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MEMORANDUM TO : Historic District Commission Members
FROM Stephen T. Goodrich, Chief Senior Planner
DATE July 2, 2004
SUBJECT : JULY Meeting
Enclosed are a few items of interest for HDC member review but
there are no items requiring Commission action this month. The JULY 7th
meeting will not be held. The next meeting is scheduled for August 4th•
Have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day holiday!
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Published by National Trust Forum, a program of the Center for Preservation Leadership, National Trust for Historic Preservation • July/August 2004 • Volume X • No. 6
Towering Issues and the FCC
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Concern about the impact of
communications towers on his-
toric properties and the cultural
landscape is nothing new. Back
in 1944 the Washington Post
reported on a protest that resi-
dents of the Washington, D.C.,
suburb of McLean, Va., waged
against the construction of a new
240 -foot radio broadcast tower
that would "desecrate the histor-
ical landmark Langley."
Sixty years and thousands of
towers later, the Federal Com-
munications Commission (FCC)
is poised to announce new rules
that it hopes will streamline
compliance with Section 106
of the National Historic Preser-
vation Act (NHPA). But will
these new rules bolster Section
106, or undermine it?
Background
Since the summer of 2000 a
group known as the "Telecom-
munications Working Group"
has been meeting with the
FCC, staff from the Advisory
Council on Historic Preserva-
tion (ACHP), National Trust
attorneys, the National Confer-
ence of State Historic Preserva-
tion Officers (NCSHPO), and
an array of attorneys represent-
ing the broadcast and telecom-
munications industries on Sec-
tion 106 matters. Section 106
requires federal agencies and
their licensees to "take into
account the effects" of federally
licensed and permitted under-
takings on properties listed or
eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places. The
group has sought ways to tailor
the Section 106 process to the
mainly private -sector world of
tower building and wireless
antenna placement.
The FCC is empowered by
the Communications Act of
1934 to regulate communica-
tions by wire and radio through
issuing licenses for the construc-
tion and operation of communi-
cations equipment and its infra-
structure. Congress enacted the
Telecommunications Act of 1996
to bring the FCC into the digital
age to address such new tech-
nologies as the internet, wireless
telephones, and cable television.
The 1996 Act also contained
deregulatory provisions designed
to promote the widespread
deployment of wireless telecom-
munications technology, i.e.,
towers and antennas.
The broadcast and tele-
communications industries are
required to comply with Section
106 because they receive FCC
licenses and permits to construct
certain types of towers. That
federal interaction is what trig-
gers the Section 106 process.
The ACHP is authorized to issue
rules for Section 106 compli-
ance, which it has amended
several times since the 1970s,
most recently in 2000. The
ACHP's rules provide for the
execution of "programmatic
agreements" to substitute for
the regular ACHP procedures in
a number of circumstances, for
example, when "nonfederal parties
are delegated major decision -
making responsibilities." Pro-
grammatic agreements may be
tailored to streamline such
critical parts of the Section 106
process as the identification of
historic properties, the assess-
ment of effects to them, and ways
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Towering Issues and the FCC
continued from page]
to resolve adverse effects. They
also can serve to exclude certain
types of federal undertakings
from the Section 106 review
process.
In March 2001 the FCC,
the ACHP, and NCSHPO
executed the Telecommunica-
tions Working Group's first
substantive product: the
"Nationwide Programmatic
Agreement for the Collocation
of Wireless Antennas." This
agreement streamlined FCC
licensees' Section 106 compli-
ance by excluding from review
the placement of antennas —
collocation —on modem build-
ings less than 45 years old and
more than 250 feet from his-
toric districts and on commu-
nications towers built before
March 2001.
The group then set its
sights on producing a new
nationwide programmatic agree-
ment for all other FCC under-
takings. The basic objective was
the same for all parties involved:
the development of a Section
106 compliance policy that
would be consistent with the
requirements of NHPA but
would eliminate many of the
delays private companies
encounter when trying to site
their communications facilities.
The FCC also sought to correct
a significant oversight of the
earlier Collocation PA by
involving Native American
groups in the negotiations.
The FCC released the
Draft PA, titled "Nationwide
Programmatic Agreement For
Review Of Effects On Historic
Properties For Certain Under-
takings Approved By The Fed-
eral Communications Commis-
sion," for public comments in
the summer of 2003.
The Key Issue: Exclusions
from Section 106 Review
The most difficult issue in the
agreement has been an effort
to define "exclusions" from
Section 106 review, in order
to eliminate from review the
projects most likely to have
little or no effect on historic
properties. The draft agreement
proposes to create exclusions for
new towers within "industrial"
and "commercial" areas, and
new towers within and near
existing right-of-way corridors.
The draft PA also prescribes
rigid areas of potential effects
for visual impacts based solely
on tower heights. For example,
if a broadcaster wanted to build
a new 200 -foot -high radio
tower, the license applicant
would only be required to iden-
tify historic properties within
a half -mile radius from the
proposed tower —regardless of
the landscape or topography —
and assess how the tower would
alter the character and use of
historic properties within that
confined area.
Other provisions in the
draft agreement include stan-
dardized procedures for public
notification in advance of pro-
posed projects, review forms
to be completed by project pro-
ponents and submitted to state
historic preservation offices,
and procedures for resolving
disagreements.
As of this writing the
many stakeholders have filed
more than 176 sets of com-
ments and reply comments with
the agency on the Draft PA.
The debate has intensified since
December 2003, with heavy
lobbying by the telecommuni-
cations industry, drawing in
members of Congress and calls
for reform of the National His-
toric Preservation Act.
The Industry View
Industry attorneys have been
lobbying the FCC to take a
more radical position that
private -sector tower construc-
tion and antenna collocation
actions are not federal under-
takings subject to compliance
with Section 106. Led by Sprint
Corporation, the industry has
been exerting pressure on the
FCC to declare that the FCC
has "no regulatory authority to
impose NHPA obligations on
private parties engaged in
antenna siting activities."
Since February 2004 the
Wireless Coalition to Reform
Section 106, a group that repre-
sents wireless carriers and tower
builders, has been lobbying the
FCC to"not require surveys or
identification efforts for visual
effects" to historic properties by
proposed towers. The Coalition
has also opposed any require-
ment that tower companies use
professional consultants who
meet the Secretary of the Inte-
rior's Professional Qualification
Standards to conduct Section
106 studies. In addition, the
Coalition has called on the
FCC to eliminate the require-
ment to conduct surveys to
identify potentially affected
historic properties in tower
siting reviews, and instead to
rely only on properties already
inventoried by state historic
preservation offices.
