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Brookings Historic Preservation Commission
February 5, 2009
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday,
February 5, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in City Hall. Members present: Jerry McCollough, Janet
Gritzner, Dennis Willert, Mary Bibby, Pat Powers, and Joanita Kant (left @ 6 pm). Pam
Merchant was absent. Shari Thornes, City Clerk, and Mike Struck, Community Development
Director, were also present.
Chairperson McCollough called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m.
Adoption of agenda. Sponsorship of a workshop at the DBI Door’s Open Event was added
to the agenda. A motion was made by Bibby, seconded by Powers, to approve the agenda
as amended. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Approval of minutes. Bibby added “Brookings County” on the list of local partnerships in
the minutes. A motion was made by Powers, seconded by Kant, to approve the January
minutes as amended. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Schedule next monthly meeting. Thursday, March 12th at 4:00 p.m.
Nominating Committee Report & Election of Officers. This item was tabled from the
January meeting. Powers presented the following slate of officers on behalf of the
nominating committee: Dennis Willert as Chair, Mary Bibby as Vice Chair and Jerry
McCollough as the SDSU Master Planning Liaison. A motion was made by Kant, seconded
by Powers, to accept the slate as presented. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Vice Chair Bibby briefly took over the meeting. Willert arrived and took over as chairman.
Action to approve Annual Reports. Corrections were made in the member and public
education sections. Members were asked to turn back in the larger report to the state and
corrected copies would be provided at the next meeting. The City report will be provided to
the City Council in their March 10th agenda packet. Three sets of the State report will be
provided to the SHPO pursuant to National Park Service grant requirements. A motion was
made by McCollough, seconded by Powers, to approve the annual reports submitted to the
City and to the SHPO. All present voted yes; motion carried.
SHPO Representatives: To illustrate how the SHPO determines National Register eligibility,
SHPO staffers Kate Nelson and Jennifer Brosz gave a PowerPoint with slides illustrating
character-defining features of commercial buildings, the definition of integrity and how to
protect it, and the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation, rehab do’s and don’ts,
and state and Federal incentives.
• Commercial District Resurvey: They then applied these principles to the Brookings
Commercial District Re-survey Findings and Phase II of project noting the following
recommended changes to the nomination.
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List of Properties Surveyed In Brookings Commercial HD
SHPO ID Address Construction
Date
Consultant
Evaluation
SHPO
BK-000-01501 111 Main Ave. 1904 C
BK-000-00001 221 Main Ave. 1937 C
BK-001-00012 222 Main Ave. c.1938, 1952 NC Further
research
BK-001-00044 224 Main Ave. c.1927 NC
BK-001-00045 225 Main Ave. 1894 C
BK-001-00034 226 Main Ave. c.1910 C
BK-001-00009 301 Main Ave. 1958 NC
BK-001-00043 300 Main Ave. (302 NR) 1901 C
BK-001-00015 303 Main Ave. 1936 C
BK-001-00003 304 Main Ave. c.1915 NC
BK-001-00046 305-307 Main Ave. 1929 C
BK-001-00042 306 Main Ave. c.1930 NC
BK-001-00030 308 Main Ave. 1917 C
BK-001-00039 309 Main Ave. 1900 C
BK-001-00041* 310 Main Ave. (312/310 on
NR) *
c.1928 C Stay NC
BK-001-00047 311 Main Ave. 1900 C
BK-001-00040 * 312 Main Ave. (312/310 on
NR) *
1936 C Stay NC
BK-001-00048 * 313 Main Ave. (w/ 315 NR)* c.1904 C Stay NC
BK-001-00037 314 Main Ave. 1903, 1972 NC
BK-001-00057 * 315 Main Ave. (w/ 313 NR)* c.1910 C Photo/
research
BK-001-00032 317 Main Ave. 1919 C
BK-001-00016 318 Main Ave. c.1889 NC
BK-001-00028 319 Main Ave. 1926 C
BK-001-00056 320 Main Ave. 1916 C
BK-001-00017 321 Main Ave. 1926 C
BK-001-00038 322 Main Ave. 1918 C
BK-001-00025 324-326 Main Ave. c.1925 C
BK-001-00027 325 Main Ave. 1926 C
BK-001-00049 327 Main Ave. 1919 C
BK-001-00024 400 Main Ave. c.1898 C
BK-001-00051 401 Main Ave. 1917 C
BK-001-00031 402-404 Main Ave. 1919 C
BK-001-00033 403 Main Ave. 1917 C
BK-001-00029 405 Main Ave. 1902 C
BK-001-00023 406 Main Ave. 1916 C
BK-001-00005 * 407 Main Ave. 1928 DEMO
BK-001-00022 408 Main Ave. c.1933 C Stay NC
BK-001-00052 409-413 Main Ave. 1940 C
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* SHPO changes from original nomination and their comments”
• The Midwestern Company “Brookings Commercial Historic District Survey Update”
Memorandum indicates some address updates that need to be changed on the map.
