EIGHT ALABAMA PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN 2020 PLACES IN PERIL LIST
Jan 13, 2021 - The Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation are pleased to announce the 2020 Places in Peril, a program that highlights significant endangered properties. Since 1994, the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation have joined forces to sponsor the program to call public attention to a select number of Alabama's threatened historic and archaeological sites to bring awareness to significant historic places that suffer from neglect, lack of financial support, or are threatened with demolition.
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FOUR ALABAMA PROPERTIES ADDED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Dec 14, 2020 - The Alabama Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, is pleased to announce that four Alabama properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places: Macon County High School in Notasulga; Mobile Seamen’s Club Building in Mobile; South Central Bell Building (AT&T City Center) in Birmingham; and Ashland Place Fire Station in Mobile.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ALABAMA HISTORICAL COMMISSION LAUNCHES HISTORIC PRESERVATION MAP OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES OF ALABAMA
Oct 19, 2020 - After years of intensive planning and behind-the-scenes work, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) is proud to announce a new digital public resource – Historic Preservation Map Initiative. The AHC has been diligently working to convert the agency’s paper files associated with Alabama’s historic architectural resources into a web-based system utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) technology to increase the information’s accessibility to the public and to ensure their long-term preservation. This GIS database will be the first time that any researcher will be able to review the files of the AHC without making an appointment to search through the hard copy files of the Historic Preservation Division. This map will also enable the general public to review information about historic structures and places in their own community. To date, more than 129,000 documents have been scanned including survey forms, photographs, booklets, and maps.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OLD CAHAWBA HOSTS WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC CEMETERIES
Oct 13, 2020 - On Saturday, October 17, 10:00am – 11:00 am, Old Cahawba, a historic property of the Alabama Historical Commission will host a “Cemetery Walking Tour” of Old Cahawba
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