Historic Preservation's Side
The prevailing concern articu-
lated by the historic preserva-
tion community has been the
proposed exclusion from the
FCC's Section 106 review
process of properties whose
National Register status has
yet to be determined. The
National Trust supports reduc-
ing the industry's research bur-
den in the Section 106 process;
however, as the Trust has com-
mented, "it is unrealistic to
assume that [FCC] applicants
can simply rely on existing pub-
lished 'lists" as the basis for
identifying potentially affected
historic properties. In addition,
the National Trust has raised
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BARN AGAIN! Sees Progress, Continuing Challenges
by John? Olson
BARN AGAIN! began as a
regional project by the Moun-
tains/Plains Office of the
National Trust. It was 1987,
when the country was in the
midst of a severe farm crisis.
Barn owners were being told
by agricultural engineers, exten-
sion agents, banks, and fellow
farmers to demolish their old
barns —many built by relatives
and countrymen generations
before —and replace them with
shiny new pole barns and metal
sheds better suited toward the
new types of large-scale farm-
ing. With farmsteads generally
located far from populated
areas, there were few options
for adaptive use. But were the
historic barns really obsolete for
farming? The National Trust
and Successful Farming maga-
zine joined forces to find out.
A three -page spread in
Successful Farming asked the
public for ideas on how historic
barns could be kept in use and
introduced a national awards
program. This was conceived
as a one-year program, but
when hundreds of entries came
in, it became clear that BARN
AGAIN! had just touched the
surface of barn owners' needs
and barn enthusiasts' interest.
The program's approach
from the beginning was to show
how new mass production tech-
nologies could be incorporated
into older farm structures by
making adaptations, such as
creating larger door cuts and
using trusses to open up interior
clearspan space. Four demon-
stration projects were under-
taken in 1988, with funding
provided by John Deere and
Pioneer Seed. BARN AGAIN!
paid for design services and
materials in exchange for the
opportunity to document the
process and costs, The results
were outstanding; many repairs
were done for as little as a third
of what building new would
have cost (using farmer labor to
minimize expenses), and the
finished product contained more
square footage and was of higher
quality. Two of the barns were
listed in the National Register
of Historic Places and received
the 20 percent federal rehabili-
tation tax credit, and another
received the 10 percent credit.
Program staff produced
BARN AGAIN! A Guide to
Rehabilitation of Older Farm
Buildings in 1992, followed by
the popular "Barn Aid" series
providing advice on repairing
foundations and roofs, taking
care of exterior walls, and mod-
ifying interiors for new agricul-
tural uses. A one -hour public
television program was produced
with the help of Nebraska ETV
Network/University of Nebraska -
Lincoln Television. An exhibit
on historic barns, co -sponsored
by the National Building Museum
and the Smithsonian Institu-
tion Traveling Exhibition Ser-
vice, has been in 24 states.
The ideas presented
through these projects have
gradually entered the con-
sciousness of many barn owners
who might have otherwise
destroyed their historic trea-
sures. There is now less opposi-
tion to the idea of saving older
rural outbuildings. Barns are
still being lost due to farm con-
solidation, suburban sprawl, and
benign neglect, but these losses
have, in turn, awakened others
to appreciate these buildings'
traditional craftsmanship and
role in America's rural heritage.
This growing concern has
led to the creation of 11 state-
wide barn preservation programs,
some directly guided by BARN
AGAIN!, others evolving from
local efforts. BARN AGAIN!
provides advice and encourage-
ment to all these groups as it
works to draw them into a cohe-
sive network. This connection
allows for the exchange of ideas;
for sharing of speakers, contrac-
tors, publications, bylaws, and
resource lists; and for obtaining
services together at a reduced cost.
Today the BARN AGAIN!
program has been reenergized
thanks to a generous gift from
Matthew and Ellen Simmons.
BARN AGAIN! is currently
fighting for federal funding to
implement the Historic Barn
Program included in the 2002
Farm Bill. It is working in vari-
ous states to encourage tax relief
and grant or loan programs for
restoration work, and to dis-
courage unfair insurance prac-
tices. The program is also inves-
tigating new roles for historic
barns and farm buildings in New
Agriculture, which develops
natural and organic products,
direct -to -market sales, and
localized marketing to spur pre-
miums for smaller operations.
And it is researching possible
adaptive uses. These efforts, along
with its core work of advising
individuals and organizations
and raising awareness through
demonstration and education
projects, will keep BARN
AGAIN! busy and enthusiastic
for some time to come.
John]? Olson is program coordinator far
BARNAGAIN' (wwtu bamagain. org). A
new publication from Preservation Books,
Protecting Older and Historic Barns
through Barn Preservation Programs,
can be ordered from wwwpreservation-
books.org (202)588-6296($6forFonan
members, $8 retail• ordernrnnber2B13).
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CALIFORNIA
On April 8 nearly 61 percent of voters in Inglewood, a largely African -American and Latino suburb of
Los Angeles, defeated a ballot measure that would have allowed Wal-Mart to build a "supercenter" there
without conducting the traffic studies, environmental reviews, and public hearings required by state and
local laws. Wal-Mart initiated the ballot measure after the Inglewood City Council passed an ordinance
limiting the size of big box stores. Along with raising concerns about the store's size, Wal-Mart labor
practices, and the impact on local businesses, a well -organized coalition of labor, community, and
religious groups urged voters to take a stand against Wal-Mart's attempt to circumvent local laws. The
Inglewood fight attracted national coverage for its wider implications: According to the Christian Science
Monitor, this vote "may signal that [Wal-Mart] is at risk of going too far with its aggressive tactics." Read
more on the website of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, at www.laane.org/ad/walmart.html.
MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Opera House, vacant and largely forgotten since 1993, reopens in July with a Broadway
production of the Lion King. It's a major step toward reviving the city's languishing theater district.
That has been the goal of Mayor Thomas Menino, whose office successfully nominated Historic Boston
Theaters to the National Trust's 1995 11 Most Endangered list, sponsored a charrette in 1996 for it
and two nearby performance halls, and convinced a developer to build an upscale hotel and residence
on an adjacent lot. The one -day charrette included theater developers and managers from other cities,
suggested by League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT), who were quite taken by the sumptuous
1928 hall designed by the esteemed theater architect Thomas Lamb. They noted that if the stage were
expanded to accommodate major productions, the 2,000 -seat Opera House could meet a need in Boston
for a mid -size performance venue. One LHAT member there, David Anderson of Texas, ended up buy-
ing the building. A $39 million rehabilitation by current owner Clear Channel earned historic rehabil-
itation tax credits. To learn more contact Albert Rex, executive director of the Boston Preservation
Alliance, at (617) 367.2458, arex@bostonpreservation.org.
