"It has been said that, at it’s best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future."
— WILLIAM MURTAGH, FIRST KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
ADVOCACY
Sites of Significance
Shown Above: Demolition of the Peachtree Terrace Apartments at Pershing Point Park in 1985.
Places in Jeopardy
Places in Jeopardy represent spaces of historic, cultural, and architectural significance that are jeopardized by encroaching development, neglect and/or demolition. A property remains on the list until it is no longer under threat and/or has been appropriately preserved.
Preservation Progress
Preservation Progress represents places of historic, cultural, and architectural significance that have been saved, preserved, and in many instances, protected from demolition and incompatible changes through a preservation easement and/or local historic designation.