Historic and Archaeological Resources Protection Plan, Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Georgia

The Navy Supply Corps School DISCS) is an important naval training center located in Athens, Georgia. The NSCS was moved to Athens in 1953 due primarily to the availability of the state's old Normal School campus. A number of the original buildings associated with this school were retained and reused by the Navy with many new buildings also constructed over the last several decades. The present appearance of the NSCS is a mixture of early 20th century educational buildings combined with modern architecture of the recent past. The Historic and Archaeological Resources Protection (HARP) Plan for the Navy Supply Corps School provides the Navy with guidance for efficient compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and Federal archaeological protection legislation. The HARP Plan consists of management recommendations, information about the history and prehistory of the facility, an inventory of National Register-listed or -eligible properties, and procedures for their protective management. This HARP Plan follows an intensive historic, architectural, and archaeological inventory of the NSCS completed in 1995. This report, entitled "Intensive Survey of Historic Properties, Navy Supply Corps School Athens," details buildings and sites which are presently listed or may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Identification of historic and archaeological properties is an essential first step in establishing management priorities and this report provides this base-line information. The inventory report identified one building, the Carnegie Library, as listed individually on the National Register. Six other buildings are listed as contributing buildings within the Oglethorpe Avenue Historic District. The inventory report also identified one archaeological site as potentially eligible for National Register listing. Within the HARP Plan is an analysis of all foreseeable Navy undertakings (projects or programs) which are likely to have an effect on these National Register resources. Standard operating procedures for the timely review of these affects and coordination with the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) are provided. Through proper coordination and compliance with the HARP Plan, the Section 106 review between the NSCS and the Georgia SHPO will be completed in an efficient and timely manner. As part of this project a Draft Programmatic Agreement has been prepared outlining the responsibilities and timetable for review by the NSCS and Georgia SHPO. Protection and management of the nation's heritage is an essential component of Federal government actions. The intent of the HARP Plan is to provide guidelines and standards so that the mission and goals of the NSCS can be achieved without undue delay, while preserving and maintaining its historic resources.