HSF E-Newsletter April- May, 2011

Preserving andprotecting Savannah'sheritage throughadvocacy, education andcommunity involvement.

Save the DateSavannah Garden Exposition : April 15th and 16th

Preview Party : April 14thPreservation Awards Luncheon : May 5th

Table of ContentsFrom the ChairmanNew HSF Staff Member!Available PropertiesGiving OpportunitiesUpcoming EventsAnnual Savannah GardenExpoPreservation Month: May201113th Colony SocietyDavenport House NewsFrom the President & CEO

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From the Chairman

HistoricSavannahFoundationwillcelebratePreservationMonth inMay,

Annual Savannah Garden Expo Buy your tickets now! It’s that time of year whenwe want to be outdoors,experiencing the beauty ofSpring in Savannah. Ourannual Garden Expo offersan opportunity to combine“Spring Fever” withgarden inspirations,outdoor design, livemusic, good food andsocializing.

Please join us April 15th &16th at Trustees Garden &The Morris Center forHSF’s Savannah GardenExpo 2011. We invite youto our Preview Party April14th at 6:30 pm to get the first glimpse of our excitingline-up of Exhibition Gardens, Container and Window BoxGarden Competition results, live music, food and wine. Our silent auction offers our theme painting by CedricSmith, “History Blooms in Savannah,“ as well as manyindigenous plants, parties, gifts, artisan inspired jewelryand so much more.

Our lecture series begins Friday at 10am with HughGolson discussing, “A Brief and Personal Survey of

providing a variety ofoptions for ourmembership to becomeinvolved in broadeningawareness of our missionand celebratingSavannah’s heritage. Thetheme of this year’sPreservation Month is"Celebrating America’sTreasures." There is nodoubt that we have beenblessed with a beautifulcity full of treasures thatneed to be preserved andrecognized. HistoricSavannah Foundation hasgone to great lengths toprovide multipleopportunities for thecommunity to participatein this celebration andthat includes six differentevents during the monthof May.

You will find--included inthis newsletter--additionalinformation regarding theevents, and I hope youwill join me in this effortto raise awareness andcultivate deeperappreciation for theprotection of Savannah'streasures.

In closing, would like toapplaud the staff,volunteers andcommittees who haveworked so diligently onthe Tour of Homes &Gardens, the GardenExpo, and PreservationMonth.

-J.T. Turner, Jr. HSF Board Chairman

New HSF StaffMember!

Savannah’s Horticultural Heritage,” followed by our titlelecturer, internationally-acclaimed author Paula Deitz at12:30pm. With so much to do and see you will want to make this aweekend experience. At only $10/day...come both days!On Saturday we will be showing a movie matinee of“Greenfingers,“ at 2:30pm followed by our ever popularGarden and Wine Tour at 5:30pm.

Tickets are available for purchase on our website or bycalling our offices at 912-233-7787. To purchase ticketson our website click here.

Preview Party Tickets $75.00Expo Daily Tickets $10.00“Greenfingers” Matinee (rated R) $ 5.00Garden & Wine Tour (limited tickets available) $50.00

Preservation Month: May 2011

Every May since 1971, preservationists around thecountry have joined together to celebrate NationalHistoric Preservation Month. Preservation Month wasdesigned to raise awareness about the power historicpreservation has to protect and enhance our homes,neighborhoods and communities - the places that reallymatter to us. It provides an opportunity to celebrate thediverse and unique heritage of our country's cities andtowns, and enables all of us to become involved in thegrowing preservation movement. Preservation Monthhelps bring historic preservation to the forefront ofAmericans’ daily lives by emphasizing the vitalimportance of protecting our nation’s history. And whatcity in America has more history to celebrate thanSavannah? Preservation is not just about savingindividual landmark buildings, but about improving ourquality of life through neighborhood revitalization andprotection of our irreplaceable resources such as ourworld-famous historic squares, canopy trees, and coastallandscape.

To celebrate this month, HSF has planned a slew ofevents.

