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News Articles: historic preservation

The Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn neighborhood was built in 1937 and is being restored with funding from the Trust for Public Land. and other sources

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Perspectives in Architecture: Renewing historic landmarks and civil rights conversations

The Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn Historic District housed the headquarters for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) that included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s office from 1963 to his assassination in 1968. The building is now being restored. 

December 05, 2023
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  • Melody Harclerode
A screening of "Rear Window" outside the historic Bibb Theatre in Macon on Nov. 22, 2023.

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'They need to bring it back': Remembering Macon's historic Bibb Theatre

After 40 years of sitting unused, "Classics at the Bibb" is bringing people back to Macon's Bibb Theatre, though the future of the building is still unknown. 

October 25, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
The home known as “Villa Albicini” is located at 150 Tucker Road next to Wesleyan College. The home is for sale for $1,350,000. This photo was taken in 2017 prior to the Design, Wine and Dine Festival during which guests were able to enter this exclusive property for a cocktail reception with gourmet refreshments and full bar, and meet Bravo TV star Patricia Altschul.

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Have you heard of Villa Albicini? The Macon home is for sale for more than $1 million

A unique home located off of Forsyth Road near Wesleyan College has caught the eye of many people traveling down Tucker Road, and now, it is up for sale for more than $1 million.

September 28, 2023
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  • Jenna Eason
Jenny Howell

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Macon's visitor center is offering its first Spanish-language tour

The translated tour of Macon's history is the latest effort to attract more visitors to the city, and make downtown attractions more accessible. 

September 08, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
A historic house in Atlanta

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7 Atlanta buildings, leaders receive preservation awards

Atlanta’s dedication to preserving history was on display last month as the city received seven awards from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.

May 16, 2023
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The Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, as seen on April 17, 2023.

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Recently damaged Savannah federal courthouse a ‘product of its time,’ says architectural historian

The building's white marble design drew inspiration from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

April 18, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
An old log cabin is shown in this daytime photo.

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Black history project aims to tell 'Georgia's Full Story'

A new project aims to collect stories from Black history with the goal of preserving and recognizing that history as a state resource.

April 10, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Squat one-story buildings surrounded by chain link fence comprise a former motel.

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Georgia's latest 'Places in Peril' include historic properties statewide

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has announced its annual list of threatened historic buildings.

November 18, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
A 1925 school building is shown.

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Judge gives Phoebe green light for historic building demolition

The health care system, city commissioners and the city's historic review board have been at odds for weeks.

September 19, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
The Houlihan Bridge in Port Wentworth, built in 1922 and slated for replacement, is Georgia’s last remaining swing-style bridge.

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Wanted: New homes for historic bridges

The Georgia Department of Transportation is trying to find homes for historic bridges that have outlived their usefulness and need to be replaced.

September 08, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
"This Old House" host Kevin O'Connor records the home improvement show in Atlanta on Aug. 10, 2022. An Atlanta couple is restoring the Victorian home of civil rights activist Luther Judson Price.

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This Old House: Restoration honors Black Atlanta postmaster

A five-bedroom Victorian house south of Georgia's capitol was in severe disrepair until an Atlanta couple saw its potential. Then they learned it was built around 1900 by South Atlanta postmaster and civil rights activist Luther Judson Price.

September 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Historic Home in Macon

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The Waterworks: A weird and wonderful house in Macon

The structure was built in the mid-19th century as the waterworks for the city of Macon. In a news article from 1874, the building was mentioned as “an old moss-covered building." By the early 20th century, it was abandoned until it became an antique shop in 1934 where people would buy wedding presents and birthday gifts. 

September 02, 2022
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  • Evey Wilson Wetherbee
The original Atlanta State Savings Bank building in 2022

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229 Auburn Ave: A piece of Atlanta’s history

Located at the corner of Jesse Hill Jr. Drive and Auburn Avenue, in the heart of the Sweet Auburn District, once known as the richest stretch of Black real estate in America, the three-story Atlanta State Savings Bank building still stands. But it has been boarded up for decades. Some want to preserve the historic building.

August 26, 2022
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  • Donnell Suggs
A 1925 school building is shown.

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Historic preservation, health care clash over Albany building

The city's historic preservation board is fighting a health system's plans for an old school building.

August 22, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
The former home of Emmett and Mamie Till is pictured in the West Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago on Aug. 26, 2020. It is one of more than two dozen historically significant sites that will share in $3 million grant money from a preservation organization.

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Emmett Till's Chicago home will get money designated for preserving Black history

A preservation organization said the home will get a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.

July 19, 2022
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