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1 What is a Naio al Register uildi g a d hat does it ea? Joa Moo e, Co E e ui e Di e to, Wase a Cou t Histo i al o iet Cit of Wase a He itage P ese aio Co issio Chai The Naio al Pa k e i e ad i iste s the Naio al Registe of Histo i Pla es. The oi ial dei iio : The Naio al Registe is the oi ial Fede al list of dist i ts, sites, uildi gs, st u tu es, a d o je ts sig ii a t i A e i a histo, a hite tu e, a heolog, e gi ee i g, a d ultu e. Naio al Registe p ope ies ha e sig ii a e to the histo of thei o u it, state, o the aio. No i aio s fo lisi g histo i p ope ies o e f o tate Histo i P ese aio Oi e s, f o Fede al P ese aio Oi e s fo p ope ies o ed o o t olled the U ited tates Go e e t, a d f o T i al Histo i P ese aio Oi e s fo p ope ies o T i al la ds. P i ate i di iduals a d o ga izaio s, lo al go e e ts, a d A e i a I dia t i es ote i iiate this p o ess a d p epa e the e essa do u e taio. A p ofessio al e ie oa d i ea h state o side s ea h p ope t p oposed fo lisi g a d akes a e o e daio o its eligi ilit. Naio al Histo i La d a ks a e a sepa ate desig aio, ut upo desig aio, NHLs a e listed i the Naio al Registe of Histo i Pla es if ot al ead listed. You a i d o e i fo aio o the Naio al Histo i La d a ks p og a o thei e site.. ps.go / / I Mi esota o e tha, p ope ies a e listed th oughout the state. The Naio al Registe p og a is ad i iste ed the Mi esota Histo i al o iet He itage P ese aio Depa t e t, HPO. To e listed o the Naio al Registe a p ope t ust eet the Naio al Registe C ite ia fo E aluaio. The e aluaio fo uses o Age a d I teg it - Is the p ope t ea s o olde, ho u h has the uildi g ee alte ed o ha ged? ig ii a e - What people, e e ts, a i iies o de elop e ts a e asso iated ith the st u tu e? Is the st u tu e a hite tu all o a heologi all sig ii a t? ou ds eas - ut it s ot. It takes i e, o e a d p ese aio spe ialists to ei ulousl esea h a d do u e t ea h st u tu e. Most i po ta tl - it takes a p ope t o e ho alues the histo a d a ts to sha e it ith othe s. The e s al a s easo s to de olish old uildi gs. It s i e to sta t e plo i g h e should sa e the -espe iall ou Naio al Registe uildi gs. What is a Histori Distri t? National Trust for Historic Preservation. Lo al histo i dist i ts a e a eas i hi h histo i uildi gs a d thei sei gs a e p ote ted pu li e ie, a d e o pass uildi gs dee ed sig ii a t to the it 's ultu al fa i. A p ope t i luded i a histo i dist i t, alued fo its histo i al asso iaio s o a hite tu al ualit, is o th p ote i g e ause it is a i tue to the spe ial a d u i ue pe so alit of the it. The Wase a He itage P ese aio Co issio o du ted t o studies ithi the it of Wase a. Begi i g i the sp i g of. Histo i a hite t Tho as )ah as hi ed to o du t a Histori Co te t Stud. The stud as a ajo step fo the it i eai g a tool to ie p ese aio to pla i g, e su i g a i a t futu e fo the o u it uildi g o the esou es of the past. The Histo i Co te t tud e aluates esou es a d guides pla i g fo futu e de elop e t, hile o i ui g to se u e the u i ue ha a te i he e t i Wase a s histo. The se o d stud the He itage P ese aio Co issio o du ted i August as a Re o aissa e Sur e of Three of the Ciies Oldest Reside ial Neigh orhoods a d a Co prehe si e Sur e of Wase a s Histori Ce tral Busi ess Distri t. To )ah as sele ted to o du t a e o aissa e su e of eside ial st u tu es alo g tate t eet No th et ee d A e ue a d th A e ue, Fou th A e ue NE to e o d A e ue E east to th t eet E. Also studied as a se io of E Wase a f o th t eet W east to d t eet W, th A e ue W o th to th A e ue W. The su e o piled data fo eside ial p ope ies a d just o e o e ial p ope ies, p o idi g the it ith alua le data a out the eside ial sto k, a d p io iized p ese aio p oje ts. As a esult of the studies the Cit of Wase a Do to Preser aio Desig Guideli es a e i pla e. The e t step fo the He itage P ese aio Co issio a d the Cit of Wase a is to esta lish the histo i do to o e as a Histo i Dist i t. The e eits i lude do to e italizaio, Fede al ta edits, state ta edits, histo i tou is a d st e gthe i g the lo al e o o. These do u e ts a ot e easil fou d o the it e site u de EDA, He itage P ese aio Co issio. This is alua le i fo aio o piled to e i luded i futu e pla i g.

