Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Coordinates
Damage Assessment Team Visit to Americus, March 12-14,
to Start Tornado Recovery Efforts on Historic Structures
ATLANTA ( March 10) - The Georgia Trust for Historic
Preservation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced
today they are partnering to send a team of architects and engineers to
Americus, Ga., early next week to assess the damage and help initiate
recovery efforts on historic houses and buildings damaged by the March 1
tornado that struck the area.
The building assessment team, which is funded in part by a
$4,000 grant from the National Trust, will be in Americus for three days,
Monday, Mar. 12 through Wednesday, Mar. 14.
The team includes Laura Moore and Teresa Hartle of Willett
Engineering in Tucker; architect David Steele from OJP/Architect of Atlanta;
Kent Sole, chair of the Americus Historic Preservation Commission; and
Americus architect Meda Krenson, who also is co-chair of the Americus
Historic Preservation Commission.
"The vast majority of the 470 houses in the Americus historic
district and a number of other historic buildings and houses throughout the
community have sustained damage and damage is extensive at the historic Oak
Grove Cemetery," said Greg Paxton, President and CEO of The Georgia Trust.
"The team will offer advice to home and building owners on
preservation techniques to effectively repair storm damage," Paxton said.
"Our goal is to help homeowners and building owners to expediently and
effectively make repairs and return to some sense of normalcy."
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Paxton said current plans call for the team to hold a workshop
on Tuesday evening in Americus which will include participation of a Federal
Emergency Management Agency representative, an associate of the National
Trust who specializes in insurance of historic properties, and Evan
Thibeault who offers design assistance for The Georgia Trust.
The Tuesday workshop is scheduled for 6 p. m. at the Public
Safety Building, 119 South Lee Street, downtown Americus.
The Trust is coordinating the assessment team's activities with
the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division
and the state's Department of Community Affairs' Office of Downtown
Development as well as city and state officials in Americus.
"While our current focus is on Americus, we're equally concerned
with damage to historic structures in all nine Georgia counties that have
been declared a disaster area by President Bush and Governor Perdue," Paxton
said. We're seeking to identify damaged historic resources and coordinate
with the other agencies to assist efforts throughout the state.
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is the country's
largest statewide, nonprofit preservation organization with more than 8,000
members. The Trust is a recipient of the Trustees Award for Organizational
Excellence from the National Trust. The National Trust for Historic
Preservation is the country's leader in historic preservation. The Trust's
Web site is <http://www.georgiatrust.org/> www.georgiatrust.org.
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Media Contacts:
@ The Georgia Trust:
Greg Paxton, President & CEO, Office Phone: 404-885-7801, Cell: 404-583-1954
Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]; or
Harry Hollingsworth, Sr. Dir., Communication, Office Phone: 404-885-7802,
Cell: 404-444-6938, Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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In Americus:
Meda Krenson, Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask],
Phone: 229-924-1391,
Cell: 229-942-3620; or
Angela Davis, Community Development Director, City of Americus,
Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
[log in to unmask], Office Phone: 229-924-4411
Patrick
T.Patrick Brennan
Kennesaw, Georgia
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