2012 ANNUAL REPORTHistoric Savannah Foundation321 East York Street Savannah, Georgia 31401

Non-Profit

U.S. Postage

PAIDSavannah, GA

Permit No 345

www.myHSF.org

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2011-12

Mr. Bill Lovett, Chairman

Ms. Kathleen Horne, Vice Chair

Mr. J.T. Turner, Jr., HSF Past Chair

Mrs. Ebony White Simpson, Secretary

Mr. Daniel Mahfet, Treasurer

Mr. Hue Thomas III, Parliamentarian

Mr. Christopher CayMr. Jamie A. Chisolm*Mrs. Pamela Clinard Mr. Scott Barber Mr. Jeffrey S. Eley*Mr. Brian Felder* Mrs. Vaughnette Goode-Walker Mrs. Susan Hancock Mr. Josh Keller Ms. Sarah LamarMr. Aaron LevyMr. Patrick Monahan Mr. Peter NelsenMr. David PaddisonMs. Anne Roise Mrs. Julie Wade*

TRUSTEES BY REPRESENTATION

Mrs. Neilie Dunn, 2012 Gala Chair

Mr. Hank Reed III, Downtown Neighborhood Association

Mr. Roger Smith, Davenport House Committee Chairman

Mrs. Karen Washburn, Tour Of Homes & Gardens Chair 2012

*denotes HSF committee chair

LETTER FROM HSF BOARD CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT & CEO

Kennedy Pharmacy, built for Robert Kennedy, Savannah’s Harbourmaster. Rehabiliated by HSF and Davenport House, 2007-2009

Front cover: The Berrien House = Big SuccessCentral to our Mission, HSF played a key role in saving and protecting this building using our Revolving Fund.

On behalf of Historic Savannah Foundation–its Board of Trustees, Staff and Volunteers–we are pleased to share this 2012 Annual Report with you– our members and supporters. We think you will be impressed by our accomplishments, but we do not want to go any further without thanking you for your steadfast and generous support of this organization. You help make it all possible.

Success can be measured in many ways, and we’re proud to report that 2012 has been an unqualified success in virtually every way. From launching Savannah’s first Preservation Festival and touching more than a thousand people with seven events last May to the sale of three Revolving Fund properties– including the endangered but much admired Berrien House–HSF is in full stride with respect to fulfilling its mission of protecting, preserving and promoting Savannah’s heritage. Educational programs hosted by HSF and the Davenport House (lectures, day camp, work days and dramatic programs like Yellow Fever) involve scores of young people and reach hundreds more. Our membership is trending upward, our loyal and dedicated staff has never been better and, perhaps most importantly, HSF has found its voice with respect to issues that affect preservation throughout the city and county.

Your contact with HSF may be through our E-News, the Davenport House, a lecture, a plaque, the Gala or even the Race for Preservation. You may own a property that was once in our Revolving Fund, we may hold an easement on your building, or we may cross paths at the Historic District Board of Review. Whatever the reason, you can appreciate the many and important tasks assigned to and accomplished by HSF.

So, three cheers for 2012 and welcome 2013! HSF is at the ready.

Bill Lovett Daniel G. CareyChairman President & CEO

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FINANCIALS

l Programs 37%

l Fundraising 37%

l Membership 10%

l Endowment 16%

SOURCE OF FUNDS2011-12*

USE OF FUNDS 2011-12*

l Programs 84%

l Fundraising 15%

l Membership (Less than 1%)

l Endowment 1%

PER THE ORGANIZATION’S BYLAWS, Historic Savannah Foundation, Inc. operates on a fiscal year beginning October 1 and ending September 30. An annual audit is performed by CPAs from Holland, Henry & Bromley, LLP.

As illustrated above, HSF uses 84 cents of every dollar raised to directly support programs that help achieve our mission of protecting and preserving Savannah’s heritage. Those programs range from bringing in speakers to talk about the impacts of cruise ships to teaching middle and high school students about the history and preservation of Savannah. As well, those programs include standing before the Historic District Board of Review and City Council about issues like height limitations in the Landmark District and purchasing endangered historic properties through our Revolving Fund.

HSF’s revenue sources are balanced but leave room for unrestricted growth in membership–a number that has increased significantly in the last two years.

What you, our members and supporters, should know is that HSF is a responsible steward of your money. From careful management of our endowment by Minis & Co. to conservative budgeting and a watchful eye over expenses, HSF maximizes the output of every dollar that comes into this organization.

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HSF CONTINUES TO BROADEN its educational programing and advocacy initiatives. We are educating our youth, our members and our professionals through programs like the Preservation Lecture Series, Hands on History Program and Preservation Awards Program. We are also reengaging neighborhoods and looking for new ways to expand outreach and get more involved in communities.

Over the past year, HSF has enjoyed presenting entertaining lectures and panel discussions to our members and the public on topics ranging from archaeology of eighteenth century artifacts to mid-twentieth century furniture and design. We have celebrated our first ever Preservation Festival, highlighting many educational events and spreading the mission of HSF. We have also honored the best projects and people in preservation with our Awards Program which emphasizes good examples of growth and progress in Savannah and the surrounding area.

Big VisionEDUCATION AND ADvOCACY

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Big Ideas

EDUCATION: What were formerly two separate programs geared towards middle and high-school students–our Box City program and Hands on History camp–have been combined and expanded to create one all-encompassing program–our Hands on History Program–which spans the entire school year and allows HSF to reach students in a more frequent and comprehensive way. We have begun incorporating a representative of the Metropolitan Planning Commission into our Box City activity and we have also expanded the outreach of our summer camp to include students of a wider age range. We have also recently implemented a Visiting Professionals element to the program, and the students studying Historic Preservation at Savannah Early College have been able to gain insight and even skills related to different professions in the field.

