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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/08/2020 - Landmark Preservation Commission - Agenda - Work SessionPage 1 Meg Dunn, Chair Meeting to be conducted remotely. Alexandra Wallace, Co-Vice Chair See below for instructions on how Mollie Bredehoft, Co-Vice Chair to attend online or by phone. Michael Bello Kurt Knierim Elizabeth Michell Kevin Murray Anne Nelsen Vacant Seat Work Session July 8, 2020 5:30 PM Landmark Preservation Commission AGENDA Pursuant to City Council Ordinance 079, 2020, a determination has been made by the Chair after consultation with the City staff liaison that conducting the hearing using remote technology would be prudent. This remote Landmark Preservation Commission meeting will be available online via Zoom or by phone. No one will be allowed to attend in person. The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:15 p.m. Participants should try to join prior to the 5:30 p.m. start time. JOIN ONLINE: You will need an internet connection on a laptop, computer, or smartphone, and may join the meeting through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/98632356285. (Using earphones will greatly improve your audio). Keep yourself on muted status. JOIN BY PHONE: Please dial 253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID 986 3235 6285. Keep yourself on muted status. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: No public comment is allowed during work sessions. Members of the public may join the meeting but will remain muted throughout the duration of the meeting. The July 15, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission regular meeting will be held remotely and not in-person. Information on remotely participating in the July 15, 2020 Landmark Preservation Commission regular meeting is contained in the agenda for the July 15, 2020 meeting available at https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/landmark- preservation.php. Members of the public wishing to submit documents, visual presentations, or written comments for the Commission to consider regarding any item on the agenda must email them to kmcwilliams@fcgov.com at least 24 hours prior to the July 15, 2020 meeting. Packet Pg. 1 Fort Collins is a Certified Local Government (CLG) authorized by the National Park Service and History Colorado based on its compliance with federal and state historic preservation standards. CLG standing requires Fort Collins to maintain a Landmark Preservation Commission composed of members of which a minimum of 40% meet federal standards for professional experience from preservation-related disciplines, including, but not limited to, historic architecture, architectural history, archaeology, and urban planning. For more information, see Article III, Division 19 of the Fort Collins Municipal Code. The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. Video of the meeting will be broadcast at 1:30 p.m. the following day through the Comcast cable system on Channel 14 or 881 (HD). Please visit http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/ for the daily cable schedule. The video will also be available for later viewing on demand here: http://www.fcgov.com/fctv/video-archive.php. • CALL TO ORDER • ROLL CALL • REVIEW OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD REMOTELY ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 AT 5:30 P.M. VIA ZOOM (Please see the agenda for the July 15, 2020 meeting for information on how to join that meeting.) CONSENT 1. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF JUNE 17, 2020 2. REPORT ON STAFF DESIGN REVIEW DECISIONS FOR DESIGNATED PROPERTIES DISCUSSION 3. 359 LINDEN (GINGER AND BAKER) – SUNSHADE ADDITION 4. 330 EAST MYRTLE STREET, THE J.A. LEIBY RESIDENCE – DEMOLITION AND NEW SINGLE-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION – DESIGN REVIEW 5. OVERVIEW OF COLLEGE DOWNTOWN AND HOWES & MELDRUM HISTORIC PROPERTY SURVEYS • BOARD TOPICS 1. Sustainability & Historic Preservation Workshop Series – Social Sustainability – Historic Preservation as Public History 2. LPC Work Plan – Progress and Priorities • OTHER BUSINESS • ADJOURNMENT Packet Pg. 2 Board Topic 1, Page 1 DATE: STAFF: July 8, 2020 Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner WORK SESSION ITEM 1 Landmark Preservation Commission SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION Sustainability & Historic Preservation Workshop Series – Social Sustainability – Historic Preservation as Public History EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is