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The mission of the Atlanta Preservation Center is to promote the preservation of Atlanta’s architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes through education and advocacy.
1979 Atlanta Preservation Center Founded The Atlanta Preservation Center (APC) begins operation; opening its first office in the Healey Building, before moving to the Flatiron Building in 1985.
1984 Easements Atlanta, Inc. Founded Established in 1984, Easements Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created through an alliance between the Atlanta Preservation Center, Atlanta History Center, and the City of Atlanta Urban Design Commission. Today, Easements Atlanta permanently protects and stewards over 40 historic properties across the City of Atlanta.
1988 Preservation Program Created Assists in developing and obtaining funding for Atlanta's Comprehensive Preservation Program for historic districts, signed into law in 1988.
2001 Purchases 1856 L.P. Grant Mansion Purchases 1856 Lemuel Pratt Grant Mansion, deemed “Atlanta’s most historic building” by Franklin Garrett, to prevent its destruction. Embarks on long-term restoration efforts .
2002 Prevents Demolition in MLK Historic District Works to prevent demolition of a block of Auburn Avenue located in the M.L. King Jr. Historic District.

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The cooler air has arrived, and November is a wonderful time to explore Atlanta on foot 🍂 It’s a great way to slow down and learn the stories behind the places around you. A few returning favorites are back on the calendar this month: 🗓️ November 5th: Exploring The Wren’s Nest: History, Architecture, and Storytelling 🗓️ November 29th: Where History is Buried: Westview Cemetery Guided Tour All events require registration. Comment “EVENTS” and we’ll send you the full November lineup and details to sign up! #PreserveATL #AtlantaHistory #WalkingTours #ExploreATL #HistoricPreservation

“Just Us” is Atlanta’s smallest officially recognized neighborhood at just two streets long 🏡 “Just Us” is made up of Fountain Drive and Morris Brown Drive and about 60 homes. It began in the late 1940s as the Fountain Drive-Morris Brown Drive Community Club, and took the name “Just Us” in the early 1950s. Families built many of the neighborhood’s bungalows and cottages themselves, and many stayed in the same families into the late twentieth century. Through the civil rights era and later the pressures of urban renewal, neighbors organized to look after one another, beginning with community activist Margaret Bowen. That spirit continues today through the Just Us Neighbors association, led by president Lisa Stines. We’re proud to be working with Council Member Jason Dozier’s Office and the Office of City Planning to add Just Us to Atlanta’s Historic Landmark Districts. #PreserveATL #JustUsATL #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation #AtlantaNeighborhoods

There's a nice crispness to Atlanta once October rolls around, and it's the perfect excuse to get outside and explore 🍂 This month we've got new tours joining the lineup alongside some familiar favorites making their return! All events require registration. Comment "EVENTS" and we'll send you the full October lineup and details to sign up! #PreserveATL #AtlantaHistory #WalkingTours #ExploreATL #HistoricPreservation

Preservation work is moving forward at one of Auburn Avenue’s historic landmarks. 🏛️ The Atlanta Preservation Center has partnered with property owner Georgia Works, Inc. to preserve and restore the north and west façades of the Odd Fellows Building at 250 Auburn Avenue. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building is protected by a preservation easement held by Easements Atlanta, Inc., helping ensure its historic character is preserved for generations to come. In July 2025, APC received a $750,000 grant from the National Park Service to support façade restoration, including window and masonry repairs and an easement-compliant exterior fire escape, which is now complete. Landmark Preservation is carrying out the work with preservation research support from Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture. The project is also supported by Invest Atlanta through an Eastside TAD Downtown Facade Improvement Grant. We’re grateful to Georgia Works, Easements Atlanta, Invest Atlanta, Council Member Jason Winston, and the City of Atlanta Office of City Buildings and Historic Preservation Studio for helping make this work possible. ❤️ #AtlantaPreservation #HistoricAtlanta #AuburnAvenue #HistoricPreservation #AtlantaHistory

