On September 5, 2023, Historic Oakland Foundation staff, volunteers, and board members along with City officials and Foundation supporters celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Oakland Cemetery Visitor Center. Joined by our partners at the City of Atlanta, including Mayor Andre Dickens,…
It seems almost unbelievable to say this, but the PRO Team will be wrapping up our work on East Hill within the year! Since late 2019, we’ve worked almost exclusively in this section of the cemetery, but soon that phase…
If you have been keeping up with the ongoing rehabilitation of Oakland Cemetery’s iconic 1899 Bell Tower, you will be pleased to know it’s in its final chapter before being open to the public! As part of the rehabilitation process,…
Neale Nickels, HOF’s senior director of capital projects is back with another update on the ongoing rehabilitation of Oakland Cemetery’s iconic 1899 Bell Tower building. Since our last update in July, the elevator has been installed, framing for the public…
It’s hard to believe but we’ve reached the halfway point in the rehabilitation of the Oakland Bell Tower thanks to our excellent team including J.M. Wilkerson Construction and Smith Dalia Architects. Things are starting to take shape! The most notable…
“Historic cemetery” and “environmental sustainability” may not often go together in many folk’s minds, but at Historic Oakland Foundation, we recognize our responsibility as environmental stewards. The earth is a finite resource, and the negative consequences of climate change will…
Preserving and celebrating the past can be rewarding, but it can also be hard work. For nearly two months, in my role as a Georgia State Heritage Preservation intern, I have been meticulously documenting the Bell Tower building both inside…
Atlantans now have the opportunity to help pave the way for preservation and restoration at Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery for decades to come. As groundbreaking for Historic Oakland Foundation’s new Visitors Center nears, the Foundation invites the public to leave…
Historic Oakland Foundation recently announced plans for the construction of a new Visitors Center outside Oakland Cemetery's main gates. In the coming months, we will share more details about the project and the Living History capital campaign. Interesting, efficient, adaptive,…
Historic Oakland Foundation is thrilled to announce the upcoming construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. visitors center outside the Cemetery’s main, western gate. The new building, designed by Smith Dalia Architects, will include a much-expanded museum store, a double-height atrium…