Historic Athens depends on the support of Athenians like you.
Preservation fuels local economies, stabilizes neighborhoods, supports environmental sustainability, and builds thriving communities grounded in shared history. It binds us to this place and to each other.
Joining us as a member means you're directly supporting local education and advocacy for making Athens, Georgia a better community for all. We cannot do this work without you. Your voice, your participation, your awareness matter.
Support the Classic City
Historic Athens is a 501(c)(3) non-profit working to celebrate and conserve community heritage in Athens, Georgia.
For nearly 60 years, Historic Athens has worked to be the historic preservation education and advocacy group the Classic City deserves through community programming, educational initiatives, direct preservation action, and advocacy.
Originally founded as the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation in 1967.
“Is it not cruel to let our city die by degrees, stripped of all her proud monuments, until there will be nothing left of all her history and beauty to inspire our children? If they are not inspired by the past of our city, where will they find the strength to fight for her future?”
–Jacqueline Kennedy
