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The
Georgia Trust offers design and technical
assistance to Georgia’s 105 designated
“Main Street” cities, as well as to
other communities throughout the state, in
order to encourage rehabilitation and the
revitalization of Georgia’s downtowns.
The program educates the public on how the
appearance of any historic, non-historic,
“non-contributing” or planned infill
commercial structure is an irreplaceable
individual piece of the overall character
of each historic downtown.
How
it works
The
Trust’s design manager schedules
and conducts free site visits at the
request of local Main Street Program
directors, Downtown Development Authority
directors and statewide regional offices
to discuss with building owners
appropriate rehabilitation alternatives
for these structures. The manager
provides, at no charge, technical
information on
preservation techniques and products that
would facilitate the rehabilitation work.
In addition, for a nominal fee, the
manager will produce a design concept
consisting of a colored rendering of a
building’s exterior with accompanying façade
notes. Seminars,
workshops, slide presentations and other
materials are also offered by the design
manager to inform Main Street programs,
design committees, building owners,
merchants and the general public about
proper downtown design, historic
preservation, and building rehabilitation
and maintenance.
Main Street Design Assistance is a
much-utilized service that has become
integral to economic revitalization
efforts. The office is located in Athens, Georgia. It shares
facilities with and is coordinated by the
Georgia Department of Community Affairs,
Office of Downtown Development. More than
2,000 projects in more than 70 Georgia
cities have benefited from The Georgia
Trust’s design assistance, in the form of
on-site consultations and drawings.
The
Main Street Design Assistance Manager
conducts site visits around the state at
no charge. During this visit, the Manager
can provide technical information on
preservation techniques and products that
will facilitate the rehabilitation work.
For a nominal fee, the Manager can create a
design concept consisting of a rendering
of the building or site in question and
descriptive notes.
Design Manager:
Evan Thibeault 706-425-2926
Program
made possible by a grant from The Georgia
Department of Community Affairs Office of Downtown and Community
Services
Georgia Trust recommendations
are based on The Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
The Standards are offered by the National
Park Service and serve as the guide for
the state historic preservation office –
The Historic Preservation Division (HPD),
Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
HPD approves historic tax incentives,
state and federal grants and environmental
requirements. Assistance from The Georgia
Trust at any level does not guarantee HPD
approval for these programs. For further
information on tax credit programs, state
historic surveys and preservation grant
programs contact HPD at 404-656-2840. |
