Preservation begins with perspective.
ArcLume is an independent cultural resources and historic preservation practice based in Atlanta, Georgia — connecting detailed historical inquiry to meaningful outcomes for people and places.
Listen closely.
Research deeply.
Think forward.
We approach historic resources as evidence of lives, decisions, relationships, and change. That means looking beyond the obvious landmark to understand the broader landscape that gives a place its meaning.
ArcLume combines architectural history, archival research, regulatory awareness, preservation planning, and community-centered interpretation. Each assignment begins with the questions that matter most to the people and places involved.
How we approach the work.
Evidence first
Clear sources, transparent reasoning, and careful distinctions between what is known and what still requires investigation.
Whole-place thinking
Buildings, sites, landscapes, infrastructure, and the relationships that hold them together.
Respectful collaboration
Preservation that takes seriously the knowledge of communities, stewards, and partner disciplines.
Erika D. Henson
Historian, cultural resources professional, and legal scholar.
ArcLume reflects its founder’s conviction that good preservation requires both disciplined inquiry and imagination about a place’s future.
Visit Erika’s personal website ↗ArcLume is the professional practice.
Erika’s personal website brings together her broader scholarship, presentations, research, and independent professional profile.
This link opens the separate personal website, erika-henson.org.
Have a place in mind?
Let’s discuss what it needs — and what its history can make possible.