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treasured sites
Selma’s historic homes, churches, museums and other sites
are preparing for guests as the 33nd Historic Pilgrimage is set for
March 14-16.
Tours include five homes, one church, three museums, a
cemetery, post-Civil War foundry, 1861 gristmill, 19th Century
Heritage Village and art shows.The three-day event also hosts
an antique car show and Selma-related films at the Performing
Arts Centre.
Homes on tour include:
Marshall’s Grove (circa 1840), once owned by Dr. Hugh L.
Marshall, one of the area’s first physicians. The modified Greek
Revival house was used by Union Gen. J.H. Wilson for his
headquarters during the Battle of Selma in 1865.
Platt-Lewis-Gayle House (circa mid-1800s), a two-story,
neo-classic house that has been extensively restored to its former
glory. There is a fascinating story of how the home was spared
during the Civil War by a Masonic pin.
Parkman-Martin-Coggins House (circa 1830s), once known
as “Tremont’s Mansion House.” It was owned by Elias Parkman,
one of Selma’s earliest traders, who opened the town’s fifth
business in 1817. Many children attended a school in a small
building adjacent to the home.
Kelso Cottage
Kelso Cottage (circa 1866), a raised Victorian cottage built
by a Selma banker. The Italianate residence has been beautifully
restored.
The Real Estate Gallery (circa early 1800s), formerly known
as Siegel Gallery. This structure once was a private home and was
moved to Selma from Old Cahawba, Alabama’s first state capital.
Now it serves as both an art gallery and real estate office.
This year’s featured church is Reformed Presbyterian on
Jeff Davis Avenue. Organized in 1870 as Knox Academy, the
church educated former slaves and helped them transition to a
life of freedom.
At Old Live Oak Cemetery, visitors will be led at twilight
Friday and Saturday to hear the stories of Selma’s former citizens.
The “ghosts” vary each year and appear at the gravesites amid
oak trees and sweeping Spanish Moss. Ghosts may include a U.S.
vice president, a former slave-turned-congressman, Abraham
Lincoln’s Confederate sister-in-law, a Civil War general, and
more.
Regional art will be displayed by the Selma Art Guild and
Sturdivant Hall Mu
Parkman-Martin-Coggins House
Kelso Cottage (circa 1866)
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Platt-Lewis-Gayle House (circa 1849)
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garden tour
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spring pilgrimage
Antique Car Show
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Selma, Alabama
see page 4 for more information
The Alabama
Trustee
The Alabama Trustee is published quarterly by
the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation,
Station 45, Livingston, AL 35470
Telephone: (205) 652-3497
e-mail: [email protected]
The Alabama Trustee encourages submissions
of articles, photographs, and correspondence
relating to historic preservation issues within
the state of Alabama for consideration in
its publication.
Board of Directors
gARLAND COOK SMITH
President
TINA NAREMORE JONES
1st Vice President
DAVID WALKER
2nd Vice President
Susan McGowin
Secretary
Paula Rushing
Treasurer
Barbara Adkins
Immediate Past President
WILL PONDER
Archivist/Historian
Directors
Devereaux Bemis
Romelia Blackburn
Lowren A. Bock
Pat Camp
Samuel H. Frazier
Susan Gibbins
Shirley E. Hammond
Peggy Hair
Susan Haynes
Richard B. Hudgens
Jerri McLain
Annette Philpo’t
David B. Schneider
Bill Tharpe
Linda Vice
Directors Emeritus
Hannah Brown
Judge Miller Childers
Marvin Harper
Gwyn C. Turner
John White
From the President’s Desk
Board sets goals for next two years
As we begin our excursion into
2008, your Board has already been
engaged in a thoughtful process to
highlight our focus areas for the next
two years. Please join with us in being
involved in a specific area. Basically,
they fall into four broad fields:
1. Membership development
We are trying to increase the number
of statewide members, and ask for
your support by submitting names
of “like-minded preservationists”
who would like to join, or consider
making a gift membership yourself
to a friend. In addition, we are
establishing “affinity groups” such
as our garden affinity group chaired
by Mike Rushing (jmikerushing@
coosahs.net) with tours to private
gardens not usually open to the public. Another is an historic architecture
group ably chaired by past president
Barbara Adkins (preservealabama@
yahoo.com), which also will tour. We are re-establishing the “Live-in- a-Landmark” group for historical
home owners to share information,
and answers to “how to restore it”. We are really interested in gathering
a group of young professionals
with an interest in preservation.
