PLACES IN PERIL PROGRAM

The endangered properties program of The Georgia Trust

The Georgia Trust’s Places in Peril program seeks to identify and preserve historic sites threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy. The list raises awareness about Georgia’s significant historic, archaeological and cultural resources, including buildings, structures, districts, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes. Through this program, the Trust encourages owners and individuals, organizations and communities to employ preservation tools, partnerships and resources necessary to preserve and utilize selected historic properties in peril.

Historic properties are selected for listing based on several criteria. Sites must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or the Georgia Register of Historic Places. Sites must be subject to a serious threat to their existence or historical, architectural and/or archeological integrity. There must be a demonstrable level of community commitment and support for the preservation of listed sites.

In 2008, The Georgia Trust received a three-year $140,000 Partners in the Field matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to provide statewide preservation assistance, focusing on  The Georgia Trust’s Places in Peril designees.

Nominations for Places in Peril sites are submitted in June; the top ten designees are selected in the fall.

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is one of the country’s largest statewide, nonprofit preservation organizations. Committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all, The Georgia Trust generates community revitalization by finding buyers for endangered properties acquired by its Revolving Fund; provides design assistance to 102 Georgia Main Street cities and encourages neighborhood revitalization; trains Georgia’s teachers to engage students in 63 Georgia school systems to discover state and national history through their local historic resources; and advocates for funding, tax incentives and other laws aiding preservation efforts. The Georgia Trust is a recipient of the Trustees Award for Organizational Excellence from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The Trust is currently searching to identify the most significant endangered properties in Georgia to reclaim, restore and revitalize. The 2011 nomination forms must be e-mailed or postmarked by Friday, June 4, 2010. To obtain a Places in Peril nomination form, please click HERE.