• There are a few properties on the original NR map marked as one property that appear
to be two properties. We need to find out if they are taxed as one unit or separate units
and update the map accordingly. Depending on whether we split these properties it
may affect the Contributing/Noncontributing count.
o 313 Main (now 313 Main and 315 Main)
o 312/310 Main on NR map
o The L-shaped properties at the NE corner of Fourth and Main that appear to
front both streets.
• Demolition at 407 Main Ave. – remove an NC from the nomination count.
• Change 509-511 Main Ave. from contributing to non-contributing
• See if NPS will allow us to crop 519 Main and 509-511 Main out of the boundary to
eliminate two non-contributing structures from the count.
BK-000-01499 410 Main Ave. 1938 C
SHPO ID Address Construction
Date
Consultant
Evaluation
SHPO
BK-001-00035 414 Main Ave. 1927 C
BK-001-00053 415 Main Ave. c.1958 NC
BK-001-00036 416-418 Main Ave. 1914 C
BK-001-00010 417 Main Ave. 1955 NC
BK-001-00008 419 Main Ave. c.1958 NC
BK-001-00021 420 Main Ave. c.1900 NC
BK-001-00007 421 Main Ave. 1920, c.1985 NC
BK-001-00004 422 Main Ave. 1928 C NC
BK-001-00020 426 Main Ave. c.1921 C
BK-000-01525 427 Main Ave. 1932 C
BK-001-00019 500 Main Ave. 1913-15 C
BK-001-00006 501-503 Main Ave. 1927 NC
BK-001-00013 505-507 Main Ave. 1940 C
BK-001-00054 * 509-511 Main Ave. 1914 C NC
BK-001-00014 510 Main Ave. 1939 C
BK-001-00002 519 Main Ave. 1919 NC
BK-001-00055 319 Third St. (317 NR) 1905 C
BK-001-00018 306 Fourth St. 1936 C
BK-001-00011 308 Fourth St. c.1949 NC
BK-000-01831 310 Fourth St. (Old City
Hall)
1912 C
BK-001-00050 316 Fourth St. 1914 C
BK-000-02317 317 Fifth St. c.1928 C In district?
Further
research
BK-000-02308 317 Fifth Ave. c.1914 NC In District?
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• Review nomination text to see if there are any changes needed to accommodate points
above.
List of Properties Surveyed Brookings Commercial HD Periphery
SHPO ID Address Construction
Date
Evaluation SHPO
BK-000-02304 126 Main Ave. c.2004 NC
BK-000-02305 514 Main Ave. c.1958 NC
BK-000-02302 518 Main Ave. c.1928 C 2nd fl. Windows
replacement?