The Green Book was more than a travel guide. For Black Americans navigating the Jim Crow era, it was a resource for finding safe places to stay, eat, and travel, while supporting businesses that welcomed them. And its history extends far beyond the South. On Tuesday, September 29, join us at the Atlanta Preservation Center for The Devil Also Went to Rhode Island: Researching the Legacy of The Negro Traveller’s Green Book in The Deep North. Catherine W. Zipf and Dr. Danielle Willkens will explore the history of Rhode Island’s Green Book sites, their connections to Georgia, and the ongoing challenges of preserving these important places and the stories they hold. 📅 Tuesday, September 29 🏛️ 5–6:30 PM | Open House 🎤 6:30–8 PM | Discussion 🎟️ Comment GREEN BOOK and we’ll send you the link to register We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation! #AtlantaPreservationCenter #TheGreenBook #BlackHistory #HistoricPreservation #AtlantaHistory

A century of Atlanta history, told through one remarkable building 📖 Join us at the Atlanta Preservation Center for a special book signing with Dr. Stuart Noel, author of Reid House: Atlanta’s Finest Apartment Building. Originally built in 1924 as the Garrison Luxury Apartments, Reid House was designed by renowned Atlanta architects Philip Trammell Shutze and Neel Reid. Over the decades, it has been home to socialites, artists, business leaders, and some of Atlanta’s most recognizable families, each adding another chapter to the story of the building and the city around it. Dr. Noel’s latest book explores the architecture, personalities, and stories that have made Reid House one of Atlanta’s most fascinating residential landmarks. 📍 Atlanta Preservation Center 📚 Books will be available for purchase at the event Comment REID below and we’ll send you the link to register! #AtlantaPreservationCenter #AtlantaHistory #HistoricAtlanta #AtlantaArchitecture #HistoricPreservation

For more than a century, a great southern red oak stood in front of the L.P. Grant Mansion. It shaded the house, witnessed generations of Atlanta change around it, and quietly became part of this place and its story. On August 6, the tree fell. Thankfully, no one was hurt, and the house sustained only minimal damage. As the tree was taken apart, we could see that over the decades its core had simply decayed away. After standing for more than a hundred years, it was time for this old oak to pass on. There is something deeply meaningful in caring for what came before us while making space for what comes next. It is in moments like this, we are reminded that historic preservation is about more than buildings. It is also about the things that give a place its feeling, its memory, and its connection to the past. In time, we’ll plant another tree to take its place. We will never see it reach the same size, but future generations will, and the story of the L.P. Grant Mansion will continue. #AtlantaPreservationCenter #HistoricPreservation #AtlantaHistory #GrantPark #LPGrantMansion

The Atlanta Constitution Building has been featured in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Places Restored, Threatened, Saved, and Lost section of Preservation Magazine’s Summer 2026 issue 📰 Built in 1947 for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, the Streamline Moderne building was designed by local firm Robert and Company and once housed editor-in-chief Ralph McGill, whose anti-segregation writing was later recognized by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. After Georgia Power Company vacated the space in 1972, the building sat empty for decades. Now, after more than 50 years of disuse, the building’s revitalization is underway. Invest Atlanta is partnering with developer Gorman & Company and architecture firm Gensler to transform the structure into 50 units of affordable housing as part of the larger Folio House project. Asbestos abatement and facade cleaning are already complete, with major construction expected later this year. We’re proud to see this Atlanta landmark recognized on a national stage, and even prouder to see it getting the second life it deserves. 💬Comment FOLIO and we’ll send you the full feature! #PreserveATL #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation #AtlantaConstitutionBuilding