Contact Wimberly Robbins at
[email protected].
2. Education Our annual conference, to be held
on the Eastern Shore of Mobile
October 9-11, 2008, (mark your
calendars) will be our primary
educational
offering. Susan
McGowin and Devereaux Bemis
are planning these informative
sessions, which will be outlined in
later editions of the “Trustee”. We
are seeking sponsors for this event
which will reach several hundred
participants, a strong market niche. Another educational service is being
provided to elementary students in
Hale county, providing lessons
on the history and culture of the
surrounding area. 3. Cultural Heritage Tourism The synergy of the built environment
and cultural heritage tourism is
evident. We will be working with
established
heritage
corridors
and submitting little-known and
Garland C. Smith
[email protected]
TEL: 205-967-6841
FAX: 205-969-2049
overlooked historical sites to be
included. We want all Alabamians
and visitors to be aware of and
experience the marvelous cultural
sites in our beautiful state. Linda
Vice with the Alabama Tombigbee
Tourism Initiative, a long-time
professional in this field, and a new
Alabama Trust Board member will
lead this initiative. (linda.tourism@
yahoo.com) .
4. Advocacy
Spearheaded by board member
Shirley Hammond, we have been
researching the possibility of getting
a bill passed in the state legislature
which would allow home owners
to claim historic tax credits for
improvements to their homes. As
the law now stands, only incomeproducing properties are eligible
for historic tax credits. The
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
partnered with our efforts last year,
but we were advised not to proceed
as it appeared the bill did not stand
a good chance. In the meantime,
we are trying to increases our email list of those who feel strongly
about this issue. Please send your
comments and e-mail to Shirley at
[email protected].
Also we have been involved in
advocating for the more “judicial”
renovation of the Judicial Building in
Montgomery. A new additional tower
exceeds the height of the Capitol and
obstructs the view of Dexter Avenue
and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church,
a recent addition to UNESCO’s list of
world heritage sites. There is a lot
Historic Architecture 101
Saturday, May 17 from 10 am until 3 pm
Montgomery, Alabama
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Architectural Historians from the Alabama Historical Commission
will be leading a class on 19th Century Folk Style and High Style
architecture. We will be using Old Downtown Montgomery and Old
Alabama Town as our classroom. You will learn characteristics and
features of several styles of architecture.
This event is sponsored by the Architectural History Interest Group of
the Alabama Trust and is open to the first 25 people to register. The
cost is $35.00 each which includes a boxed lunch.
Sign up now for a wonderful learning experience!
Contact Barbara Adkins at [email protected] or send
your information and check made payable to the Alabama Trust for
Historic Preservation to Barbara at:
The Chancellor House
51 Chancellor Ferry Road Harpersville, AL 35078.
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trust
would like to
welcome its
newest
members
and thank
the
members
who have
renewed
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allison
Craig H. and Marion C. Baab
Bill Benton
Delia Black
Mysheleeh Blue
R. Preston Bolt
Buford and Pat Braswell
Elizabeth Brown
Vivian Anne Bryson
Eddie Burkart
Leigh Shelton Cassady
Don E. Chandler
Judge Miller Childers
Wayne Childress
Edward Childs
Olga Bonnie Cofield
Tom Craig
Elizabeth Crump
Jerry and Kathryn Davis
William L. Dickens
Bruce and Rhonda Dillard
Jane Ellis
Hubert W. Goings
William Graves
Leigh Wallace Griffith
Jack Hain
John and Rosa Hall
Brenda Howell
Doug Jones
Debra and Shelby Mackey
Mainstreet Alexander City
David McClintoc
Bill and Beth McDavid
Thomas McGehee
David Nelson
Alex Newton
Richard and Judy Perszyk
Emilyann Raspilair
Luther Richardson
Thomas and Laura Susan Roberts
Banks Robertson, Jr.
Red and Pheobe Robinson
Mike and Paula Rushing
Avery Bird Schaible
James Simpson
Mary Slaton
Cathy and Stewart Smith
Oliver and Jean Smyth
Lewis and Carol Stewart
Thomas Taul
Russell Terry
John and Mable Tingley
Joe and Martha Turner
John and Betty S. Wagner
David Walker
Elizabeth Wheelock
Joyce White
Joe and Mim Wilkins
E. Calhoun Wilson
aHc names White
executive director
The Alabama Historical Commission
selected Frank W. White to serve as the
new executive director of the state agency
for historic preservation. White began
January 2.