RHODE ISLAND
A June 15 kick-off event marked the start of work on Royal Mills, a major adaptive use project in West
Warwick near Providence. The National Register —nominated mill complex, whose buildings date back
to c.1890 and c.1920, had been an industrial site since 1814. Owners abandoned the complex in 1993
and the town council considered demolishing it, but the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Her-
itage Commission (RIHPHC) urged rehabilitation and its staff architects conducted a walk-through of
the buildings and analysis of the engineer's report to show that preservation was a viable option. Now
Baltimore -based Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse (www.sber.com) plans a $74 million rehabilitation to
create some 280 market -rate housing units, making use of the 20 percent federal historic rehabilitation
tax credit and the 30 percent Rhode Island historic preservation investment tax credit. In addition, a
state bond issue administered by RIHPHC will provide $3 million toward creating a Pawtuxet River
riverwalk and greenway in the town of West Warwick that includes the Royal Mills site.
STATEWIDE/LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
Join your colleagues from organizations across the country at the National Preservation Conference in
Louisville. This year's Tuesday morning session focuses on the ways that nonprofit organizations change
as they grow, and how these changes affect the responsibilities of board and staff. The Preservation
Partners lunch features Natidnal Trust President Richard Moe and Landmarks Preservation Council of
Illinois Executive Director David Bahlman speaking on the partnership that orchestrated the dramatic
rescue of the Farnsworth House. Their presentation will be followed by three -minute success stories of
preservation triumphs from around the country. After lunch, marketing and communications expert
Richard McPherson will lead the discussion on effective communications for nonprofit organizations.
For more information call (202) 588.6216.
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Preservation Resources on the Internet
ARCHEOLOGY
Archaeology Data Service ARCHSEARCH (ADS)............ ads.ands.ac.uk/caalogue/
ArchNet..................................................................................
archnetasu.edu/archnet/
Archaeological Institute of America......................................www.archaeological.org
Archeology and Ethnography Program (NPS) ......................www.cr.nps.gov/aad
Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (CNEHA) ..
www.smcm.edu/academics/
soan/cneha/home.htm
National Archeological Database (NADB) ..........................www.casr.uarlcedtilother/
nps/nadb/
Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) ......................www.epaner.org
Society for American Archeology..........................................www.saa.org
Society for Commercial Archaeology ....................................
www..sca-roadside.org
Society for Historical Archeology..........................................www.sha.org
Society for Industrial Archaeology ..........................................
www.ss.mtu.edu/ia/sia.honl
Southeast Archeological Center ............................................
wtv.cr.nps.gov/seac/seac,htm
Southwestern Archeology......................................................
wwwsvanet.org
World Archaeological Congress............................................www.wac.ucr.ac.sa/
ARCHITECTURE
American Institute of Architects ............................................
wwwaia.org
Architecture ResearchInstitute..............................................
www.architectorg
Building Officials Code Administrators International.l..........
wwwbocai.org
Great Buildings........................................................................
www..greatbuildinf
gbc.html
Historic American Buildings Survey (NABS)/
Historic AmericanEngineering Record (HAER) ..............
wrnecr.nps.gov/habshaer
Marble Institute of America ....................................................
www.marble-institute.com
National Building Museum....................................................www.nbm.org
Philadelphia Athenaeum: Architectural Archives..............www.philaathenaeum.org/
archives.html
Society of Architectural Historians........................................www.sah.org
Traditional Building: The Professional's Source
for Historic Products..............................................................
mvw.tmditional•building.com
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries:
Architecture Web Resources................................................libmry.nevada.edu/arch/rsrce/
webrsrce/contents.html
VemacularArchitecture Forum ..............................................
wmvvemaculararchitecmre
forusmorg
Catalog of Landscape Records in the United States .............. www.wavehill.org/
landscape.html
Cultural Landscapes Foundation ............................................ wwwtclforg/
Cultural Landscapes (NPS).................................................... wwwcr.nps.govflandscapes.htm
Scenic America..............._....................................................... rnvwscenic.org
Chronicle of Philanthropy......................................................wwwphilant
ropy.com
Federal Sources of Historic Preservation Funds (NPS) ........www2.ecnps.gov/grants.htm
Foundation Center..................................................................
www.fdncentecorg
GrantSeeker's Guide to the Internet ....................................wwwmindspring.com/-ajgrant/
guide.htm
Nonprofit Genie......................................................................
rnnegenie.org
Philanthropy Journal Online ..................................................
www.philanthropyloumal.org
Philanthropy News NetworkOnline......................................www.pnnonline.org
Save America's Treasures.........................................................
www..saveamericastreasures.org
GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
Americans with Disabilities Act Information ......................wsvw.usdoj.gov/crt/adW
adahomLhtm
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)............................................................
rnnv.hud.gov/
Department of the Interior......................................................
wwwdoi.gov/
FedWorld................................................................................
wwwfedworld.gov/
Federal Bureau of Land Management....................................sssv-w.blm.gov/nhp/
Federaliudicial Center............................................................
www.fjc.gov/
Federal PreservationForum....................................................
wrnwpe.ne[/-fpfomm/
Heritage PreservationServices (NPS)....................................wwsv2.cr.nps.gov/
IntemationalCity/County Management Association..........icrna.org/
Laws, Regulations and Standards Related to
Cultural Resources (NPS)....................................................
www.ccnps.gov/linklaws.htm
National Archives....................................................................
www.nam.gov/
National Endowment for the Humanities..............................wsnv.neh.gov/
Preservation Action................................................................
rnnvpreservationaction.org
Smithsonian Institution Research
Information Systems(SIRIS)................................................
rv<nvsiris.si.edu/
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse...............................................nnnesprawlwatch.org
Some Historic Preservation Legislation Database ..................
tnwvncsl.org/progmms/arts/
satehist_intro.htm
THOMAS Legislative Information on the
Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation........................www.ahtp.org
Internet (Library of Congress) ..............................................
thomas.loc.gov/
American Associationof Botanical Gardens
TransAct..................................................................................wwwtransact.org
and Arboreta .......................................................................... wwwaabga.org
U.S. Census Bureau..................................................................
www.censusgov/
AmericanSociety for Landscape Architects..........................wrnwasla.org/
U.S.Congress............................................................................
wwwcongress.org/
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U.S. House of Representatives................................................ wvsehouse.gov
U.S. Senate.............................................................................. wmv.senate.gov
White House............................................................................ wwwavhitehouse.gov
HERITAGE EDUCATION
Center for Understanding the Built
Environment (CUBE) ..................................
