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Home My WebLink About(2) Historic Cultural Resources, i_ /J ( To: City of SL Joseph Planning Comrr~Lsston and Cynthia Sn~lth-+Strack MDfa Inc. From: Katherine Kraft, OSB 104 Chapel lane St Joseph, MN 56374 Re: Public hearing on St. Joseph Comprehensive Plan, 2008 revision Date: November 12, 2008 R regardlt~ histork and aildKal ~ and properties The comprehensive plan cautions that: `As time progresses, St Josepfi may face the loss of trulynon-renewable resources. These resources are the archaeological and l~onicsltes that give the Crty's modern day residents a tie to the past. Cultural resources may be demolished or destroyed while others face. the natural elements and sh-wiy erode away, some without any knowledge. Fortunately, a detailed btventary of significant historic sites was conducted by MnDOT Cultural Resources in oonjunction with a corridor study far a potential southern east/vvest col~Ctor street' (Capp 2, par. 2, w ~)• ti~eaonunendaeicm one Amend the last bullet in chp. 2, Section 11, p. 5 by add'mg an addrtanal sentence to read: Eleven additions! uronerties are eli~ribte for iistirtu in the Notional Historic Register. (See Figure 2:17, chP- 2, p. 24J Recomrrh=ndatlatrwo list all. the city's historic and cultural properties ei~ibie for the National Register of Historic PJaces as well as those already Listed in the NattanaJ Register. No# listing them puts the eleven eligible properties in danger of being unknown, forgotten or kxt. (To make that easier, simply add to the St. Joseph Comprehensive plan the aoaended list of properties elieible for the NatiorwJ Register of Hlstortt Places identified in Phase f and tt Arclaitectetra/ History Evaluation for die Field Street CorrtdorAJignment, by Carole S. Ze{iie, Nov. 1, 2006, p. 43, after Figure 2:17, Chp. 2, p. 24 of ccunprehensive plan). R Three In Chapter 4, land Use, Goal R 3: Presefvation of Small-Town Atmosphere, +Community ideietity, and Historic Character Objective A: Work to ensure the Cr~ of St. Joseph eontiwes to be a community with its own distind'rve character and sense of plane. ~~, ~~ ; , Policy/Recommendations Add the foElowins # 4 The City should promote and capitalize on the presence of its sign"~firant historic district and traditional cultural properties wch as the First National Bank, St. Joseph Parish Church, Roeder House, Saint BenedicE's Monastery, Co~ege of Saint Benedict, St. Isidore Farm, fussier Farm and other identified historic and cultsgal ~~. (see Fi#,me 2:17, ~ 2, p. 27 c~ comprehensive plan) I ask that these recommendations plus the list of eleven properties eligible for fisting in the Nartionoi Register of Historic Ptoces become part of the city of St. Joseph's pubfic records. ~/ ~.-u,~,,;,o, , o~ >, . s' ~; ~.~. ;~ ~; . ~'- LIST OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PROPETIES IN ST. JOSEPH, MN. ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ^ Table 3. phase II Evaluations SHPO # Pro a Name Address Construction Date SN-SJC-006 Roeder House 113 Ave. N.W. ca. 1905 SN-SJC-033 Convent of St. SW1/4 ofN12 1925 Benedict Lode T 124N R29W Sec 16 SN-SJC-034 Convent of St. SW 1/4 of N12 1933 Benedict Shrine T124N R29W Our Lad of Grace Sec 16 SN-SJC-035 Convent of St. Minnesota Street 1910 Benedict D ' Barn SN-SJC-036 St. Joseph Parish College Ave. S. 1855 Cemet SN-SJC-037 Convent of St_ College Ave. S. 1884 Benedict Cemet SN-SJC-072 St. Jos h School 32 Minnesota St. W. 1927 SN-SJC-091 Rassier Farmstead 29748 91st Ave. 1931 SN-SJC-092 St. Isidore Fatm (St 29643-5 95 Ave. 1948 Benedict Ho Farm SN-SJC-043 Convent of St. SW 114 of N12 Benedict Woods T124N R29W Sec 16 on Woods SN-SIC-098 Convent Fields SW 1/4 of N12 ca. 1889- T 124N R29W Sec 16 Source: wPhas~ I and II Architectural History Evaluation for Field Street Corridor Alignment by Carol S. Zellie, Landscape Researc$ Consultant to MnDOT, Cultural Resources Unit. Nov. 1,2006 Phase I and II Architectural History Evaluation Field Street Corridor, St. Joseph, Steams Co. NIN 43 '~;'~ ~; '* rtfi V+r' zF;:~ .: ,e';~ ~~~" ir~'~,^, .. '~> ~~;~':. ~;.,~' ~' :: .~.~;,: *~,.. ;~, a' 'A, ~• Y~~. r ~Jr ~' ¢F ~; ~A} .. .k . "~ `:?~, , ~.,.. ,,_. ;',, :~ ,~ .~ } The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to indentify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archaeological resources. tt is administered by the Nations{ Park Service under the Secretary of the Interior. Properties listed in the National Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. Listing in the national Register has the following results which assist preserving historic properties: ~. Recognition that a property is of significance to the Nation, State or the community. ~. Consideration inthe planning for Federal or federally assisted projects. .I`. Eligibility for Federal tax benefits. +~- Consideration in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit. .{~- Qualification for Federal assistance for historic preservation, when funds are available. Criteria for Evaluation: The criteria are designed to guide State and local governments, Federal agencies, and others in evaluating potential entries in the National Register. The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association and: +~. that are associated with events that have a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or ~- that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or +~ that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of constructions, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or ~- that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important tin prehistory or history. Criteria Categories: *~ a religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; or a building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person or event; or a birthplace or grace of a historical figure of outstanding importance if there is not other appropriate site or building associated with his/her productive life; or +~- a cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; or .k a reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived; or ~L- a property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition or symbolic value has invested it with it own historical significance ; or +~ a property achieving significance within the past 50 years if it is of exceptional importance. Ordinarily properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible. Reference: The National Resister of Historic Places printed by the National Park Service