Georgia added two new listings to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a May 5 announcement from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The additions include Euharlee Elementary School in Rockmart, Polk County, and the First Federal Savings and Loan Association Headquarters in Savannah, Chatham County.
The recognition highlights Georgia’s ongoing efforts to preserve its historic heritage and promote public awareness about significant properties across the state. The Department of Community Affairs said these nominations are part of its mission “to build strong, vibrant communities.”
Euharlee Elementary School was constructed in 1943 as a Colonial Revival-style consolidated public school. It served as Rockmart’s only publicly-funded elementary school for white children during its historic period. Notable features such as plaster walls, blackboards, storage closets, transoms above doorways, and wood flooring remain intact. In 1957, a cafeteria and kitchen were added to support students’ needs further. The building is currently being rehabilitated for senior housing using tax incentives. Its nomination was sponsored by the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority with materials prepared by Ray, Ellis & LaBrie Consulting LLC.
First Federal Savings and Loan Association Headquarters was built in downtown Savannah in 1961 at a prominent intersection during a time of major development for the city. Designed by local architects Levy and Kiley in the International Style, it features smooth polished concrete panels on its exterior along with ribbon windows and cantilevered awnings. Originally serving as headquarters for what was then Savannah’s largest savings and loan institution for nearly five decades, parts of the building have since been converted into hotel rooms following rehabilitation work sponsored by M/A Capital Ventures – Savannah LLC with nomination materials prepared by Ward Architecture + Preservation.
As of May 5 there are now 2,238 listings comprising over 91,000 resources from Georgia included on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Department’s Historic Preservation Division also oversees environmental reviews, grants programs, resource surveys, tax incentives related to preservation projects as well as community assistance initiatives.
