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Historic Landscape and Garden Grant
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Barrington Hall Boxwood Gardens were restored, in part, with a 2006 Historic Landscape and Garden Grant. This has been an ongoing, two year project by Roswell Garden Club members.
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The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. partners with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division, the Southeast Regional Office of the National Park Service, the Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center, and the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDecD) to provide this grant.
Goals
- Promote awareness of Georgia's historic landscapes and gardens
- Encourage preservation of threatened historic landscapes and gardens
- Provide seed money to assist organizations and communities in developing sound landscape preservation projects which provide public benefit
Eligibility and Grant Amount
Historic gardens and landscapes in Georgia (at least 50 years of age) may be eligible for 50/50 matching grants with a maximum of $3,000 per grant. Grants will be awarded to local governments or nonprofit organizations. Gardens or landscapes must be open to the public. Eligible activities include:
- Restoration of historic landscapes and gardens
- Development of historic landscape/garden restoration plans
- Development of cultural landscape reports
- Interpretation of the historic landscape/garden
- Enhancement of the visitor experience (this grant cycle only)
Research is essential. Grants will only be awarded to projects that are historically documented. Speculative landscapes, such as the following, will not be funded:
- New plantings/designs
- New circulation patterns
- New site features
To Apply
Grant Winners for 2011
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| RECIPIENT |
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COUNTY |
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AMOUNT |
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| Lockerly Arboretum |
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Baldwin |
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$3,000 |
| Moss Cottage at Jekyll Island |
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Glynn |
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$3,000 |
| Self-Guided Tour at Oakland Cemetery |
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Fulton |
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$2,400 |
| Barrington Hall |
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Fulton |
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$2,000 |
| Miss Emily's Grave at Decatur Cemetery |
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DeKalb |
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$2,000 |
| LeConte-Woodmanston Plantation |
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Liberty |
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$1,500 |
| Burgess Arboretum |
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Cherokee |
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$1,000 |
| Friends of Scull Shoals Durham Herb Walk |
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Greene |
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$250 |
| Center of the World |
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Hart |
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$139 |
Grant Winners for 2010
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| RECIPIENT |
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COUNTY |
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AMOUNT |
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| Andrew Low House |
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Chatham |
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$3,000 |
| Wells-Brown House |
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DeKalb |
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$1,500 |
| Buress Arboretum |
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Cherokee |
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$1,000 |
| Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art |
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Richmond |
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$500 |
Grant Winners for 2009
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| RECIPIENT |
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COUNTY |
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AMOUNT |
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| Sidney Lanier Cottage |
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Bibb |
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$2,882 |
| Washington Ave. Medians |
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Chatham |
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$3,000 |
Grant Winners for 2008
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| RECIPIENT |
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COUNTY |
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AMOUNT |
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| Massee Lane Gardens in Fort Valley |
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Peach |
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$2,500 |
| Old Putnam County Jail |
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Putnam |
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$2,000 |
| Cannonball House in Macon |
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Bibb |
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$1,250 |
| New Park Cemetery in Fort Gaines |
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Clay |
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$1,000 |
GCG funding is provided by proceeds from the annual Historic Landscape and Garden Fundraiser (hosted by Garden Club of Georgia districts on a rotating basis), Preservation Partners, and a grant from the Georgia Department of Economic Development Tourism Division.
For answers about grant eligibility, contact:
Carole Moore
DNR-Historic Preservation Division
254 Washington Street, SW; Ground Level
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-651-5566
carole.moore@dnr.state.ga.us
Joy Vannerson
P.O. Box 889132
Dunwoody, GA 30356-1132
770-540-2764
joyvannerson@gmail.com
Applications must be postmarked by August 1, 2012. Projects must be completed by October 15, 2013.
For more information about cultural landscapes, go to www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief36.htm
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