ADVOCACY: HSF holds firm its mission to protect and preserve Savannah’s heritage. Whether it has been challenging City Council on proposals to amend the height limitations on our riverfront, asking pertinent questions about the impact of bringing cruise ships to Savannah, or simply reviewing all of the petitions that go before the Historic District Board of Review each month, HSF is focused as much on preserving Savannah’s existing infrastructure as we are on shaping new and infill construction. In the past year we have seen continued increase in the number and scale of projects being proposed within the National Historic Landmark District and HSF has been active in trying to ensure that new and significant large-scale developments are appropriate and sympathetic to our community.

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION designates May as Preservation Month. As a Local Partner of the National Trust, Historic Savannah Foundation has embraced Preservation Month and developed a festival celebrating what makes Savannah a worldwide destination and why residents call it home.

Preservation Festival is not only a lively cause for celebration but also an educational opportunity designed to sensitize our community to the benefits of preservation. Throughout May, Historic Savannah Foundation underscored the beauty and fragility of the place in which we live and the importance of Preserving a Sense of Place, the theme for our inaugural Preservation Festival.

Through seven different events, HSF brought people together with specialized tours and lectures, several auctions and raffles, a volunteer work day, awards luncheon, great food, live music and lots of fun! This festival has proven to be such a success that plans are already underway for the coming year and into the future.

Big Celebrations

PRESERvATION

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HSF’S REVOLVING FUND roared back to life in 2012 with the sale of four properties and the acquisition of an endangered historic property along with several conservation easements. For the first time since the recession in 2008, HSF moved some inventory and the Revolving Fund actually lived up to its name. A measure of this success is owed to Dicky Mopper and Mopper-Stapen, Realtors who assist in the marketing and sale of HSF’s Revolving Fund properties. Dicky Mopper has been a faithful and generous supporter of preservation and HSF for decades, and his personal interest in the Revolving Fund is manifested in his donating back to HSF the sales commission on such properties. The Revolving Fund will continue to focus its efforts in Thomas Square and Cuyler-Brownville–where the need to fight the ravages of blight is greatest.

SOLD

1505-1507 Habersham Street, duplex in Thomas Square south of Anderson 802 W. 42nd Street, worker’s cottage in Cuyler-Brownville 1402 Barnard Street, Bland’s Corner Store at the corner of Barnard and Anderson 322 E. Broughton Street, John Berrien House

EASEMENTS

710 W. Victory Drive, in exchange for stabilization repairs of the W.W. Law House 601 E. 39th Street, in exchange for stabilization and clean-up of Old Weiner Grocery Store

PRESERVATION INCENTIVES Everybody does it, right? Buy an old house…make some repairs…lease it…and enjoy the fruits of your investment while taking advantage of some nice tax credits. How hard can it be? Well, it isn’t rocket science…but it’s also never as simple as it appears.

There are tax incentives associated with the rehabilitation of income-producing property listed in the National Register of Historic Places. But one must proceed carefully if one wants to maximize his or her return and earn all that is available at the local, state and federal levels. There are timing considerations, hoops to jump through and a requisite amount of paperwork and bureaucracy, but tax credits can level the playing field and make rehabilitation an economically attractive alternative to new demolition and new construction. The key to success is to be prepared and organized…and use good consultants and architects who have done tax credit projects. That’s where HSF and Quatrefoil Consulting, Inc. come in.

In a bold new partnership, HSF provides tax credit services to property owners and developers who want to take full advantage of all available incentives. The partnership–which is more aptly described as a friendship–between Daniel Carey and Bob Ciucevich (principal and owner of Quatrefoil Consulting) stemmed from a shared interest in mid-century modern architecture. Those early conversations and Daniel’s and Bob’s shared experience with tax credits led them to collaborate on a handful of tax credit projects around Savannah. Today, this is one of HSF’s most used programs and is a significant reason behind a number of good rehab projects underway, ranging from the Berrien House to a property on Chippewa Square and from apartments on E. Bolton to the new law school at the Old Candler Hospital complex near Forsyth Park. For more information, contact HSF.

Big SuccessREvOLvINg FUND

TAX INCENTIvES

Bob CiucevichQustrefoil Consulting, Inc.

Dicky MopperMopper-Stapen, RealtorsHSF’S Realtor

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THE DAVENPORT TROPHY, the highest preservation accolade one can earn in Savannah, is presented only when warranted. Past recipients are a veritable Who’s Who among preservationists in the Hostess City, and they include Mills B. Lane, Jr., Lee and Emma Adler, W.W. Law, Beth Reiter, Mills B. Lane IV, and Helen Downing among others. In 2012, in recognition for founding the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) and for transforming Savannah over the last four decades, the Davenport Trophy was bestowed upon Paula S. Wallace.

Since 1978, SCAD has rehabilitated nearly 90 historic properties around the world, but nowhere are those efforts more enjoyed and recognized than here in Savannah– where the campus grew from one building to a city-wide campus of more than 70 buildings. As president, Paula Wallace has been the visionary and driving force behind this remarkable success. She is, in sum, one of those rare individuals who turned a dream for preservation and revitalization into a successful reality.

HSF enjoys the benefits of a great working relationship with SCAD: from volunteers and hard-working interns to jointly sponsored lectures, and from the rehabilitation of the Kennedy Pharmacy to designs for compatible infill in Cuyler-Brownville. The Davenport Trophy may have been the most appropriate way to recognize Paula Wallace in 2012, but the successful partnership between SCAD and HSF is a legacy that continues year after year.

