 Barber and Mann, Inc. was founded in 2002 by Gerald R. Barber, ASLA, IAAO, MSA, GAA and his wife Elizabeth Barber, CWB, to provide specialized appraisal, real estate consulting, conservation planning and land planning services to clients across the Southeastern US. Named after Gerald and his partner and mentor, Jack Kennedy Mann, MAI, CRE, the firm’s first mission was to fulfill the demand in the region for general appraisers who have extensive experience in valuing conservation and historic properties for unique projects such as conservation easements and estates.
During his tenure at Barber and Mann, Jack Mann, (1919- 2005), brought his 50 years of experience in selling, financing, developing, promoting and appraising real estate to the fore. In his career, he appraised all kinds of property, both urban and rural and performed all types of appraisal assignments throughout the U.S. and Greece. Jack also served as President of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and was an instructor there for 31 years. He was also an instructor at the School of Banking of the South at LSU for 27 years and taught Principles of Real Estate at Ole Miss for 10 years. Jack’s wealth of long-term expertise in valuing unique properties combined with Gerald Barber’s varied experience in real estate, land planning and ad valorem taxation have benefited our clients seeking appraisals for conservation purposes, tax purposes and estate planning and serve as a strong foundation for our Appraisal Division. Barber and Mann’s Appraisal Division also consists of certified general appraisers Lee Sipes, Chip Gibbes, and Robert Clanton. Each has extensive experience in the valuation and consultation of environmentally sensitive real estate.
Over the past few years, our firm has evolved to offer other needed services to our clients including conservation planning, landscape architecture and land planning, real estate counseling and brokerage. We offer unique services for clients requiring help with environmentally sensitive properties, complex land use issues, family estates, and IRS donations of land easements.
Barber and Mann’s Conservation Planning Division is coordinated by Elizabeth Barber, a certified wildlife biologist, who specializes in conservation planning, grant writing, grant management and wildlife consulting. She also provides technical assistance on appraisals of environmentally sensitive properties.
Our Land Planning and Landscape Architecture Division is managed by landscape designer Brad Tackett. Brad and Gerald have over 40 years of combined experience in landscape architecture and land planning. Our services include master planning, feasibility studies and marketing graphics.
Rebecca Tackett, coordinates our Real Estate Consulting and Development Division, where we assist our clients with land acquisition, site selection, architectural guidelines, property management brokerage and sales of special properties.
Our firm is devoted to helping our clients find the right solutions for their unique property. Our skilled and uniquely qualified staff is ready to help you with your appraisal, land conservation planning and real estate needs.
Our symbol – The Leaf of Ginkgo biloboa 
The Ginkgo or Madenhair tree is the best known living fossil related to conifers and the sole survivor of its ancient and formerly widespread family of Ginkgo trees. Scientists estimate this tree has been growing for 100 million years. This sacred tree was cultivated for centuries and is believed to have been preserved from extinction by Buddhists priest on temple grounds in China, Japan and Korea. It is a native of Southeast China and was planted on the East coast of the U.S. in 1784. Today it is appreciated in landscapes across the Southeast as an unusual and lovely specimen with its wavy simple leaves and outstanding fall color. But, it is also a very hardy and long-lived tree that is resistant to smoke, dust, wind, ice, insect pests and disease.
We chose the leaf of the unique tree for its beauty, and because of the tree’s reputation as a “living fossil”. To us, the Ginkgo represents the qualities we try to emulate in all our work at Barber and Mann, Inc. – longevity, strength, symmetry and beauty.
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