IOWA CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2011 ANNUAL REPORT. CLG Participating City, County and Land Use District Profile

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1 IOWA CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT 2011 ANNUAL REPORT CLG Participating City, County and Land Use District Profile NAME OF THE CITY, COUNTY, OR LAND USE DISTRICT: COUNTY, IOWA WINNESHIEK Mailing Address of the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, or Land Use District Trustees (DO NOT GIVE MAILING ADDRESS OF STAFF OR COMMISSION CONTACT): Les Askelson, Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors 201 West Main Street, Decorah, Iowa, Phone Number: Fax Number: Website: Section I. Locating Historic Properties Identification, Evaluation, and Registration Activity CLG Standards found in CLG Agreement and National Historic Preservation Act The CLG shall maintain a system for the survey and inventory of historic and prehistoric properties in a manner consistent with and approved by the STATE. The CLG will review National Register nominations on any property that lies in the jurisdiction of the local historic preservation commission. 1. Please provide complete reports and site inventory forms from historic identification/survey, evaluation and/or registration/nomination projects that the City, County, or Land Use District completed in Do not include projects that were funded with a CLG grant or mandated by the Section 106 review and compliance process: The City of Calmar and the Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission jointly sponsored nominating the Calmar Depot to the National Register of Historic Places. The structure was placed on the National Register in the fall of How many NRHP Properties in your City, County or LUD were altered, moved or demolished in 2011? None 1

2 3. In 2011, how many additional properties (landmarks, sites, zones or districts) did your city place on its list of locally designated historic landmarks and/or historic districts? Please attach a copy of each designation nomination and ordinance. No 4. In 2011, were there any actions to revise, amend, change or de-list a locally designated property? If so, how many? Please attach documentation of the review and appeal process and decisions made by the historic preservation commission, planning and zone commission, city Council, District Court or other governmental agency or official involved with the process. None Section II Managing, Protecting, and Preserving Historic Properties The CLG will enforce all appropriate state and local ordinances for designating and protecting historic properties The CLG shall provide for adequate public participation in the local historic preservation programs 5. Did your city, county, LUD or its historic preservation commission undertake any of the following activities in 2011? Please think broadly about this question and include any activity (small or large) that facilitated historic preservation in your community. a. Historic preservation planning. Examples include the development or revision of an preservation plan, development of a work plan for your commission, etc. (use additional pages if needed) See attached pages b. Provided technical assistance on historic preservation issues or projects. Examples include working with individual homeowners, business owners, institutions to identify appropriate treatments and find appropriate materials, research advice, etc. (use additional pages if needed) See attached pages c. Undertook educational programming in historic preservation. Examples include training sessions offered to the public, walking tours, open houses, lectures, Preservation Month activities, etc. (use additional pages if needed) See attached pages 6. If the city or county amended its historic preservation ordinance or resolution or passed additional ordinances or resolutions that impact historic properties, please attach copies of the amendments and new ordinances or resolutions. N/A 2

3 7. If new or revised design standards and/or guidelines were developed and adopted during 2009, please attach a copy. N/A 8. Are there any particular issues, challenges, and/or successes your preservation commission has encountered or accomplished this year? See attached pages Section III Historic Preservation Program Administration The CLG will organize and maintain a historic preservation commission, which must meet at least three times per year. The commission will be composed of community members with a demonstrated positive interest in historic preservation, or closely related fields, to the extent available in the community. The commission will comply with Iowa Code Chapter 21 in its operations. Commission members will participate in state sponsored or approved historic preservation training activities. 10. List dates of meetings held. January 8th, February 11, March 12th, April 9 th, May 14 th, August 6th, November 13 th, December 15th, 11. Please update the attached CLG Personnel Information Table. 12. Please attach biographical sketches or resumes of commissioners who were newly appointed in Please complete the 2011 Commission Training Table. PLEASE SIGN and DATE Name IF SUBMITTING ELECTRONICALLY, MAIL ONE (1) HARD COPY OF THIS PAGE. IF SUBMITTING PAPER/HARD COPY, MAIL ONE (1) HARD COPY OF THE REPORT. 3

