Greenville, SC — A new non-profit, Upstate Preservation Trust (UPT), is officially launching to the public with a series of events and initiatives focused on saving historic places in the Upstate. UPT was founded with the aim of saving and telling the stories of historic places through
education, advocacy, and stewardship. On March 29th at 6:00PM, UPT will kick off their education efforts with an event titled “A Virtual Introduction to the Gordon Street Mill Adaptive Reuse Project.” You can sign up here https://bit.ly/3KIsQzK.
UPT was founded by a group of concerned citizens who saw the rapid development taking place in the Upstate and identified the absence of an Upstate organization devoted solely to historic preservation. In 2019, this group convened and started the process of forming a nonprofit to strategically preserve important historic sites across the Upstate.
“Upstate Preservation Trust was born out of a need we saw for a strong preservation organization in the Upstate,” says Sam Hayes, Chairman of the UPT Board of Directors. “Our goal is to help coordinate existing efforts across the Upstate, while also filling in where there may be gaps. With the creation of this nonprofit, we are seeking to bring awareness to the major threat our historic spaces face throughout the Upstate.”
Founded to be a voice for preservation in communities across the Upstate, UPT serves as an advocate for the many preservation projects that need support. In partnership with local citizens, organizations, and governments, they work to advocate for preservation efforts to ensure our communities keep the important historic spaces that make them unique. UPT will release its 2022 Endangered Places list in April to highlight significant properties that are threatened in the Upstate.
UPT is actively working to establish a preservation easement program. This program will enable them to hold easements on historic structures which will ensure that they are preserved
in perpetuity.
For more information about Upstate Preservation Trust, visit www.preserveupstate.org. Follow Upstate Preservation Trust on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news and events.