Cities/Buildings Database ................................
The Heritage Education Network (THEN) ..
National Council for Preservation Education
Teaching with Historic Places (NPS) ..........
HERITAGE TOURISM
National Register Travel Itineraries (NPS) ............................nvsv.crnps.gov/nr/travel
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Historic Hotels of America..................................................wmenthp.org'historic hotels/
NationalTmst for Historic Preservation Study Tours ............www.nthp.org/seudyjours/
www.cubekc.org
mvw.washington.edu/ark2
histpres.mtsu.edu/then/
wwwuvm.edu/histpres/ncpe
mnv.cr.nps.gov/nr/twbp
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation............................vanv.achp.gov/
African American Heritage Preservation Foundation..........
wsmvaahpforg/
AmericanCultural Resources Association ............................
mvw.acm-cnn.org
American Historical Association ............................................
wmvhistorians.org
Association for Preservation Technology..............................wmeapti.org/
Association for Gravestone Studies ........................................
www.gmvestonestudies.org/
BamAgain! (NationalTntst)................................................
mvwagriculture.com/ba
Conservation On-Line............................................................
palimpsest.stanford.edu/
Electronic Rehab (NPS)..........................................................
mvsv2.crnps.gov/e-rehab/
EPreservation Net ....................................................................
www.epreservatiomnet/
Foram Online (National Trust) ..............................................
fomm.nationaltmst.org
Historic Preservation DevelopmentCouncil........................mvrv.housingonline.com/hpdc/
International Council on Monuments and Sites ..................wanv.icomos.org/
International Survey of Jewish Monuments ..........................www.isjm.org/
League of Historic AmericanTheatres..................................www.lhat.org
National Center for Preservation Technology
andTmining(NPS)..............................................................mvw.ncpttnps.gov/
National Parks and Conservation Association ......................wwrvnpca.org/
National Railway Historical Society ......................................www.nrhs.com
NationalRegisterofHistoric Places (NPS)............................wwrv.crnps.gov/nr/
National Trust for Historic Preservation ................................
tvmenationzltrustorg
National Trust's Main Street Center......................................www.mainstreet.org
Neighborhood Preservation Center ........................................
tvwwNeighborhood
PreservationCentetorgf
OldHouse Ne nvork................................................................
www.oldhouse.com
ParmersforSacred Places........................................................
mvw.sacredplaces.org/
Preservation Books (NarionalTmst)......................................www.preservationbooks.org
Preservation Products,Inc.......................................................
wwsvpreservationproducts.com
Preserve and Protect................................................................
wwwpreserve.org/
Preserve/Net..............................................................................
mvwpreservenet.comell.edu
Reconnecting America............................................................
wmvreconnecringamerica.org/
Save AmericasTreasures........................................................
mvsysaveamericastreasures.org
Secretaryof the interior's Standards for the..........................mvw2.ccnps.gov/tps/
Treatment of Historic Properties(NPS)
secstan2.htm
Technical Preservation Services (NPS)..................................
www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/index.htm
Theatre Historical Society of America ..................................
wmv.historictheatres.org/
Trust for Public Land................................................................
tmvw.tpl.org
UNESCO World Heritage Centre .......................................... wwwunesco.org/whc/nwhc/
pages/home/pages/index.htm
University of Nevada, Reno's Heritage Resources
ManagementProgram.......................................................... www.dce.uncedu/hrm
HISTORY
American Battlefield ProtectionProgmm (NPS).................. www2.ccnps.gov/abpp
AmericanCivil War Home Page ............................................
sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
American Memory ..................................................................
rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html
American Studies Web............................................................
svmv.georgetown.edu:80/
crossroads/asw/
Center for American History ..................................................
mvw.cah.utexas.edu/index.htnd
Discovery Channel..................................................................
mvwdiscoverycom
History Buff..............................................................................
mvsv.historybuffcom/
History Channel......................................................................
wmv.hutorychannel.com/
History Net..............................................................................
thehistoryneccom
National Council on History Education................................www.history.org/nchef
National Museum of American History ................................
wmvamericanhistorysi.edu
Native American Sites............................................................
mvw.nativeculture.conr/
llsamitten/indians.html
Native Web..............................................................................
mvw.nativeweb.org/
Oregon Tmil..............................................................................
wmv.isu.edu/%7Eainmich/
OregontraiLhtml
Organization of American Historians....................................www.oah.org
Public Broadcasting Service ....................................................
mvsv.pbs.org/neighbothoods/
history/
U.S. History..............................................................................
wmvushistory.org/
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
BoardSource..............................................................................
wmv.boardsource.org
Foundation Center..................................................................
wsvwfdncentenorg/
IntemetNonprofit Center ......................................................
mvw.nonprofits.org
Nonprofit Genie......................................................................
wwwgenie.org
Nonprofit Resource Center ....................................................
mvsvnot-for-prof torg
NonprofitTimes......................................................................
wmv.nptimes.com
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
American Planning Association............................................www.planning.org
Center for Neighhorhood Technology ..................................www.cnt.org/
Community Development Society ........................................
comm-dev.org/
Cyburbia....................................................................................
wwwcyburbia.org/
International Downtown Association ....................................
mvw.idadowntown.org
National Community Capital Association ............................www.comrnunitycapital.org
National Community Development Association..................www.ncdaonline.org/
National Housing Institute......................................................
mvw.nhi.org/
NewUrbanNews....................................................................wwwnewurbannews.coni/
Planning Commissioners Journal. ...........................................
www.plannersweb.com
Walkable Communities..........................................................
mvwwalkable.org
SEARCH ENGINES
Excite' ......................................................................................
www.excire.com
Google......................................................................................
www.google.com
Lycos........................................................................................
wmv.lycos.com
Yahoo!......................................................................................
wmvyahoo.com
SPRAWL AND SMART GROWTH
American Farmland Trust ......................................................
wwwfarmland.org
Antidotes to Sprawl: Federal Contacts to Help
Communities Promote Sustainable Land Use ....................wwn.epa.gov/region5/sprawl/
index.html
Brookings Institution: Center on Urban
and Metropolitan Policy ......................................................
wwwbrook.edules/urban/
urban.htm
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Communities ..............
www.sustainable.doe.gov
Joint Center for Sustainable Communities ............................www.usmayors.org/USCMJ
sustainable
LGCGrowth Management....................................................
www.uwex.edullgc/growth/
growth.htm
NonpointEducation for Municipal Officials (NEMO) ........
nemo.uconn.edu/
Planners Web............................................................................
wwwplannersweb.com/sprawl/
home.html
Sierra Club................................................................................