Big HonorPRESERvATION

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Big GrowthWITH THE RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE 13TH COLONY, we are cultivating the next generation of preservation-minded community leaders. The 13th Colony developed a strategic plan that focuses on memberships, community outreach, education and awareness: all central to preserving and protecting Savannah’s heritage. They are rising to the challenge of increasing the involvement of Savannah’s young professionals within HSF and their communities.

1733 SOCIETY is a distinction of like minds; fully engaged individuals and companies, making a difference and broadening HSF’s impact. Throughout the year, our 1733 Society members provide resources for education, community involvement, and advocacy for issue-related topics. Their commitment is contagious as they mentor our rising professionals, the 13th Colony.

Big InspirationDEvELOPMENT

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photo: Cole Whitworth

LEE AND EMMA ADLER: When Lee Adler died early last winter, we lost more than one of our most beloved preservationists, Savannah lost one of her greatest champions. Lee was among this city’s most effective protagonists for decades. Whether it was saving individual historic buildings in the Landmark District or entire blocks in the Victorian District, there was no hurdle that Lee Adler could not overcome. His imprint is all over Historic Savannah Foundation and all over this city.

Borrowing from a successful model in Charleston, he pioneered the use of the Revolving Fund to save hundreds of historic buildings from the wrecking ball. He promoted the growth of heritage tourism as a way to not only save Savannah’s heritage, but underpin the foundation of Savannah’s billion-dollar tourism industry that we enjoy today.

We are fortunate to still have Emma Adler with us. She is an outspoken proponent of heritage education and the Massie School. In particular. Emma uses her pen to fight for the continued protection and preservation of Savannah’s heritage, and she carries Lee’s torch high.

The Adler’s legacy is well-known, or should be. And towards that end, HSF wants to bring proper attention to their achievements because we enjoy the fruits of their labor. Beginning in 2013, HSF will award–when warranted–a special award for advocacy. Named the Lee and Emma Adler Award for Preservation Advocacy, HSF will honor individuals who uphold the spirit of two people who dedicated their lives to protecting the invaluable and irreplaceable assets of this city.

Big Impact

Pulaski Square–West Jones Street Area Revitalization Project; carried out under the tenure of Lee Adler

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RECENTLY A TRIPADVISOR CONTRIBUTOR COMMENTED on his/her experience at the DH, “The history of this house is fantastic. They really took care to make sure the pieces in the house were from that time. Great tour guide and beautiful garden,” and gave the museum visit 5 stars!

That kind of experience is what the DH strives for with all of its 35,000 annual visitors. DH Director Jamie Credle says, “Everything at the DH is focused on our visitors.” Informing visitors is why the museum offers docent training three times a year, provides continuing education for its staff and volunteers, presents special programming and provides content rich research materials.

2012 was a particularly creative for the visitor experience. Completed projects include:

Video Production: Two DVDs were created one entitled Historic Savannah Foundation Story and the other Isaiah Davenport: Portrait of a Master Builder. Abbreviated versions of these have been placed on YouTube and have run on the local public access channel informing locals as well as viewers all over the world of our story.

Program Development: The museum’s October Yellow Fever program received a major overhaul. The museum presented its first ever Harvest Lecture Series with two noted scholars providing commentary of 19th century death and dying customs. The DH and HSF shared programming for the first Preservation Fest and in so doing researched and presented the program Isaiah Davenport, The Carpenter. Professional dance teacher Elizabeth Albe created the Davenport Dancers during the summer with plans for future performances.

A New Series: The DH became a regular stop on AASU’s Road Scholars agenda. In the spring and fall, groups of active seniors took the “How to Save a House” tour which included a basement to attic visit of the house and a walking tour of the neighborhood with the Director and Assistant Director.

DAvENPORT HOUSE

Big StoryOrientation Panels: Three exhibit panels were developed, created and installed in the lower level of the museum to orient visitors as to the museum’s interpretation, who Isaiah Davenport was and why the house matters.

As the setting for all of the DH’s activities, stewardship and maintaining the historic house and museum property are constant priorities. Preservation and maintenance projects completed included:

Stewardship: A series of non-historic window sash replacements began with ten windows receiving attention.

Maintenance: This was an important year for our garden. By the spring busy season, the declining crabapple trees were replaced, the irrigation system was upgraded and garden lighting was reconfigured and up-lighting installed.

The museum continues to take its mentorship role seriously. Impressively, 24 Junior Interpreters were trained as tour guides during the year including 15 from the partnership with Savannah Arts Academy and nine recruited through the community and trained over the summer. Carlie Ayn Williams, a graduating senior at Savannah Christian Preparatory School, received the second annual DH Community Service Scholarship. Three interns, Meredith Halloran, Doreen Roy and Emma Smith, provided important work for the museum while gaining practical experience at the museum over the summer.

The museum is proud to have an active community that knows how to have a good time for its cause. Raising funds for garden lighting and windows maintenance, the museum sponsored the 2012 Oyster Roast. Partnering with HSF, it hosted The Garden Party for the inaugural year’s Preservation Fest. In addition the museum’s Annual Giving Campaign, Friends of the Davenport House generates funds for the operations for the handsome historic site!