4 Paula A. Mohr Historic Preservation Office Historical Building600 East Locust St Des Moines IA Historic Preservation Training Table In this table, provide information about the commissioners involvement in historic preservation training, listing the name of the conference, workshop or meeting; the sponsoring organization; the location and date when the training occurred. Be sure to provide the names of commissioners, staff, and elected officials who attended. Name of Training Session: Two day historic preservation workshop. Sponsoring organization: State Historic Preservation Office. Jack Porter, Beth Foster Hill, Ralph Christian, Kathy Gourley, and Paula Mohr were presenters. Location: Clutier, Iowa Date: September 22 nd and 23 rd, 2011 Names of historic preservation commissioners, staff and elected officials who attended: Ferneva Brimacomb. Name of Training Session: Regional Historic Preservation Workshop on Rural Schools and Decorah Historic Architecture, at the Vesterheim Amdal-Odland Heritage Center. Location: Decorah, Iowa Date: October 1 st, 2011 Names of historic preservation commissioners, staff and elected officials who attended: Mike Meyer, Elizabeth Lorentzen, Steve Johnson, Ferneva Brimacomb, Janelle Pavlovec, Roger Bergan, Julia Wall, Dave Stanley Name of Training Session: Sponsoring organization: Location: Date: Names of historic preservation commissioners, staff and elected officials who attended: Name of Training Session: Sponsoring organization: Location: Date: Names of historic preservation commissioners, staff and elected officials who attended: CLG Personnel Table 4

5 A. Please list the names of the Historic Preservation Commissioners who served during 2011: Steve Johnson (Chairman) Elizabeth Lorentzen (Treasurer) David Stanley (co-secretary) Julia Wall (co-secretary) Roger Bergan Mike Meyer Ferneva Brimacomb Dean Thompson Janelle Pavlovec B. CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL 2011 Name of Mayor, Chairman of Board of Supervisors, President of LUD Trustees: Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. First Name: Les Initial: Last Name: Askelson 2011 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION: Please complete the following and provide information about the 2010 commission. Be sure to indicate how the individual wishes to be addressed (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.). Please provide a work (circle W) or a home (circle H) mailing address, work (circle W) or a home (circle H) phone number and work (circle W) or a home (circle H) address. Please provide new or updated information on past and present: profession, employment, training, preservation skills including ownership of a historic property (Past or present: profession/employment, preservation skills, historic property owner). If the commissioner represents a locally designated district, provide the name of the district (Representative, Name of Historic District). Specify the month, day, and year that the commissioner's term will end (Term Ends). If a commission member serves as contact with the State Historic Preservation Office for the Commission, please mark the check off box below that individual's name. CHAIRPERSON/COMMISSIONER Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. First Name: Steve Initial: L. Last Name: Johnson Mailing Address: 201 West Main Street, Decorah, Iowa, Home Phone Number:

6 Address: (office) Historian Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 13 Office for the Commission. Circle Yes X No SECRETARY/COMMISSIONER First Name: David Initial: G. Last Name: Stanley Mailing Address: 1008 Nordic Drive, Decorah, Iowa, Home Phone Number: Address: stanley1@iowatelecom.net Archeologist Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 13 Office for the Commission. Circle Yes X No TREASURER/COMMISSIONER First Name: Elizabeth Initial Last Name: Lorentzen Mailing Address: 610 Center Street, Decorah, Iowa, Home Phone Number: Address: elorentzen@decorah.k12.ia.us 6

7 High School Teacher with an art history background. Co-owner of 1880s Queen Anne style building in downtown Decorah and a 1903 Queen Anne style home in Decorah. Restored both structures. Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 14 COMMISSIONER First Name: Dean Initial Last Name: Tompson Mailing Address: 217 Riverview Dr., Decorah, Iowa, Home Phone Number: Address: deano@iastate.edu USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Services (Retired). Fifteen years of professional study, reporting, and publication in cultural resources management and prehistoric archeology (North America and Oceania). Twenty-two years experience in scientific statistical survey of natural resources, conditions, and trends in the United States with professional reporting and publication. Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 13 COMMISSIONER First Name: Ferneva Initial Last Name: Brimacomb 7

