WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: 56th HSF Annual Meeting. W. Todd Groce, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society will serve as the keynote speaker, delivering a talk titled “General Sherman: Savannah’s First Preservationist?” This event is free and open to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend.

WHEN: Tuesday October 11, 2011
6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church
225 W. President Street (on Telfair Square)
Savannah, Georgia

A reception, which is made possible by the Edward F. Downing Fund, will be hosted by HSF’s Past Presidents’ Council and will immediately follow the meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Telfair Academy. Interviews with HSF president and CEO Daniel Carey and Georgia Historical Society president and CEO W. Todd Groce will also be available on-site.

For more information, please contact
Terri O’Neil at terri@myhsf.org or call 912.233.7787

Historic Savannah Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization supported by a strong and dedicated membership. The Foundation was established in 1955 in order to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition. From this initial project, Historic Savannah Foundation launched a Revolving Fund Program, which has saved over 350 buildings. The mission of Historic Savannah Foundation is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

Official Launch Set for June 7 at 12:30 p.m.

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: Official Launch of “This Place Matters” Campaign in Savannah.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
12:30 p.m.

WHERE: W.W. Law Foundation
226 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Savannah, Georgia

Historic Savannah Foundation has been selected as one of the 100 finalists in the This Place Matters grant opportunity from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. During the one-month period of June, participants are able to vote online to support one of the 100 national finalists. The three participating organizations that obtain the most number of votes will win a prize of $25,000, $10,000 or $5,000 to benefit their community. Historic Savannah Foundation has committed to give half of their winnings to the W.W. Law House, located in the Cuyler-Brownville Historic District, for stabilization and preservation. Voting information and further details on HSF’s entry can be found online here.

For more information, please contact
Terri O’Neil at terri@myhsf.org or call 912.233.7787

Historic Savannah Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization supported by a strong and dedicated membership. The Foundation was established in 1955 in order to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition. From this initial project, Historic Savannah Foundation launched a Revolving Fund Program, which has saved over 350 buildings. The mission of Historic Savannah Foundation is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: “Born Modern: The Next Preservation Generation.” Lecture about modernism by architectural historian Christine Madrid French, director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Modernism & Recent Past Program.

WHEN: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Lecture at 7 p.m.; Reception at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Savannah Country Day School
824 Stillwood Drive
Savannah, Georgia

Ms. French is the former president and co-founder of the Recent Past Preservation Network, a national, grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving buildings and landscapes constructed within the last 50 years. The lecture, which is part of Historic Savannah Foundation’s 2011 Preservation Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.

NOTE: Historic Savannah Foundation’s 2011 Preservation Lecture Series is supported by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly.

For more information, please contact
Terri O’Neil at terri@myhsf.org or call 912.233.7787

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SAVANNAH, Ga. – Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to protecting Savannah’s heritage, honored Holley Jaakkola as the Nichola Parker Coe Volunteer Award winner at the 2011 HSF Preservation Awards, which were held yesterday at the Old Pink House in Savannah.

Each year, the Historic Savannah Foundation presents the Nichola Parker Coe Volunteer Award to a single volunteer who exemplifies dedication and commitment to the preservation mission upon which the Historic Savannah Foundation was founded.

“Holley has devoted countless hours of her personal time to enhance our organization,” said Daniel Carey, president and CEO of the Historic Savannah Foundation. “We are honored to recognize her passion and her commitment to preservation in Savannah.”

Prior to moving to Savannah in 2001, Jaakkola graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Journalism. Post-graduation she was awarded the Golden Flame Award three times for her contributions while working for Tucker-Castleberry in Atlanta. She later decided to combine her education and career experience with her love of gardening and went to work for Boxwoods, a famed Southern garden and floral design firm in Atlanta.

After moving to Savannah, Jaakkola established Holley Jaakkola Container Gardening and quickly became one of the most sought after garden professionals in the area. However, it was her immediate and unwavering desire to lend her skills, time and expertise to the Historic Savannah Foundation that led to this award recognition.

ABOUT HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATION:
Historic Savannah Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization supported by a strong and dedicated membership. HSF was established in 1955 in order to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition. From this initial project, Historic Savannah Foundation launched a Revolving Fund which has since saved 350 buildings and counting. The mission of Historic Savannah Foundation is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement. For more information, please visit www.myHSF.org or www.DavenportHouseMuseum.org online.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to protecting Savannah’s heritage, has officially announced the winners of the 2011 Preservation Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation. Ten awards were presented at a Preservation Award Luncheon held earlier today at the Olde Pink House in Savannah.

Historic Savannah Foundation Preservation Awards recognize outstanding local projects completed within the last three years. These juried awards are judged for the success they have achieved in the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of architectural and cultural heritage. The general evaluation criteria include quality, degree of difficulty and the ultimate positive impact the project has on the surrounding community.

“These awards are very competitive and recognize the gold standard of preservation work,” said Daniel Carey, president and CEO of Historic Savannah Foundation. “They also offer an opportunity to inform the public about what to emulate.  We put forth these winners as examples to follow so that other projects aspire to this high standard.”

Winners of the 2011 HSF Preservation Awards include the following:

Georgia Power Coastal Regional Headquarters (Rehabilitation)
Ron Dudley, Georgia Power Company
Patrick Shay, Gunn Meyerhoff Shay Architects
Stacy Knight, Construction Associates South
Trident Sustainability Group

Midcentury Modern Magnolia Park Residence (Rehabilitation)
Cornelia Stumpf
Celestino Piralla
Travis Cormack/ TCC

First Baptist Church of Savannah (Rehabilitation)
First Baptist Church of Savannah
Craig Bennett, 4SE, Inc.
J.T. Turner Construction Co., Inc.