Big Thanks1733 SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPMrs. Emma AdlerMr. and Mrs. Scott K. BoiceMs. Anne Whitton BolyeaMrs. Edward DowningMr. and Mrs. Don GardnerMrs. Elizabeth Mercer HammondMr. and Mrs. Aaron M. LevyMr. and Mrs. William H. LovettMr. and Mrs. John MorisanoMr. and Mrs. Howard J. Morrison, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. OliverMr. Wayne Spear and Mr. Murray PerlmanMr. and Mrs. William Sprague, Jr.Ms. Ann Tenenbaum and Mr. Thomas H. LeeMr. and Mrs. Sheldon U. TenenbaumMr. and Mrs. Tom TischMs. Anne P. West

1733 SOCIETY CORPORATE MEMBERSAbshire Public RelationsAmeris BankChatham Orthopaedics Associates, PACritz, Inc.DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Inc.Dulany Industries, Inc.Garibaldi’s Café and The Olde Pink HouseGeorgia Orthopaedics, LLCGeorgia PowerTHA Group

J.T. Turner Construction Co., Inc.Mopper-Stapen, RealtorsPowers Property Investments, LLCThe Savannah BankSeacrest Partners, Inc.

RESTORER MEMBERSMr. and Mrs. Richard D. EckburgMr. and Mrs. George FawcettMr. and Mrs. Samuel A. George, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. HoffmanDrs. Jay and Corinne HowingtonMr. and Mrs. Jeff KoleMr. and Mrs. Angus C. Littlejohn, Jr.Ms. Kathleen Horne and Mr. Carl S. PedigoMr. and Mrs. Richard PlattMrs. Lombard M. ReynoldsMs. Judy Woodard

gUARDIAN CORPORATE MEMBERSDr. and Mrs. Stephen C. AllenBloomquist Construction, Inc.Byrd Cookie CompanyColonial Group, Inc.J. C. Lewis FoundationThe Kennickell GroupSavage, Turner, Pinckney & MadisonOld Town Trolley ToursBlackbird PressRives E. Worrell Company, Inc.Savannah College of Art and Design

ARTISAN MEMBERSMr. and Mrs. Curtis G. AndersonMr. Joseph J. BerriganMr. and Mrs. Christopher DoneganMr. Kent M. HarringtonMr. and Mrs. James HolcombMr. Martin KarpThe Reverend and Mrs. George M. MaxwellMr. Fred E. MobleyMr. and Mrs. Richard MooreDr. Brian P. Redmond, Jr.Ms. Swann SeilerMr. and Mrs. Philip Solomons, Jr.Mr. Philip SolomonsMr. and Mrs. Hue Thomas IIIAndrew and Julie WadeMr. and Mrs. Wiley A. Wasden III

PROTECTOR CORPORATE MEMBERSBrian Felder, AIACirca LightingCora Bett Thomas Austin Hill & Associates, RealtorsGeorgia Ports AuthorityGreenline Architecture, PCHussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, Inc.Kole Management Company, Inc.The Lady & Sons Enterprises, Inc.Live Oak RestaurantsLow Country DermatologyMermaid Cottages Vacation Rentals

Newfield Construction CompanyPier & BeamRegister Law FirmBelfor Property RestorationNeurological Institute of SavannahSunTrust Bank

CONSERvATOR MEMBERSMr. and Mrs. William S. AndersonMr. and Mrs. P. A. ArgentinisMr. and Mrs. Scott A. BarberMr. and Mrs. Frederick S. BergenDr. and Mrs. Franklyn BousquetMr. and Mrs. W. Park CallahanMr. and Mrs. Gary CapenMr. and Mrs. Daniel G. CareyMr. John Cay IIIMr. Charles H. ChewningMr. and Mrs. Charles CokerMr. and Mrs. Charles CorteseDr. and Mrs. John W. CourseyMr. James A. D. Cox and Mr. Ron MelanderMr. and Mrs. Asa B. DavisMr. and Mrs. Robert A. EllisMr. and Mrs. Jim EmeryDr. Theodora L. GongawareMrs. Vaughnette Goode-WalkerMr. and Mrs. Bill HaegerMr. and Mrs. George HubbsMr. and Mrs. James E. HungerpillerMr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jepson, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. JohnsonMs. Sally JonesMr. and Mrs. Howard C. Kearns, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James E. KluttzMr. and Mrs. Donald KoleMs. Catherine Dunn KostilnikDr. and Mrs. Gerald KramerMs. Sarah H. LamarDr. and Mrs. James G. Lindley, Jr.Ms. May E. Mahoney and Mr. Randall S. WeibelMr. Gordon K. MatthewsDon and Carolyn Luck McElveenMr. and Mrs. Robert MerrittMr. Patrick MonahanMrs. B. H. Rutledge MooreMr. and Mrs. Mark W. NicholsMr. and Mrs. James L. PannellMrs. John O. PaullMr. and Mrs. A.M. PetersonMr. Jim RamseyMr. and Mrs. Guy RandolphDr. and Mrs. Derrell W. RayMr. and Mrs. Daniel ReitmanMrs. Sanford SimmonsMr. and Mrs. Ken SirlinMr. and Mrs. Mark V. SmithMr. Roger Smith and Mr. James PeekMr. and Mrs. William StuebeDr. and Mrs. Roland S. SummersMr. and Mrs. John R. ThompsonMr. Tripp Turner

Dr. and Mrs. Jules Victor IIIMr. and Mrs. Konrad S. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Roland B. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Roy WilliamsMrs. Emily WinburnMr. and Mrs. David A. YoungMrs. Glen Zittrouer