NC
BK-000-02300 520 Main Ave. c.1928 C NC
BK-000-02291 526 Main Ave. c.1938 NC
BK-000-02286 527 Main Ave. c.1970 NC
BK-000-02303 411 Front St. c.1948 NC
BK-000-02301 413 Front St. c.1936 NC
BK-000-02299 420 Front St. c.2004 NC
BK-000-02296 301 Third St. c.1958 C NC outside POS
BK-000-02295 303 Third St. c.1920 C NC
BK-000-01469 306 Third St. c.1936 NC
BK-000-02294 307 Third St. c.1935 NC
BK-000-02293 311 Third St. c.1928 NC
BK-000-02309 406-412 Third St. c.1910 NC
BK-000-02310 416 Third St. c.1940 NC
BK-000-02292 419 Third St. c.1926 C NC
BK-000-02311 426 Third St. c.1947 NC
BK-000-02287 312-314 Third Ave. c.1952 C NC outside POS
BK-000-02322 317 Third Ave. 1907 NC
BK-000-02289 414 Third Ave. c.1936 NC
BK-000-02290 416 Third Ave. c.1936 NC
BK-000-02319 506 Third Ave. 1910 NC
BK-000-02306 520 Third Ave. c.1991 NC
BK-000-02288* 302 Fourth St. c.1917, 1954 C Date unclear/
research
BK-000-02328 305-307 Fourth St. c.1927 NC
BK-000-02327* 309-311 Fourth St. c.1925 C
BK-000-02326 317 Fourth St. c.1928 NC
BK-000-02297 414-416 Fourth St. c.1914 NC
BK-000-02298 418 Fourth St. c.1954 NC
BK-000-02325 419-421 Fourth St. c.1962 NC
BK-000-02323 420 Fourth St. c.1904 NC
BK-000-02324 422 Fourth St. c.1978 NC
BK-000-02318 307-309 Fifth St. c.1958 C NC Outside POS
BK-000-02312 312 Fifth St. c.1950 NC
BK-000-02313 316-320 Fifth St. c.1963 NC
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o Need to be able to locate the potentially contributing buildings in relation to the current
National Register map to determine whether or not it is feasible to adjust boundaries.
In listing out the properties, there does not appear to be a very high concentration of
contiguous contributing buildings needed to argue for a boundary expansion.
o Further research needed for the property at 414 Sixth St. (i.e. at what date was it
covered in stucco?); Are there any exterior non-historic changes? This building is of
interest.
Nelson and Brosz had technical difficulties with the computer when trying to show specific
properties to discuss their findings.
Commission members disagreed with the state’s recommendation that 408 Main Avenue
remain “non-contributing” in the District and felt there was enough historic integrity in the
building. Further Commission review is needed.
Nelson and Brosz said the State Office (SHPO) does not recommend completing phase 2 of
this project, which would include a final report and summary, because Phase 1 of updating
the survey forms, making corrections, updated photographs and review of the environs was
enough information for the state office.
• Future Additional National Register Listings: Last summer the BHPC hired a consultant
to review the residential area between downtown and Pioneer Park for National Register
District eligibility. She did not conclude there was enough historic housing to warrant a
district; however, there were a few possible individual National Register listings. SHPO
would be willing to prepare a final nomination if the BHPC submits a “preliminary
assessment form” on each property. Thornes noted that the Berry House at 202 5th
Street should be listed and the owners are in support of a nomination.
• Sponsorship of Accredited Real Estate Workshop – Powers has been in touch with a
Sioux Falls real estate trainer who would be willing to submit historic preservation
related workshop curriculum to the State Real Estate Commission for accreditation.
The BHPC would like to hold a workshop yet this year with SHPO providing the
presenters on real estate related topics, such as the moratorium, tax credit and
Deadwood Fund. Powers will work with city and state staff to develop the program and
materials.
BK-000-02314* 406 Fifth St. c.1920 C
BK-000-02315 408-412 Fifth St. c.1958 C NC Outside POS
BK-000-02316 420 Fifth St. c.1965 NC
BK-000-02308 317 Fifth Ave. c.1914 NC in dist?
BK-000-02307 304 Sixth St. c.1985 NC
BK-000-02320 310 Sixth St. c.1956 C NC Outside POS
BK-000-01468* 414 Sixth St. c.1929 C Research/Historic
photo – was there
stucco historically?
BK-000-02321 418 Sixth St. 1973 NC
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• 2009/2010 Grant Application Projects: Thornes asked if SHPO had established their
funding priorities for the upcoming grant cycle. Nelson said there wouldn’t be any
changes to the funding priorities and criteria. Thornes asked when the application
notifications would be sent out and state staff were uncertain, but thought the deadline
would be sometime in March.
• Downtown Façade Restoration Design Project? The Commission gave the state staff an
overview of the proposed project: Les Rowland from Design Arc, through the use of a
computer program, can demonstrate how a specific building could be visually altered to
illustrate façade improvements (awnings, windows, etc.). Blocks could be updated as
each façade is changed. Financial partnering with DBI on the project would be needed.
Staff Report:
• 2009/2010 Grant Application (potential projects). Thornes asked the members to be
thinking about potential projects for this year’s grant application. The Commission will
probably have to decide by the March meeting in order to make deadlines.
