Historic Districts:

What are they and how do we designate one?

Historic Districts: What are they?Historic Districts: What are they?

Historic districts Historic districts

are areas or are areas or neighborhoods neighborhoods that exemplify that exemplify and reflect the and reflect the history of a history of a community.community.

► CommercialCommercial► ResidentialResidential► Rural/agriculturalRural/agricultural

Historic Districts: Historic Districts: Which way should we go?Which way should we go?

► Local Historic Local Historic DistrictsDistricts In name onlyIn name only Designated by Designated by

ordinanceordinance

► National Register of National Register of Historic PlacesHistoric Places

Historic Districts: Historic Districts: Local--In Name OnlyLocal--In Name Only

Historic Districts: Historic Districts: Local—Designated by ordinanceLocal—Designated by ordinance

A A locallocal historic district is a historic district is a geographically definable area geographically definable area designated by designated by ordinanceordinance by the by the locallocal government. It provides recognition government. It provides recognition of that district’s historic character and of that district’s historic character and significance and significance and usuallyusually provides a provides a level of level of protectionprotection for that district’s for that district’s historic resources. historic resources.

Local District: Basic StepsLocal District: Basic Steps

1. Pass a local 1. Pass a local historic historic preservation preservation enabling enabling ordinance. ordinance. Establishes Establishes

proceduresprocedures for local for local historic designations historic designations and review of and review of proposed changes to proposed changes to locally designated locally designated historic resources.historic resources.

Local District: Basic StepsLocal District: Basic Steps

2. Conduct a comprehensive 2. Conduct a comprehensive surveysurvey to document the to document the local resources and local resources and character of the character of the community. community. Surveys identify character-Surveys identify character-

defining elements in the defining elements in the community that should be community that should be maintained and preserved.maintained and preserved.

3. Pass a local ordinance 3. Pass a local ordinance designating a historic designating a historic district. district. This ordinance outlines This ordinance outlines whatwhat

will be preserved and will be preserved and whywhy. It . It references standards and references standards and guidelines for guidelines for howhow the the designated resources will be designated resources will be protected and preserved.protected and preserved.

Local District: BenefitsLocal District: Benefits► EDUCATIONAL: Record of our communities that EDUCATIONAL: Record of our communities that

teach about their history, development and growth.teach about their history, development and growth.

► ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Attract tourism, play a ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Attract tourism, play a role in business recruitment, and protect the role in business recruitment, and protect the investment of property owners and residents.investment of property owners and residents.

Local District: Local District: Certified Local GovernmentsCertified Local Governments

► 46 Missouri CLGs46 Missouri CLGs Enact ordinanceEnact ordinance Appoint commissionAppoint commission Conduct a program of Conduct a program of

historic resource survey and historic resource survey and identificationidentification

Conduct education/outreach Conduct education/outreach activitiesactivities

► Eligible for HPF Eligible for HPF grants and technical grants and technical assistanceassistance

National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places

► Established 1966Established 1966► Federal list of historic Federal list of historic

buildings, sites, buildings, sites, structures, objects, structures, objects, and districts that are and districts that are significant in American significant in American history, architecture, history, architecture, archeology, archeology, engineering, and engineering, and culture.culture.

National Register: BenefitsNational Register: Benefits

► Recognizes a property’s importance to Recognizes a property’s importance to community, state, or nation.community, state, or nation.

► Owners of private property listed in the National Owners of private property listed in the National Register may be eligible for state and federal Register may be eligible for state and federal tax credits.tax credits.

National Register: MythbusterNational Register: Mythbuster

Owners of private property Owners of private property listed in the National listed in the National

Register have no obligation Register have no obligation to open their properties to to open their properties to the public, to restore them, the public, to restore them, or even maintain them, if or even maintain them, if they choose not to do so. they choose not to do so.

Owners can do anything the Owners can do anything the wish with their property wish with their property provided that no Federal provided that no Federal

license, permit, or funding is license, permit, or funding is involved.involved.

National Register: National Register: EligibilityEligibility

► SignificanceSignificance Importance of a Importance of a

property determined property determined by National Register by National Register CriteriaCriteria

► IntegrityIntegrity Authentic historic Authentic historic

charactercharacter

National Register: SignificanceNational Register: Significance

►Criterion A: Association with a Criterion A: Association with a significant event or pattern of eventssignificant event or pattern of events

►Criterion B: Association with a Criterion B: Association with a significant personsignificant person

►Criterion C: Architecture/EngineeringCriterion C: Architecture/Engineering►Criterion D: Yielded, or may yield, Criterion D: Yielded, or may yield,

information important to prehistory or information important to prehistory or historyhistory

National Register: IntegrityNational Register: Integrity

► Authenticity of a property’s historic identify, Authenticity of a property’s historic identify, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property’s historic or that existed during the property’s historic or prehistoric period.prehistoric period.