ADvOCATE CORPORATE MEMBERS17hundred90 Inn & Restaurant37th @ Abercorn Antiques & DesignABC Maintenance ServicesArchitectural Tours of SavannahAtlantic Records Management Co., Inc.Bernard Williams & CompanyBirkenstock Barefootin’Bonitz of GeorgiaBrasseler USABrennan & Wasden, LLPCathedral Stone Products, Inc.Cay Insurance ServicesThe Coastal BankCSCP ConsultClark Creative DesignMs. Stacy Claywell, Claywell DesignDetailed Construction, LLCEllsworth-Hallett, LLCCharles R. Fana, Jr., DMD PCStarland Dining GroupGuenther Wood Group, Inc.Guerry Lumber CompanyGunn, Meyerhoff & Shay, Architects

*current members as of September 30, 2012

On Sunday, March 4th, the 1733 Society gathered on the banks of the Moon River at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Hill to enjoy a clear crisp Spring afternoon. Live music performed by Royal Noise. Catering provided by Reeves Outdoor Catering.

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Hancock AskewHansen Architects, P.C.Herty Advanced Materials Development CenterHistorical Concepts, LLCHolland, Henry and Bromley, LLPHunterMacleanInglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm, PCJCB, Inc.JTVS BuildersKarp, Ronning, & Tindol, PCKulp MouchetLee Smith AntiquesLominack Kolman Smith ArchitectsLuxury Living SavannahLYNCH associates architects, PCMacAljonJohn F. McEllen Landscape ConsultantMinis & Co., Inc.Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc.Olde Savannah Hardwood FlooringThe Parker CompaniesDr. Walker T. Pendarvis, DMD, MHSThe Pinyan CompanyPioneer Construction, Inc.Sandpiper Supply, Inc.Savannah Kitchen & Bath, LLCSavannah Morning NewsSavannah TireSea Island BankShah ArchitectureThomas J. Sheehan Insurance, Inc.Southern Motors

The Spriggs Group, P.C.Starland Dining GroupSterne Agee Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co.Tybee Island Historical SocietyUnited Community BankWeichert, Realtors - The Sumner GroupWeiner, Shearouse, Weitz, Greenberg & ShaweWest Rehab & Sports MedicineWet Willie’s Management Corp.Whitmer Design StudioWillis Insurance Services

HEARTH MEMBERSDr. and Mrs. D. Stephen AcuffDr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Allen, DDSMr. Andrew P. BeckerMr. and Mrs. Paul C. BlandDr. and Mrs. Chad BrockMr. and Mrs. Joshua BrooksDr. Blake Caldwell and Dr. Joel RosenstockDr. and Mrs. Gerald E. CaplanMs. Susie Clinard and Mr. Harley LingerfeltMr. and Mrs. F. Timothy CorleyMr. and Mrs. Glen M. DarbyshireMrs. W. H. DearingMr. and Mrs. Mehmet ErgulMr. Nick Eskandar and Mrs. Margarita BannoutMr. and Mrs. Brian E. FingerleMiss Paula S. FogartyMr. and Mrs. Barry L. Gale

Mr. and Mrs. Murray GalinMr. W. H. Durrence, Jr. and Ms. Barbara GatensMr. Phillip B. Carter and Mr. Seth GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Ross KaminskyMr. and Mrs. Robert KellyMr. and Mrs. Eldon KennedyMr. and Mrs. Robert KerdashaMr. and Mrs. Howard LamarMr. and Mrs. Wilder G. LittleMr. Donald E. LoveMr. and Mrs. John F. MorganMr. and Mrs. Howard J. Morrison IIIMr. and Mrs. Ted MullerMr. and Mrs. Robert D. MurpheyMr. and Mrs. Danny PerkinsMr. and Mrs. John D. PlatteDr. James J. Burke II and Mr. Penfield C. PriceMr. and Mrs. Everett PuriCol. and Mrs. Henry M. Reed IIMr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. RhangosMr. and Mrs. Peter W. SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Rick SebringMr. Harry G. SpiridesMr. and Mrs. Larry SpragueMr. and Mrs. John E. StevensMrs. Gale C. StevesMr. and Mrs. Matthew I. StroudMr. and Mrs. John E. SwensonMr. and Mrs. Stephen WeeksMr. Scott WinslowDr. and Mrs. Fremont P. Wirth

SUSTAINER INDIvIDUAL MEMBERSMr. and Mrs. Richard L. BarrettMr. Robert K. Bell, Jr.Ms. Nancy S. BoydMr. and Mrs. Malcolm ButlerDr. and Mrs. Charles G. CaldwellMr. and Mrs. Sam CarrollMrs. Frank A. ChisholmMr. and Mrs. Timothy E. CoyMr. and Mrs. Edwin H. CulverMrs. F. Willson DailyDr. Marie DentMr. Morgan DerstMs. Deane DonniganMr. F. Reed Dulany, Jr.Mr. Charles Ellis IIIDr. and Mrs. Ronald FaginMr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Feiler, Jr.Mr. Jeffrey A. FelserMs. Eleanor D. FosterMr. and Mrs. James FredrickDr. Philip C. GaineyMs. Geneen M. GibsonMr. Lynford B. HadwinMr. and Mrs. Gregory M. HallMrs. Susan M. HancockMr. and Mrs. Jed HarrisMr. Joseph W. Hartley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Harvey, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mark HiottMr. and Mrs. Frederick Hoppe, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Scott HowardMr. and Mrs. Sam Inglesby, Jr.Dr. Russell Ivy