Tucked into Sweet Auburn on Edgewood Avenue, the Municipal Market is Atlanta’s original public market, and a remarkable example of a century old building still serving and representing Atlanta’s architectural significance. It started as an open-air market on land cleared after the 1917 fire, then got a permanent brick home in 1924. Under Jim Crow, Black vendors and shoppers were pushed to sell from the curb outside, which is how it earned the name so many Atlantans still use: the Curb Market. In the years since, it became home to local butchers, produce sellers, bakers, and independent restaurants, one of the few places downtown where families could shop, eat, and see each other across generations. The Municipal Market has no equal in the city. For over a hundred years the market has served the neighborhoods around it, and it still does. It exists to be a space for everyone, no matter where in Atlanta they come from, and have some of the best food in the nation. #atlantahistory #thisplacematters #historicpreservation #atlanta

Some buildings survive because a community refuses to let them go, and Ponce Presbyterian Church used faith in Historic Preservation to restore one of them. Architect Charles H. Hopson (1865-1941) designed this Gothic-Revival building in 1916 for Ponce de Leon Methodist Episcopal Church. Many Atlantans will remember the years it spent as The Abbey Restaurant, before the Ponce Presbyterian congregation made it home 18 years ago. When the building started showing its age, the Congregation decided they wanted it standing and serving Midtown for another hundred years. There was no grant or outside firm behind this restoration. Just the congregation, restoring their own building one campaign at a time. We toured the church with Pastor Tolivar Wills and David Huggins, who walked us through the work up close. Much of it has been about recognizing what makes the building special and restoring it with care. When a wall added decades ago came down, the original entrance was waiting behind it, and they left it exposed, old and new side by side. The stained glass was restored by the same family that first installed it, years later. The original floors stayed. Even the decorative organ pipes on the facade were kept, because they belong to the room. Pastor Wills is the first to say the work may never be finished, and that’s often how some preservation goes. It rarely happens all at once. It happens when a community decides a place holds too much of their history to give up on, and starts doing the work themselves. #preserveatl #midtownatl #atlantahistory #exploreatl #thisplacematters

There’s nothing quite like exploring Atlanta on foot, learning the stories behind the buildings and blocks you pass every day 🗺️ This July, we’re bringing three tours to the calendar: Little Five Points, Kennesaw City Cemetery, and Rest Haven. Whether you’ve lived in Atlanta your whole life or you’re still getting to know its neighborhoods, these tours are a great way to connect with the history and people that shaped the city. 📩All events require registration. Comment “EVENTS” and we’ll send you the full July lineup and details to sign up! #PreserveATL #AtlantaHistory #WalkingTours #ExploreATL #HistoricPreservation

Meet Giselle 👋 a future architect student who spent the past year as a historic preservation intern at the Atlanta Preservation Center, researching one historic home: the Maguire-Livsey House (also known as the “The Promised Land”) in Gwinnett County. One house can carry a lot of meaning. The changes made inside and out, the families who lived there, the small details most of us would walk past without a second look. Giselle spent months learning and exploring, and came away seeing how much one place can really say. She just graduated from the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and heads to Kennesaw State this fall to study architecture. She told us this internship was the first time she got to really dig in and follow her own questions, and the story of this house helped her find meaning in something bigger. We’re proud of everything she’s dug into with us, and we can’t wait to see where she goes next. 💚 #PreserveATL #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation #ATLArchitecture #Internship

Summerhill is one of Atlanta’s most historically significant neighborhoods, established by formerly enslaved people after emancipation. Its story spans segregation, entrepreneurship, the civil rights movement, and the community leaders and organizations that held it together through decades of change. When the neighborhood was reshaped for the 1996 Olympic Games, the torch and cauldron that remained became part of Summerhill’s identity and its path forward. Now, Georgia State University has announced plans to move the Olympic flame cauldron to Centennial Olympic Park. For two years, community leaders have been asking for it to stay. We stand with them. Historic neighborhoods deserve a meaningful voice in decisions that shape their future, and the Olympic Torch should remain where history placed it, in Summerhill. 📰 Read more from @roughdraftatl #PreserveATL #Summerhill #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation

