The Digital Archive of the Heritage Preservation Program (HPP) is a compendium of student projects produced under the supervision of the HPP faculty from 1991 until the present. The Archive contains a variety of completed projects that document buildings and historic areas in and around Metropolitan Atlanta. The projects include Historic Structure Reports of historic or endangered buildings, Historic District Information Forms prepared for submission to the Georgia Historic Preservation Division for eventual National Register Designation, Design Guideline and Planning projects that are intended to assist communities and neighborhoods in making design decisions about Locally Designated Historic Districts and Historic Context studies that focus on a particular building type, period of development (developmental history) or particular community.
These documents embody a wide variety of buildings, neighborhoods and communities across Metro Atlanta. They demonstrate the body of work accomplished by the students of the Heritage Preservation Program and are here to be utilized by anyone seeking to research historic places in and around Atlanta.
Richard Laub, Director
Heritage Preservation Program
Department of History
Georgia State University
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Tucker Downtown Historic District
Alix Crook, Sean Diaz, Caitlin Mee, and Daniel Scott
Prepared by the Spring 2017 Preservation Planning class. This Guidelines will assist the City of Tucker in its efforts to outline, protect, and enhance its historic downtown resources, character and guide future development. The proposed guidelines establish general design standards intended to safeguard downtown Tucker’s historic buildings and setting through appropriate policies for alterations to existing properties, new construction, and demolitions. Understanding and following the proposed Design Guidelines will aid Tucker’s residents and property owners in their efforts to maintain and promote the City’s traditional close-knit community fabric and preserve it for generations to come.
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Valley View Farm: Main House
Christy Robnet Atkins, Rachel Barnhart, Jonathan Brown, Sam Carter, Xiaomeng Chi, Courtney Collins, Adam Davis, Kevin Davis, Hanieh Esmaeil Khanian, Julie Federer, Ed Howard, Claire Leftwich, Alexa Ramirez, Amber Rhea, Mallory Rich, Jean Spencer, Emily Taff, and LaVonne Williams
Prepared by the Fall 2011 Conservation of Historic Building Materials class. This historic structure report provided an assessment of present conditions, historic context, and recommendations for on going preservation of the main house located at Valley View Farm in Cartersville, Georgia. The purpose of this HSR is to provide the owners of the main house with a holistic examination of the structure and integrity of the house. Recommendations made are based on the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties to maximize optimal long term preservation of this National Register property.
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Virginia-Highland Historic District
Christy Baccus, Kim Burton, Susan Conger, Elisa Graf, Paul Graham, Debye Harvey, Courtney Lankford, Laura Lembas, Maysyly Naolu, Addie Watts, David Westbrook, and Caitlin Zygmont
Prepared by the spring 2009 Preservation Planning class. The design guidelines were developed to promote preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings and new construction. Presented within are recommendations for appropriate building materials and design. The guidelines are mean to serve as a tool to property owners and commission members during the design review process.
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Wells Brown House
Marcy Breffle, Nathan Brown, Joshua Curtis, Lisa Flaherty, Laurel Lamb, Courtney Nix, Raul Pino, Julie Renner, Alexandra Troxell, Charles Turner, and Megan Warley
Prepared by the Fall 2014 Issues and Interpretations of Public History class. This interpretive plan identifies and defines important visitor experiences of the Wells-Brown House located in Stone Mountain, Georgia and recommends actions and policies to facilitate those experiences. Interpretive planning addresses visitor needs, organization and site resources available and identifies management goals to determine the most effective approach to communicating the message to the target audience. The interpretive plan establishes goals, identifies key interpretive themes to be addressed through historical content, outlines resources and existing conditions, and provides recommendations for future growth.
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Zuber-Jarrell House
Kimberly Brigance, Mark DiChiara, Sheila Doll, Cynthia Eidson, Jennifer Evans, Ruth Gore, Jeanne Gura, Jessica Lavandier, Tracey Rutherford, Pamela Sparcino, Kit Sutherland, Bratten Thomason, and Douglas Young
Prepared by the Fall 1994 Conservation of Historic Building Materials class. This Historic Structure Report contains the history of the Zuber-Jarrell House, the existing conditions of the interior, exterior, infrastructure and grounds of the home, and a master plan of recommendations for the site. The main purpose of this report is to provide a restoration and management plan (presented in Section 3.0) that responds to both the historic character of the property as well as to the intentions expressed by its owner.