Mr. Greg JacobsMs. Laura Braun JamesMr. and Mrs. Neil JohnsonDr. Patrick Woster and Mrs. Carin JorgensenMs. Cindy Kelley and Mr. Ken ZappMr. and Mrs. C. Dean KlahrMr. and Mrs. Christopher KleinMs. Paula KreisslerMr. Dan LegerDr. J. Stanley LesterMr. Brian J. LittenDr. and Mrs. J. Robert LoganDr. and Mrs. Blake LongMrs. Wallace LynahDottie and Joel LynchMr. and Mrs. Eric MeyerhoffJudge Charles and Dr. Julia L. MikellMs. Kathryn A. MurphMr. and Mrs. Richard H. MyersMr. and Mrs. Ali M. NasrMr. and Mrs. John L. NeelyMs. Terri O’NeilDr. Lorraine E. ParéMr. and Mrs. Allan L. PeakesMr. and Mrs. Philip H. Peters, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Paul PresslyMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. RameeMs. Linda RamsayMr. and Mrs. Paul E. RobinsonMs. Antoinette RoiseMrs. Shelby G. SchavoirMr. and Mrs. James A. ScottDr. and Mrs. Sidney P. Smith

Mrs. Maria T. SparkmanDr. and Mrs. Robert TomhaveDr. and Mrs. Olon C. TuckerMs. Virginia Anne TyreeMr. and Mrs. Robert A. VinyardMr. and Mrs. G. Mason WhiteMr. Michael S. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Andrew WilfordMr. B. Franklin Williams, Jr.Mr. J. Reid Williamson, Jr.

13TH COLONY YOUNg PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSMs. Jean R. AhrensMr. and Mrs. Matthew K. AlbertMr. Christopher L. AllenMs. Lina AlvisMs. Calli ArnoldMs. Sarah AutryMr. Carson BaconMs. Stephanie L. BoaenMr. Sean BrandonMs. Kathryn A. BrownMs. Courtney Buntin-VictorMrs. Tiffany Burckhalter-AlewineMiss Chandler A. CaseMs. Caitlin A. ChamberlainMr. Eric ChinMr. and Mrs. William R. ClaiborneMs. Frances C. ColónMr. Daniel CrookMs. Carolyn CullenMs. Laurie DeVegterMs. Emily Dickinson

ANNUAL MEETING In November of 2011, HSF’s 56th Annual Meeting was held in Trinity United Methodist Church on Telfair Square. Underwritten by the Edward F. Downing Fund, attendees reviewed details about HSF’s financial year and participated in the election of the new officers. W. Todd Groce, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society, was the keynote speaker. Dr. Groce delivered a talk titled “General Sherman: Savannah’s First Preservationist?” Immediately following the meeting, guests were treated to a reception in the Rotunda of the Telfair Academy where they enjoyed camaraderie and delicious southern cuisine prepared by Catherine Harrison. Music performed by classical guitarist Brian Luckett.

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Mr. Patton DugasMs. Nicole DumontMs. Lynn Van DuyneMr. John EckerMr. Grant EtheridgeMs. Mary J. FitzgeraldMs. Katherine FoilMr. Jason FordMrs. Kara FordMr. Patrick GodleyMs. Victoria GreyMr. Will GriffinMs. Trisha M. GroweMr. Justin GuntherMs. Heather HammondsMr. and Mrs. John HarperMr. Justin HartMr. Cody HetzelMr. Austin HillMs. Janet HowardMs. Kathryn HullMs. Sarah JonesMs. Chelsea JordanMs. Emily C. JordanMr. and Mrs. Adam KaminskyMr. Chad KellerMs. Melissa B. KendrickDrs. Monica and Jeffrey KenneyMs. Kacey KennickellMs. Katie KindredMs. Rebecca KingMr. Russell KuekerMrs. Sherene LaMarcheMiss Shannon G. Lancaster

Mr. Christopher LaneMr. Jonathan H. LeeMr. Warren R. Lokey and Ms. Christine L. ShealyMs. Gennie G LongMs. Beth LongleyMr. Colby LongleyMs. Whitney ManahanMs. Megan ManlyMr. Capers S. MartinMr. Harris MartinMr. Jay MasseyMr. and Mrs. Matt MathewsMr. Smith MathewsMr. Colin A. McRaeMs. Susan MeeksMs. Danielle MeunierMrs. Leah G. MichalakMr. Steve MonnierMs. Christy MontroisMr. Joshua MorrisMs. Dru NelsonMiss Esther Sara NeuwirthDr. Adam NovakMs. Yaires OliverasMs. Leighann ParrishMr. Matthew S. ParrishMrs. Allison ParsonsMs. Jessica G. PedigoMs. Jenny PhillipsMr. David PrattMr. Matthew PriceMr. Michael PriolaMs. Brooke Purdy

Mr. Justin RedmondMs. Jennifer RutherfordMr. Bryan SchiveraMs. Gwen SchneiderMs. Ashley SebringMr. and Mrs. Ryan SewellMr. Bryan SmithMr. Edgar M. SmithMs. Jamie M. SmithMs. Laura SparksMr. Jonathan StalcupMr. Zach ThomasMr. Matthew TolerMs. Victoria TurnerMr. Jesse ValentineMr. Jules Victor IVMs. Elizabeth Ann WalkerMs. Marjorie Weibe-ReedMr. and Mrs. Lee Edward WhiteMrs. Jennifer WhitleyMr. Kristopher WhitleyMs. Carly WigginsMr. and Mrs. Brian P. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. James R. WillisMrs. Lois WootenMr. and Mrs. Austin York

PRESERvER MEMBERSThe Honorable Carolyn BellMs. Ann Bee BerriganMs. Kathleen BerriganThe Honorable Tom BordeauxDr. Annette K. BrockMs. Dianne Clabaugh

