Atlanta Preservation Center

The APC promotes the preservation of architecturally, historically & culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods & landscapes through education & advocacy.

[ATL City Planning @ATLPlanning]

Booker T. Washington High School opened in 1924 as Atlanta's first public secondary school for black students. The school was named for Booker T. Washington, an influential educator who founded Tuskegee Institute. The school was designated as a landmark Oct.14, 1989.

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Plans to revive historic Westside Atlanta theater take step forward. @GroveParkFdn

via @UrbanizeATL @JoshGreen1234

https://t.co/EeqIehD0ve

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

"One of Coca-Cola’s first bottling plants at 560 Edgewood Avenue—more recently known as the Atlanta Belting Building—has been remade into Class A offices that meld historic character with modern amenities."

via @UrbanizeATL @JoshGreen1234

https://t.co/ZU1qP8ghed

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

A special thank you to Ms. Nikita Utley, Ms. Randisha Stovall, and Mr. Tim Jernigan, part of an amazing group from @ATLParksandRec that help steward and care for our historic parks.

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

A project update from our preservation partners at the @TheFoxTheatre!

via @RoughDraftATL

https://t.co/j0JfMde8h1

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

This past Friday, APC student intern Jaylon Butler joined Executive Director David Mitchell for a series of conversations on balancing preservation and growth on Atlanta's Westside.

Thank you to Council President Shipman and Mrs. Annette Abernathy for meeting with us!

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

@EasementsAtl @SaportaReport @delaneytarr Excellent!

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Great to see! Congratulations @georgia_works and @EasementsAtl on this preservation win!

[Thought Leadership @SRThoughtLeader]

The historic Odd Fellows tower on Auburn Avenue, once home to an African American fraternal organization, will soon be home to a @georgia_works yearlong housing program for chronically homeless men. @InvestAtlanta @PreserveATL
https://t.co/oMV0TWxmsE

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Thank you Michael Moore and Denise Dillon with @FOX5Atlanta for stopping by the Atlanta Preservation Center this week!

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Martin Luther King, Jr. birth home, 501 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia (photographed in 1979).

Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

We honor the life and legacy of Mr. Eugene Surber, a longtime friend & supporter of the APC.

Gene founded Surber Barber Architects in 1972, served as Chair of the GA National Register Review Board, a Fellow by @AIAAtlanta, and more. He will be missed.

https://t.co/x2VZpiAZAl

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Official! The c. 1951 Paces Ferry Tower was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 30th.

Today home to the Sylvan Hotel, this Buckhead building was designed in the International Style.

Congratulations to Portman Holdings & all those involved!

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is an important part of Atlanta’s architectural fabric & the APC is grateful for Atlanta Housing's efforts to incorporate this historic space into larger re-development plans.

via @ThatSeanKeenan
@AtlCivicCircle
https://t.co/OVzfLQ7ssE

[SaportaReport @SaportaReport]

ICYMI: The @PreserveATL recently hosted a discussion on the new @APSUpdate property process and its focus on preservation and affordable housing. https://t.co/0mVZSsJmh3

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

A special thank you to Phillip D. Smith for stopping by the APC!

Phillip is an Asst. Professor of Classical Architecture at @ACBACharleston & shared his expertise on a virtual panel with @SCADdotedu students exploring Atlanta's Old St. Mark AME Church.

[SaportaReport @SaportaReport]

In a scenario that would have been unimaginable a few short years ago, officials from @APSUpdate and the @PreserveAtl recently together, discussing a new community-led, history-preserving remakes of several surplus properties. @JohnRuchAtlanta https://t.co/0mVZSsJmh3

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Thank you to everyone that joined us earlier this month for a special conversation on Atlanta's Historic Public Schools.

To learn more, the presentation is now available to view online at https://t.co/aXeyMzZu7v

A special thank you to Ben Schmidt, Dan Drake and Bonnie Lapwood.

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

The Atlanta Preservation continues to support conversations on saving and incorporating the historic Gresham Building into new development plans at the Galloway School.

via @JohnRuchAtlanta
@SaportaReport
https://t.co/yomo4CTWaj

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Recognizing Veterans Day 🇺🇲

The APC is proud to be located in Historic Grant Park. We are also proud to have these reminders in our office of the service of these Grant Park residents during WWII.

Remember them today by being kind to each other.

[Atlanta Preservation Center @PreserveAtl]

Join the Atlanta Preservation Center this Sunday, November 12th for a guided tour of the historic c. 1889 The Trolley Barn!

Register: https://t.co/ARmjFq5PGo