The National Trust for Historic Preservation says East Point is one of the nation's greatest treasures.
While that sounds like an honor, it actually means the city's historic civic block has landed on the group's 2015 list of most endangered historic places.
According to its website: " ... the block has not only born witness to decades of the community’s history, but speaks to the city’s Depression era experience and to the Roosevelt Administration’s determination that New Deal programs be crafted for the American public. The four iconic historic properties are suffering a potential fate of demolition by neglect."
The National Trust uses the list every year — since 1988 — to raise awareness of areas that face threats.
The organization says dozens of sites have been saved through not only its efforts, but also the work of its partners and of preservationists throughout the country.
East Point is not the only Georgia site to land on the endangered list.
Dorchester Academy was on the 2009 list.
Fort Frederica made the list three times: 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Ocmulgee Old Fields Traditional Cultural Property, in 2003.
Ossabaw Island was on the 1995 list.
And the Sweet Auburn Historic District made two lists: 1992 and 2012.
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