The Atlanta Preservation Center is pursuing a National Register of Historic Places listing for the Poncey-Highland Historic District 🏡 This neighborhood has been shaping Atlanta for over a century. Developed largely between 1905 and 1940 along historic streetcar lines and corridors like Ponce De Leon and North Highland Avenue, Poncey-Highland is home to one of the city’s richest collections of early-twentieth-century residential architecture. Six structures in the area are already individually listed on the National Register. The neighborhood’s history goes beyond its buildings. In the 1960s and 70s, Poncey-Highland residents organized against urban renewal plans, and that fight led to the creation of Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) program, giving communities a direct voice in local government decisions. A district listing would recognize the full neighborhood: its architecture, its planning, and the community history it carries. We are excited to share more as this effort moves forward. #PreserveATL #PonceyHighland #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation #NationalRegister

Summer’s here and so is a fresh lineup of APC events 🌿 This month, explore Atlanta’s history through walking tours, neighborhood deep dives, and stories you won’t find in any guidebook. Whether you’re a longtime preservation lover or just looking for something different to do this summer, there’s something for you. All events require registration. Comment “EVENTS” and we’ll send you the full June lineup and signup details! #PreserveATL #AtlantaHistory #WalkingTours #ExploreATL #ATLEvents

We were honored this week to receive an official proclamation from the Atlanta City Council recognizing May as Historic Preservation Month in the City of Atlanta. The proclamation highlights the essential role preservation plays in shaping a thriving, livable, and equitable city. It recognizes Atlanta’s historic buildings, neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks as vital parts of our shared identity and acknowledges the importance of protecting them for future generations. We are deeply grateful to Council Member Collins for arranging the Proclamation and to the Atlanta City Council for this recognition and for their continued support of preservation efforts across the city. APC Board Members Megan Hodgkiss and Kendra Waters proudly accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Atlanta Preservation Center. As Kendra Waters shared, “This public recognition is a continued reminder that preservation happens in many different ways throughout the city.” Historic preservation is not just about buildings. It is about memory, culture, community, and the stories that connect us to Atlanta and to one another. #PreserveATL #HistoricPreservationMonth #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation

South View Cemetery has been telling Atlanta’s story since 1886 and is now one step closer to being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded by six men who were born enslaved, South View holds the stories of more than 80,000 people whose lives shaped Atlanta and far beyond. From civic leaders and faith leaders to families whose names may not be widely known, this is a place where history lives in every direction. For generations, South View has carried stories that are too often left out of the broader narrative. Generations of lives, leadership, and legacy are preserved within these grounds. This designation helps bring long overdue visibility to those histories and to the community that has cared for them for more than 140 years. We are proud to celebrate this moment and the continued work of South View Cemetery to honor, share, and protect a place that holds so much of Atlanta’s story. #Atlantahistory #historicpreservation #nationalregisterofhistoricplaces #preserveatl #thisplacematters

May is National Historic Preservation Month 🏛️ What better way to celebrate than getting out and exploring Atlanta with the Atlanta Preservation Center? From hidden gems to local favorites, this month’s tours take you through some of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods and landmarks. It is the perfect way to experience the stories, spaces, and history that make Atlanta what it is. Plus, join us for a FREE tour of the Grant Mansion on Thursday, May 28 ✨ Home to APC and one of the oldest houses in the city, it is always a favorite. All events require registration. Comment “events” and we’ll send you the full lineup and details to sign up! #PreserveATL #HistoricPreservationMonth #AtlantaHistory #WalkingTours #ExploreATL

Tucked into the landscape and filled with light, the May Patterson Goodrum House stands as one of Atlanta’s most beautiful expressions of classical design. Designed in 1929 by Philip Trammell Shutze, this home was considered his favorite work and a defining moment in his career. Its design earned national recognition upon completion and reflects the refined balance, proportion, and elegance that made Shutze one of America’s foremost classicists. What makes the Goodrum House especially remarkable is the seamless relationship between architecture and landscape. Inspired by Italian Renaissance villas, the gardens were designed as a natural extension of the home, shaping views, movement, and light. Inside, delicate color choices, hand-carved details, and bright, thoughtful interiors bring warmth and softness to the classical form. From its floral plasterwork to its carefully restored interiors, the Goodrum House is a study in beauty, craftsmanship, and the enduring power of design. #atlantaarchitecture #atlantahistory #historicpreservation #atlpreserve #thisplacematters