“We are fortunate to have Mr. White as
our executive director,” said James P. “Ike”
Adams, chairman of the Alabama Historical
Commission. “The wealth of talent and
experience he brings bodes well for the
Commission. I am confident our mission
to preserve Alabama’s historic places is in
good hands under the stewardship of Mr.
White.”
Frank W. White said, “I am honored to
be selected as the new executive director
of the Alabama Historical Commission
and am enthusiastically looking forward
to serving the people of Alabama as
we work together in protecting and
preserving the state’s important historic
resources.”
White received a bachelor of
architecture from Auburn University and
completed the Advanced Management
Development Program at the Harvard
University Graduate School of Design.His
past work experience includes John Portman
& Associates Inc. where he coordinated the
architecture and construction for the 1.5
million-square-foot Brussels International
Trade Mart in Brussels, Belgium.
White also served as the architect’s
on-site representative for 3D/International
during the construction of the Hyatt Hotel
in Karachi, Pakistan.
White previously served as the
endangered properties revolving fund
director at the Georgia Trust for Historic
Preservation.In his 11 years at the Georgia
Trust, White built the revolving fund into
a self-sustaining program. As program
director he provided alternatives to
demolition and neglect of architecturally or
historically significant sites by promoting
their rehabilitation.
The Alabama Historical Commission is
the state agency charged with safeguarding
Alabama’s historic buildings and sites.
Created by an act of the state legislature
in 1966, it consists of 21 members
who represent a broad cross section of
Alabamians. Architects, historians,
archaeologists, and representatives of
Alabama’s universities are members of the
Alabama Historical Commission.
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Selma Art
View a special showing
watercolors, oils, sketch
by local artists.
Garden tour planned in conjuction
with Selma’s Pilgrimage
Mark your calendar now for March
15 in Selma with the Trust for one of our
famous fun tours of historic landscapes!
Make your reservations today, right
this minute. This fundraising event for the
Trust is held in conjunction with Selma’s
Spring Pilgrimage, a treat all
its own. Here is your chance to
enjoy Selma in her springtime
glory. Tour organizer and Trust
member Gery Anderson promises
a full day of historic gardens
and landscapes, including the
Old Live Oak Cemetery with
Kathryn Tucker Windham, just
for Trust members and their
guests. Breakfast and lunch,
lectures and tours, and plenty of
photo opportunities are included
in the low admission price of $45. 508 Selma Avenue
Fri. & Sat. 9-4 Sun. 1- 5
Gery Anderson must have a
commitment from you by March 7, so it is
important that you pick up the phone now
and call him at 334.872.2686, or email
Gery at [email protected] to reserve your
place.
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PILGRIMAGE from page 1
5/08
Arts Revive. The art guild is included
on the tour, and Arts Revive will host a
juried show downtown as well as sponsor
working artists on location for part of the
tour.
Other Pilgrimage sites include: the
Old Depot Museum, which houses Black
Belt history from prior to the Civil War to
the Civil Rights era; a Reconstruction-era
foundry,
a working
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1 gristmill. The mill
property includes a renovated millhouse,
newly built barn, swinging bridge across
Valley Creek and a charcoal kiln. Old
Town’s Heritage Village gives guests the
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opportunity to see a 19
circaCentury
1891 doctor’s
Depot Museum
office, law office and servants’ quarters.
Its lawn also hosts the Antique Car Show
this year. At the Performing Arts Centre
downtown, visitors can view films about
Selma’s history and famous citizens.
Sponsored by the Selma-Dallas
County Historic Preservation Society,
the event began in 1976 as a way to
recognize and share the city’s variety of
architectural styles and rich history. As
the state’s second oldest city, Selma has
a large historic district that features more
than 1200 structures, some dating back to
the 1820s. Package tickets can be purchased
Visit a grist mill, a
foundry, a doctor's
office, a lawyer's
office and a servant’s
quarters on the
Historic Society’s
various properties.
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during the event at Pilgrimage Headquarters
(Vaughan-Smitherman Museum, 109 Union
St). Individual tickets can be purchased at
each site.
Pilgrimage Headquarters opens at 8:30
a.m. Friday, March 14 and closes at 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 with house tours beginning
at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday
and ending at 5 p.m. daily.
For more information, call 1-80045-SELMA. Website: www.pilgrimage.
