World Monuments Fund targets Phillis Wheatley Elementary

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announced their global watch list of endangered sites around the world. Of the 90+ sites named in the 2010 report, 9 are from the United States, with two of those in New Orleans.

Photo thanks to the Visual Resources Curator at Tulane School of Architecture

WMF describes itself:

World Monuments Fund is an advocate for the preservation movement. Every project is an opportunity to raise awareness among the public, government agencies, community organizations, and potential donors about the importance of heritage preservation. Through programs like the World Monuments Watch, WMF speaks out in support of the protection of sites around the world.

Concern for Phillis Wheatley has become a focus of several agencies, and certainly has been on the PRC’s radar for some time. Hopefully being elevated to this prestigious list by yet another respected organization with worldwide attention will be enough to save this building.

To read about Phillis Wheatley, St. Louis No. 2 (the cemetery that is the other endangered New Orleans location) or to explore the global map, visit the WMF’s page at www.wmf.org/watch