wwsesierraclub.org/sprawl
SmanGrowthNetvork..........................................................
wstw.srtmrtgrowth.org
Sprawl Busters ..........................................................................
wwwsprawl-busters.com -
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse..................................................
wwwsprawlwatch.org/
Stateline.org............................................................................
www.smteline.org
Sustainable Development Institute ........................................
www.susdev.org/
Sustainable Measures................................................................
www.sustainablemeasures.com
Tea -21 Legislation....................................................................
wwwtea2l.org
Transportation Action Network ..............................................
wsww. transac t.org(
Transportation for Livable Communities Network ..............www.cliotg/transportatioril
index.htm
Urban Center Publications......................................................
urban.csuohio.edu/—ucweb/
pubs.htm
Urban LandInstitute................................................................
www.uli.org
VermontForumonSpmwl......................................................
wswevrsprawl.org/
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES
National Conference of State Historic
Preservation Officers ..............................................................
www.ncshpo.org
National Association of Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers ..............................................................
wmenathpo.org
Alabama..................................................................................
wwpreserveala.org
Alaska......................................................................................
www.dncsrate.ak.us/Parks/
oha/index.htm
Arizona......................................................................................
www.pcsmte.az.us/Pazmetships/
shpo/shpo.html
Arkansas....................................................................................
www.arkansaspreservation.org
Califom ia..................................................................................
ohp.parks.ca.gov/
Colorado....................................................................................
colomdohistory-oahp.orgl
Connecticut..............................................................................
www..chc.smte.ct.us
Delaware....................................................................................
wsvwstate.de.us/shpo/
default.shtml
District of Columbia................................................................
dcra.dc.gov/main.shtm
Florida........................................................................................
www.flheritage.com/
Georgia......................................................................................
wwwdncstate.ga.us/dnrlhistpres
Hawaii......................................................................................
www.hawaii.gov/dlm/hpd/
hpgreeting.htm
Idaho........................................................................................
www2.state.id.us/ishs/
SHPO.hrml
Illinois........................................................................................
www.srate.il.us/HPA/
Indiana......................................................................................
www.state.imus/dnr/
Iowa ..........................................................................................
wwseiowahistoryorg(
preservationlindex.html
Kansas........................................................................................
wvnekshs.org
Kentucky..................................................................................
wwsysrate.kyus/agencies/
khc/khchome.htm
Louisiana..................................................................................
wwwcrt.state.la.us/cn/ocd/
cultdev.htm
Maine........................................................................................
www.state.me.us/mhpc/
Maryland..................................................................................
wwwmarylandhistoricaltrust.net
Massachusetts............................................................................
www.magnet.state.ma.us/seclmhc
Michigan..................................................................................
mtaemichigan.goviha110,1607,
7.160.17445_19273_19318---,00.
html
Minnesota ................................................................................wwwmnhs.org/preserve/
shpo/index.htnrl
Mississippi................................................................................
www.mdah.state.ms.us/
index.html
Missouri....................................................................................
wtr,emostateparks.com/
Montana....................................................................................
www.his.state.mcus
Nebraska....................................................................................
www.nebraskahistoryorg/
histpres/
Nevada......................................................................................
dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/dots/shpo/
New Hampshire......................................................................
www.smte.nh.us/nhdhr/
NewJersey................................................................................
wwwsmte.nj.us/dep/hpo
New Mexico..............................................................................
wsvw.museums.state.nm.us/hpd/
New York..................................................................................
wsvw.nysparks.state.ny.us/hist
North Carolina........................................................................
www.hpo.dccsmte.nc.us
North Dakota ............................................................................
www..state.nd.us/hist
Ohio..........................................................................................
mm..ohlohistory.org/resaurce/
histpres
Oklahoma................................................................................
www.ok-historymus.ok.us
Oregon......................................................................................
wwwshpo.state.onus/index.php
Pennsylvania............................................................................
www.phmc.state.pa.us/
Rhode Island............................................................................
www.rihphc.state.ri.us/
South Carolina........................................................................
wmvsmte.sc.us/scdab/
histrcpl.htm
South Dakota............................................................................
ww.sdhistory.org/HP/
histpres.htn
Tennessee..................................................................................
wwwstate.tn.us/environment/
hist/index.html
Utah..........................................................................................
historyutah.org/
Vermont....................................................................................
www.historicvermont.org
Virginia......................................................................................
wmv.smte.vipnet.org/dhr/
home hon
Washington..............................................................................
www.oahp.wa.gov/
West Virginia..........................................................................
www.wvculwre.org/shpo/
index.html
Wisconsin..................................................................................
www.wisconsinhistory.org/
Wyoming..................................................................................
wyoshpo.smte.wy us/index.htm
STATEWIDE NONPROFIT PRESERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS
(At press time Nebraska and Wyoming did not have
aknown nonprofit organization with a
website.)
Alabama Preservation Alliance ..............................................
wwwalabamapreservation.org
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation ........................
www.alaskaahp.org
Arizona Preservation Foundation ............................................
www.azpreservation.org
Arkansas Historic Preservation Alliance ................................
wsnearkansaspreservation.org/
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Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ...... www.apva.org/apvs/index.htmI
California Preservation Foundation ........................................
wwwcalifomiapreservation.orgf
Colorado Preservation, Inc .....................................................
wwwecoloradopreservation.orgf
ConnecticutTrust for Historic Preservation ..........................www.crtusat.org
D.C. Preservation League........................................................
www.dcpreservation.org
FloridaTmst forHbtoric Preservation ....................................
wvw.floridatnutorgl
GeorgiaTrust............................................................................
wwvgeorgiatmst.orgf
HeritageOhio/Downtown Ohio............................................www.hedrageohio.org
Historic Hawaii Foundation ..................................................
www.historichawaii.orgf
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana ............................
wwehistoriclandmarks.org/
Historic Massachusetts............................................................
wwvhistoricmass.org
Historic Preservation League of Oregon ................................
wsvw.hplo.orgf
Iowa Historic PreservationAlliance ............................................
wwv.iowzpreservation.org
Kansas Preservation Alliance ..................................................
wwvkpalliance.org
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois............................www.landmarks.org/
Louisiana Preservation Alliance ..............................................
wwv.lapreservationalliance.org
Maine Preservation..................................................................
wvswmainepreservation.com
Michigan Historic Preservation Network ..............................
wawmhpn.org
Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation ............................
wvw.preservemo.orgI
Montana Preservation Alliance ..............................................
wwv.preservemontana.org
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance..................................www.nhpreseevation.org
New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance ........................
mew.nmherirage.org
Oregon Preservation Alliance ................................................
wvw.oregonpreservation.org
Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation (SC) ......................
wvsepalmettotmstmm
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota ........................................
www.mnpreservation.org/
Preservation Alliance of Virginia ............................................
wvw.vapreservation.org/
Preservation Alliance of West Virginia..................................www.pawv.org
Preservation Delaware............................................................
wvw.preservationde.org
Preservationldaho..................................................................wvw.preservationidaho.org
Preservation Kentucky............................................................
wvw.preservationkentucky.org
Preservation League of New York Stare ................................
wvwpreservenys.org
PreservationMaryland............................................................
wvw.preservemd.org
Preservation Mass ....................................................................
wvwhistoricmass.org
Preservation Newjersey..........................................................
wwvw.preservationnj.org
Preservation North Carolina ..................................................
www.preservationnuorgf
Preservation North Dakota ........................................