The Terrace (Rehabilitation)
Ivy Partners
Dawson Architects
The Carson Company

The Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation (Rehabilitation)
Savannah College of Art and Design
Dawson Architects
The Carson Company

1021 East Bolton Street (Rehabilitation)
Catherine Smith Wise-Bey
Lee J. Meyer
William White, Finishing Touches

Ellis Square Redevelopment (New Construction)
City of Savannah Leisure Services Bureau
Lominack Kolman Smith Architects
Dabbs-Williams General Contractors, LLC
ECOM Design & Planning

World War II Memorial (New Construction)
Veterans Council of Chatham County
Eric Meyerhoff
J.T. Turner Construction, Co., Inc.
Rich Hallman, Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung Engineers & Architects

Independent Presbyterian Church – Sunday School Building (New Construction)
Independent Presbyterian Church
Hansen Architects, P.C.
K.A.P Construction

Green-Meldrim House (Restoration)
Wardens and Vestry of Saint John’s Church, Savannah, Georgia
Tidewater Preservation, Inc.
The Carson Company
Anna Habersham Wright Smith

ABOUT HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATION:
Historic Savannah Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization supported by a strong and dedicated membership. HSF was established in 1955 in order to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition. From this initial project, Historic Savannah Foundation launched a Revolving Fund which has since saved 350 buildings and counting. The mission of Historic Savannah Foundation is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement. For more information, please visit www.myHSF.org or www.DavenportHouseMuseum.org online.

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WHO: Historic Savannah Foundation, a leading preservation organization committed to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

WHAT: 2011 HSF Preservation Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating excellence in historic preservation.

WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: The Olde Pink House – Second Floor Ballroom
23 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia

COST: $35 per person – $250 for a table of 8

Award winning categories include Restoration, Rehabilitation and New Construction. HSF Preservation Awards are judged for the success they have achieved in the preservation, rehabilitation, restoration and interpretation of architectural and cultural heritage. General evaluation criteria include quality and degree of difficulty, degree to which the nominee’s project is unusual or pioneering and the ultimate positive impact the project has on the surrounding community.

NOTE: Media interviews will be available on-site with Daniel Carey, president and CEO of Historic Savannah Foundation, and with 2011 HSF Preservation Award winners.

For more information, please contact Terri O’Neil at terri@myhsf.org

Historic Savannah Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization supported by a strong and dedicated membership. The Foundation was established in 1955 in order to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition. From this initial project, Historic Savannah Foundation launched a Revolving Fund Program, which has saved over 350 buildings. The mission of Historic Savannah Foundation is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

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Learn about architectural uniqueness in the south and how the post World War II building boom and the modern architecture movement impacted the Benedictines’ building plans during a FREE historic preservation lecture. The lecture, “Benedictine Military School and Priory: a Modernist Landmark in the Pine Forest of Southside Savannah,” is Tuesday, April 5, 7PM at Benedictine Military School’s (BC) 6502 Seawright Drive campus. Prior to the lecture, the Historic Savannah Foundation is presenting a reception at 6:30PM.

After World War II, numerous building programs throughout the U.S, and an approach to modernist architecture took hold. Benedictine monasteries around the country, including the Benedictine campus and priory in Savannah, experienced their own expansions featuring modernist architecture.

The public is invited to learn more about modernist architecture and the post World War II era as well as the local impact during a free lecture, “Benedictine Military School and Priory: a Modernist Landmark in the Pine Forest of Southside Savannah” Tuesday, April 5, 7PM in the Academic Well at BC’s 6502 Seawright Drive campus. Prior to the lecture, Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) is presenting a reception at 6:30PM. HSF is co-sponsoring the April 5 lecture.

Robert Ciucevich , M.H.P., is the guest lecturer.  He is a 1986 graduate of Benedictine and will provide a tour of the campus after his presentation. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Ciucevich received his Master of Historic Preservation Degree in 1998 from the University of Georgia. His historic preservation consulting business, Quatrefoil Consulting, has completed projects including National Register Nominations and Historic Resources Surveys for several towns and cities throughout Georgia. He has also written a history of Tybee Island, which was published in 2005.

This is the second lecture in the Father Albert C. Bickerstaff, O.S.B. Memorial Lecture Series that is named for the late Father Albert.  A beloved member of the BC faculty and Benedictine Priory, Father Albert served as BC’s director of guidance, was a teacher and coached several athletic teams.

BC is a Catholic, Benedictine military school educating a diverse male population in the military tradition. While BC is committed to preparing young men for college, it also fosters life-long learning and service to others. BC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information about BC visit www.thebc400.com.

Historic Savannah Foundation is a non-profit historic preservation organization supported by a strong and dedicated membership. The Foundation was established in 1955 in order to save the 1820 Isaiah Davenport House from demolition. From this initial project, Historic Savannah Foundation launched a Revolving Fund Program, which has saved over 350 buildings. The mission of Historic Savannah Foundation is to preserve and protect Savannah’s heritage through advocacy, education and community involvement.

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Charles Morris Center

Tickets $5.00

Tickets available at Expo Ticket Counter or in advance at 912-233-7787

Cedric Smith Painting

This year’s Garden Expo Preview Party will be packed with fun, food and a chance to place the winning bid on many popular items.  One of our featured auction items will be a Cedric Smith original titled, “History Blooms in the South.”  Cedric is a well known southern artist who’s work is collected by art lover’s globally.  We are honored that Cedric created this image uniquely for this event.  You can view other works at www.cedricsmith.com.

Other popular items that will be available include; The Greyfield Experience located on Georgia’s Cumberland Island, a day package for two that includes ferry, tour and boxed lunch.  Garden Design Services, Several indigenous plant species, and much, much more. 

The Preview Party is April 14,2011 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $75.00 per person.  You can purchase ticket from this site or you can call the HSF office at 912-233-7787.

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