SelmaAlabama.com.
Write to the Selma-Dallas County
Historic Preservation Society, P.O. Box
586, Selma, AL 36702-0586.
Heritage
Day Village
Tour $25circa 1840's • The Foundry circa 1869 • Kenan's M
five houses, three museums, gristmill, foundry, church and art guild
Package Tour $30
includes Day Tour, evening cemetery tour, and antique car show
Child’s Day Tour $15
ages 6 and under; babies in arms are free
Single-House Ticket ($5)
Cemetery Tour ($5)
Friday or Saturday evening
Street
. 1-5
Old Depot Museum (circa 1891)
an-Smitherman Museum
circa 1848
Not only does it serve as Ticket
PILGRIMAGE
TICKETS
Group Discounts $20
Day Tour for groups of eight or more if purchased by March 11
Join the Trust for a springtime picnic
Join us for a picnic on April 19th at
Jasmine Hill Gardens in Wetumpka for
fellowship and communion with ATHP
members and their guests. On this day, we
have the opportunity to visit three historic
sites in the Montgomery
area, relax and picnic
(bring your own) at
Jasmine Hills, and
link up with friends
you have not seen
since the conference in
Huntsville.
This day offers
a relaxed, self-paced
chance to visit three
places
you
really
must see. Of course,
springtime is the peak
for these gardens. Visit
the sites in any order
you please, stay as long
as you like, but be at
the Jasmine Hill picnic
area at lunchtime with
your blanket and basket for a good
visit.
There are few places in Alabama as
beautiful in the springtime as Jasmine
Hills. Just minutes north of Montgomery
off Highway 231 in Wetumpka, this
showplace garden has a long history (www.
jasminehill.org). Admission is only $7 for
adults. Bring the kids and grandkids, and
introduce them to preservation. Bring a
friend or two, and give them a membership
to the Trust along with a serving of your
deviled eggs.
Old Lanark Plantation in Millbrook
is now the home of Alabama Wildlife
Federation. AWF welcomes our members
to tour the plantation grounds (1820’s), both historic garden areas, and take the
nature walk and wildlife
discovery trail. $5
admission charge, ages
9 and up, $3 for ages 38. Hours 8-6 p.m.
As a special favor
to the ATHP, a guided
tour of the Old Lanark
Plantation Home will
take place from 2-3 p.m. www.alabamawildlife.
org/lanark.asp. Lanark is
located at 3050 Lanark
road, minutes off I65 at
Millbrook.
Grace
Episcopal
Church is one of
Alabama’s
loveliest
churches. A visit to the
old church, grounds and
cemetery is a transforming experience. Here
is a church for generations. Jim and Vivian
Scott’s garden installation is well known
to Alabama gardeners, so don’t miss this
opportunity to experience and photograph
this old church and gardens. Encourage
the kids to enjoy the mysterious paths and
unique playground with the rhinoceros.
Open all day, free. 906 Old Pike Road,
minutes out I85, north of Montgomery.
w w w. a m e r i c a n g a r d e n m u s e u m . c o m
to: Showcase, check: Grace. www.
gracechurchmtmeigs.org.
Tap
into the
Trust
Wouldn’t it be fun to...
Have a progressive dinner with
ATHP members from your
neighborhood, town or county?
Participate in a historic walking
tour of Selma, Eufaula or
Huntsville neighborhoods?
Attend a workshop on buying
antique furniture?
Learn how to date quilts using
fabric profiles from different eras?
Network with other bungalow
owners about restoration challenges?
Consult with an estate planner
about options for your property’s
future?
Visit our web page,
www.alabamatrust.info, for historic
real estate properties and the latest
developments in the preservation
world.
If any of these activities sound
like something you would like
to be a part of, it is time for
you to contact other members
of Interest Groups to have
some fun with ATHP.
For more information on
Interest Groups, or to request
an Interest Group Questionnaire, please contact Paula
or Mike Rushing at
(205) 338-3680 or
[email protected].
