History Cherokee’s Historic Preservation Awards honor owners of historic properties in Cherokee County and their outstanding work in historic preservation. The award recipients are determined by a committee of volunteers who spend time over several months visiting and learning about the nominated sites and talking with the property owners. 

This Year’s Award Recipients 

• Rusk Family Cemetery, Woodstock – The Rusk family

• Roberts Lake Dam and Power Generation Facility, Ball Ground – City of Ball Ground

• Dot's Fine Wine & Craft, Ball Ground – Todd Martin and Cindy Shera 

• Downtown Kitchen Building, Canton – Bill, Tina, and Zach Kell

• Wilson-Clark Home, Canton – Cory Wilson and John Clark

• Cox-Luman Homeplace, Waleska – The Cox-Luman family

History Cherokee also honored longtime volunteer Chuck Douglas with the Judson Roberts Lifetime Service Award.