STATE OF ARIZONA ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION Annual Report 1994 1995 Arizona State Capitol, James W. Garrison, Artist Drawing Courtesy, First Interstate Bank of Arizona Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records Arlene Bansal, Director ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1994/1995 coordinated by: Leslie Anderson Administrative Assistant Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records State of Arizona Arizona Historical Advisory Commission Annual Report 1994/1995 Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records Arlene Bansal, Director ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1994/1995 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Commission Mandate .......................................................................................................... 1 Commission Membership ................................................................................................... 2 Commission Meetings .......................................................................................................... 2 Chairman's Message ...................................................................... ... ........ ............................ 3 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS 1995 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation .................................................... ... ..4 Sharlot Hall Museum Award ................. .. ........ .... ...................... .... ....................... .............. 4 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Historic Sites Review Committee ................ ....................................................................... 5 STATE BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS Archaeology Advisory Commission ................................................... ............................... 7 STATE AGENCY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REPORTS Arizona Commission on the Arts ....................... .............................................................. 10 Arizona Department of Administration General Services Division ...................................................................................... 11 Arizona Department of Commerce .................................................................................. 11 Arizona Department of Economic Security .................................................................... 13 Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs ............................................. 13 Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records Museum Division ................................................................................................... 14 Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources ..... ............................................ 15 Arizona Department of Transportation ........................................................................... 17 Arizona Game and Fish Department ................... ............................................................ 18 Arizona Historical Society .......................... ....................................................................... 19 Arizona Office of Tourism ............................................... .. ................................................ 22 Arizona Pioneers' Horne ........... .. ....................................................................................... 22 Arizona State Land Departrnent ................... .. .................................................................. 23 Arizona State Mine Inspector ............................. .............................................................. 26 Arizona State Parks ................... ......................................................................................... 27 State Historic Preservation Office ........................................................................ 29 Arizona Sharlot Hall Museurn .......................................................................................... 44 RELATED INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATION HISTORIC PRESERVATION REPORTS The Amerind Foundation, Inc ................... .. ..................... ............................................ ..... 45 STATE UNIVERSITY PRESERVATION REPORTS Arizona State University Department of History ......... .. .............................................................. .................. 46 Northern Arizona University ........... ................................................................................. 49 University of Arizona ......................................................................................................... 51 STATE AGENCIES THAT REPORTED NO HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACTIVITY ...................................................................................................... 53 INTRODUCTION ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MANDATE Statutes that define the responsibilities of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission (AHAC) are located in A.RS. §41-861 et. seq. the State Historic Preservation Program. A.RS. §41-1352 (C) (5) (1982), directs the Commission to: • Advise the legislature and state agencies on historic preservation matters; • Recommend measures to the legislature and state agencies to coordinate or improve the effectiveness of historic preservation activities of state agencies and agencies of the political subdivisions of this state and other persons involved in historic preservation; • Advise the legislature and state agencies on dissemination of information about historic preservation activities; • Encourage, in cooperation with appropriate public and private agencies and other persons, historic preservation training and education; • Submit a report to the Governor and the legislature annually. The report must include the performance of state agencies in their historic preservation activities; • Maintain a Historic Sites Review Committee as mandated by State and National Historic Preservation Acts which is appointed by the State Historic Preservation Officer to provide advice and to review nominations to State and National Registers. Membership on the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission may vary from 10 to not more than 20 persons who have expertise in historic preservation, the disciplines of history, architecture, and archaeology; also librarians, archivists, and others involved in interpretation, research, writing, or teaching of the State's heritage. Statutory members include the Directors of the Arizona Historical Society, the State Museum, the State Parks, and the State Historic Preservation Officer. The Director of the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records appoints other members of the Commission for staggered, three-year terms. 1 1994-1995 COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP James E. Ayres, Chairman Historic Consultant Mac Harris, Vice-Chairman Ken Rozen, Vice-Chairman (7/1/94-12/31/94) (as of 2/9 /95) Director, Sharlot Hall Museum State Land Department Arlene Bansal, Ex-Officio Secretary, Department of Library, Archives and Public Records LeRoy Brady, Manager Elisabeth F. Ruffner Roadside Development Services Historic Preservation Consultant Department of Transportation Don Ryden Shelley Cohn, Executive Director Ryden Architects Arizona Commission on the Arts Raymond Thompson, Director James Garrison Arizona State Museum State Historic Preservation Officer Kenneth Travous, Director Nancy Laney Arizona State Parks Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Jannelle Warren-Findlay Richard E. Lynch Arizona State University Richard E. Lynch & Associates Michael Weber, Executive Director William H. Mullane Arizona Historical Society Northern Arizona University Anne Woosley Marisela Parra Amerind Foundation Historic Preservation Consultant MEETINGS The Commission met at the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records in the Large Conference Room as follows: August 18, 1994 November 10, 1994 February 9, 1995 May 11, 1995 2 CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE August 1995 James E. Ayres The fiscal year 1994-1995 report of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission (AHAC) provides an overview of Commission activities and, most importantly, summarizes "the performance of state agencies in their historic preservation activities . " and programs as required by A.RS. 41-1352. This annual report makes it abundantly clear that the past year was one characterized by the outstanding efforts of numerous individuals, departments, and agencies responsible for various aspects of the broad subject of history and historic preservation in the State of Arizona. These entities are responsible for promoting, teaching, and researching the history of Arizona and protecting and preserving its historic resources. During the course of the past fiscal year, the Commission exercised its mandate to offer advice and counsel to the legislature and to state departments and agencies. It commented on a wide variety of historic preservation issues, including several bills before the legislature. The Chair made a presentation to a House committee in support of HB 2061, a bill that included AHAC as a member of the Legislative Governmental Mall Commission, which is now codified under A.RS. 41-1361. Additionally, AHAC continued to assist the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) with its Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (!STEA) program of transportation enhancement funding by having a member serve on the proposal review committee. The Commission has a strong interest in the ADOT process for providing matching grants for enhancement projects throughout Arizona. Among other, these grants may be awarded to worthy historic preservation