The Majestic Diner has been a constant in Atlanta for nearly a century. First opened in 1929 by Greek immigrants, it expanded to its current location in 1939 as one of the original tenants of Briarcliff Plaza and has served generations of Atlantans ever since. While restaurants and buildings around it have changed, closed, or been rebuilt, the Majestic has remained open, still Greek owned and grounded in simplicity. It has adapted with care but never lost its identity. No trends, no reinventions. Just a steady rhythm of regulars, families, and visitors finding comfort in a familiar place. The recognizable neon sign still glows along Ponce. Its slogan, “Food That Pleases”, still rings true. And its presence reminds us that preservation is not always about landmarks or headlines. Sometimes, it is about keeping the doors open and the coffee hot. One of the only diners of its kind still operating in Atlanta, the Majestic Diner remains not just a place to eat but a part of the city’s living memory. #preserveatl #historicplaces #atlantahistory #oldatlanta #thisplacematters

Atlanta started as a railroad town, and Brookwood Station is the last remaining passenger train station in the city. Officially named Peachtree Station by the Southern Railway, it opened at 12:01 a.m. on March 17, 1918. Just forty minutes later, Train No. 36, the United States Fast Mail, arrived and began a century-long connection between Atlanta and the rail lines that built it. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style, the station served growing neighborhoods like Ansley Park and Brookwood Hills with a convenient stop outside the downtown terminals. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, Brookwood proves that functional architecture can still be timeless. Over 100 years later, it continues to connect Atlanta to cities across the Southeast and Northeast through Amtrak’s Crescent Line. #PreserveATL #BrookwoodStation #AtlantaHistory #HistoricPreservation #architecturematters

Wrapping up their semester with a visit to the Grant Mansion 📚✨ We were happy to welcome students from Georgia State University’s Master of Historic Preservation program this week. As part of their final class in Intro to Historic Preservation, students explored the Grant Mansion, learned about preservation easements with Easements Atlanta, and heard from our Executive Director about what it means to protect Atlanta’s past for the future. #PreserveATL #GSUMHP #GrantMansion #HistoricPreservation #PreservationEducation #AtlantaHistory #SavingPlaces

Big news for preservation in Atlanta 📣 The Atlanta Constitution Building has officially been nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 143 Alabama Street, this 1947 Streamline Moderne landmark is one of the few remaining examples of its kind in the city. Designed by Robert & Company, the building was home to the Atlanta Constitution newspaper and Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Ralph McGill, whose courageous journalism helped shape civil rights dialogue across the South. After more than 30 years of vacancy, renovations have officially begun. Led by Gorman & Company, the building will be restored and reimagined as Folio House, bringing 50 units of affordable housing and new ground-floor commercial space to downtown. This nomination honors the building’s architectural and cultural legacy and marks the beginning of a new chapter rooted in preservation, progress, and community. #PreserveATL #AtlantaConstitutionBuilding #HistoricPreservation #StreamlineModerne #AtlantaHistory #RalphMcGill #FolioHouse #NationalRegister #AffordableHousing #ArchitecturalHeritage #SavingPlaces #PreservationInAction

Saturday night was one for the books 📚✨ We teamed up with Georgia State University’s Special Collections Library for a fundraiser featuring recipes from their historic cookbook collection. Guests experienced vintage Georgia cuisine while supporting the ongoing work of both GSU Archives and the Atlanta Preservation Center. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening a success. Your support helps keep Atlanta’s stories alive. #PreserveATL #GSUArchives #HistoricPreservation #AtlantaHistory #CulinaryHeritage #PreservationInAction #CommunitySupport #FundraiserEvent #ATLHistory

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