a brief informational presentation and discussion (as part of an ongoing series requested by the Commission) regarding the intersection of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties and the “Triple Bottom Line” approach to sustainability that has been adopted by the City (as well as other government and preservation organizations). The presentation will provide a refresher on the framework of sustainability and historic preservation and will provide an introduction to how the practice of public history interfaces with socially sustainable historic preservation, specifically in regards to identifying and recognizing properties of historic importance. The presentation will include potential opportunities, challenges, and questions for the Commission to consider. Staff is seeking input from the Commission regarding this topic, including suggested avenues for further research, and recommendations for program improvements. ATTACHMENTS 1. Staff Presentation 2. PDF of 3 NCPH articles related to presentation: a. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/an-uneasy-fit/ b. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/building-the-public-trust/ c. https://ncph.org/history-at-work/i-too-sing-america/ Packet Pg. 3 1 Historic Preservation as Public History Jim Bertolini, Historic Preservation Planner Landmark Preservation Commission Work Session, July 8, 2020 Why Do We Preserve Historic Places? • Sense of Place • Culture and Community Identity • Triple-bottom line sustainability 2 1 2 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 4 Social Sustainability • Sense of Place, Connection, and Stability • Walkability & Street Culture • Culture of Stewardship • Deliberate and steady pattern of development • ADA Retrofits and aging in place • Adaptive Reuse 3 What is Public History? • Practice of history as applied to real world issues • Usually is outside of a formal classroom • Who does it? • Government historians • Museum professionals • Historical interpreters • Historic preservationists • Community activists and local historians 4 Dedication of plaque to Hattie McDaniel, the first Black American to win an Oscar for a film role, whose family lived in this home at 317 Cherry Street in the early 1900s (Photo, Coloradoan). 3 4 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 5 Preservation & Public History • Origins in 1935 Historic Sites Act • Identification of places that matter to a community, or reflect important history, events, or culture • Establish relevance and engage public • Story-telling through built environment 5 Left: Inez Romero (date unknown); Below: Romero House during 2019 adobe restoration workshop. History & Preservation - Opportunities • Recognize salient history that is relevant to a more aware public (and help build awareness) • Aid social justice efforts by ensuring historically disenfranchised communities have a tangible cultural footprint in the larger city • Contextualize architectural history and explain the cultural relevance of particular designs and types of construction 6 UMAS students protesting during investigation of 1974 car bombings that killed Los Seis. 5 6 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 6 History & Preservation - Challenges 7 • Day-to-day preservation can disconnect from historical value • Mechanisms such as traditional survey methods privilege architectural significance over historical or cultural importance • Historical discussions in public necessarily require application of values, which means disagreement • Outreach History & Preservation - Successes 8 • Tres Colonias • Post-World War II Expansion • Agriculture • Women’s Suffrage 7 8 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 7 Questions for Discussion • Has Fort Collins’ preservation program been effective in establishing history as a core component of preservation? • If so, how? If not, why not? • What opportunities exist to engage the public more effectively with relevant community history? • Considering that Landmarking sites of historic significance usually requires owner approval, what are the best ways to engage and incentivize owners to Landmark their property? • What types or methods of historic resource survey should we undertake in the future to ensure important stories are documented, told, and preserved? 