Historic Savannah Foundation Needs Your Votes to Save W.W. Law Home

Historic Savannah Foundation Needs Your Votes to Save W.W. Law Home (Added: June 14, 2011)

SAVANNAH, Ga. - W.W. Law is remembered for his activism, now the Historic Savannah Foundation is working to preserve part of his legacy. (more)

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Historic Savannah Foundation Needs Your Votes to Save W.W. Law Home

W.W. Law is remembered for his activism, now the Historic Savannah Foundation is...

By: Tuquyen Mach | WSAV News 3
Published: June 14, 2011

SAVANNAH, Ga. --

He was a civil rights pioneer who helped integrate Savannah's schools and empowered others to fight for equality.

W.W. Law is remembered for his activism, now the Historic Savannah Foundation is working to preserve part of his legacy.

It's plain that this modest blue home on victory drive is falling apart... from the windows to the front steps.

"It is truly in need of stabilization. The roof leaks. The walls are not stable," said Terri O'Neil, Development Director for the Historic Savannah Foundation.

The house is a piece of Savannah's history: it's the home civil rights leader that W.W. Law bought in the 1950's.

"He really did launch us to where we are today. He is a significant community leader, and we feel like his home, where he and his mother resided, is important," said O'Neil.

With no funding, it is possible the home could be lost. That's why the foundation has entered The National Trust for Historic Preservation 2011 This Place Matters Community Challenge, in hopes of winning a $25,000 grant.

"We will take half of the proceeds and invest them into the stabilization. Stabilizing it means that it is protected, that it doesn't fall into disrepair any farther. It puts it into a position that might make it more affordable for the investor to come along and finish the job."

Online voting could determine if the W.W. Law home will still be around for future generations.

Here's how you can help: just go to www.myhsf.org. You can vote once per email address. the contest runs through June 30.