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The Sitka Historic Preservation Plan SITKA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN Sitka Historic Preservation Commission City and Borough of Sitka Sitka, Alaska Sitka, Alaska February 2017 A Guide for Cultural Resource Preservation, Protection, and Advocacy The Sitka Historic Preservation Plan Prepared for the City and Borough of Sitka Mathew Hunter, Mayor Sitka Historic Preservation Commission Assembly Liaison City and Borough of Sitka Planning and Community Development Department Maegan Bosak, Director Michael Scarcelli J.D., Senior Planner Samantha Pierson, Planner I and City and Borough of Sitka’s Historic Preservation Commission Anne Pollnow, Chair Ana Ditmar, Vice Chair Roby Littlefield, Secretary James Poulson Scot Saline Robert Sam Clara Gray Prepared by Preservation Plan Subcommittee Anne Pollnow Ana Ditmar Roby Littlefield Adopted , 2017 Ordinance No. 17- Cover photo: Sitka from [the] water, ca. 1897. WLR Alaska 1900 Photograph Album Collection. Frank La Roche Photograph No. 1246. Photo # ASL-P95-069 (Alaska State Library - Historical Collections) CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This strategic plan provides goals, objectives, recommendations, and proposed actions for a historic preservation program within the City and Borough of Sitka. This plan outlines future directions and undertakings to grow a practical and purposeful preservation program for Sitka’s municipality. Recommended tasks and actions should be considered as projects of their own to be developed with the participation of appropriate stakeholders and professionals in the field of historic preservation. Over the next several years, in addition to survey and inventory work, we will focus on education and outreach, increasing funds for historic preservation, and on assisting the community of Sitka in land use planning and the promotion of sustainable development. In partnership with agencies, organizations and individuals, we will work to identify, interpret and preserve ancient and historic properties, both tangible and intangible, for the enrichment of the present citizenry and the benefit of future generations. This plan was developed with the input and participation of many individuals and groups across the municipality, and with the assistance of the State of Alaska’s Office of History and Archaeology under the Department of Natural Resources. Comments were received from surveys, public meetings, and personal communications. It was possible through a federal historic preservation fund-matching grant, administered by the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, and reserved for communities of Certified Local Government status. The match was provided by the City and Borough of Sitka and the in-kind services of Sitka Historic Preservation Commission members. The Commission, interested community members and organizations, and the Office of History and Archaeology reviewed and commented on the plan during its development; those comments were considered in the development of the plan. Figure 1 Main Street, Sitka, Alaska, c. 1897. Winter and Pond Photographs, 1893-1943. ph. ASL-PCA-87. (Alaska State Library - Historical Collections). February 2017 – 3 – CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 3 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ iv List of Figures ................................................................................................................... v List of Tables ................................................................................................................... vi List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................... 1 1 Introduction and Legal Basis for Historic Preservation .................................................... 2 2 A Vision for Historic Preservation ................................................................................... 3 2.1 Comprehensive Planning ............................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Zoning Reform ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Economic Development ............................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Statement of Historic Preservation Program Goals ..................................................................... 5 3 What Constitutes Historic Preservation Planning ............................................................ 6 3.1 Historic Preservation ................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Cultural Resources (Historic Properties) ...................................................................................... 6 3.3 Planning ....................................................................................................................................... 6 4 Methods & Public Involvement ...................................................................................... 7 4.1 Public Survey ................................................................................................................................ 8 Threats to Sitka’s Historic Resources: ........................................................................................ 8 Address to Threats: .................................................................................................................... 8 5 Historic Contexts and Themes ........................................................................................ 9 5.1 How to Evaluate a Property within its Historic Context .............................................................. 9 5.2 Establishing Sitka’s Historic Context and Themes ..................................................................... 10 5.3 Physical Setting .......................................................................................................................... 10 Abbreviated Cultural Chronology of Sitka (See Appendix K: Historic Context by Themes) .... 11 Pre-Contact (12,500+ YBP) ....................................................................................................... 11 Sitka (Shee’tká or Sheey At’iká Kwáan) Territory (10,000-contact) ........................................ 11 Establishment and Development of Sitka by Russians (1796-1867) ....................................... 11 Purchase of Alaska by United States and Increased Resource Extraction and Economic Development (1867-1930s) ........................................................................................ 12 World War II, Post War Economic Development, and Statehood (1939-Present) .................. 13 5.4 Sitka’s National Register Sites .................................................................................................... 14 5.5 Sitka’s National Historic Landmark Sites ................................................................................... 14 5.6 Cemeteries and Sacred Burial Sites ........................................................................................... 15 5.7 Historic Architecture .................................................................................................................. 17 6 Current Preservation Programming .............................................................................. 17 6.1 Federal and State Level .............................................................................................................. 17 6.2 Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA) ......................................................................................................... 20 6.3 City and Borough of Sitka’s Historic Preservation Program ...................................................... 21 Local Governance - City and Borough of Sitka ......................................................................... 21 The Sitka Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC)................................................................ 21 Current Local Review Process .................................................................................................. 22 February 2017 – IV – CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN Local Level Preservation Organizations ................................................................................... 22 7 Recommendations & Actions ....................................................................................... 23 Recommendation 1: Amend and Update Current CBS Historic Preservation Ordinance .............. 23 Recommendation 2: Promote Historic Preservation in the Municipal Agenda ............................. 24 Recommendation 3: Update Historic Resources Inventory ........................................................... 25 Recommendation 4: Advocate for the Creation of a CBS Staff Position and Seek Funding for Current Staff Training ................................................................................................... 25 Recommendation 5: Promote Heritage Tourism ............................................................................ 26 Recommendation 6: Promote and Increase Public Awareness of Historic Preservation ............... 27 Recommendation 7: Pursue Historic Preservation Opportunities ................................................
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