Mission
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Cobb Landmarks shares the stories and preserves the places that form our community for the benefit of current and future generations through advocacy and education.
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About Us
Cobb Landmarks has succeeded in preserving and protecting some of metro Atlanta’s most historically relevant buildings and sites. Preserving links to the past strengthens the sense of community we all share. Historic sites and buildings help educate people about history, and the preservation of historic buildings creates jobs, brings in tourist dollars, and revitalizes local business districts and residential neighborhoods. Cobb Landmarks also provides engaging programs and activities that reach thousands of preservationists, tourists, teachers, college students, and school-age children. Many of these programs are centered on the organization’s two historic properties, the William Root House Museum and Garden and the Power Cabin.
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Advocacy
Cobb Landmarks provides technical assistance to owners of historic properties and advocates preservation issues to elected officials and the media.
Cobb Landmarks advocates for additional funding, tax incentives, and laws aiding preservation efforts. The following summary includes ways in which Cobb Landmarks has recently played an active advocacy role:
Cobb Landmarks advocates for additional funding, tax incentives, and laws aiding preservation efforts. The following summary includes ways in which Cobb Landmarks has recently played an active advocacy role:
- Successfully advocated for the rehabilitation of Marietta's c. 1950 Lemon Street Grammar School, which will return to classroom use.
- Successfully advocated for the rehabilitation of Marietta's c. 1850 Martin Slaughter House, which will return to residential use.
- Successfully advocated for the rehabilitation of Acworth's c. 1850 Carrie-Dyer House, which will return to residential use.
- Successfully advocated for the passing of a state bill (HB 851), which strengthens the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic properties.
- Gave support to Friends of the Strand Theatre, a group working to rebuild the 1935 movie house located in Marietta.
- Contacted legislators to support an increase in state funding for the Georgia Heritage grant program.
Education
Educating Students
Cobb Landmarks reaches thousands of school children through on-site visits to historic sites like the William Root House Museum & Garden. Cobb Landmarks also provides an educational outreach “Traveling Trunk.” This program brings expert historians into elementary school classrooms, engaging students in hands-on learning experiences that encourage an interest in regional history. Filled with artifacts from the 1860s, the trunks provide teachers with a variety of specific Civil War themes for discussion.
In addition, graduate students from Georgia State University and undergraduate students from Kennesaw State University serve as researchers and interns for Cobb Landmarks. Through their experiences, students gain valuable job training and investigative skills that will help to prepare them for careers as preservationists, historians, and city planners. Student efforts have led to the development of a self-guided tour of the Root House’s medicinal herb garden and completion of design guidelines of Marietta’s Kennesaw Avenue Historic District.
Educating Teachers
In partnership with The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Cobb Landmarks offers Talking Walls, a week-long certification program for school teachers. Through Talking Walls, educators learn how to identify historic sites and incorporate historic maps, photographs, and documents into their lesson plans. With support from the Vaughan Foundation, teachers are able to attend this program at no charge. As Georgia’s largest Talking Walls training program, Cobb Landmarks helps teachers to reach thousands of students throughout the state.
Cobb Landmarks reaches thousands of school children through on-site visits to historic sites like the William Root House Museum & Garden. Cobb Landmarks also provides an educational outreach “Traveling Trunk.” This program brings expert historians into elementary school classrooms, engaging students in hands-on learning experiences that encourage an interest in regional history. Filled with artifacts from the 1860s, the trunks provide teachers with a variety of specific Civil War themes for discussion.
In addition, graduate students from Georgia State University and undergraduate students from Kennesaw State University serve as researchers and interns for Cobb Landmarks. Through their experiences, students gain valuable job training and investigative skills that will help to prepare them for careers as preservationists, historians, and city planners. Student efforts have led to the development of a self-guided tour of the Root House’s medicinal herb garden and completion of design guidelines of Marietta’s Kennesaw Avenue Historic District.
Educating Teachers
In partnership with The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Cobb Landmarks offers Talking Walls, a week-long certification program for school teachers. Through Talking Walls, educators learn how to identify historic sites and incorporate historic maps, photographs, and documents into their lesson plans. With support from the Vaughan Foundation, teachers are able to attend this program at no charge. As Georgia’s largest Talking Walls training program, Cobb Landmarks helps teachers to reach thousands of students throughout the state.
