Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation

The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation is holding a one-day symposium on historic mill redevelopment on Saturday, February 4th. Titled Southern Mills: Economically Smart | Socially Responsible, the symposium will bring attention to the abandoned, 18-acre Southern Mills property located less than a mile from downtown Athens and just north of the Boulevard neighborhood. Four nationally-renowned speakers will talk about the redevelopment of significant historic properties, such as Southern Mills, and how it can boost local economic development and be responsive to community needs.

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Armstrong & Dobbs Property Proposed Redevelopment

Click here for copy of the November 17, 2011 Memorandum to A-CC Mayor and Commission re: proposed demolition of 8 structures associated with redevelopment.

Click here for copy of the 1988 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Athens Warehouse Historic District

42nd Annual Preservation Awards

See this year’s outstanding local makeovers, from do-it-yourself home rehabs, to LEED-certified new construction, to million-dollar historic restorations. Plus, an update on the foundation’s accomplishments of the past year and plans for the next.

STATUE RECOGNIZING
BEN T. EPPS, GEORGIA’S FIRST AVIATOR,
INSTALLED IN DOWNTOWN ATHENS

Congratulations to the Ben Epps Statue Committee for their successful campaign to raise funds for and create a statue of Ben T. Epps, Georgia’s first aviator! The statue was unveiled on Saturday, December 3, at its home on Washington Street opposite 120 E. Washington Street, the location of the shop where Epps built the first airplane to fly in Georgia.

The Ben Epps Statue Committee partnered with the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, a 501(c) (3) organization, to raise money to commission and place the statue.

Who was Ben Epps?

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