become a classic preservation debate.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta welcomes new Atlanta Symphony Orchestra music director, Emory Nursing receives $12 million to support health services, Atlanta to host ‘Historic Preservation Week’
This week, one of Atlanta’s universities and a top technology institute in the nation turns 137 years old. Georgia Tech was established in 1885 to bring the Industrial Revolution to Georgia, beginning with $65,000 in state funding and only 84 students. The university initially only offered mechanical engineering, but later expanded to include other disciplines, […]
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Controversial cell tower OK’d for ‘unavoidable’ historic impacts on Oakland Cemetery, Cabbagetown
Plans for a cell tower looming over Oakland Cemetery and Cabbagetown have revived with a state agency’s opinion that there are no alternatives and visual impacts on historic sites is “unavoidable.”
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Historic building at East Atlanta Village’s heart to be permanently preserved
One of East Atlanta Village’s most historic buildings will be permanently preserved in an agreement with a real estate company headquartered within it, a pioneering move as the bohemian neighborhood faces development pressure.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Casting director buys local historic farmhouse, Alliance Theatre becomes new host for Poetry Out Loud Competition, rock band shows Star Bar support
This week 98 years ago, former president Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Warm Springs, Ga., for the first time, seeking solace from his polio complications. Roosevelt invested his own money into a treatment center, founding the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in 1927. He also built a home known as “The Little White House,” where […]
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Georgia Trust seeks nominations for 2023 Preservation Awards
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking nominations for its 2023 Preservation Awards, which honor projects and people in the state who have made “significant contributions to the field of historic preservation.”
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Church’s historic status is another wrinkle in Star Bar redevelopment
With outrage still boiling over the Star Community Bar’s possible demolition, a little-discussed wrinkle is the historic status of a former church that is part of the larger plan.
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State says Hulsey Yard antenna would not impact historic sites; local groups disagree
The state has agreed that a 70-foot-tall railroad antenna would have “no adverse effect” on Cabbagetown and other adjacent historic areas. But several local groups disagree.
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Mixed-use project would take entire block on Edgewood, keep historic buildings
A massive mixed-use project in the Old Fourth Ward would remake an entire block of Edgewood Avenue, but keep the historic buildings that house the Thumbs Up Diner and the Ammazza pizza restaurant.
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Sweet Auburn developers draw support with pledge to save historic office building; plan may include other structures
A giant mixed-use project in Sweet Auburn is drawing new support after the developers’ abruptly switched plans to save rather than demolish the historic office building at 229 Auburn Ave.
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Railroad proposes another antenna next to historic Cabbagetown mill
Months after backing off a plan for a cell tower looming over Oakland Cemetery and Cabbagetown, a railroad company is proposing another antenna about 1,100 feet away next to the historic Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts.
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Historical marker to honor Lottie Watkins, pioneering business and political leader
The late Lottie Watkins, a Georgia state representative and pioneering African American real estate broker, will be honored with a City historical marker outside her namesake building in the West End.
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GDOT seeks public tips on historic bridges
The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking information from the public about historic bridges across the state.
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City departments disagree on demo of historic Adams Park clubhouse
Two City departments disagree on the fate of Adams Park’s historic clubhouse, with Parks and Recreation seeking its demolition while the Historic Preservation Studio wants a chance to save it.
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Nabisco factory project will be all-industrial; historic ‘relics’ to go to Georgia Tech
As Southwest Atlanta’s historic Nabisco factory comes down, community and historic preservation groups are nearing some small victories in the emerging redevelopment plan – though smaller than they originally hoped.
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Historic Roswell farmhouse on sale for $125K and preservation agreement
If you’re a history buff in the market for a fixer-upper, $125,000 and a preservation agreement could get you one of the oldest surviving houses in Fulton County.
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At long last, there’s hope for historic preservation on the Westside
A $1 million grant from the National Park Service to renovate two historic homes in Vine City is a sign that finally Atlanta is grasping the value of preserving our unique Black history on the Westside.
