ATHENS-CLARKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC

ATHENS, GA

Boiled Peanuts (2024) Golston-Stand Thrift Store -
2 miles northwest of Comer, Georgia, United States

It's unusual for me to consider posting a color version of a photo that I originally posted in black-and-white. And...really, there was nothing wrong with the original, a very <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wrherndon/4601950602/in/album-72177720315376572/">moody shot</a>. But the color version is so different. It almost sparkles. It deserved to be seen. — Boiled Peanuts (2024) Credit: Bill Herndon

The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Inc is a non-profit organization located in Athens, Georgia. Founded in 1967, the organization is dedicated to preserving and promoting the historic architecture and cultural heritage of Athens-Clarke County. The foundation's mission is achieved through a variety of programs and initiatives, including advocacy, education, and preservation.

The advocacy program aims to protect historic structures and neighborhoods from demolition or inappropriate development. The education program provides resources and workshops to educate the community about the importance of preserving historic architecture and cultural heritage. The preservation program offers grants and technical assistance to property owners who wish to restore or rehabilitate historic properties.

The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Inc also operates several historic properties, including the T.R.R. Cobb House, which was the home of prominent lawyer and Confederate politician Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb. The foundation offers guided tours of the house, which is open to the public.

The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Inc plays an important role in preserving the unique cultural heritage of Athens-Clarke County. Through its programs and initiatives, the foundation ensures that future generations will be able to appreciate and learn from the area's rich history and architecture.

ATHENS-CLARKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in ATHENS GA. US MID #8401300682

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 252,405 from tax period 201106 (YYYYMM).

James Jackson Monument @ Jackson Co. Courthouse Jefferson, GA

Jackson County Courthouse - Jefferson, GA From Wikipedia:
Jackson County Courthouse is a two-story brick building designed by architect W.W. Thomas and built in 1879 in Jefferson, Georgia. Its Classical Revival clock tower was added in 1906. It was one of the first post-Civil War county courthouses built in Georgia. It is unusual for surviving little-altered since construction. In 2004, a new courthouse was built in Jefferson. It was renovated in 1978.

Its courtroom has a &quot;Cathedral quilt&quot; pressed metal coved ceiling and egg and dart cornices.

Its architect, William Winstead Thomas (1848-1904), was president of an insurance company but also designed buildings, including the White Hall estate house outside Atlanta and at least two other courthouses.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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ATHENS-CLARKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC
489 PRINCE AVE
ATHENS
GA
30601-2448

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ATHENS-CLARKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC Information

MID #	8401300682
Name	ATHENS-CLARKE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	586062318
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201106
INCOME	252,405
REVENUE	252,405
LAT/LONG	33.960709, -83.385471
CODES	FIPS State Code: 13 FIPS County Code: 059 US Census Tract: 000600 US Census Block: 2001