66.163.154.7/PreservationND.htm
PreservationOklahoma............................................
wvwpreservationoklahoma.org
Preservation Pennsylvania ...........................................
wvw preservationpa.org
Preservation Texas .....................................................
w w.preservationtexas.org
PreservationTrst of Vermont ....................................
w w.ptvermont.org
Preserve Rhode Island ............................................
w w.preserveri.org
Preserve South Dakota .............................................
wvw.preservesd.org
Tennessee PreservationTnut....................................
wvwwtennesee
preservationtmst.org
Utah Heritage Foundation ..........................................
svwumhhenugefoundarion.com
WashingtonTmst for Historic Pre ervation................................
wsvw wa-rnntorg
WiscommThes: for Historic Preservation .........
.. ......wwvwthporg
STATEWIDE MAIN STREET PROGRAMS r
(7lmefollowingsratesdonothaveaknownsmteMainSweetprogramatpres time: Alaska,Califor-
nia, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,Nevada,NewYoik,
North Dakota, Oregon, Rhodelsland, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming.)
Alabama Main Street Program........................................................ svwepteserveala.omg
Arizona Main StreetProgrun ................................................. tnwazcommeme.com
MainSreetAdmasas ................................................._wwwarkanaspreservation.org
Colorado Community Revitalisation Association ........................ www.cuaonline.org
Connecticut Main Street.................................................................. www.ctmainstreet org
Delaware Main Street Program........................................................ tnvw.delawarertaitssrreetcom
DCMain Sneea.................................................................................. www.resmredc.gov
Florida Main StreetPmgrant............................................................ waneNreritage.com
Georgia Main Street Pmgram.......................................................... aw•v..dcastate.ga.uJhht/index.hmil
IllinoisMainStreetProgram.............................................................. wwvsmre.iI.us/ltgov/rnaSteet
Indiana Main Sneer............................................................................ wvwindianarnainstreecorg
Main Sweet Iowa.................................................................................ewwmainsneetiowa.org
Kansas Main Sneer Program............................................................ wwukarisascommerce.com
Kentucky Main Street Program........................................................ wwwkyheritage.org
Louisiana Main Street Program........................................................ vwrresmte.laus/u/ocdJ
hp/)msinmohnn
Maine Downtown Center................................................................ wvwmdf oryf downtown
Main Sweet Maryland........................................................................ wvwdhodstme.nmd.us
Misisippi Main Street Asseeiation................................................ wvwwmsrnainstreetcom
NebraskaLiedMainStartProgram................................................ muss¢nebraskamainttreecorg
New Hampshire Main Street Center .............................................. wnenhcdfa.orp/rnainsueechtml
Main Street New Jersey...................................................................... wvwsmre.nj.ut/dca/dhcr/msnj.htm
New Mexico Mainstreet Program .................................................... wmvnewmeximdevelopmentcom
North Carolina MainStreet.............................................................wwwdcacommerce.state.nc us/
r ainst
Ohio Main Street Pmgram................................................................ wvwheritageohio.org
Oklahoma Main Street Center........................................................ busdev3.odoc5.odccsmte.okus
Pennsylvania Downtown Center .................................................... wvwpadowntown.org
Tennessee Main Streec...................................................................... mvsysmte. m.trsJecd/
comdev_mainsweethttn
Texas Main Street Program................................................................ wvwthcstate.m.rss
Utah Main Street Pr gram................................................................ wvwdcedsmte.utus4pioneer
Vermont Downtown Program.......................................................... wwwehbroricvermontorg
ViiginiaMainSneerPrograin..........................................................wwwdhcd.virgniagov
WashingtonState Downtown Revitalisation Program ................ wwwdow ntown.wa.gov
WestVirginia MainSlftetProgmm................................................wvw.wvdo.org
Wisconsin Main Sweet Program ......................................................wvwcommerce.stare.wvi.ugcd/
cd.bdd.hunl
Dot What?
corn ................. describes the entity owning the domain name as
a commercial organization.
.edu .......:........ describes the entity owning the domain name
as a four-year college or similar educational
institution, but is also used for entities such
as the Smithsonian Institution.
gov ................. describes the entity owning the domain name
as a branch or an agency of the U.S. federal
government. (Other U.S. government levels
are encouraged to use ".us.")
mil ................. describes the entity owning the domain name as
a military organization of the U.S. government.
.net ................. describes the entity owning the domain name
as one that administers or provides network
...connection services.
org ....................describes the entity owning the domain name as
an organization that does not fit into the other
categories listed above.
........................................... F.O. R. U.M. F.O.C U•S
worth knowing
The National Trust's 2004 list of America's 11 Most
Endangered Historic Places, released May 24, includes a
diverse mix: from Nine Mile Canyon in Utah, home to 10,000
Native American rock -art images and now threatened by oil and
gas exploration, to the unorthodox 1964 building at 2 Columbus
Circle in New York City, to the state of Vermont, besieged by big -
box retail development. Others are Ridgewood Ranch, Home of
Seabiscuit, in Willits, Calif.; Bethlehem Steel Plant, Bethlehem,
Pa.; Elkinont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Tenn.;
Gullah/Geechee Coast of South Carolina and Georgia; Tobacco
Barns of Southern Maryland; Madison -Lenox Hotel, Detroit;
Historic Cook County Hospital, Chicago; and George Kraigher
House, Brownsville, Tex. Learn more at www.nthp.org.
The first Preserve America Presidential Awards were
presented by President and Mrs. Bush at a White House cere-
mony on May 3. Awards for Heritage Tourism were given to the
Blue Ridge Heritage Initiative and to Lackawanna Heritage Valley
in Pennsylvania. Awards for Private Preservation went to the
Historic Beaumont Hotel in Colorado (which also received a
National Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust in
2003) and to Historic Raven Natural Resources Learning Center in
Montana. Go to www.PreserveAmerica.gov for details.
