2017 — PRESERVING FLORIDA’S HERITAGE 2021 Florida’s Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan Florida Department of State | Division of Historical Resources TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary .. 5 Florida State Parks . 21 Acknowledgements . 6 Florida Forever and the Acquisition and Restoration Council . 22 Introduction . 7 Department of Economic Opportunity . 22 The Statewide Comprehensive Historic Federal Government. 22 Preservation Plan: The Past, Present, and Future of Preservation in Florida . 8 Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) . 23 Timeframe for the Plan and Revisions . 9 Local Governments . 23 The Past and Future in Perspective . 10 Non-Profit Organizations . 23 Florida: A Snapshot in Time. 11 Statewide Partners . 24 Florida’s Resources: A Portrait of Diversity . .. 12 Academic Institutions . 24 Resources of the Recent Past . 12 The Planning Process . 25 Military Resources . 13 Introduction . 25 African American Resources . 13 Professional and Public Engagement . 25 Hispanic Resources . 14 Public Meetings . 25 Maritime Resources. 14 Webinars . 26 Recreation and Tourism Resources . 15 Online Survey . 26 Florida Folklife . 16 Outreach and Public Involvement Results . 26 Historic Landscapes . 16 2017-2021 Goals, Objectives, and Strategies . 28 Traditional Cultural Properties . 17 Vision for Historic Preservation in Florida . 28 Preservation Partners . .. 17 Goal 1: Identify, Document, and Preserve Introduction . 17 Florida’s Historic Places . 28 Division of Historical Resources . 17 Goal 2: Expand and Encourage Public Participation in Historic Preservation . 30 Office of the Director . 17 Goal 3: Foster Pride in Florida’s History Bureau of Historic Preservation . 18 and Build a Preservation Ethic .. 30 Bureau of Archaeological Research . .. 19 Goal 4: Promote Historic Preservation at the Local and Regional Levels . 31 Front Cover Left: Top – Bok Tower, Lake Wales Advisory Boards and Support Bottom – Venetian Pool, Coral Gables Organizations . 20 A Brief Timeline of Florida History . 32 Center – The Grove Museum, Tallahassee Related Department of Bibliography and Selected Resources . 38 State Programs .. 21 Front Cover Right: Top – Junkanoo artist Devaughn Woodside, Lake Mary Useful Resources . 40 Other State Government Agencies Bottom – The Monticello Hotel, Miami Beach and Programs . 21 Useful Links . 41 This page: American Shoal Schooner, Looe Key Reef 2 FLORIDA’S COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN | Florida Division of Historical Resources FLORIDA’S COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN | Florida Division of Historical Resources 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Florida’s Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan for 2017-2021 serves as a blueprint for charting the direction of historic preservation policy and action during the five-year planning cycle . Fulfilling requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Florida Division of Historical Resources, serving as the State Historic Preservation Office, is responsible for developing the Plan . However, implementation of the plan is a shared initiative that includes the Division, but also encompasses the efforts of a wide range of shareholders including individuals, organizations, businesses, and government entities . The previous State Historic Preservation Plan, More than Orange Marmalade, was successful in providing a strong framework for establishing historic preservation as a community development tool and as a key component of state and local economic development strategies . This document seeks to build upon that success through refining the goals and objectives presented in the 2012-2016 document, and to take a future-focused approach on the relationship between historic preservation, economic development, and the diverse and cultural rich constituency of Florida’s citizens . In an effort to address the needs of a dynamic state and to solicit broad input, the Division engaged preservation professionals and the public to receive feedback and direction for this plan . Three recurring themes were noted during the outreach process: sea level rise impacts and planning efforts, the need to involve millennials and other young people in historic preservation, and the need to enhance the Certified Local Government (CLG) program . To address these specific concerns and the needs of the preservation world more broadly, this plan outlines four broad goals for the consideration of Florida’s historic preservation stakeholders: LETTER FROM STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER • Identify, Document, and Preserve Florida’s Historic Places Historic preservation is more than just making old things look new again . Florida’s historic resources – buildings, districts, shipwrecks, archaeological sites, and more – are not just static reflections of the past . These places enrich and bring • Expand and Encourage Public Participation in Historic Preservation meaning to our lives and communities . Sometimes that meaning is cultural, religious, or social . A building might be the fabric that ties a neighborhood together, or an archaeological site may be spiritually important to Florida’s indigenous • Foster Pride in Florida’s History and Build a Preservation Ethic people . • Promote Historic Preservation at the Local and Regional Levels Preservation is about people . Florida’s historic places reflect our population: diverse and growing . With every passing year, more of the places important to us are recognized for their historical significance . Without the voices of local support from those closest to them, many historical sites will disappear every year: lost to development pressure, natural disasters, frequent flooding, and neglect . Historic preservation also serves as an economic driver . Programs like Florida Main Street and the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit have resulted in billions of dollars of reinvestment in Florida’s economy over the last 30 years . In a state where our economy is largely driven by development, we must constantly encourage and reinforce the economic viability of adaptive reuse, restoration, and rehabilitation . In this document, the Division of Historical Resources describes where we’ve been and where we’re going in the next five years . I invite all of Florida’s citizens to help and guide us – tell us what is important to you and your community, and help us document it . Your history, and your important places, can be used to revitalize your neighborhood, teach children about our collective past, and preserve that past for future generations . Left page: The Grove Sincerely, Museum undergoing restoration, Tallahassee This page: The Grove Tim Parsons Museum restoration Division Director, State Historic Preservation Officer completed, Tallahassee 4 FLORIDA’S COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN | Florida Division of Historical Resources FLORIDA’S COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN | Florida Division of Historical Resources 5 INTRODUCTION Since the National Historic Preservation Act was passed in 1966, Florida’s historic preservation movement has made significant progress . With 50 years of hindsight, the 2017-2021 Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan provides an opportunity to commemorate preservation successes in Florida, highlight the important role that preservation plans in economic development and revitalization, and outline a forward-thinking plan for the future of historic preservation in Florida . As one of the most culturally and economically diverse of the United States, Florida has a unique opportunity to demonstrate how appreciation and preservation of a rich past can form part of a foundation for an economically and culturally dynamic future . Although they form the backbone of what we do as preservation advocates, an appreciation of the past and vision for the future are not entirely sufficient to maintain historic preservation as a sustainable movement . Our recognition of significant elements of shared history must be diverse and inclusive, and our vision must be innovative and appealing to a younger generation who value history and preservation differently than their predecessors . As a movement, historic preservation must reach out in new ways, using new technology, and with a vocabulary that speaks to traditional stakeholders, those newly engaged in preservation, and especially younger and successive generations . Preservation must, in other words, step into an ever-broadening and diversifying Florida, United States, and world . The 2017-2021 Statewide Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan is not meant to be a prescriptive or limiting set of rules for the Florida Division of Historical Resources or for Florida’s stakeholders and partners in preservation . Instead, this document should serve both as an introduction and invitation to the world of historic preservation, and on another level it should provide a robust set of goals and recommendations for those already interested and invested in preservation efforts . Historic preservation in Florida should reflect our state’s constituency – diverse, multi-cultural, and growing – and should at the same time remain grounded in tradition and the appreciation of the past that supports education, economic growth, and the transformational community benefits of a historic preservation ethic . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State prepared this document in accordance with National Park Service requirements for states to participate in the National Historic Preservation Program,