FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 08, 2011
Dianne Pierson
256-776-2323 or
Brian Kamplaine
256-776-9218
Historic Gurley
Building Selected For National preservation Contest
Gurley Historical Association, Inc works to get historic City Hall
Preserved before it is destroyed.
Gurley, AL (June 1,
2011): The historic Gurley City Hall has been selected to be part of a
nation wide contest to win a grant to preserve it and return it to a
functional use building. The contest. “ This Place Matters” , is run bay
the National Trust for Historic Preservation and will award $25,000,
$10,000, and a $5,000 grant to the top 3 vote receiving communities or
groups. The historic City Hall is planned for demolition by the end of
the year unless money can be raised to start the preservation process.
The GHA needs Alabama’s and the nation’s help to vote for the historic
City Hall. In order for this building to be preserved and avoid
demolition, the building needs vote from everyone. The links to vote are
http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/this-place-matters/community-challenge
and
http://www.preservationnation.org/map. Only one vote per email is
allowed so the word needs to get out. The link has the building’s story
and some history of the building. Voting take place from June 1st
through June 30th, 2011 and the winners will be announced on July 1st.
The Gurley Histroical Association, Inc. is the group behind the
preservation of this beautiful Victorian building built in 1895. The
building has been used in many different capacities over it’s 116 year
lifetime and at present, is being used to house one of Gurley’s fire
trucks. The GHA would likme to see it preserved as a Fireman’s Museum
and a Histroical Museum for Gurley.
The Gurley Historical Association, Inc. is a 501c (3) non-profit group
whose mission is to preserve the history of Gurley, AL and educate
others about the historic significance of Gurley and the historic
significance of Gurley and the surrounding areas.
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