9 9 BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 1 Packet Pg. 8 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | An uneasy fit: History in historic preservation https://ncph.org/history-at-work/an-uneasy-fit/ 1/4 T h e F B I H e a d q u a r t e r s B u i l d i n g i n W a s h i n g t o n , D C , i s a n e x a m p l e o f B r u 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | An uneasy fit: History in historic preservation https://ncph.org/history-at-work/an-uneasy-fit/ 2/4 I n t e r i o r v i e w o f t h e G e t t y s b u r g C y c l o r a m a i n t h e f o r m e r N e u t r a b u i l d 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | I, Too, Sing America: Integrating the voices of all Americans in historic preservation https://ncph.org/history-at-work/i-too-sing-america/ 1/7 H a r b o r o f T o w n o f S t . G e o r g e , B e r m u d a , 2 0 0 6 . P h o t o b y A o d h d u b h a t E n g l 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | I, Too, Sing America: Integrating the voices of all Americans in historic preservation https://ncph.org/history-at-work/i-too-sing-america/ 2/7 T h e S t a t e H o u s e , i n S t . G e o r g e ’ s , B e r m u d a , b u i l t 1 6 2 0 . P h o t o c r e d i t : 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | I, Too, Sing America: Integrating the voices of all Americans in historic preservation https://ncph.org/history-at-work/i-too-sing-america/ 3/7 B i r d s e y e v i e w o f p l a n f o r E m a n c i p a t i o n P a r k , H o u s t o n , T X . P r o v i d e d c 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | Building the public trust: Preservation’s middle age? https://ncph.org/history-at-work/building-the-public-trust/ 1/5 B r u c e m o r e i n C e d a r R a p i d s , I o w a , w a s b e q u e a t h e d t o t h e N a t i o n a l T r u s 7/1/2020 National Council on Public History | Building the public trust: Preservation’s middle age? https://ncph.org/history-at-work/building-the-public-trust/ 2/5 P e n n S t a t i o n b y B e r e n i c e A b b o t t , 1 9 3 5 - 1 9 3 8 . T h e o r i g i n a l P e n n S t a t i Board Topic 2, Page 1 DATE: STAFF: July 15, 2020 Karen McWilliams, Historic Preservation Manager WORK SESSION ITEM 2 Landmark Preservation Commission SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION LPC Work Plan - Progress and Priorities EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Code requires all boards and commissions to file work plans on or before September 30 for the following year. According to the Boards and Commissions Manual, work plans should set out major projects and issues for discussion for the following year. The LPC adopted the attached 2020 work plan at its October 16, 2019 meeting. Consideration of pending priorities associated with the work plan will be a regular work session discussion item. The regular recurrence of this discussion item is intended to provide the Commission with the opportunity to measure ongoing progress and identify action items. ATTACHMENTS 1. LPC 2020 Work Plan Packet Pg. 16 City of ktColli� Planning, Development & Transportation Services Community Development & Neighborhood Services 281 North College Avenue DATE: TO: CC: P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522.0580 970.416.2740 970.224.6134- fax fcgov.com MEMORANDUM October 16, 2019 Susan Gutowsky, Council Liaison Darin Atteberry, City Manager Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk n,rfL,{>- FROM: Meg Dunn, Chair, Landmark Preservation Commission RE: Landmark Preservation Commission 2020 Work Plan Overview of the Landmark Preservation Commission (Est 1968): • Federally authorized Certified Local Government (CLG} since 1991. CLG status: o Authorizes LPC to administer state and federal preservation regulations, notably Section 106 Review and Compliance for all projects with federal licensing, permitting, or funding. Ex: MAX bus system, Linden Street improvements, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG}, flood mitigation, telecommunications. o Enables residents to participate in the 20% Colorado State Tax Credit program. o Provides a dedicated pool of grant funding: Fort Collins has received over $200,000 in CLG grants for training, surveys, building preservation, and community education and outreach. o Requires enforcement of appropriate state and local legislation for the designation and protection of historic properties, consistent with the Secretary of Interior's Standards. o Requires on-going survey of historic resources. • Nine-member board, at least 40% of whom must have professional expertise in the fields of historic preservation, architectural history, architecture, archaeology, or closely related fields: o Commission professional expertise includes: Architecture (Nelson, Paecklar, Simpkins); Landscape Architecture (Bredehoft); Archeology (Gensmer); Finance (Bello); Historic Preservation (Murray, Wallace); and Education (Dunn). • Final decision-maker on: o Requests for alterations to properties designated on the National Register, Colorado State Register, and as Fort Collins Landmarks o Determinations of eligibility for Fort Collins Landmark designation o Allocation of Landmark Rehabilitation Loan funds • Makes recommendations: o To Council on Fort Collins Landmark designations; o To the Colorado State Review Board on nominations to the National and State Register o To Decision Makers on compatibility of developments adjacent to historic properties • Advises Council on the identification and significance of historic resources, threats to their preservation, and methods for their protection • Advises Council and staff about policies, incentives and regulations for historic preservation. 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I n a d d i t i o n t o r e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s o f w h a t ’ s a l r e a d y t h e r e , t h e r e n e e d s t o b e a f o c u s o n u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d v o i c e s i n d e t e r m i n i n g w h i c h p l a c e s m a t t e r – a n d o n r e a d y i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y l i n g s , s u r v e y s , a n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n t o m a k e t h a t h a p p e n . T h e N a t i o n a l T r u s t f o r H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n r e p o r t s t h a t t h e r e a r e 1 5 m i l l i o n p e o p l e a c r o s s A m e r i c a e n g a g e d i n p r e s e r v a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s a n d 5 0 m i l l i o n p e o p l e s y m p a t h e t i c t o p r e s e r v a t i o n v a l u e s . 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H I S T O R Y @ W O R K I , T o o , S i n g A m e r i c a : I n t e g r a t i n g t h e v o i c e s o f a l l A m e r i c a n s i n h i s t o r i c p r e s e r v a t i o n 0 1 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 6 – D A R L E N E T A Y L O R A r t , C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g , D i v e r s i t y , E d u c a t i o n , N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n A c t , N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n A c t C o m m e m o r a t i o n , P r e s e r v a t i o n , P u b l i c E n g a g e m e n t , R a c e , S t o r y t e l l i n g E d i t o r ’ s n o t e : T h i s p o s t c o n c l u d e s a s e r i e s c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n A c t b y e x a m i n i n g a p a r t a r t i c l e p u b l i s h e d i n T h e P u b l i c H i s t o r i a n , d e s c r i b i n g i t s s i g n i c a n c e a n d r e l a t i n g i t t o c o n t e m p o r a r y c o n v e r s a t i o n s i n h i s t o r i c p r e s e r v a t i o n . H i s t o r i c p r e s e r v a t i o n e x i s t s t o t e l l s t o r i e s o f o u r j o u r n e y s a s a p e o p l e a n d a s a n a t i o n , b u t s o m e h o w a l o n g t h e w a y t h e s t o r i e s o f A m e r i c a ’ s A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n , L a t i n o , A s i a n , a n d N a t i v e A m e r i c a n c o m m u n i t i e s a r e e r a s e d o r o b s c u r e d a s h i s t o r i a n s a n d p r e s e r v a t i o n i s t s t e l l t h e g r e a t A m e r i c a n s t o r y . A s w e c e l e b r a t e f t y y e a r s o f t h e 1 9 6 6 N a t i o n a l H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n A c t ( N H P A ) , A m e r i c a ’ s h i s t o r i c a l r e c o r d o v e r w h e l m i n g l y f a v o r s a w e l l - t o - d o m i n o r i t y . T h i s a n n i v e r s a r y s h o u l d b e c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y a r i g o r o u s a s s e s s m e n t , i n v e n t o r y , a n d l o o k b a c k a t w h a t h a s b e e n p r e s e r v e d a n d w h a t h a s b e e n i g n o r e d . T h e c h a l l e n g e i s t o a s k : W h e n t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f h e r i t a g e i s t h e v i s i o n o f t h e p r i v i l e g e d f e w , i s t h e A m e r i c a n p u b l i c b e i n g s e r v e d ? T h e c a l l o f t h o s e w h o a r e n o t t h e d o m i n a n t v o i c e s i n A m e r i c a n m e m o r y r e s o n a t e s w i t h t h e t i t l e o f a L a n g s t o n H u g h e s p o e m , “ I , T o o , S i n g A m e r i c a , ” a p o e m o f p e o p l e , c o m m u n i t i e s , a n d h i s t o r i e s l e f t o u t o