2 As u folds the Wase a Cou t Co issio e s, Wase a Cit Cou il, Ne Ri hla d, Ja es ille, Waldo f it leade s a d the iize s of Wase a Cou t a e ade a a e of the fa t that ou iies a d to s a e ot g o i g. The e a e u e ous o e saio s, oa ds a d o issio s dis ussi g st ateg to tu the situaio a ou d. The p e ious Wase a A ea Visito a d Tou is Boa d e a ed the topi of Cultu al He itage Tou is. This g oup ide iied a oppo tu iies i a si t ile adius of Wase a that ould e of i te est to the Cultu al He itage tou ist. The Cit of Wase a He itage P ese aio Co issio has p o ided a histo i i e to fo it leade s to i lude as the pla fo the futu e. Histo, A t a d Cultu e a e i po ta t e o o i esou es that should e alued as e st uggle to sustai ou u al o u iies a d ualit of life i Wase a Cou t. Wase a Cou ty had 15 properies listed o the Naio al Register of Histori Pla es. We o ha e 11. I the Cit of Wase a: The W.J. A st o g G o e Buildi g, the W.R Wolf House, The R.P Wa d House, The W.J. Aughe augh House, The Wase a Cou t Cou thouse, The P.C. Baile House. I Wase a Cou t : Ne Ri hla d Odd Fello s Hall, Vista Luthe a Chu h, Ja es ille Ca egie Li a, eha o ghu Mill a d Hof a Apia ies. O e listed e e the Phelps House, de olished, The Waldo f Depot, de olished, The Wase a M& TL Depot, dis ualiied due to o o fo a e of the ta da ds a d the EACO Mill ualiied ut o e said o. The Wase a Cou t Cou thouse lisi g o the Naio al Registe of Histo i Pla es NRHP is i se ious jeopa d. tated i a lete to the Cit of Wase a, O to e, a ah Bei e s, tate Histo i P ese aio Oi e Ma age of Go e a e P og a s a d Co plia e ote The p oposed desig fo the e ete a s o u e t has ee ot ee desig ed i o fo a e ith the ta da ds a d the efo e ill ad e sel afe t the histo i p ope t. Agai, i a e ail to the ou t ad i ist ato Lau a El e ak o Ju e, Ou oi e s posiio e ai s the sa e: i t odu io of a e o ial ithout app op iate e ie a d aki g su e it eets the e eta of the I te io s ta da ds fo the T eat e t of Histo i P ope ies isks the ou thouse s lisi g i the Naio al egiste. If the ou thouse loses its status, it ill o lo ge e eligi le fo g a ts. Ba a a Mit hell Ho a d-di e to of Histo i P ese aio, Mi esota Histo i al o iet. This is ot the i st ofe se. The se o d sto i do s ha e ee ade s alle so e i e ago, a d i the she ifs oi e o st u ted the tele o u i aio s to e feet est of the ou thouse. The p oje t e ui es fede al pe ii g, the efo e ust o pl ith e io of the Naio al Histo i P ese aio A t of hi h sipulates that all fede al age ies u de taki g, li e si g, o pe ii g a p oje t ust e aluate the efe ts of su h p oje ts o histo i esou es. U de e io, histo i esou es a e dei ed as those p ope ies that a e listed o o eligi le fo lisi g o the NRHP. The Fede al Co u i aio Co issio FCC dete i ed the to e as a fede al u de taki g. I o sultaio ith the tate Histo i P ese aio Oi e HPO it as