The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is one of the country’s largest statewide nonprofit preservation organizations. We are committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all.

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DON'T MISS THIS EVENT TONIGHT AT 6PM AT RHODES HALL!

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Strummin' on the Porch is in 3 short days!

Make sure you register here to enjoy a relaxing night under the stars filled with food, fun, and awesome music, featuring award-winning indie folk/Americana band She N She!

https://www.georgiatrust.org/news/eventreg/register.php?id=265

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ The Old Griffin City Hall is located within the town’s historic commercial district and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Georgia Trust listed it as a “Places in Peril” site in 2014. Tour this exquisite Beaux Arts style building during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Visit http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition for more information.

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DID YOU KNOW? The Lewis-Mills House was used during the Civil War to both the Yankee Soldiers and the Confederate Soldiers. Yankee Soldiers were served supper in the dining room, and the house itself served as a Confederate hospital. Currently, after restoration, the house is now the office of the Galloway and Lyndall law firm. To learn more about the house and its historical tales, join the Trust on September 6. in Griffin, Georgia for the Revival Expedition. Visit the Trust online at http://bit.ly/1nUDYGY for more information.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ In 1866, the Milner-Hill-Kurtz-Ogletree House in Griffin, Georgia, was purchased by H.P. Hill, a printer who operated H.P. Hill & Co. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and today remains a private residence. See this stunning home during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Visit http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition for more information

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ In 1922, Violet Bank in Griffin, Georgia, underwent a massive remodel designed by noted architect Neel Reid. At the time, Griffin’s prominent Barnes family resided there. The remodel was an interpretation of Hansberry Hall, a 1701 brick estate in Worcestershire, England. To see this beautiful home and admire it’s more recent rehabilitation, join the Trust on September 6 during the Griffin Revival Expedition. Learn more at http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition

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DID YOU KNOW? Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley designed the Griffin City Hall, built in 1910. The building has served several municipal purposes, including: a fire station, courtroom, police station, jail and city hall. To learn more about Griffin’s iconic Hall, join us for our Revival Expedition on September 6. Visit http://bit.ly/1nUDYGY to learn more about the expedition.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ This raised Greek Revival house in Griffin, Georgia, was built in 1860 for Benjamin Milner who helped muster a cavalry unit from Spalding County during the American Revolution. To learn more about the history behind this beautiful home, join the Trust on September 6 during the Griffin Revival Expedition. Learn more at http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley designed the Griffin City Hall in 1910. The Beaux Arts style building has served several municipal purposes over the years including: a fire station, courtroom, police station, jail and city hall. See this magnificent building during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Visit http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition to learn more.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ The Bailey-Tebault House in Griffin, Georgia, was constructed in 1859-62 for David Jackson Bailey, a lawyer and member of the Georgia Legislature and his wife, Susan Mary Grantland, daughter of the newspaper editor in Milledgeville. Today the Bailey-Tebault House is owned and operated by the #Griffin Spalding Historical Society. Tour this exquisite home during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Learn more: http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition

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DID YOU KNOW? Constructed in the 1850s, the Lewis-Mills house was built for the Lewis family of Massachusetts. The antebellum Greek Revival house has a history told by Lavonia Hammond Mills; granddaughter of the original owner. To hear the historical tale of the house during the Civil War, join us September 6. in Griffin, Georgia; for our Revival Expedition. Visit http://bit.ly/1nUDYGY for more information.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ This antebellum Greek Revival house in Griffin, Georgia, was originally built in the 1850s for the Lewis family of Massachusetts. During the Civil War, Mrs. Lewis served supper to Union soldiers in the dining room, and at another time, Mr. Lewis entertained Confederate leaders Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens and Benjamin Hill at the house that also once served as a Confederate hospital. Explore this magnificent house during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Learn more at http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition.

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More information on the fire that destroyed the Hancock County Courthouse in Sparta. The 1883 building was placed on The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's list of "Places in Peril" in 2013. Image by Halston Pitman - before the fire. http://bit.ly/1oHGhmo

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The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is hosting Strummin' on the Porch, a free outdoor concert featuring award winning band She N She. Make sure you make it to Rhodes Hall on August 28th at 6 PM; this is a night you won't want to miss!

In honor of Strummin' on the Porch in 4 weeks, here is the world's largest porch swing! This swing is located in Hebron, Nebraska, and holds 18 adults or 24 children. There is room for the whole family on this swing!

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ In 1957, Will and Anne Hightower Plowden hired architect James Means to design a Colonial Revival house for their family in Griffin, Georgia. Means traveled with the Plowdens to Colonial Williamsburg to study the George Wythe House, which was built c. 1753 and restored in 1939, in order to replicate it. Explore this architectural gem during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Visit http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition for more information.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ Construction of the Bailey-Tebault House in Griffin, Georgia, began in 1859 but with interruptions due to the Civil War, this grand Greek Revival house was not completed until 1862. Explore this stunning house during the Griffin Revival Expedition, September 6. Visit http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition for more information.

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#‎DidYouKnow‬ Western legend and friend of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday was born in Griffin, Georgia, in 1851. He was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church the following year. Want to learn more about Griffin? Join us on September 6 for the Griffin Revival Expedition. Visit http://bit.ly/GriffinRevivalExpedition for more information.