f t h e n a t i o n ’ s c o l l e c t i v e s t o r y . I t i s a l o n g i n g f o r i n c l u s i o n . I n t h i s y e a r o f c e l e b r a t i o n , t h a t h i s t o r i c p o e m c h a l l e n g e s p r e s e r v a t i o n i s t s a n d h i s t o r i a n s t o e n s u r e a p l a c e f o r e v e r y A m e r i c a n s t o r y b e c a u s e t h e r e ’ s d a m a g e t o o u r n a t i o n a l c o n s c i o u s n e s s w h e n a m a j o r i t y o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n i s l e f t o u t . I n “ E m p h a s i s o n t h e P u b l i c , ” L e o n d r a B u r c h a l l s h a r e s h o w t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f b u i l d i n g s , m u s e u m e x h i b i t i o n s , h i s t o r i c w r i t i n g s , a n d a c a d e m i c h i s t o r i e s c a n b e d i s c o n n e c t e d f r o m t h e w a y i n d i v i d u a l s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s e x p e r i e n c e h i s t o r y . W h e n t h e h i s t o r i c a l r e c o r d r e e c t s o n l y t h e p e r s p e c t i v e s o f t h e p o w e r f u l , B u r c h a l l n o t e s , u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d c o m m u n i t i e s a r e l e f t t o a d m i r e f r o m a d i s t a n c e . T o c l o s e t h e d i s t a n c e a n d m a k e h i s t o r y r e l e v a n t t o a l l , m u s e u m o c i a l s , a c a d e m i c s , h i s t o r i a n s , a n d p r e s e r v a t i o n i s t s m u s t e l i m i n a t e c u l t u r a l b i a s . T h o s e s a m e a r b i t e r s o f h i s t o r y m u s t e x a m i n e t h e i r s t o r y t e l l i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d m a k e r o o m f o r o t h e r v o i c e s i n l o c a l , r e g i o n a l , a n d n a t i o n a l n a r r a t i v e s . A s a c u l t u r a l a c t i v i s t , I h a v e s u p p o r t e d a n d a d v o c a t e d f o r e o r t s t h a t r e e c t t h e i n c l u s i v i t y o f c o m m u n i t y v o i c e s , e x p e r i e n c e s , a n d p e r s p e c t i v e s . M y w o r k t h a t r e l a t e d t o A m e r i c a ’ s c i v i l r i g h t s l e g a c y p r o m p t e d c o n g r e s s i o n a l l e g i s l a t i o n t o s u p p o r t m u s e u m s a n d d a t a c o l l e c t i o n t h a t i n c l u d e m a r g i n a l i z e d c o m m u n i t i e s . E n g a g i n g c o n g r e s s i o n a l l e a d e r s a n d s t a t e o c i a l s i n c o n v e r s a t i o n s a b o u t A m e r i c a ’ s r i c h h e r i t a g e , I f o c u s e d o n c o n n e c t i n g d i v e r s e a u d i e n c e s . A s a n a r t i s t , l i t e r a t u r e a l l o w s m e a p a t h t o p a r t n e r a r t s a n d a c t i o n . 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T h e l e g a c y w e i n h e r i t i s i n s c r i b e d a c r o s s m a n y m o n u m e n t s , s u c h a s t h e l i t t l e s c h o o l h o u s e s , b u s i n e s s e s , f r o n t p o r c h e s , c a s i t a s , i n n s , f a r m s , w a t e r w a y s , a n d m o u n t a i n s w h e r e p e o p l e l a b o r e d , r a i s e d t h e i r f a m i l i e s , s h a r e d m u s i c , a n d p a s s e d d o w n s t o r i e s . BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 11 i n g l o c a t i o n . P h o t o c r e d i t : L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s s t o r e f r o n t s , t h e f a t e o f “ t i n - c a n ” w a t e r t o w e r s t h a t c i t i e s h a v e d e t e r m i n e d t o b e f u n c t i o n a l l y o b s o l e t e , t h e s t r e e t - a p p e a l o f a C r a f t s m a n p o r c h o n a s m a l l C o l o n i a l h o u s e , a n d t h e e c o n o m i c v i a b i l i t y o f a v a c a n t r u r a l c h u r c h . W h e n a d v o c a t i n g f o r p r e s e r v a t i o n i n f r a g i l e f u n d i n g a n d p o l i t i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t s , c h a m p i o n s a r e s o u g h t a m o n g d e v e l o p e r s , M a i n S t r e e t a d v o c a t e s , a n d t h o s e i n h e r i t a g e t o u r i s m . P r o t a b l e r e - u s e c a n b e a r g u e d t o d e c i s i o n - m a k e r s w h o m i g h t t h i n k o f h i s t o r i c a l s i g n i c a n c e a s a n a m e n i t y . H i s t o r i c m a t e r i a l s o r c r a f t s m a n s h i p a r e o f t e n u p f o r s a c r i c e w h e n r e s t o r a t i o n a e c t s t h e p r o t m a r g i n ( r e a l o r p e r c e i v e d ) . A l t h o u g h h i s t o r y a n d s t o r y t e l l i n g c a n b e e e c t i v e f o r a d v o c a c y a m i d s t t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c , h i s t o r y o f t e n t a k e s a b a c k s e a t w h e n m a k i n g t h e d e a l . 