Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation names 10 statewide 'Places in Peril'

Spanning 35 acres, The Southeastern Railway Museum is one of ten historic state locations featured on The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2025 Places in Peril list, a list meant to highlight buildings, structures, districts, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes that are threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy. (Courtesy of Connor Franklin Leland)

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The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of 10 Places in Peril on Wednesday, featuring two locations in the metro Atlanta area.

Founded in 1973, the organization advocates for preserving and revitalizing some of the state’s most diverse and sacred historic resources.

According to a recent press release, the list is meant to highlight “buildings, structures, districts, archaeological sites and cultural landscapes that are threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of maintenance, inappropriate development or insensitive public policy.”