Mark your Calendars
Quarterly Board Meeting
Saturday, April 19
Jasmine Hill
Just minutes north of Montgomery
off Highway 231 in Wetumpka
2008 alabama
preservation Conference
October 9-11
•Early arrivals will be
on Thursday, the 9th
•Sessions, awards & reception
will be on Friday, the 10th
•Tours will start on
Saturday, the 11th
2008 national t
trust for
Historic preservation
Conference
October 21-25
Tulsa, Oklahoma
HELP US UPDATE YOUR CONTACTS
The Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation has two active interest groups: the Historic
Garden/Landscape Interest Group and the Historic Architecture Interest Group. At times,
both these groups may have special events which require quick notification of Trust
members.Help us, please, to update our contact email lists so that we can notify you
on short notice of special events.Even if you are already getting emails from one of
these interest groups, take a moment to send a line to the organizer below to remain on
the lists.For those without email, take a few moments to send self-addressed, stamped
envelopes to the group leader and we will make sure you get a notice in the mail of
special events. Remember, interest groups act without any financial support from the
Trust, and any direct mail costs come out of the pocket of the group leaders.
Barbara adkins, leader, Historic architecture interest group
51 Chancellor Ferry Road
Harpersville, AL 35078
[email protected]
Mike rushing, leader, Historic garden/Landscape interest group
4751 Old Coal City Road
Ragland, AL 35131
[email protected]
HELP US REDUCE OUR PRINTING COSTS
Our newsletter printing costs are a significant portion of our operating budget.Many
of you are able to receive the newsletter online at www.alabamatrust.info , where it is
posted.Please, take a moment and notify MONICA at the “contact” link of the website
and ask her to remove you from the newsletter list. This simple move on your part will
help us keep more money where it is available to address preservation issues instead of
overhead costs. Do your part in cutting our costs.
TAGS FOR PRESERVATION
For over a year The Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation (ATHP) has been working and planning for a license plate for
preservation.
When Professor Clark Lundell head of Auburn University Industrial Design Department was contacted, two students
a Mr. Hicks and Mr. Allen were assigned to work on this project. Prototypes of several tags were displayed at the
annual meeting held in Huntsville in September. Pledge sheets were placed on each table for interested parties to sign.
In Alabama one thousand tags have to be pre-sold before the State will start the manufacturing process. At the annual
meeting over one hundred and thirty tags were pledged--- a great start. At this time the Trust is only asking for names of
those interested in pledging to purchase a tag. If you are interested please complete the form below return it to us.
These tags for preservation can be a rallying point for all the grass roots organizations in Alabama. What a wonderful way
to promote preservation throughout our great state. Who doesn’t read tags?
To make a pledge call Monica Moore at 205 652-3497
Name: _____________________________________________
OR
Address: ___________________________________________
mail this form to
Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation
UWA Station 45
Livingston, AL 35470
E-mail:_____________________________________________
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Phone: _____________________________________________
Number of Tags: _____________________________________
Alabama Trust
takes the challenge
The Alabama Trust for Historic
Preservation has been challenged by the
National Trust For Historic Preservation
to take advantage of Round Two of Their
Partners In the Field challenge grant
program that will take place in September
2008.
Partners in the Field is a transformative
challenge grant program to expand
preservation field services nationwide. The
program is a collaboration between the
National Trust and its statewide and local
partners, funded by a generous gift from
Robert Wilson, a long-time friend of the
National Trust. Wilson’s gift of $5 million.
Statewide and Local Partners, such
as the Alabama Trust, may apply for up
to a $150,000 grant as long as they match
the funds dollar for dollar. The Alabama
Trust has submitted its intent to apply for
this grant on Sept. 1 and is now securing
pledges to reach its goal of raising $150,000
to match the challenge grant. According to
the grant guidelines, pledges must be in the
amount of at least $10,000; however, the
funds may be dispersed over a three-year
period.
“Preservation requires cooperation
and support to foster innovative solutions
to complex issues,” said Richard Moe,
president of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation in announcing the awards.
“Partners in the Field matching grants allow
us to strengthen our long term commitment
to our statewide and local partners, who are
at the creative forefront of preservation in
the 21st century.”
Twenty-four Partners in the Field
challenge grants, for a total of $3 million,
were announced in February. The awards,
ranging in size from $70,000 to $150,000. The Alabama Trust would use these
funds to increase our staff to better support
needs of our state in working with local
and individuals on pressing preservation
issues. If you are interested in helping us meet
the challenge, please contact the Alabama
Trust offices at [email protected],
(205) 652-3497 or contact Tina Naremore
Jones at [email protected] , (205) 652- 3752. $150,000
September 1
$ 10 0 , 0 0 0
June 1
$55,000
March 1
(ACHIEVED)
$150,000 +$150,000 = $300,000
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