FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Andi Martin, Marketing and
Public Relations Manager
andi.martin@ahc.alabama.gov, 334-230-2680
March 7, 2019
(Montgomery, AL)
Now Accepting
Nominations for Places in Peril
Since
1994, the Alabama Historical Commission
and the Alabama Trust for Historic
Preservation have joined forces to sponsor Places in Peril, a program that highlights significant
endangered properties. As awareness
yields commitment, and commitment yields action, these endangered properties
can be saved and returned to their places as treasured landmarks. Places in
Peril has helped save many important landmarks that may otherwise have been
lost. The program focuses on bringing public awareness to nominated places and
sites to rally local and statewide support. Over the course of 25 years, the
program has highlighted more than 250 resources.
The deadline to nominate a structure for this
program is April 1, 2019. Any type of building, ruin,
site, or place is eligible to submit a nomination. Places in Peril has listed theaters, schools, caves, jails,
churches, and houses. The application requires brief, but clear answers to a
handful of questions regarding a property’s significance, threat, and the
designation of a local contact and local advocacy group with the capacity to
leverage the support and coverage provided by the listing. Property owner
permission and current, good quality photographs of the property are also
required.
The application
is on the Places in Peril page on the
Alabama Historical Commission’s website: https://ahc.alabama.gov/placesinperil.aspx.
If you have questions, please contact Collier Neeley at
334.230.2696 or Collier.Neeley@ahc.alabama.gov.
The deadline for
nominations is Friday, April 1. Submissions can be made electronically to collier.neeley@ahc.alabama.gov or mailed to the Alabama Historical
Commission or by mail to
Collier
Neeley Alabama Historical Commission P.O. Box 300900 Montgomery, AL 36130-0900.
About the Alabama Historical Commission
Located in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S.
Perry Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic
preservation agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state
legislature in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and
interpret Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission
through two fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned
historic sites as public attractions; and, statewide programs to assist people,
groups, towns, and cities with local preservation activities. For a complete
list of programs and properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of
operation, and admission fees please visit ahc.alabama.gov
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