Calendar of Events:

May 4 – Presentation of Preservation Month PosterContest Awards, 3:00pm. HSF’s 2011 Preservation Month Poster Contest is open toelementary, middle, and high school students inSavannah and Chatham County, and encouragesstudents to submit creative and original posters with

Ms. Terri O’NeilDevelopment DirectorWith more than 20 yearsexperience in businessmanagement, Terri O’Neilis a proven executive andentrepreneur with anextensive background inrelationship and projectmanagement. As a proudowner of property in twohistorically designatedneighborhoods, she ispassionate about makinga difference both in theway of preserving andprotecting as well asproviding local jobs. Supporting her communityin multi-lateral forumshelps Terri utilize herabundant energy. Having traveled most ofthe United States as achild, Terri’s family settledin Savannah in 1971 whenher father was assigned toHunter Army Airfield asfixed wing commander.Since then, Terri proudlycalls herself an adoptedSavannahian. Aftercompleting high school,and while pursuing hercollege degree, in 1985she joined a fortune 500Company and herprofessional educationbegan. During the next11 years Terri developed areputation ofaccomplishment andability. Upon returning toSavannah in 1996 shedecided to launch intorestoration and selfemployment. Althoughchallenging, Terri hasbeen successful inrestoring four singlefamily dwellings, two

vibrant images that celebrate our community’s importanthistoric places. All submissions will be displayed in astorefront at Drayton Towers in downtown Savannah forthe months of April and May.

The 1st place winners and runners-up for each gradelevel, (K-5), (6-8) and (9-12) will be announced duringthe SCCPSS Board of Education meeting on May 4, 2011at 3:00 pm at the Whitney Administrative Complex. Thecontest winners will be awarded certificates and receiveprizes. All are invited to attend. Winning Posters will alsobe displayed at HSF's Preservation Awards Luncheon.

May 5 – HSF's Preservation Awards Luncheon at, 11:30am - 1:00pm.the Olde Pink House

Each year, Historic Savannah Foundation celebrates thebest of preservation by presenting Preservation Awardsto individuals and organizations whose contributionsdemonstrate excellence in historic preservation.

This year we invite you to join the award winners andfellow Historic Savannah Foundation members and guestsat a luncheon at The Olde Pink House Restaurant onThursday, May 5th from 11:30am to 1:00pm for thepresentation of awards. HSF will recognize the winningprojects and celebrate the past year’s preservationachievements.

Tickets for the luncheon are available at $35 each ortables of eight are available for $250. Tickets can bepurchased by contacting Mrs. Stephanie Stroud at912-233-7787 or by visiting the SHOP page of ourwebsite. For more information on this event pleasecontact Ms. Terri O’Neil at . terri@myHSF.org

May 7 – HSF & Mopper-Stapen, Realtors Revolving, 8:30am – 1:00pm. Fund Workday

Sponsored by Mopper-Stapen, Realtors, the day willinclude volunteers at all five of HSF’s Revolving FundProperties starting with coffee and doughnuts and endingwith lunch. The work day will include a litter pick-up oneach block of the properties, lot clean-up and interiorclean-up of the properties so that each is ready for saleand HSF can sell these properties and move on to savingothers! HSF will work with many different communityvolunteers including SCAD, HSF Board of Trustees andmore!

, 6:30pm.May 12 – Preservation Lecture Series For the fourth installment in our series, ChristineMadrid-French, Director of the National Trust for HistoricPreservation's Modernism + Recent Past Program will

commercial properties andacted as project manageron several otherinitiatives. Terri currently lives inhistoric Ardsley ParkChatham Crescent withher best four leggedfriend, Ivy.

AvailableProperties Revolving Fund

209 West 33rd Street$75,000

1402 Barnard Street$75,000

205 West 41st Street$49,000

speak on “Modernism and the Recent Past,” at SavannahCountry Day School. There will be a reception at 6:30pmand the lecture will begin at 7:00pm.For more information on this lecture and the seriesplease visit the page of ourLectures & Workshops website. May 20 – Preservation Award Home & Wine Tour,6:00pm. This relatively new event has proven to be very popularwith both young and old! Guests are invited to tour fourprivate homes to taste a red and white wine along withfood that has been paired with each wine. The homesare all within walking distance in the Historic LandmarkDistrict. The evening culminates at the Dresser-PalmerHouse where attendees are invited to learn more abouttheir favorite wines from the houses they visited andenjoy them in a cocktail party setting where they canvisit with others on the tour. Tickets will be available forpurchase in May at www.myHSF.org.

