Gulf Coast and New Orleans on WMF list of 100 most endangered sites - preservation funding opportunity Excerpted from 10/6/05 press release, see attached document and http://www.wmf.org/ ============================================================ "WORLD MONUMENTS FUND AND NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION WITH SUPPORT FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS TEAM UP TO HELP PRESERVE GULF COAST'S HISTORIC LANDMARKS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE KATRINA WORLD MONUMENTS FUND ADDS NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF COAST AS THE 101ST SITE ON THE 2006 WORLD MONUMENTS WATCH LIST OF 100 MOST ENDANGERED SITES For Immediate Release-New York, NY, October 6, 2005 The World Monuments Fund(WMF), the leading international organization dedicated to preserving cultural and architectural sites around the world, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the leading national organization devoted to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities, announced today that they have agreed to form a partnership to advocate for restoration and sensitive reconstruction measures that respect the rich historic and cultural assets of the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. This partnership, funded by a generous emergency grant of $200,000 from the American Express Foundation, will combine the substantial resources of both organizations and focus on the immediate needs of assessing the damage, presenting viable options for restoration, initiating the planning process for reconstruction, and making sure that property owners and others can secure the funds needed to undertake long-term preservation. WMF also announced today that it has added the Gulf Coast and New Orleans as the 101st site to the 2006 World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites, noting that many historic structures across the region and in its major cities-Mobile, Gulf Port, Biloxi, and New Orleans-have been destroyed or significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina and that it is critical to help ensure the survival of this distinctive culture heritage. Uniting public agencies and private organizations across the region, the Watch listing also includes nominations for New Orleans from the Historic District Landmarks Commission and Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans and the Mobile Historic Preservation Society and Alabama Preservation Alliance. Among the national landmark historic districts included in the nomination are Holy Cross and New Marigny in New Orleans, and Bay St. Louis and Biloxi in Mississippi. World Monuments Fund is working with the nominators to advocate for a thoughtful and an informed evaluation of the built heritage to prevent unnecessary demolition and to ensure the region's historic architecture is part of the reconstruction effort. WMF Gulf Coast and New Orleans on watch list of 100 most endangered sites - preservation funding opportunity... <end of excerpt. Press release continues, see attached or http://www.wmf.org/ >
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