Organizations

Many preservation organizations are at work in Fairlie-Poplar. Many of these organizations offer technical assistance as well as development incentives, such as historic tax credits and facade easements. Descriptions of these organizations and how to contact them is listed below.

Atlanta Urban Design Commission
dyoung@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6200
The Urban Design Commission was first established in 1975 by a City of Atlanta ordinance and is the City agency responsible for the nomination and regulation of historic buildings and districts in Atlanta. The Commission also advises the Mayor and the City Council regarding the design issues related to city projects.

Historic Preservation Division,
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
The Historic Preservation Division works in partnership with others to identify, protect and preserve historic and archaeological resources in Georgia. Thirteen preservation programs authorized by federal and state law are administered including the National Register, federal and state tax incentives for rehabilitation, federal and state grants, and rehabilitation technical assistance. These preservation programs foster historic resource stewardship, encourage neighborhood revitalization and support community and economic development.

National Register of Historic Places
202-588-6000
The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect our historic and archeological resources. (Fairlie-Poplar has been a National Register Historic District in 1982 and the District also includes several individually designed buidlings.)

National Trust for Historic Preservation
202-588-6000
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is the only national, private organization chartered by Congress to encourage public participation in the preservation of sites, buildings, and objects significant in American History.

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
404-881-9980
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is the United State's largest statewide preservation organization. With the support of its 8,000 members, the Trust works to protect and preserve Georgia's historic resources and diverse cultural heritage.

Atlanta Preservation Center
404-876-2041
The Atlanta Preservation Center is a city-wide non-profit association composed of over 1600 members. The Center promotes historic preservation in Atlanta through education and advocacy. In addition to conducting walking tours in ten historic sites and districts, the Center publishes a newsletter, has a speakers bureau, and works with neighborhoods, developers, businesses, and government on preservation issues and projects.