Jo Ann McClellan
Editor s Note: During the month of February commemorating Black History Month, The Columbia Daily Herald will partner with the Maury County Archives and county historian Jo Ann McClellan to feature African Americans, who have made an impact on Columbia and Maury County, past and present. In the Unsung Heroes series, look for profiles of the African American doctors, educators, business owners, artists and other community leaders who have helped shape Columbia into the community it is today.
In July 2020, the Canaan Rosenwald School, one of Maury County’s treasures was lost when it was destroyed by fire. The Canaan School was one of five Rosenwald Schools, which opened in the 1928-29 school year for African Americans.
Foundation to conduct building assessment of the Baldwin Home
By Staff | Feb 12, 2021
The assessment will result in a prioritized, cost-estimated list of preservation needs for the historic Baldwin Home.
LAHAINA Lahaina Restoration Foundation was recently awarded a $2,500 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. These grant funds will be used to complete a building assessment of the stone and coral block Baldwin Home built in 1835 in Lahaina. The assessment will result in a prioritized, cost-estimated list of preservation needs for the building. “Organizations like Lahaina Restoration Foundation help to ensure that communities all across America retain their unique sense of place,” said Paul Edmondson, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “We are honored to provide a grant to Lahaina Restoration Foundation, which will use the funds to help preserve an important piece of our shared national heritage.”
Editorial: Right call to halt Alazán makeover, but what is next?
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Children play at the Alazán Courts in September. Preserving units was the right call, but the housing complex desperately needs to be updated. What’s next?Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
In a wise move, although one fraught with uncertainty, the San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, will rebuild and not replace Alazán Courts, the city’s oldest and largest public housing complex. For years, SAHA had plans to work with a private developer to tear down existing apartment units and build mixed-income apartments.
Town Secures Grant for Crippen House Study
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The Town of Huntington has received a grant for an engineering study of the Peter Crippen House, a home built in the 1600s with significance in African American history.
Supervisor Chad A Lupinacci announced the $4,000 grant for an engineering study from the Preservation League of New York State.
He said, “We are thrilled to announce this significant development in our efforts to preserve Huntington’s Black History, which is a priority to my administration, and we are grateful to the Preservation League of New York State for sharing our belief that the preservation of the Peter Crippen House, named for one of our first African American landowners in Huntington, is worthy of this investment.”