Basic Allocation Funding - Project Titles (Maximum of $2000 total)
1. Mayor’s Awards for Historic Preservation
2. Brookings Preservationist Newsletter – Does the Commission want to do a newsletter again
in May 2010?
3. Public Workshop
4. Membership in state and national preservation organizations
Possible Supplemental Funding Projects:
1. Board Development Training **
o National Trust Conference – Nashville, TN
o Preservation Leadership Training (Deadwood, South Dakota (2009), 2010?
o National Alliance – 2010
o REGIONAL CLG NETWORKING
2. SURVEY: PHASE II: Brookings Commercial District Survey Update
PHASE 1, which consisted of updating survey forms, making corrections, photographs,
reviewing surrounding environs and providing preliminary recommendations.
PHASE 2 would consist of a complete report and summary. Note that SHPO has found the
consultant’s work to be very thorough and professional. They were also very impressed with
how much work she was able to complete with the limited amount of time and money
provided.
3. National Register Listing of the “Berry House” at 502 5th Street.
4. EDUCATION: Downtown Façade Restoration Design Project (see description above)
5. EDUCATION: REALTOR WORKSHOP
There was a discussion about how to make this project move forward in 2009. Thornes
would like to see SHPO sponsor the event and cover any costs. Powers recommended
utilizing a real estate trainer out of Sioux Falls to coordinate the event. The goal would be to
have a free or low cost state accredited workshop. Powers suggested holding the event
every two years. Thornes noted that the BHPC would need to control the program content
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and speakers and the focus would have to be preservation. Possible topics could include
federal tax credits and the state property tax moratorium.
6. Other Priorities in Brookings Historic Preservation Plan Action Plan.
COMMISSION PROJECTS / CITY MONEY
1. EDUCATION: EMAIL NEWSLETTER
2. ENDANGERED PLACES PROJECT
3. Porch Tour
• 2009 Preservation Leadership Training – Deadwood. The deadline to submit an
application is March 31st. Gritzner is interested in attending. Thornes asked SHPO staff
if funding two members was possible.
• Community Development Director. Mike Struck was introduced to the Commission
• Discussion regarding paperless/electronic Commission agenda packets. A motion was
made by Powers, seconded by McCollough, to approve going paperless with commission
agenda packets commencing in March. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Historic Districts and Properties.
Central Residential Historic District—National Register District
11.1 Review – 506 Third Street – McCollough and Bibby will informally meet with the
property owner to discuss possible incentives to retain the structure.
Brookings County Courthouse Expansion Plans. A number of options are under
consideration by the City and the County and most affect the Central Residential Historic
District. McCollough and other members expressed concern that the City doesn’t
appear to have a comprehensive plan of the downtown area that addresses the
courthouse, the residential historic districts and other neighboring amenities. If such a
plan existed, the City wouldn’t have to deal with so many brush fire issues. A
comprehensive plan would simplify decision making for all the projects under
consideration. Struck was asked if such a plan existed and he said no. He was asked if
one was planned for in the near future and he indicated that there weren’t any funds for
such a plan in 2009.
ACTION: A motion was made by Bibby, seconded by Powers, to direct the chairperson to
write a letter to the City Manager recommending the funding of a comprehensive plan
that would address and protect not only the downtown, but the surrounding historic
resources of the Courthouse, Carnegie, and Central Residential District. All present
voted yes; motion carried.
Announcements/Correspondence/Communications
Email – “Save Our History Grants Available”
Email – “Bob Yapp Offers Hands-On Workshops for CLGS”
Forum News, Jan/Feb 09
The Alliance Review, Nov/Dec 08
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SD History, Winter 08 (check-out)
MainStreet News, Dec 08
Calendar
May 4, 2009 Newsletter
May 12, 2009 Mayor’s Awards Presentation
June 20-27, 2009 DEADWOOD PLT
July 2009 Porch Tour – University Week for Women
Oct. 13-17, 2009 National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conf – Nashville, TN
Oct. 26-30, 2010 National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conf – Austin, TX
March Agenda Items: Grant Application, 2010 City funding budget, Local District Process,
Preservation Week events, Mayor’s Awards, Newsletter, PLT Application.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Shari Thornes, Brookings City Clerk