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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPreservation Tools - Annual Meeting 2009 Part 2 Case Study Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Part 2: Case Studies Preservation Tools for Problem Solving • Partnerships • Identification • Designations • Legal Protections • Planning • Financial • Publicity Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Case Studies Marcus House Dallas Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas 2001 Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas July 2008 Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas July 2008 • Notice to THC regarding proposed demolition, initiating 60-day review under RTHL regulations August 2008 • Demolition permit filed with City of Dallas • Preservation Dallas alerted to threat • Daily and weekly newspapers cover the story • THC responds with 3-page letter proposing alternatives to demolition • Owner notifies THC that the house will be renovated, not demolished September 2008 • Dallas Landmark Commission votes 14-1 to initiate designation proceedings Preservation Tools Case Study: Marcus House, Dallas Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Case Studies Gillespie County Rural Schools Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools As many as 42 rural schools in operation around Fredericksburg early in the 20th century; through school closings and consolidation the number has dwindled to four. Many of the schoolhouses and the outbuildings are still in place, serving as social gathering centers, polling places, and community club meeting halls. As the schools closed, the Fredericksburg ISD took ownership, but community clubs, former students and nearby families maintained the buildings, often leasing them from the ISD. Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools 1999 • A rumor that the ISD wanted to abandon or demolish the old buildings provided the spark for historic school preservation. • Concerned citizens formed the Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools. • Groups leasing the buildings sought to have the old schools donated, but state law forbade school districts from donating surplus property, even to nonprofit groups and community associations. 2001 • State Senator Wentworth and Representative Hilderbran crafted legislation to allow donation of these properties to a governmental or nonprofit organization. • Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools garnered support with a letter-writing campaign to every county historical commission, and in November 2001, Texas voters overwhelmingly supported necessary amendments to the state constitution. 2003 • A 2003 bill clarified and expanded the law, so that school districts may now donate historic buildings to heritage associations, community groups, or even state agencies, providing another option when the threat of demolition arises.2004-2005 • Twelve Gillespie County schools were listed to the National Register. Six of these are also RTHLs. Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools Cherry Spring School Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools Crabapple School Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools Pecan Creek School Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools A sense of community identity and extra years of operation helped preserve the Gillespie County school buildings, even as some took on new roles. The White Oak School was moved to the Pioneer Museum Complex in downtown Fredericksburg in 1990. The 1905 schoolhouse at Doss now serves as the local fire station. A few of the former schools have been converted to residences, while others have found new life as hay barns. Out of more than 40 historic schools, only the main buildings at Hayden and Palo Alto have been demolished. Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools The most famous former student of the 1910 Junction School was Lyndon Baines Johnson. He attended school here and at the Stonewall and Williams Creek schools each for a brief time. In 1965 Johnson returned to the old Junction School as President to sign into law the Elementary and Secondary School Act, with his former teacher, Miss Katie Deadrich, at his side. The school is now part of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. Preservation Tools Case Study: Gillespie County Schools Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Case Studies Rosenwald Schools Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools 1912-1932 – Julius Rosenwald helps fund the construction of over 5,300 African American schools in the southern U.S., including 527 in Texas 1996 – THC identifies 18 extant Rosenwald properties in its initial survey 1998 – Multiple Property Submission Form accepted by the NPS, along with the first two Rosenwald NR listings in Texas 2002 -The National Trust for Historic Preservation names Rosenwald schools to its list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places 2006 – Lowes and the National Trust begin a joint program to fund the preservation of Rosenwald Schools nationwide Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools Lockhart Vocational Caldwell County Sweet Home Vocational Guadalupe County NRHP 1998 Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools Garland School and Teacherage Bowie County Teacherage listed in the NRHP 2002 Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools Pleasant Hill School, Cass County NRHP 2004 Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools Pleasant Hill School, Cass County 2008 – Receives NTHP /Lowe’s Grant “The grant will go towards updating the building to ADA compliant standards, and improving climate control, plumbing and electrical systems. Once complete, the building will be a multi-use cultural center for community events, private rentals, as a meeting place local organizations, and venue for concerts and plays. Because of its future use in the arts, the project is also supported by the local County Performing Arts Council, and native son Don Henley.” Preservation Tools Case Study: Rosenwald Schools Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Case Studies John S. Harrison House Selma, Bexar County Preservation Tools Case Study: John S. Harrison House, Selma, Bexar County Harrison & Brown Stage Stop Site SAL 2000 Harrison House Preservation Tools Case Study: John S. Harrison House, Selma, Bexar County Preservation Tools Case Study: John S. Harrison House, Selma, Bexar County Preservation Tools Case Study: John S. Harrison House, Selma, Bexar County Preservation Tools Case Study: John S. Harrison House, Selma, Bexar County • 2001 – City of Selma purchases house from owner at nominal cost, with no restrictions • July 2005 – private citizen contacts THC; wishes to nominate house to NRHP and pursue SAL designation • August 2005 – THC concurs house is eligible • January 2006 – State Board reviews NRHP nomination; city objects • June 2006 – THC representatives meet with city official and tour property. THC continues work with city • June 2006 – Listed in the NRHP • 2008-09 – SAL nomination in progress • 2009 – City of Selma creates “Selma Historical Commission” Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Case Studies Santa Rita Courts Austin Preservation Tools Case Study: Santa Rita Courts, Austin Preservation Tools Case Study: Santa Rita Courts, Austin Preservation Tools Case Study: Santa Rita Courts, Austin Preservation Tools Case Study: Santa Rita Courts, Austin 1938 – Santa Rita Courts opens 1993 – Property determined to be not eligible for listing in the NR under Sec. 106, along with 16 other housing projects statewide 1999 – HUD & NPS prepare historic context “Public Housing in the United States, 1933-1949” 2005 – Review under Sec. 106 with City of Austin, as an applicant for funding from HUD. THC cites the individual significance of Santa Rita Courts 2006 – Private citizen submits NR nomination to THC 2008 – Listed in the NRHP at the national level of significance Preservation Tools for Problem Solving Case Studies Beaumont Commercial Historic District Preservation Tools Case Study: Beaumont Commercial Historic District NRHP 1978 Coale Building 465 Bowie Tax Credit Application 2004 Preservation Tools Case Study: Beaumont Commercial Historic District First Security National Bank, 505 Orleans Preservation Tools Case Study: Beaumont Commercial Historic District Tax Credit Application 2006 Antioch Baptist Church 527 Forsythe Preservation Tools Case Study: Beaumont Commercial Historic District Tax Credit Application 2007 Area 3 Area 2Area 1 Preservation Tools Case Study: Beaumont Commercial Historic District Preservation Tools Case Study: Beaumont Commercial Historic District 1978 – Beaumont Commercial Historic District listed in the NRHP, the result of a multiyear survey effort Tax Credit Projects – Part 1 approval: • May 2004: Coale Building • August 2006: First Security Building • February 2007: Antioch Baptist Church 2006-07 – NRHP nomination amendment prepared with support of the City of Beaumont CLG and Beaumont Main Street 2008 -Amended NRHP nomination amendment approved by NPS Preservation Tools Case Studies What’s Your Problem?