May 23 – “The Greenest Building” Movie Screening, 6:30pm.at Savannah Theater

“The Greenest Building,” a new hour-long documentaryby producer Jane Turville, presents a compellingoverview of the important role building reuse plays increating sustainable communities. Narrated by DavidOgden Stiers, “The Greenest Building” explores the myththat a “green building” is a new building anddemonstrates how renovation and adaptive use ofexisting structures fully achieves the sustainabilitymovement’s “triple bottom line” - economic, social, andecological balance. The screening will be preceeded by a reception with lightrefreshments at 6:30p.m. and the movie will start at7:30p.m. Tickets will be available for purchase at www.

and the day of the show at SavannahmyHSF.orgTheater.

Check out the page of our website forPreservation Monthupdates and more information as it becomes available.

13th Colony Society House Hop and Happy Hour Recap

The 13thColony societyheld a tour ofan HSFRevolvingFund propertyat 1505

1004 East Park Avenue$95, 000

802 West 42nd Street$9,500 For more information onHSF's Revolving Fundproperties, please contact

with Dicky MopperMopper-Stapen Realtorsat 912.238.0874

GivingOpportunities

In the past, HSF has beenthe beneficiary of severalplanned gifts. These giftshave greatly increased ourfinancial security and havehelped up respond topreservation challengesmore effectively. Wewould like to remind youof a few of the plannedgiving options. Bequests: You can leavea portion of your estate toHSF by a simpledesignation in your will.Bequests can be madethrough monies, securitiesor property.

HabershamStreet. Owners, Greg

Jacobs and Capers Martin, are currently rehabilitating theproperty so our members had an opportunity to seepreservation in progress! The rehab is expected to becompleted in June and will return to the original use of aresidential duplex. This project is yet another example ofhow HSF’s Revolving Fund can save historic buildingsfrom demolition and how preservation minded investors,like Greg and Capers, can ensure that the building isonce again a part of a thriving neighborhood. Afterlearning about the on-going project at 1505 Habersham,the group set out on a walking tour of the Lincoln StreetInitiative that HSF undertook in the early 2000s. Wewere fortunate that Paula Kreissler joined us for the tourand invited us to view the amazing job that was done onthe rehab of her home on East 32nd Street. It was sonice, we almost didn’t leave the beautiful side garden andporches! Fortunately, Paula was saved from unwantedhouse guests thanks to Sol who had appetizers and drinks waiting for usafter the tour. Wehad beautiful weatherfor our tour and arelooking forward to the

Endowment:Contributing to the HSFendowment ensures thelong-term viability of HSFin fulfilling its mission,goals, and relatedprograms. Charitable RemainderTrust: This is a way totransfer money,securities, or property to atrust which will payincome for life or for anumber of years to thedonor. At termination, theremaining principle goesto HSF. This method cancreate a tax benefit whileproviding income for thedonor. For more information orother planned givingoptions, please contactTerri O'Neil, HSFDevelopment Director, at912.233.7787 or by emailat terri@myHSF.org

Upcoming Events

To keep up with all that isgoing on at HSF, pleasebe sure to visit our newwebsite! Information isadded and updatedregularly. Thanks again toSmack Dab Studios fortheir guidance during thatprocess! www.myHSF.org

Join us on facebook!

next 13th ColonySociety event…stay tuned! For more information on the 13th Colony Society clickhere.

Davenport House News Celebrating America’sTreasures: DH Garden Party on May15th—Party with a Purpose! The National Trust for HistoricPreservation designates Mayas Preservation Month and thisyear’s theme is "Celebrating

America’s Treasures." What better way to show yourpreservation spirit than by making merry with your peersin the DH garden! The museum’s annual garden party isSunday, May 15, 2011 when volunteers and Friends ofthe Davenport House are feted, celebrated andappreciated! By socializing with like-minded museumsupporters you demonstrate your support for what themuseum does while you strengthen the bonds ofcommunity. This year’s garden party will initiate theawarding of the first Davenport House CommunityService Scholarship to a worthy graduating high schoolsenior! Invitations will be in the mail in late April. Early Bird’s Preservation Walking Tour of the LandmarkHistoric District’s East SideTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in April 2011 (exceptApril 15, 16, 29, and 30)[Program date: April [5, 8, 9, 12, 19, 22, 23, 26]At 7:30 a.m., 90 minutes, $20Take an early morning walk through one of the oldestand most varied neighborhoods to learn how historicpreservation has revitalized downtown Savannah. Toursled by the Davenport House director will introduce thepersonalities, structures and issues that have enthralledSavannah’s preservation movement. Coffee in theDavenport House garden to follow. Tea in the Garden at the Davenport HouseThursdays and Fridays in May2011 [Program dates: May 5 – 4:30p.m., 6 – 4:30 p.m., 12 – 4:30p.m., 13 – 4:30 p.m., 19 –4:30 p.m., 20 – 4:30 p.m., 26– 5:30 p.m., 27 – 5:30 p.m.]4:30 or 5:30 p.m., 60-75minutes, $18

Reservations recommended. Limited attendance.Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19thcentury tea in Davenport House’s beautiful courtyardgarden. Patrons will visit areas of the home where teaservice took place and will participate in an afternoon teagiven with costumed interpreters in the garden.