Mrs. J. Christopher EverardMr. Terrence HoppeMs. Penny JohnsonMs. Courtney LerchMr. Brian LuckettMs. Tami MickleThe Honorable Estella Edwards ShabazzMr. Lawrence Lee SmithMr. and Mrs. Philip SnyderMr. and Mrs. Mark SpadoniMr. and Mrs. Phillip T. SummersMr. Mitchell B. WhiteDr. Hilda KnoblochMrs. Jeanne R. LeeMr. and Mrs. Robert M. AikenMrs. Emily H. AmburgeyDr. Linda D. AtkinsonMr. Todd M. BaiadMr. and Mrs. Anthony BakerMs. Patricia T. BarmeyerMrs. Martha A. BarnesMr. and Mrs. Lawrence BarrollMr. and Mrs. David C. Barrow, Jr.Mrs. Bruce BarstowMr. Ben BaxterMr. and Mrs. William B. BeamanMrs. Michele T. BellerueMr. and Mrs. Paul BelliveauMr. John Reid BennettMs. Molly BerryMr. John BertramMrs. Kelly BittingerMrs. Martha Blessington-PadillaMr. and Mrs. Stephen Booker

Mr. Kenneth W. BoydMs. Lynne BozemanMr. and Mrs. Edward BrennanMs. Trina M. BrownDr. and Mrs. Leslie C. BuchananDr. Bradley S. BucklerMrs. Stephen R. BurkeMs. Donna R. ButlerMs. Adrienne CaliMrs. Staci H. CannonMs. Gene B. CarpenterMrs. Rebecca A. CheathamMrs. Jane S. ClarkMs. Stacy ClaywellMr. and Mrs. John J. ClinardMr. and Mrs. Craig CocalisMr. Dan CoeDr. Scott A. CohenMr. and Mrs. William C. CoonceMrs. Elizabeth C. CorziliusMr. Derek CouncilMr. Gerald D. CowartMs. Christine K. CoyleMs. Jane CrawfordMr. William H. CrawleyMs. Jamie CredleMr. E. Brian CulverMr. Charles E. DanielsMr. Stephen P. DantinMr. D. Bailey DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Steven DayMrs. David K. DeLongDr. and Mrs. Kevin DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Robert Dietz

Ms. Laura Clements DixonMr. George DoernerMr. Sinisa DomazetMrs. Amelia W. DreeseMrs. Pamela L. G. EatonMr. Frank J. EckelMr. Stephen A. EdwardsMr. Jeffrey S. EleyMr. and Mrs. Reed L. EngleMrs. Sharon F. EvansMr. and Mrs. Douglas FairchildDr. Richard FeldsteinMr. and Mrs. Mark J. FitzpatrickMs. Susan Lowrey FlahertyMr. Kevin FordMr. and Mrs. Gary S. FowlerMrs. Patricia S. FrakerMr. and Mrs. David FuchsMs. Ann O. FullerMr. W. L. GarnerMr. Hugh S. GolsonMrs. Robert Groves, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. E. Howard HackneyMs. Edna V. HammanMr. Francis X. HayesMr. and Mrs. George H. HensleyMs. Paula L. HershmanMr. Patrick HessionDr. Thomas HetheringtonMr. Roy HillMr. and Mrs. George B. Hills, Jr.Mrs. Suzanne Hirst-PluckerMrs. Lucy McIntire HitchMr. and Mrs. Dean L. Horstman

Isaiah Davenport: Portrait of a Master Builder

The Davenport House produced a 30-minute film entitled Isaiah Davenport: Portrait of a Master Builder. The film premiered at the May 19th Preservation Festival event.

“One of the most asked questions by visitors at the Davenport House is,`Who was Isaiah Davenport?’ The film answers many of the questions about Davenport’s significance as a builder and about his place in early Savannah development. Along with viewing the remaining buildings attributed to Davenport, noted authorities AASU historian, Christopher Hendricks, SCAD architectural historian E. G. Daves Rossell, and engineer Tom Hoffman place Davenport in Savannah’s building tradition.

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MY TIME AT HSF IN REVIEW - I entered the doors of the Historic Savannah Foundation for the first time in January 2012. I did not know then the impact HSF would have on me and my future. I was honored to be part of such a dedicated team of individuals, and awe-struck by the effect HSF’s small staff has made on Savannah.

Working for a non-profit organization like HSF was a huge stepping-stone to the professional I am today, and what I want to achieve. I learned how to work within a team, rise to huge tasks, and the importance of hard work. I made professional relationships and great friends that I will carry with me throughout my career. I thank all of the members of HSF for supporting the mission to preserve Savannah’s heritage, and I thank the entire HSF staff for giving me the privilege of learning from their ingenuity and commitment.