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W h e n t h e a e s t h e t i c s o f m o d e r n i s t o r i n d u s t r i a l a r c h i t e c t u r e a r e q u e s t i o n e d , h o w d o y o u a d v o c a t e f o r t h e h i s t o r y o f b u i l d i n g s t h a t s o m e p e o p l e c o n s i d e r u g l y ? H o w h a r d d o y o u g h t a n d w h o i s w i l l i n g t o g h t w h e n f u n d i n g o r p o l i t i c a l s u p p o r t i s a b s e n t o r e v e n s t a c k e d i n o p p o s i t i o n ? T o s u c c e s s f u l l y p r e s e r v e a h i s t o r i c p l a c e , y o u h a v e t o n d a t l e a s t o n e v i a b l e v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e o f t h a t p l a c e a n d p e r s i s t i n b u i l d i n g t h e s u p p o r t t h a t w i l l m a k e t h a t f u t u r e a r e a l i t y . M a n y o f u s a r e t r y i n g t o d e v e l o p s k i l l s e t s a n d b a s e s o f k n o w l e d g e s o t h a t w e c a n b u i l d s t r o n g p r e s e r v a t i o n n e t w o r k s o f h i s t o r i a n s , p l a n n e r s , a r c h i t e c t s , l a n d s c a p e r s , r e a l t o r s , d e v e l o p e r s , c r a f t s p e o p l e , b u r e a u c r a t s , t e c h n o l o g y e x p e r t s , t e c h n i c a l c o n s e r v a t i o n i s t s , t o u r i s m c o o r d i n a t o r s , h i s t o r i c s i t e m a n a g e r s … ( d e e p b r e a t h ) … w h o c a n a l l p l a y i m p o r t a n t r o l e s i n s a v i n g h i s t o r i c p l a c e s f o r m e m o r y , e d u c a t i o n , t o u r i s m , n e i g h b o r h o o d r e v i t a l i z a t i o n , e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t , s u s t a i n a b i l i t y , s m a r t g r o w t h , a n d s o o n . P r e s e r v a t i o n i s i n c r e a s i n g l y d i v e r s e . T h e s e g r o u p s w i l l n o t a l w a y s s h a r e o n e v i s i o n . T h e y w i l l o f t e n h o n e s t l y ( a n d v e h e m e n t l y ) d i s a g r e e . H i s t o r i a n s n e e d t o b e a t t h e t a b l e i f i t ’ s h i s t o r y t h a t w e w a n t t o p r e s e r v e . T h e k e y w i l l b e t o c o n t i n u e t o l e a r n f r o m a n d c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h e a c h o t h e r a s w e g o s o t h a t w e c a n n d b a l a n c e d s o l u t i o n s t h a t w o r k . ~ L i z A l m l i e h a s w o r k e d a s a r e g i o n a l H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n S p e c i a l i s t f o r t h e S o u t h D a k o t a S t a t e H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n O c e s i n c e 2 0 1 1 . S h e r e c e i v e d h e r M A i n P u b l i c H i s t o r y a n d a C e r t i c a t e i n C u l t u r a l R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t & H i s t o r i c a l A r c h a e o l o g y f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h C a r o l i n a , C o l u m b i a i n 2 0 1 0 . S H A R E T H I S P O S T 1 C O M M E N T P i n g b a c k : f a u s s e m o n t r e c a r t i e r t a n k L E A V E A R E P L Y Y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s w i l l n o t b e p u b l i s h e d . R e q u i r e d e l d s a r e m a r k e d * BOARD TOPIC 1, ATTACHMENT 2 Packet Pg. 10 t a l i s t a r c h i t e c t u r e t h a t i s u n d e r s c r u t i n y t o d e t e r m i n e i f i t s h o u l d b e s a v e d . P h o t o c r e d i t : W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s T h i s h i s t o r i c p o s t c a r d o f P i o n e e r S q u a r e s h o w s b o t h l a r g e s i g n s a n d m e t a l r e e s c a p e s . 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T h e C u r i o u s C a s e o f H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n . ” N e i l a r g u e d t h a t h i s t o r i a n s n e e d e d t o b e i n v o l v e d i n p r e s e r v a t i o n t o p r o v e t h a t h i s t o r y w a s r e l e v a n t , d e m o c r a t i c , a n d a s i m p o r t a n t a s a e s t h e t i c o r e c o n o m i c c l a i m s f o r p r e s e r v a t i o n . F r o m S o u t h C a r o l i n a ’ s e q u a l i z a t i o n s c h o o l s t o B r u t a l i s t a r c h i t e c t u r e , h i s t o r y h a s b e e n s u c c e s s f u l l y u s e d t o a r g u e f o r t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f p l a c e s t h a t m a y n o t h a v e i n i t i a l l y b e e n a p p e a l i n g f o r r e a s o n s o f a r c h i t e c t u r e o r e c o n o m i c s . 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