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PRESERVATION OKLAHOMA NEWS January 2008 Volume XVI No. 2 Devon Energy Announces Overholser Restoration Project Th e Overholser Mansion will begin a Overholser Mansion transformation this Fall through a $250,000 Restoration Committee contribution from Devon Energy to restore the and Past President of historic home to its original spender. Preservation Oklahoma. “Contributions to this “Th e Overholser Mansion refl ects the economic, campaign will preserve social and architectural history of Oklahoma the mansion’s integrity City,” said Larry Nichols, Devon’s chairman and and ensure that future chief executive offi cer. “We are excited to play a generations will benefi t role in the restoration of a national treasure that from the mansion’s will continue to symbolize the development and rich history.” prosperity of our state.” Built by Henry and Anna Preservation Oklahoma has launched a capital Overholser in 1903, the campaign to restore the mansion. Once the mansion served as the project is complete, the mansion will provide couple’s home and was additional educational programming and continue among the fi rst mansions to serve as a place to learn fi rst hand about in what became one of Oklahoma’s history. Th e campaign so far has Oklahoma City’s most resulted in funding from Devon Energy, Leslie and prosperous neighborhoods. Th e Historic Overholser Mansion Cliff Hudson, and the Inasmuch Foundation. The Overholser Mansion is owned by the Today, the mansion comprises one of the richest Oklahoma Historical Society and managed by “We are grateful for Devon’s support of this collections of original furnishings in the nation Preservation Oklahoma. project,” said Bill Gumerson, chairman of the and draws thousands of visitors each year. Rutgers to Conduct Economic Study Economics programs, and most importantly, to provide • heritage tourism and historic support for local preservation efforts. • job creation with regard to historic preservation David Listokin from Rutgers Center for Urban building rehabilitation are rarely used Policy Research is collecting mountains of data from • downtown revitalization of our local in the same organizations working with preservation projects economies. sentence, but across Oklahoma. By Fall 2008, the study will be with the help complete, and Preservation Oklahoma will provide Preservation Oklahoma would like to thank those of Rutgers copies of an executive summary for all to use. whose generosity will fund this important project: University, David Listokin, Rutgers University Preservation Th e study will address issues such as the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Offi ce, Oklahoma economic impact on: City of Oklahoma City, will fund a study showing how preservation • property values associated with listing on Kirkpatrick Family Fund, positively impacts Oklahoma’s economy. the National Register of Historic Places Chesapeake Energy, • property values associated with locally National Trust for Historic Preservation, The goal of this study is to guide the designated historic district and a Gift made in the memory of development of public policy relating • reinvestment through building Lt. Col and Mrs. James F. Bott to preservation, identify strengths and rehabilitation associated with federal and weaknesses in the state’s preservation state tax credits PRESERVATION OKLAHOMA NEWS, January 2008 A joint project of the State Historic Preservation Offi ce and Preservation Oklahoma National Register Nomination Grants Available From The SHPO The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation deadline for Round 2 applications is 5:00pm assistance, it is one of the most important Office (SHPO) announces its annual on June 2. components of the preservation strategy for any matching grants to state, local, and tribal significant property. The designation provides governments and nonprofit organizations Each grant is limited to $900.00, and the increased public awareness of these irreplaceable for the preparation of National Register of applicant must provide a nonfederal, cash resources, provides limited protection for them, Historic Places nominations. The SHPO match of at least $600.00. Grant recipients qualifies property owners for federal and state has reserved $10,000 of its FY 2008 Historic will use the funds to retain an appropriately tax credits under certain circumstances, and may Preservation Fund (HPF) allocation from qualified professional to complete preparation qualify the property owner for grant assistance the U. S. Department of the Interior for the of an individual property nomination for the when such programs are funded. program. The funds will be equally divided National Register of Historic Places. for award in two grant rounds with any To obtain a National Register Nomination funds remaining from Round 1 carried over The National Register is the catalogue of our Grant Application or further information for Round 2. Applications and detailed nation’s significant buildings, structures, sites, about the National Register, contact the instructions will be available from the SHPO districts, objects, and landscapes important in SHPO at 405/521-6249 or visit our website at on February 1. The deadline for Round 1 our past. While listing in the National Register www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpom.htm (select applications is 5:00pm on April 1, and the is not a guarantee of preservation or of financial “Programs” and then “National Register”). Historic Landscapes: Planning, Management, and Cultural Landscape Reports: Oklahoma City – March 11-12, 2008 The National Preservation Institute (NPI), This seminar meets the criteria for programs The National Preservation Institute, in cooperation with the State Historic in the American Institute of Architects a nonprofit organization founded Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Continuing Education System and AIA in 1980, educates those involved in Society, presents this special two-day seminar members will receive 6 learning units each day. the management, preservation, and in the Classroom, Oklahoma History Center, stewardship of our cultural heritage. 2401 North Laird Avenue, Oklahoma City. Advance registration rate available through The 2007-2008 National Preservation January 29. Questions? Please contact us. Institute seminar schedule is now available Review the basics of scenic vistas and online at www.npi.org. designed, cultural, rural, agricultural, and Jere Gibber urban landscapes and applicable laws and Executive Director The 2007-2008 NPI News Release regulations. Explore the development of National Preservation Institute includes the calendar and seminar the cultural landscape report-the principal P.O. Box 1702, Alexandria, VA 22313 descriptions - www.npi.org/ tool used to document a site’s landscape-and 703/765-0100; 703/768-9350 fax NewsRelease2007/08.pdf. its use in planning and managing historic [email protected]; www.npi.org and cultural landscapes. Assess realistic approaches to adaptive reuse, historic Preservation Oklahoma News, the newsletter of Oklahoma’s historic preservation community, is published quarterly as a preservation, restoration, and accessibility and joint project of Preservation Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. discuss recent preservation theory. An agenda Co-Editor Heather Seifert Co-Editor Melvena Heisch Interium Executive Director Deputy State Historic is available online at www.npi.org. Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. Preservation Officer Overholser Mansion Oklahoma Historical Society Instructor: Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, 405 Northwest Fifteenth Street 405/522-4484 Oklahoma City, OK 73103 www.okhistory.org/shpo/shpom.htm FAAR, (Keynote speaker for Oklahoma’s 405/525-5325 2006 Statewide Preservation Conference in www.preserveok.org All correspondence, materials, or address changes Wilburton) founder and executive director, should be sent to: Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. The Cultural Landscape Foundation; formerly Preservation Oklahoma Board of Directors 405 Northwest Fifteenth Street coordinator, National Park Service Historic Oklahoma City, OK 73103 President Dr. John Feaver, PhD. Chickasha [email protected] Landscape Initiative; editor of Design With Past President Bill Gumerson, Oklahoma City Treasurer Suzette Hatfield, Oklahoma City The activity that is the subject of this publication has been financed in part Culture: Claiming America’s Landscape with federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or poli- Heritage and Preserving Modern Landscape Cathy Ambler, Tulsa cies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names or Bret Carter, Ponca City commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendations by the Depart- Architecture I and II. A registration form is ment of the Interior. This program receives financial assistance for identification Blake Hoenig, Oklahoma City and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of available online at www.npi.org/register. Konrad Keesee, Oklahoma City 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis Julie Miner, Tulsa of race, color, national origin, or handicap in its federally assisted program. If you html. The advance registration rate is valid believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility as John Snyder, Tulsa described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: until January 29 — $375 (2 days). The