Curator’s Tour andHighlights of theCollectionWednesdays in May 2011[Program dates: May 4,11, 18, 25]At 4:30 p.m., 90 minutes,$15The museum’s curator willlead patrons on a special

tour of the house explaining the basis for the house’sinterpretation and recent restoration, examininghighlights of the collections and viewing collectionstorage, which is normally off-limits to museum visitors.The tour is limited to 10 people. Following the tour therewill be refreshments and a time for conversation in thegarden. Discovering 1820s Savannah: Early Bird’s Walking Tourof the City Isaiah Knew Saturdays in May 2011 [May 7, May 14, May 21, May28]7:30 a.m., 90 minutes, $20See what survives of the1820s Savannah that masterbuilder Isaiah Davenportknew. Beginning at the Davenport House Museum(1820) participants will walk by some of the finestexamples of preservation in the city and learn about whatno longer remains. Topics to include the Great Fire of1820, the yellow fever epidemic of 1820, Lafayette’s visitto Savannah in 1825 and the celebrations surround the50th anniversary of the United States in 1826. Coffee inthe Davenport House garden will follow. Note: The summer Davenport House Junior InterpreterProgram begins on June 16 (through July 28). Orientation for the program is May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at theDavenport House. Participants meet weekly on Thursdayevenings from 6 to 8 p.m. learning to give tours and theygive their first tours to the public on Friday, August 5. Interested students who will be in grades 9 through 12next year are encouraged to inquire about the program.

From the President & CEO

From the President & CEO Change

For preservationists,change is not alwayswelcome. It often meansreplacing somethingfamiliar and valuable withsomething different anduntested. In the case ofreplacing venerablebuildings in any one ofSavannah’s dozen historicdistricts, that can bejarring. Frequently, it is

regrettable. Sometimes, though, it leads to somethinggood. The loss of City Market for a parking deck wasregrettable. The replacement of that same parking deckfor a new Ellis Square is good. It took 50 years tocorrect that mistake, but preservation (and change forthe better) prevailed.

Likewise, in a preservation organization (and anyorganization or business for that matter), change inpersonnel and policies can be uprooting. We getaccustomed to doing things with the same people in acertain way, and we complacently accept the status quo. But as spring in Savannah points out to us each year,gardens don’t just take care of themselves and bloom ontheir own. If they are to thrive and flourish, then tilling,weeding and replanting is more than just a rite ofspring…it’s a responsible way to manage our gardens.

HSF is managing its garden. We are introducing newpersonnel, new policies and new ways of doing things. It’s not just a banal case of ‘out with the old and in withthe new,’ but rather it’s an opportunity to build on whatwas good and make it better. We’re approaching whatwe do with a fresh eye—a more critical eye—to achievegreater efficiency and, ultimately, more effectiveness. We are making tremendous headway in achieving thegoals outlined in our Strategic Plan, and all of those goalslead us to one conclusion—protecting and preservingSavannah’s heritage. And you can see the fruits of theselabors in the success of the recent 76th Annual Tour ofHomes & Gardens, the 2011 Preservation Lecture Series,the upcoming Garden Expo at Trustees Garden, and thevery aggressive programming we have set for May(Preservation Month).

HSF is at the till. We’re working on issues that presentthemselves at meetings of the Historic District Board ofReview, City of Savannah Property Maintenance Division,

Visit Savannah board, Sites & Monuments, etc. As we dothis, in order to be more effective, we like to hear fromyou. Your input helps us with a ‘view from the field’ thatenables us to represent your neighborhood interests.

On behalf of the hard-working and dedicated staff andvolunteers of HSF, I look forward to seeing you atupcoming events and programs we are sponsoring. Yourattendance and full participation are the ‘fertilizer’ to ourgarden. Come help us grow! - Daniel G. Carey

Please visit our website at www.myHSF.orgTo make a donation to HSF to help us carry out our mission .click here