2018 Heritage Preservation Commission Annual Report
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MINNEAPOLIS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT (CPED) 2018 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE 250 South 4th Street HERITAGE PRESERVATION Minneapolis, MN 55415 COMMISSION www.minneapolismn.gov/cped This publication is the Annual Report for the HERITAGE PRESERVATION FILES AND Minneapolis Heritage Preservation INVENTORY Commission (HPC) for its fiscal year October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018. It has been Community Planning and Economic prepared according to the guidelines outlined Development (CPED) is located in room #300 in “Procedures for Applying For and of the Public Service Center Building, 250 Maintaining Certified Local Government South 4th Street, and retains Landmark Status (CLG).” CLG status is administered by nominations and survey forms for properties the Minnesota State Historic Preservation in the city as well as inventory files for Office (SHPO) for the National Park Service. designated districts and other potentially Each year, the HPC applies for CLG grants historic properties. Some of these materials through the SHPO. An Annual Report is one of are in survey form and typically contain brief the requirements for maintaining CLG status. descriptions of the resource or building, an approximate date of construction, a statement CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS of significance, and a photograph. For locally designated properties, CPED maintains Mayor Jacob Frey records on applications that have gone before Council President Lisa Bender the HPC for approval, as well as minutes from Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins HPC meetings. There is also a collection of Council Majority Leader Andrew Johnson books maintained on the history of Council Minority Leader Cam Gordon Minneapolis. Council Member Alondra Cano Council Member Phillipe Cunningham RESEARCH AND CONTACTS Council Member Jeremiah Ellison Council Member Steve Fletcher Survey and research information is available Council Member Lisa Goodman to the public during normal business hours. Council Member Linea Palmisano Those interested in researching any potential Council Member Kevin Reich or known historic resource are encouraged to Council Member Jeremy Schroeder call for an appointment with CPED staff to Council Member Abdi Warsame discuss their specific needs or to view the HPC collection. HPC STAFF For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact HPC Committee Clerk, Jason Wittenberg, 612.673.3153 Manager, Land Use Design and Preservation [email protected] 612.673.2297 2 HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION Created in 1971, the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) is a 10-member commission comprised of persons living within the City of Minneapolis who possess a demonstrated interest, as well as professional experience and expertise, in preservation work. 2018 HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEMBERS Ginny Lackovic, Chair Ian Stade, Vice Chair Madelyn Sundberg, Secretary Diana Dyste Laura Faucher Laurel Fritz Barbara Howard Susan Hunter Weir Ginny Lackovic Linda Mack Claire VanderEyk APPOINTMENTS The City Council confirmed the reappointments of Commissioners Linda Mack and Laurel Fritz. And confirmed the new appointment of Claire VanderEyk, a Real Estate Development Associate. 38TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE The 38th Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference was held in Winona, MN, September 12th through 14th. Set in a fellow river city with a strong history of milling, manufacturing, and shipping, proved to be naturally relevant to Mill City staff and HPC commissioners. Keynote speaker Dan Becker of Heritage Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina, stressed the importance of public participation and preventing demolition by neglect: two key issues facing host city Winona at a major downtown historic affordable housing site. HPC Chair Ginny Lackovic, Commissioner Laura Faucher, Commissioner Ian Stade, Commissioner Barbara Howard and CPED Staff John Smoley had the opportunity to attend sessions and tours focused upon a variety of CPED’s mission-essential tasks, such as reviving underutilized commercial buildings with tax credits; using early code enforcement to prevent demolition; understanding developers’ perspectives; coordinating complex interagency reviews; preparing to preserve Modern architecture; and managing sites with layered significance to multiple cultures. Two of the sessions at this year’s conference featured HPC Commissioner Barbara Howard as a speaker: Making the Most of Modernism (1&2): Preparing for the Next Wave of Preservation (with John Smoley) and Bigger Than a Breadbox: Preservation Principles for Successful Site Stewardship. 3 2018 PRESERVATION MONTH PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS To celebrate National Historic Preservation Month, Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) held the 3rd Annual Preservation Photo Contest with photos submitted via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #MPLSpreservation. The 2018 winners are: THE HENRY LADD HOUSE The Henry Ladd House is historically significant for its representation of Loring Park’s brief tenure as Minneapolis’ home for upper class families, its embodiment of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, its association with master architect Harry Wild Jones, and its association with Henry Ladd. Photo submitted by Sam Goertz via Facebook PILLSBURY A MILL The Pillsbury A Mill, is located in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District. The district, nationally and locally designated in 1971, is home to the only major waterfall on the Mississippi River. The Pillsbury A Mill which held the title for the largest flour mill in the world for 40 years, was recently converted to resident artist lofts. Photo submitted by Sam Goertz via Facebook ADVANCE THRESHER/EMERSON- The Advance Thresher Building and Emerson- NEWTON COMPANY Newton Plow Company Building were locally and nationally designated in 1977. The Emerson- Newton Plow Company Building, built in 1904, mimicked the design of the Advance Thresher Building of 1900. These designs are examples of the influence of Chicago architect Louis Sullivan and his impact on Kees and Colburn as evident in their combined use of brick and terra-cotta in an integral façade design and broad projecting cornice. Photo submitted by Emily Janisch via Facebook DESIGNATIONS This year the HPC designated one individual landmark and one historic district. LOCAL INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION ST JAMES AME CHURCH 3600 SNELLING AVE DESIGNATION: MARCH 15, 2018 As the first African American congregation in Minneapolis and Minnesota, St. James African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is historically significant to the city and state’s social history (Criterion #1). St James’ origins date to 1860, prior to the Civil War, when a group of freed African Americans started conducting house-to-house prayer meetings in the City of St. Anthony. With few historical or cultural traditions surviving slavery, churches like St. James became vital institutions to African Americans, offering wide-ranging social, religious, cultural, and political support rarely available to African Americans in mainstream America. St. James AME Church is currently at 3600 Snelling Avenue, where it has been since 1959. The current church is the only remaining church building that St. James AME constructed and is the longest place of worship for the congregation. LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION HISTORIC DISTRICT 3800, 3801, AND 3817 PLEASANT AVENUE SOUTH The Church of the Incarnation Historic District is historically significant for its association with master architects Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, George Bertrand and Arthur Chamberlin, and Ellerbe and Company, as well as its association with master builder Horace Newell Leighton (Criterion #6). The district’s buildings are also significant for their embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of several architectural styles; namely, Colonial Revival (the Incarnation rectory); Italian Renaissance and Romanesque Revival (the Church of the Incarnation); and Art Deco, Art Moderne, and International style (Moynihan Hall) (Criterion #4). These architectural traditions span the Roman Catholic Church’s two thousand-year history, beginning with its Roman origins, to its Renaissance- era prominence, through America’s Colonial roots, and into the era of architectural modernism. Following Masqueray’s designs for the Cathedral of St. Paul and the Basilica of St. Mary, this commission was his last and largest parish church. 5 CLG GRANT In January 2018 the staff received CLG grant funding to This graphic was used to promote the complete a context statement and reconnaissance survey study and encourage citizens to related to Minneapolis music history. Minneapolis has a participate to help shape its outcome. dynamic and diverse music history that spans a wide variety of genres. Public interest in this history has expanded in recent years and has been documented in a number of excellent books published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, University of Minnesota Press, and others. This study pulls together information from those books and many other sources to document many of the city’s most influential musicians, live music venues, recording studios, and other music-related sites. The City retained the services of Hess, Roise, and Company to research, survey, and write much of the final document. After selecting the consultant, City staff outlined a public engagement campaign which included three events, social media posts, flyers posted in local record stores,