{{Short description|Historic preservation organization in Atlanta}} {{Infobox organization | name = Atlanta Preservation Center | formation = 1979 | image = Front of the LP Grant mansion.jpg | caption = Atlanta Preservation Center’s office | headquarters = Lemuel P. Grant Mansion | leader_title = Executive Director | leader_name = David Mitchell<ref name="Saporta">{{Cite web |last=Saporta |first=Maria |date=2020-12-07 |title=David Mitchell bringing renewed energy to the Atlanta Preservation Center |url=https://saportareport.com/david-mitchell-bringing-renewed-energy-to-the-atlanta-preservation-center/columnists/maria_saporta/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=SaportaReport |language=en-US}}</ref> | website = https://www.atlantapreservationcenter.com/ }}
'''Atlanta Preservation Center''' is a nonprofit organization in Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to preserving and celebrating historic buildings. The organization hosts tours, brings awareness to what it sees as Atlanta's most endangered sites, and works to help preserve buildings directly or by donating their time and expertise.
== Tours == The organization hosts behind-the-scenes tours of historic places in Atlanta,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wheatley |first=Thomas |date=2024-02-20 |title=Build your dream itinerary through Atlanta history |url=https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/02/20/atlanta-history-phoenix-flies-schedule |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2011 |title=Atlanta Guided Tours and Cruises: 10Best Reviews |url=https://10best.usatoday.com/travel/best-tours-and-excursions-atlanta-ga/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=USA Today |language=en-US|last=Williams|first=Claudine}}</ref> including as part of its annual celebration of living landmarks it calls "Phoenix Flies".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goss |first=Steve |date=2013-03-06 |title=Decennial “Phoenix Flies” to Celebrate Atlanta's Historic Landmarks |url=https://www.wabe.org/decennial-phoenix-flies-celebrate-atlantas-historic-landmarks/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=WABE (FM) |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goss |first=Steve |date=2014-03-06 |title=“Phoenix Flies”: Connecting with Atlanta's Living Landmarks |url=https://www.wabe.org/phoenix-flies-connecting-atlantas-living-landmarks/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=WABE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goss |first=Steve |date=2015-03-04 |title=Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta's Historic Sites |url=https://www.wabe.org/phoenix-flies-celebration-atlantas-historic-sites/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=WABE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Wendy |date=2017-03-23 |title=Preservation Group Highlights MARTA Station Architecture |url=https://www.wabe.org/preservation-group-highlights-marta-station-architecture/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=WABE |language=en-US}}</ref> As of 2015, the organization gave 10 different tours around Atlanta.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vejnoska |first=Jill |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Special tours help bring area's fascinating history to life |work=Atlanta Journal Constitution}}</ref>
== Preservation == The organization also restores historic structures<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Kristal |date=2022-07-26 |title=Grants awarded to help preserve Atlanta's Black history |url=https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/07/26/national-parks-service-grants-civil-rights-history-atlanta |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> and helps organize the process for listing sites on historic registries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Kristal |date=2024-07-19 |title=Advocates begin process to include South View Cemetery on Historic Places list |url=https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/07/19/advocates-begin-process-to-include-south-view-cemetery-on-historic-places-list |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> It organized the process for getting English Avenue Elementary School successfully listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kueppers |first=Courtney |date=April 1, 2020 |title=School added to National Register of Historic Places |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref> The center was also one of the cofounders of Easements Atlanta, along with the Atlanta History Center, to help mitigate the costs of preserving historic facades of buildings.<ref name="Saporta">{{Cite web |last=Saporta |first=Maria |date=2020-12-07 |title=David Mitchell bringing renewed energy to the Atlanta Preservation Center |url=https://saportareport.com/david-mitchell-bringing-renewed-energy-to-the-atlanta-preservation-center/columnists/maria_saporta/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=SaportaReport |language=en-US}}</ref> It purchased Lemuel P. Grant Mansion in 2001 and has spent over $1 million restoring while using it as the group's headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruch |first=John |date=2023-08-14 |title=Atlanta's historic Grant Mansion gets a new doorway from the past to the present |url=https://saportareport.com/atlantas-historic-grant-mansion-gets-a-new-doorway-from-the-past-to-the-present/columnists/johnruch/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=SaportaReport |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Most Endangered Historic Places list == The Center started publishing a Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Godwin |first=Becca J G |date=September 13, 2018 |title=Rest easy: Old Midtown Atlanta funeral home granted landmark status |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/rest-easy-old-midtown-atlanta-funeral-home-granted-landmark-status/mkqYTdXGhjhLtqdn4mZI8N/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=ajc |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=Scott |title=Inman Park Properties implosion leaves neighborhood landmarks in limbo |url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-170540-inman-park-properties-implosion-leaves-neighborhood-landmarks-in |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Creative Loafing |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemley |first=John |last2=Johns |first2=Myke |date=2012-06-27 |title=The Judge Wilson House |url=https://www.wabe.org/judge-wilson-house/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=WABE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Saporta |first=Maria |date=2011-06-01 |title=Atlanta Preservation Center lists 19 endangered places |url=https://saportareport.com/atlanta-preservation-center-lists-19-endangered-places/sections/reports/maria_saporta/ |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=SaportaReport |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=February 2026}} The list has helped to preserve buildings including the Georgian Terrace, King Plow Arts Center, the 1924 Rich's building.<ref name=":0" />
== See also ==
* Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
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