dete i ed that the to e has a ad e se efe t o the NRHP listed ou thouse. As esoluio a Me o a du of Ag ee e t MOA i ludi g the FCC, HPO, Mille iu Tele o, Wase a Cou t a d the Wase a Cou t Histo i al o iet as p epa ed a d sig ed i Ma. The MOA sipulated that a histo i la ds ape pla e de eloped fo the ou thouse g ou ds. The pla e o e ds guideli es i te ded to o se e a d e ha e histo i featu es at the east a d south ele aio s of the ou thouse, li ii g e la ds api g a d o st u io o the south a d east la s. Blue Earth County has over 100 buildings and 3 Historic Districts on the National Register. Le Sueur County has 74 buildings and 1 Historic District on the National Register. Rice County has 74 buildings and 3 Historic Districts on the National Register. Waseca County has 11 buildings and 0 Historic Districts on the National Register. ://focus.nps.gov/nrhp/ The p o ess of delisi g the Cou thouse is o e ed i a a i le Na Madse, Ma kato F ee P ess, Ja ua,. Madse i te ie s tate Naio al Registe Histo ia De is Ga d e. It is a le gth p o ess of peiio s, studies a d e ie s oth state a d aio al e ie oa ds a d Ga d e alo e a ot ake the dete i aio. I the ea i e, Wase a Cou t has ee a a ded a Mi esota Cultu al He itage Lega g a t to esto e the e isi g WWI a d Ci il Wa Me o ial p oudl displa ed o the south o e of the ou thouse la. As the autho of the g a t I a fa ilia ith the ite ia a d e ui e e ts eeded to e a a ded these g a ts. I ha e a d ill o i ue to assist Wase a Cou t Buildi g a d

3 G ou ds Di e to B ia To fo d th ough the o st u io a d epo i g e ui e e ts u il the p oje t is o plete. Mo e Lega g a t oppo tu iies a e a aila le to sta ilize the ell to e, epai i ks a d o ta a d upg ade the heai g a d e ilaio s ste. This is a i - i fo the ta pa e s of Wase a Cou t. Just as i po ta t as the o e is a ai te a e pla to guide futu e p oje ts. The tate Histo i P ese aio Oi e is i pla e to ad i iste the g a ts as ell as e ie p oposed p oje ts fo Naio al Registe uildi gs fo p ope t o e s ho alue thei lisi g o Naio al Registe. The Wase a Cou t Cou thouse is a aio al t easu e, i itself a o u e t. I the plaza lo ated o the o th f o t of the ou thouse has e o e a aila le. The Hospi e T ee is d i g a d eeds to e o ed to a ete lo aio. The lo aio sits di e tl i f o t of the Vete a s e i e Oi e. The e e o ial ould ha e a pla e of p o i e e it dese es. A othe opio is the o e of T o idge Pa k. I e ee told it ould t e uilt the e. Not so it a. The e is alue i o p o ise. O e the p ope t is of the egiste, the e s o goi g a k. P ese aio efo ts fo do to ill take a huge hit. This o e s fo the e o d. o eda so eo e ill ask hat happe ed. It s i po ta t the sto ele t ho, hat, he e, he a d h e ake the de isio s e do. Please take a o e t a d o te plate hat ou o u it histo ea s to ou as ou ead the follo i g a i le. If ou ha e so ethi g to sa, please do.

