HEY MEMBERS: GET A LOOK AT THIS DOWNTOWN REHAB
Drop-in Open House for HMF members
Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative office
5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 617 Poplar St.
Free for members
We're joining our friends at the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative for a drop-in Open House at their new office July 9, and our members are invited. Please make plans to join us.
You'll hear more about the group's efforts to secure Georgia's first national park here in Macon, and you'll get to see our latest historic tax credit project in downtown Macon. Historic Macon provided consulting services to G&A Central Georgia Properties. It's a beautiful office, and we're proud of the work.
We'll have refreshments starting at 5:30 p.m., including hors d'oeuvres from Kinjo Kitchen + Cocktails, located right down the street. There's parking adjacent to the restored office.
We've got more summer events on the way, so stay tuned. See you July 9.
JULY 17 salon EXPLORES ‘HOUSING MIRACLE’
In the past, our Sidney’s Salon series would take a short break during the summer months, but this year we are full steam ahead.
On Thursday, July 17th, Marjy Stagmeier, an affordable housing “solutionist,” will lead a salon at the Booker T. Washington Community Center. She is the author of “Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle.”
“Blighted” is a powerful narrative about the decades-long decay and remarkable two-year reinvention of Summerdale, an aging apartment community located just outside of Atlanta. Stagmeier offers an insider’s perspective of the political, human and economic challenges of delivering equitable housing.
Summerdale’s success is a promising model of how affordable housing, education, healthcare and social capital can interconnect to build vibrant, sustainable communities: affordable housing communities, nearby schools and the community at large. From there, children, families, working people and neighborhoods can thrive.
You can learn more and register for this Salon HERE.
NEXT WORKSHOP: BUILD YOUR OWN ALBUM CRATE
Album sales are surging — and have been for years. In 2024, more than 43 million vinyl albums were sold across the United States.
That fact got us thinking: Could we come up with a workshop to tap into this trend?
Well, save the date. At 10:30 a.m. July 19, we’ll be partnering with Fresh Produce Records and Bragg Jam for a music-inspired woodworking project: DIY album crates.
Brady Gonzalez, our project manager, has been leading workshops that empower folks to become comfortable using power tools by making craft projects from reclaimed wood left over from our rehab projects.
We’ll be using tools from our Tool Library. Historic Macon Foundation members get access to a wide array of tools available for checkout from our shop, located at 909 Second St.
As always, our Tool Library workshops are free for members and $10 for not-yet-members. Current members should email membership@historicmacon.org to get a coupon code to use at checkout. You can learn more and register HERE.
WE’RE HIRING A DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
The Director of Finance & Operations oversees all aspects of financial management, including accounts receivable and payable, proper bookkeeping, account reconciliations and reporting for Historic Macon Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and its subsidiary entities.
In addition, this role provides support to the executive director in the areas of human resources, insurance, risk management, internal controls, budget tracking and forecasting, and fundraising.
For more details, see the full job posting by clicking the button “We’re Hiring” below.
Our mission is to revitalize communities by preserving architecture and sharing history.
One of the benefits of your property residing in a National Register Historic District is preservation incentives. Historic tax credits allow citizens to undertake rehabilitation projects at a reasonable cost and Historic Macon is here to walk you through that process.
A key part of Historic Macon's mission is education. We tell the stories of people who make a difference in our preservation community, as well as those pioneering visionaries whose shoulders we stand on today. Read more about them HERE.