The Bank of America's Community Development
Corporation was awarded $150 million in New Mar-
kets Tax Credits by the CDFI (Community Development
Financial Institutions) Fund of the U.S. Treasury in its second
round of allocations. It is the largest award given to any of the 62
recipients. This will enable the Bank and its partner the National
Trust Community Investment Corporation (NTCIC), the Trust's
for-profit subsidiary, to continue to invest in the redevelopment of
historic commercial properties in qualifying low-income commu-
nities throughout the country. NTCIC received $127 million in the
first round last year. For more information see "The New Markets
Tax Credit: A New Financing Tool for Historic Rehab and Main
Street Projects" by Erica Stewart, Forum News, May%June 2004, and
visit www.ntcicfunds.com.
In fiscal year 2003 the National Trust awarded 145
Preservation Services Fund grants totaling $528,686. These
seed money grants, usually provided at the early stages of a preser-
vation project, allow community leaders to obtain expert services
to assess, shape, and move worthy projects forward. To obtain a free
copy of the Preservation Services Fund Fiscal Year 2003 Annual Report
call (202) 588.6197 or e-mail psf@nthp.org.
Better Models {or Commercial Development: Ideas for
Improving the Design and Siang of Chain Stores and Fran-
chises, by Edward T. McMahon of The Conservation Fund, shows
how chain stores and franchises can be designed to respect local
community character and identity, with numerous examples and
photographs. It was produced in partnership with the Planning Com-
missioners Journal and the Smart Growth Network. $15 including
s&h; volume discounts available. Order from www.conservation-
fund.org, (703) 525-6300.
A report released by the National Park Service Social
Science Program analyzes survey data to answer the question,
"Why do members of some ethnic and racial groups visit National
Park System units less frequently than white non -Hispanic
(continued on page 6)
newsmakers
.................................................................
The new California SHPO is Milford Wayne 1 including BARN AGAIN!, Your Town workshops, Main Street,
Donaldson, FAIA, who headed a preservation Heritage Tourism, and Regional Office work.
architecture firm in San Diego and is past president
of the California Preservation Foundation. Dr.
Knox Mellon, SHPO from 1977 to 1984 and again
from 2000, retired in March. Wayne Donaldson
The National Trust's new director of communications is Tracy A.
Quinn. She served for many years with The Freedom Forum,
including as vice president for communications and deputy direc-
tor in charge of Newseum/NY and the First Amendment Center
activities in New York.
Dan Marriott is leaving the National Trust to do consulting.
Director of the Rural Heritage Program since 1993, he authored two
books on historic roads, built valuable partnerships with the
National Scenic Byways Program and others, and coordinated the
biennial Preserving the Historic Road in America conference.
While the Trust is closing the Rural Heritage Program, it will carry
on important services focused on rural heritage and development,
After 19 years with the National Trust, 13 as director of the Main
Street Center, Kennedy Smith has been appointed executive direc-
tor of the League of Historic American Theatres. Under her lead-
ership, the Main Street Center grew from 100 participating com-
munities to more than 1,700 communities. The Main Street Center
is now headed by Doug Loescher, former assistant director.
In August Edward T. McMahon will join the Urban Land Institute
in Washington, D.C., as the first endowed chair of sustainable
development and smart growth. He had been with The Conserva-
tion Fund for 14 years, six as vice president.
Kendall Fisher steps up from associate director of Cincinnati
Preservation Association to become executive director. Previous
executive director Christopher Cain is assisting in the organiza-
tion's restructuring as a member of the Advisory Board.
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U L Y /A U GUST 2 0 0 4
Towering Issues and the FCC
continued from page 2
concerns about the potential for
certain of the exclusions, such
as the one for "commercial" and
"industrial" properties of 10,000
square feet or more, to serve as
major loopholes in Section 106
compliance.
NCSHPO has consistently
urged that the FCC require its
licensees to use Secretary of the
Interior —qualified professionals
in the identification of historic
properties and the assessment of
effects on historic properties.
For example, the Georgia state
historic preservation office com-
mented that, "In our experience,
the lack of historic preservation
expertise on the part of FCC
applicants has been the single
biggest stumbling block to
efficient and effective Section
106 review of proposed commu-
nications facilities."
Another potentially signif-
icant exclusion would allow
without review the construction
of "replacement towers" that
might adversely affect historic
communications sites. For
example, the former Western
Union Telegraph Tenley Site in
Washington, D.C., part of the
nation's first private -sector
microwave relay system, was
determined eligible for listing in
the National Register in 2003.
But proposed FCC policies
would exclude such facilities
from consideration and protec-
tion under NHPA. The Tenley
Site is now on the D.C. Preser-
vation League's 2004 list of
Most Endangered Places.
Native Americans and
Sovereignty
Native American tribes are
afforded the right to consult
with the federal government on
a government -to -government
basis because each recognized
tribe has sovereignty. Indian
tribes were not consulted during
the negotiation of the 2001
Collocation PA, but they
became a stronger force in the
negotiations of the proposed
nationwide agreement. Stake-
holders in Indian Country are
concerned that FCC policies
will not honor their govern-
ment -to -government relation-
ships by continuing to authorize
industry representatives to con-
sult on behalf of the federal gov-
ernment. They have also com-
mented that the new agreement
worth knowing (continuedfompage 5)
Americans?" Reasons cited included costs, lack of infor-
mation about what to do inside the parks, travel distance, and
negative perceptions about service and safety. Download Ethnic
and Racial Diversity of National Park System Visitors and Non -Visitors
from www.nature.nps.gov/socialscience/products,htm (under NPS
Comprehensive Survey of the American Public Reports).
Mobile Travel Guide has partnered with the U.S.
Department of Transportation's National Scenic
Byways Program to release the America's Byways series. The
four-part book series —All-American Roads, The Midwest, The
Mountain Region, and The West Coast —gives an overview of the
National Scenic Byways Program; descriptions of the archeologi-
cal, cultural, historical, natural, recreational, or scenic features that
distinguish each byway; things to see and do along each drive; and
Mobil -rated places to stay and eat. For ordering information go to
www.mobiltravelguide.com (under Books).
needs stronger protections for
sacred Native American proper-
ties potentially affected by tow-
ers built outside reservation
lands. Native Americans are
also concerned about existing
towers that diminish the char-
acter and integrity of sacred
historic properties and were
constructed without Tribal con-
sultation.
