STATE OF ARIZONA ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1990/1991 'p;,rtment of Mines and Mineral Resources Gerald A. Doyle & Associates ri zona Mining and Mineral Museum \r,h11<:,1ur,· 0 Pl;1nn10~ 0 ll 1,1tir~- l'r, ..,cr\;H1,, 11 DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVES & PUBLIC RECORDS SHARON G. WOMACK, DIRECTOR Cover illustration courtesy of Gerald A. Doyle & Associates, Architects/ Julian Clark, Delineator ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1990/1991 was coordinated by: Fran Simpson Administrative Assistant Arizona Department of Library, Archives & Public Records - -------------------------- STATE OF ARIZONA ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1990/1991 DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVES & PUBLIC RECORDS SHARON G. WOMACK, DIRECTOR - --- - --- --- ------------------- ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 1990-1991 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Commission Mandate ............................................................................................ .. 1 Commission Membership ..................................................................................... .. 2 Commission Meetings ............................................................................................. 2 Chair's Message ........................................................................................................ .. 3 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS Governor's Awards for Historic Preservaton ................................................... .. 4 Sharlot Hall Museum ............................................................................................. .. 5 Arizona Hall of Fame Awards ............................................................................. .. 5 ST ANDING COMMITfEE REPORTS Historic Sites Review Committee ........................................................................ .. 7 STATE AGENCY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REPORTS Commission on the Arts.......................................................................................... 8 Arizona Department of Agriculture Plant Services Division ................................................................................ 10 Department of Emergency and Military Affairs .................................................. 10 Department of Library, Archives and Public Records Museum Di vision......................................................................................... 11 Department of Mines and Mineral Resources .. .......... .............. ..... ........ ............. 11 Department of Transportation................................................................................ 12 Historical Society........................................................................................................ 13 Southern Arizona Division .................................................................................... 14 State Mine Inspector.................................................................................................. 14 Arizona State Parks Board ....................................................................................... 15 State Historic Preservation Office ........................................................................... 16 Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind................................................ 25 STATE UNIVERSITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION REPORTS Arizona State University ......................................................................................... 25 Northern Arizona University ................................................................................ 26 University of Arizona ............................................................................................... 29 RELATED INSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATION HISTORIC PRESERVATION REPORTS El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium ............................................................................... 30 INTRODUCTION ARIZONA HISTORICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MANDATE Statutes that define the responsibilities of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission (AHAC) are located In A.R.S. §41-861 et. seq. the State Historic Preservation Program. Section five of this act, A.R.S. §41-1352, 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 that 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 can vary from ten to not more than twenty 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. Ex officio commissioners include the Directors of the Arizona Historical Society, the State Museum and the State Parks and the State Historic Preservation Officer. The Director of the Department of Library, Archives and Public Records appoints other members of the Commission for staggered, three-year terms. 1 - -- -------------------------------------- 1990-1991 COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP Richard Lynch, Chair James Ayres, Vice Chair Richard E. Lynch & Associates Historic Consultant Sharon G. Womack, Ex Officio Secretary, Department of Library, Archives & Public Records LeRoy Brady, Manager Elisabeth F. Ruffner Roadside Dev. Services Historic Preservation Consultant Department of Transportation Teri Cleeland William H. Mullane Kaibab National Forest Northern Arizona University Shelley Cohn, Executive Director Susan Spater Arizona Commission on the Arts Pimeria Alta Historic Society Mac R. Harris, Director Raymond Thompson, Director Prescott Historical Society Arizona State Muse um Kenneth R. Kimsey Kenneth Travous, Director U.S.D.A. Forest Service Arizona State Parks Robert A. Larkin, Consultant Robert A. Trennert Louis Berger & Associates Arizona State University Shereen Lerner Michael Weber, Exec. Director State Historic Preservation Officer Arizona Historical Society Margaret Migliorini Anne Woosley Office of Tourism (Representative) Amerind Foundation MEETINGS The Commission met as follows: (All meetings were held at Department of Library, Archives & Public Records) November 29, 1990 June 19, 1991 January 31, 1991 August 23, 1991 2 Chair's Message August, 1991 by Richard E. Lynch Despite difficult economic times, slashed budgets, and smaller staffs, the state agencies, educational institutions, historical societies, boards, and commissions, whose individual reports make up the 1990-1991 annual report of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission, performed admirable service during the past year in preserving, protecting, and promoting the history and historic environment of Arizona. The myriad and diverse programs represented within these pages provide strong evidence for the thesis that the encouragement and development of historic preservation is alive and flourishing in Arizona. During this past year the commission continued to focus attention on the adoption of an historic building code by Arizona's communities. Thanks largely to the unstinting efforts of Commissioner Elisabeth Ruffner and the efficient work of Director Sharon G. Womack and her staff at the Department of Library, Archives and Public Records, a revised and enlarged historic building code was completed, printed, and mailed to hundreds of building officials, communities, and individuals with responsibilities in the field of building preservation and renovation. Commissioners Ruffner and James Garrison also continued their presentation on the code to groups that deal with building code issues. Over the past several years the commission has diligently gotten the word out to Arizona on the historic building code. It remains now for the communities to take up the challenge in the interest of wisely preserving our physical heritage. It has been my privilege and honor to serve as chair of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission for the past two years, and I want to thank all of the commissioners for their efforts in making this time productive, interesting, and enjoyable for the commission. Most especially I wish to thank Sharon G. Womack and her staff for all of their work on behalf of the commission. Without the efforts of Fran Simpson and Lucie Clemings the commission would not function, and their cheerful, professional work is greatly appreciated. Arizona has miles to go in the preservation of its history and historic environment, but the continuing efforts of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission are helping us take the necessary steps along the way. 3 1991 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION Reported by Shereen Lerner, Ph.D. The 1991 Governor's Awards for Historic Preservation