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart SouleMr. and Mrs. Bill SparksMs. Janet T. SpillaneMrs. Marilyn Stack-GillMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. StengelMr. and Mrs Henry D. Stevens IIIMs. Jill S. StraussDr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Stubbs, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. SullivanMr. and Mrs. John TatumMrs. Audilee B. TaylorMrs. Lindsay ThompsonMr. Peter Hugh ThompsonMr. Tom ThomsonMs. Linda Tierney-PufahlMs. Terri L. TillmanMr. and Mrs. Thomas ValentinoMr. J. Gregory VaughanMs. Kathy S. VirantMr. Arthur H. WagnerMs. Sarah WardMs. Gwendolyn Fortson WaringMr. and Mrs. Ron WashburnMr. William WhittenMr. Andrew WileyMs. Margret G. WilhelmMrs. Suzanne H. WilliamsMr. Chris A. WilsonMs. Alice E. WithrowMr. Walter G.B. WrightMr. and Mrs. Winter WrightMrs. Robert B. YeomansMrs. John H. YinglingMs. Janice M. Young

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. CallejasMr. and Mrs. E. Bryan Connerat, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Eddie DeLoachMr. and Mrs. Julius EdelMr. and Mrs. Ronald G. EidellMr. and Mrs. J. Corey FountainMs. Karen Schroder and Mr. Johnnie GanemMr. and Mrs. Kent GregoryDr. and Mrs. O. Emerson Ham, Jr.Ms. Ellen Wyatt and Mr. Paul HammondMr. and Mrs. Sigmund LemboMr. and Mrs. Todd LerchMr. and Mrs. J. Wilson MorrisMr. and Mrs. Robert SandlinMr. and Mrs. Joseph O. SaseenMr. and Mrs. John B. SeveranceMr. and Mrs. David F. SippleMr. and Mrs. Joel SnaydMr. and Mrs. M. Daniel SuwynMr. and Mrs. Richard L. WallaceMr. and Mrs. William F. WallaceMs. Gina DeMeo and Mr. Jeff WaltersMr. and Mrs. Raymond D. WoodMr. and Mrs. Tracy Young

STUDENT MEMBERSMs. Megan Jeanette BrownMr. Brian GeppiMs. Kathryn A. Stephens

Mr. and Mrs. Ervin W. HoustonDr. Ella HowardMs. Ann HowellMr. Keith HowingtonMr. and Mrs. Sigmund HudsonMr. and Mrs. Charles HultmanMr. and Mrs. Kevin L. IocovozziMr. G. Holmes Bell, IVMr. and Mrs. Douglas R. JacobsDr. and Mrs. Lester B. Johnson, Jr.Mr. Stuart M. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Jack M. Jones, Jr.Ms. Sarah JospinMs. Mary Hayes KaminskyMr. Daniel P. KaufmanMrs. Elizabeth H. KaynorMrs. Katie KelleyMrs. Karen KellyMr. David KennedyMrs. Mary Lawrence KennickellMrs. Irene C. KestasMr. and Mrs. Leftwich KimbroughMr. and Mrs. Dudley R. KoontzMr. and Mrs. Scott KraeuterMs. Sally E. KrugerMs. Carol KuminsMs. Marlowe B. H. LaiaconaMs. Joyce LangleyMr. Van Johnson, Alderman At LargeMr. and Mrs. Alex A. Lawrence, Jr.Ms. Gail LawrenceDr. and Mrs. Richard LeightonMrs. Chloe Fort Lenderman

Mr. Philip G. LePageMr. and Mrs. Gary LevyMs. Margaret LivingstonMr. Hugh A. LoydMr. and Mrs. Stephen W. LymanMrs. Malcolm MacleanMr. Joseph Paul MaggioniMr. and Mrs. Corby MarshallMr. and Mrs. Salvatore MartorelliMs. Susan MasonMr. and Mrs. Richard MatteoMr. and Mrs. Thomas Todd MayoMrs. Gwen S. McKeeMr. Thomas Q. McKinnonMrs. Joanne M. MichniewiczMs. Nancy G. MiddletonMr. and Mrs. Richard B. MillerMr. George H. Moore, Jr.Ms. Carolee Fraser MooreMr. and Mrs. James A. MorisonMs. Beth KinstlerMrs. Joseph C. MullerMr. and Mrs. James T. MurrayMr. W. Cliff MurseMr. and Mrs. Henry NanningaMr. Jesse J. NapoliMr. and Mrs. Richard A. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Robert E. NeumannMs. Lisa Niles-MeunierMr. and Mrs. Peter PaolucciMs. Kelley ParkerMrs. June ParsonsMr. and Mrs. Jason C. PedigoDr. and Mrs. Doug Perry

Mr. Michael E. PloskiMrs. Marion PolicinskiMr. and Mrs. B.J. PooleMr. Thomas L. Wirht and Ms. Laura Potts-WirhtMr. Andrew J. PowersMs. Doris PreusMr. and Mrs. Gary RadkeMs. Mary E. RainesMr. Frank RandonMr. and Mrs. Clay RatterreeMrs. Margaret W. ReaganMrs. Mary E. Lattimore ReiterMr. Dean ReutherMr. and Mrs. L. Allan Reynolds, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. RoachMr. Marcus B. RobertsonMs. Nancy G. RobinsonDr. E. G. Daves RossellMr. and Mrs. Roger A. SamuelMs. Sharon L. SaseenMr. Charles P. SawyerMr. Robert W. SchiveraMr. Dan SchneiderMr. William SchwickrathMs. Esther ShaverDr. and Mrs. Jason ShirahDr. Hylan D. ShoobMr. William L. SimmonsMrs. Ebony N. SimpsonMr. Kirby SiskMrs. Phyllis S. SkeffingtonMs. Mary Ann SmithMs. May Ann Smith

NIcole Conaly SCAD Graphic Design ‘13

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Mr. Daniel G. Carey President & CEO

Ms. Frances C. Colón Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Jamie Credle Director, Davenport House Museum

Mrs. Paula Cummins Comptroller

Mr. Jeff Freeman Assistant Director, Davenport House Museum

Mrs. Sherene LaMarche Membership and Events Coordinator

Ms. Danielle Meunier Preservation & Education Coordinator

Ms. Terri O’Neil Development Director

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