Where We Are Today
The last meeting of the
Telecommunications Working
Group took place in January
2004. At that meeting ACHP
staff informed the industry and
the FCC that it was seeking a
compromise on the Section 106
exclusions and on the issue of
acceptable levels of effort
required to identify historic
properties that are potentially
subject to adverse visual impacts.
Since then the FCC has been
working to revise certain parts of
the proposed PA that divided
the various stakeholders.
Although a revised draft
agreement has not been
released to the public or the
members of the Working Group
since June 2003, the FCC com-
missioners are reviewing a final
version of the agreement as this
article goes to press. The FCC
is poised to make a historic
decision affecting communities
across the nation with wide-
spread implications for the ways
other federal agencies approach
dealing with areas of potential
effects and visual impacts on
historic properties. The chal-
lenge is to devise a policy that
is consistent with the letter and
spirit of the National Historic
Preservation Act while ensuring
that the industry is afforded the
opportunities to develop our
nation's critical communica-
tions infrastructure.
To follow developments on
this issue, visit the "Telecommu-
nications Environmental Links"
webpage at www.dsrotenstein.
com/telecom/links.html or the
"Environment and Historic
Preservation" website of the
Federal Communications Com-
mission at www.fcc.gov/cgb/
environment.
David S. Rotenatein, Ph.D., ira consulting
historian working with the National T wtu
LegalDefemelrmd Contacehim at (301)
592-0646, david ,01 @mindspring.com,
Incentives! —at www2.crnps.gov/tps/tax/incentives—
is an online guide created by the National Park Service to
introduce historic building owners, preservation consultants, com-
munity officials, architects, and developers to the ins and outs of the
20 percent historic rehabilitation tax credit. The website answers
basic questions; provides guidance on preparing and submitting
application forms, documentation requirements, timing, reviews,
and the overall decision -making process; and explains how to apply
the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
Hard Lessons: Causes and Consequences of Michigan's
School Construction Boom, by the Michigan Land Use Insti-
tute, details how school construction decisions are made in the
state and their effect on encouraging sprawl development patterns.
The 20 -page report includes case studies contrasting renovation of
existing schools with construction of new ones in greenfield loca-
tions, and makes policy recommendations. To download it or to
order a print copy for $5, go to www.mlui.org.
nts
anal Conference, Chicago. Contact
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(706) 542.0169, napc@uga.edu,
tpc..:..
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vation.org, wwwiowapreservation.org/
American Museums Conference,
ation Exhibition and Conference, San
78) 664.6455, info@restoremedia.com,
iovation.com.
irolina Annual Conference, Asheville.
eenfield, (919) 832-3652, www.Preser-
anion Conference, Biddeford and Saco.
;wi.net, www.mainepreservation.org/
for West Virginia Annual Conference,
t (304) 345-6005, info@pawv.org,
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Historic Fredericksburg Foundation in Virginia has selected
Thomas G. Hart as executive director. The retired U.S. State
Department foreign service officer recently earned a master's
degree in historic preservation from Goucher College.
Louisiana Landmarks Society's first executive director is Meg
Lousteau. She had been assistant director of the Preservation
Resource Center of New Orleans' Operation Comeback.
Catherine Horsey, who was executive director of the Providence
Preservation Society and previously of Preservation Dallas, has
returned to Texas to be vice president for real estate development
for Urban Edge Developers, Ltd.
Patrick McIntyre, executive director of the Tennessee Preserva-
tion Trust, was named one of the "Tennessee Top 40 under 40," an
annual leadership award given by the Tennessean newspaper.
National Trust Trustee Emeritus Walter Beinecke, Jr., recipient of
the 1994 Louise duPont Crowninshield Award for lifetime
achievement in preservation, died in May at 86. Pioneering a
business -savvy approach to preservation, from 1963 to 1987 he
headed an operation that purchased and restored numerous prop-
erties in downtown Nantucket, ushering in a new era of heritage
tourism and economic revival.
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"Changing Values" as a Tool for Urban Preservationists
byKyleEzell
For 60 years our land was built
on suburban values, and it is
apparent that the urban land-
scape is not generally appreciated
by most Americans. Suburban
cultural influences have been
responsible for helping to con-
ceive and implement many far-
reaching and often devastating
planning decisions in cities.
How else can the urban
"removal" movement of the
mid -20th century be explained?
Individual property owners, as
well, hid their buildings' ornate
trim, and blocked grand
entrances with aluminum, steel,
or vinyl sheets (and that awful
plastered -on fake stucco) to
become more like new, more
popular strip malls. And deci-
sion -makers championed the
idea of reconfiguring historic
Main Streets to meander, to
resemble subdivision streets.
But none of these dramatic
suburban adjustments stopped
most cities around the country
from shrinking in population or
their tax coffers from dwin-
dling, while grand cultural
anchors were bulldozed and
large tracts paved over for sur-
face parking lots.
Rallying the preservation-
ist troops to save buildings, to
embrace historic zoning, and to
paint Main Street is admirable.
House by house, block by block,
crusaders continue to win many
hearts and minds to join the
cause of saving history. But
large-scale success cannot hap-
pen without a paradigm shift of
American values. The historic
preservationist's job will
become easier and more suc=
cessful when more people
understand the value of cities.
A cultural paradigm shift
first requires a simple analysis of
what "normal" means in the
greater culture. For example,
most of us today consider walk-
ing to work instead of driving to
be bizarre. But many city
dwellers value walking and
would never consider driving to
work, to the store, or to other
proximate locations. Likewise,
the entrenched suburban value
of living in widely spaced single
family homes with plenty of
room to spread out is difficult
to shake. Urban values require
living in high density neighbor-
hoods, sharing space with many
others in a small area.
Another suburban value is
a desire for things "new" and
"clean," including houses, streets,
neighborhoods, churches, and
stores. When places get old and
dirty, most suburbanites relocate to
newer and cleaner communities,
often even farther outside of the
city. Urbanites value things that
are old and full of history. Neigh-
borhood memoirs, gritty streets,
handsome architecture, and dis-
tinctive street design and charac-
ter are important aspects of cities.
If only a fraction of Ameri-
cans would begin to question
these kinds of personal values,
imagine the profound impact
they could bring to the preser-
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vationmovement in cities! A
cultural shift sounds difficult,
but it happened almost over-
night in the years after World
War II. After all, the radical
idea of living in tract housing in
Levittown, N.Y., during the
1940s was a huge success. A
values -change to a city lifestyle
can have the same success.
Kyle Ezelh A.LCB, is project coordinator
for urban revitalization for the city of
Columbus, Ohio, and author of Get
Urban! The Complete Guide to City
Living (Capital Boole, 2004; details at
wwwgeturban.com).
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