4 Fourteen Reasons why Old Places Matter by Tom Mayes, Tom Mayes in 2013 won the Rome Prize in Historic Preservation from the American Academy in Rome. After returning to Washington D.C. he authored a series of essays about his experience. Each of the Fourteen Reasons are paired to an essay. For more information visit Continuity- Old places give people a sense of being part of a continuum. An emotional bond develops with places, and a sense of stability forms against their ever-changing worlds. When these places of continuum vanish, people feel a loss of stability. Urban renewal as practiced in the United States left a record of replacement and destruction that disrupted stability for many people. John W. Aughenbaugh Residence also known as the Masonic Temple N.E. d A e ue, Wase a, MN A hite tu e: th Ce tu Re aissa e- Re i al. Memory- As people see with Alzheimer s disease, without memory, we re hardly ourselves. There s a link between memory and place, both individual and collective. That collective memory is seen, for example, when people visit the Reflecting Pool in the Mall in Washington, D.C., and imagine having been at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s I Have a Dream speech in Individual identity- Some theorists believe one s identity and place are in separable. Places change over time, but a person s identity often is shaped by those different places. Civic identity- Old places establish local, state, national and world identities. It is interesting that people no longer feel comfortable talking about patriotism as a reason for historic preservation. In the past, too many of those interpretations or reasons have left out whole segments of the population such as slaves, Native Americans, workers and just everyday people. Today, certain sites such as Monticello and Confederate memorials become the vortex for greater understanding and sites generating conversations about the past and future. Beauty- If you Google the word beauty, you get old places. Beauty is a deeply positive experience, and old places are a key part of what makes our communities beautiful. Roscoe Percy Ward Residence E. El A e ue, Wase a, MN A hite tu e: Te ple t le of G eek Re i al. History- Field trips in school are important because kids tend to understand more about history when they can visit old places, such as historic buildings and battlefields. Architecture- Old places matter because of how they make us feel. Architecturally significant or different buildings create certain proportions, harmony and space and embody a spirit of their age, purpose and the people who designed them. William R. Wolf Residence N.E. d A e ue, Wase a, MN A hite tu e: Quee A e t le Sacredness- With some old places, people will travel thousands of miles to see them, to experience certain types of sacred feelings. It could be places as varied as churches, cemeteries, schools, battlefields, prisons and old slave trading centers. Learning- If you go to Old Salem, you learn about Moravians; Williamsburg, Colonial life; President Lincoln s cottage, the man. These are all things we learn simply by the survival of a place. Creativity- People are inspired to compose and write by old places. Their imaginations are enriched by old places and their authenticity. It s no coincidence that many preservation movements were founded by artists and writers. Waseca County Courthouse N. tate t eet, Wase a, MN A hite tu e: Ri ha dso ia Ro a es ue. Sustainability- Old places matter because their preservation conserves land, keeps materials out of landfills and reduces the carbon footprint. The greenest building is the building already built. Preservationists are not selling the green values of older buildings enough. In Portland, Ore., the mayor has proposed a $25,000 per unit fee on any building that has to be demolished and an additional $2,000 charge for every year the building was in existence. The mayor is all about affordability and sustainability, both attributes of older places. Ancestry- Old places connect to our ancestors, and it always goes back to the question, Where are you from? Geneal-

5 ogy is exploding, Mayes said, and through their connections to family in the past, old places offer people a deep sense of satisfaction and belonging. Community- Certain places foster community because they are shared places. The development of a real community takes time. Old places help foster the conditions that make the sense of community happen. Economics - Decision makers have to see that preservation is important, and virtually all studies show historic preservation is good for the economy. NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN MINNESOTA W. J. A st o g Co pa Wholesale G o e s.w. d t eet, Wase a, MN A hite tu e: I dust ial. Vista Luthe a Chu h Cou t Road, Ois o To ship No th of Ne Ri hla d, of MN A hite tu e: Gothi Re i al Philo C. Baile House N.E. d A e ue, Wase a, MN A hite tu e: Italia ate I.O.O.F. I te aio al Odd Fello s Hall. B oad a A e ue, Ne Ri hla d, MN A hite tu e: Neo-Classi al Hof a Apia ies Ja es ille, MN. Added to the Naio al Registe of Histo i Pla es i. Janesville Free Public Library W. d t eet, Ja es ille, MN A hite tu e: Classi al Re i al eha o ghu Mill Cou t High a, Ja es ille, MN s Duluth, t. Cloud, Gle oe & Ma kato Rail oad Depot also k o as Waldo f Depot Mai t eet, Waldo f, MN eth. Phelps Fa house Co. H., t. Ma To ship Wase a Cou t

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