National Register: National Register: Listing ProcessListing Process

► Survey/Assess Survey/Assess eligibilityeligibility

► Prepare National Prepare National Register nominationRegister nomination

► Submit to SHPOSubmit to SHPO► Owner notificationOwner notification► Review by Missouri Review by Missouri

Advisory Council on Advisory Council on Historic PreservationHistoric Preservation

► Submission to Keeper Submission to Keeper of the Registerof the Register

National Register: SurveyNational Register: Survey

►Process of locating and collecting Process of locating and collecting information on cultural resources.information on cultural resources. BuildingBuilding Sites (including archeological sites)Sites (including archeological sites) StructuresStructures ObjectsObjects DistrictsDistricts

National Register: Surveys National Register: Surveys include:include:

► Research designResearch design Outlines survey plan and Outlines survey plan and

methodologymethodology

► FieldworkFieldwork Conduct research and Conduct research and

field surveyfield survey

► Survey ReportSurvey Report Provides historic context Provides historic context

(historic overview)(historic overview) Evaluates eligibility of Evaluates eligibility of

surveyed resourcessurveyed resources Makes recommendation Makes recommendation

for listing and future for listing and future researchresearch

► Inventory forms Inventory forms Provide information on Provide information on

the architectural the architectural character and history of character and history of individual buildingsindividual buildings

► PhotographsPhotographs Record physical Record physical

characteristics of resourcecharacteristics of resource

► MapsMaps Show location of surveyed Show location of surveyed

buildingsbuildings Recommend district Recommend district

boundariesboundaries

Survey formSurvey form

Purpose of SurveyPurpose of Survey

► Identify historic resources (above and Identify historic resources (above and below ground)below ground)

►Create an inventory of resources by Create an inventory of resources by location or themelocation or theme Location: Historic resources of downtown Location: Historic resources of downtown

Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau Thematic: St. Louis Religious ArchitectureThematic: St. Louis Religious Architecture

►Provide foundation for preservation Provide foundation for preservation planningplanning

Survey and Preservation Survey and Preservation PlanningPlanning

► Surveys help answer questions about our Surveys help answer questions about our community’s past and its historic community’s past and its historic development.development.

► Surveys evaluate the significance of Surveys evaluate the significance of properties and their contribution to our properties and their contribution to our community’s history and “sense of place.”community’s history and “sense of place.”

► Surveys help set preservation priorities.Surveys help set preservation priorities.► Surveys help to make effective use of Surveys help to make effective use of

historic resources.historic resources.► Surveys are the foundation of preservation Surveys are the foundation of preservation

planning and an important aspect of planning and an important aspect of community-wide strategic planning.community-wide strategic planning.

National Register: National Register: Prepare NominationPrepare Nomination

► FormForm► Narrative Narrative

DescriptionDescription► Narrative Narrative

Statement of Statement of SignificanceSignificance

► Black and white Black and white archival photosarchival photos

► MapsMaps

National Register: National Register: Nomination Review ProcessNomination Review Process► Staff ReviewStaff Review

Work with preparer to make sure nomination Work with preparer to make sure nomination meets the National Register Standardsmeets the National Register Standards

► Owner/elected official notificationOwner/elected official notification► Submission to Missouri Advisory Council on Submission to Missouri Advisory Council on

Historic Preservation Historic Preservation Council meets quarterlyCouncil meets quarterly

► Final RevisionsFinal Revisions► Submission to KeeperSubmission to Keeper

45 day review period45 day review period

National Register: National Register: Timeframe for ListingTimeframe for Listing

6 months 6 months to 2 yearsto 2 years

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For more information For more information contact:contact:

Local Local Districts/Certified Districts/Certified Local Government Local Government ProgramProgram

Jo Ann RadeticJo Ann Radetic

MOSHPOMOSHPOjo.ann.radetic@dnr.mo.govjo.ann.radetic@dnr.mo.gov

573-522-2473573-522-2473

National Register of National Register of Historic Places Historic Places ProgramProgram

Tiffany PattersonTiffany Patterson

MOSHPOMOSHPOtiffany.patterson@dnr.mo.gtiffany.patterson@dnr.mo.govov

573-751-7800573-751-7800

Or ContactOr Contact

State Historic Preservation OfficeState Historic Preservation OfficeMissouri Department of Natural Missouri Department of Natural

ResourcesResources1101 Riverside Drive1101 Riverside Drive

P.O. Box 176P.O. Box 176Jefferson City, MO 65102Jefferson City, MO 65102

573-751-7858573-751-7858On the web at:On the web at:

http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/