8 Mailing Address: th Street, Decorah, Iowa, Home Phone Number: Address: Retired director and curator, Laura Wilder Ingalls Park and Musuem, Burr Oak, Iowa Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 12 COMMISSIONER First Name: Roger Initial Last Name: Bergan Mailing Address: th Avenue, Ridgeway, Iowa, Home Phone Number: Address: Farmer, Historic Preservation Activist Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 14 COMMISSIONER First Name: Julia Initial: Last Name: Wall Mailing Address: 2305 Oak Hill Rd., Decorah, Iowa

9 Home Phone Number: (cell) Home Phone Number: Address: Historic preservation activist with a deep interest in historic architecture and history. Former member of the Iowa Antique Bottlers Association. Prepared a National Register nomination for the Anundsen House in Decorah. Conducted extensive research on the Anundsen Family and the Decorah Posten. Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 14 COMMISSIONER First Name: Janelle Initial: Last Name: Pavlovec Mailing Address: 507 West Main Street, Decorah, Iowa Home Phone Number: Address: jpavlovec@hotmail.com Historic property owner with a deep interest in historic preservation of significant architectural properties. A serious interest in genealogy and oral histories as well. Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 12 9

10 COMMISSIONER First Name: Marvin (Mike) Initial Last Name: Meyer Mailing Address: 110 East Brooks Street, P.O. Box 135, Ossian, Iowa Home Phone Number: Address: Historic Preservation Activist with a deep interest in the construction of ornate designs of historic buildings and the desire to preserve them. Term Ends: Month 01 Day 02 Year 12 Biographical Sketch Applicant for Historic Preservation Commission NAME: (Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. please circle one): ADDRESS: WORK PHONE NUMBER WORK: ( ) HOME PHONE NUMBER: ( ) ADDRESS: INTEREST IN LOCAL HISTORY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION (Describe education, employment, memberships, publications, and/or other activities which indicate your interest in and commitment to historic preservation; or provide a statement detailing your interest in local history and commitment to historic preservation; use extra sheets if necessary) 10

11 EDUCATION: EMPLOYMENT: INTEREST: While serving on the Historic Preservation Commission, I will work to insure that the commission enforces the Historic Preservation Ordinance/Resolution; upholds the CLG Agreement with the State of Iowa, and works in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior s Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Signature Date ATTACHMENTS Section II 5. The Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission participated in a wide range of activities throughout The Commission has continued the marketing and sales of the book entitled Vera Harris Memories of Historic Architecture and People of Decorah that was released in December of Almost 600 copies have been sold to date and the Commission is the publisher. A power point presentation was made to the Decorah Historic Preservation Commission, to the public at the Decorah Public Library, and two organizations of the Decorah Questers. A presentation was also made at the Commission s regional workshop in October along with two van tours of Decorah showcasing it historic origins, architecture, and citizens as it related to the Vera Harris book. A Commission member researched, prepared, and presented a speech on George Phelps and Seivert Larsen and their roles in developing Phelps Park and the City park system at the 100 th anniversary of Phelps Park in September. 11

12 A Commission member served as project coordinator for Barn Quilts of Winneshiek County, a project showcasing our county s historic agricultural buildings and local history using traditional quilt pattern painted panels on barns and other agricultural related structures throughout Winneshiek County. The barn quilts are part of themed routes and represent aspects of Winneshiek County history. In 2010 the Commission indicated a sincere interest in supporting and cooperating with the Oneota Historic Future Alliance (OFHA) in their efforts to save the 1915 Caretaker s House affiliated with the old County Farm in Freeport. The Commission pledge $1,000 towards nominating the Caretaker House to the National Register if additional funds could be obtained in late This did not occur. As time ran out and demolition became imminent the Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission decided to mitigate the structure by preparing a document that outlined the County Farm as a historic district with a focus on the Caretaker House. Objectives included creating a historic and cultural context of the farm, determine the potential significance of the property and each of its contributing and non-contributing features, preparation of a detailed description of the house, and provide data necessary for future considerations of the property. This document had not been completed by the end of The Commission provided a member to work with Ann Hjelle to develop and present the exhibit The Hjelle s of Siewers Springs at the Vesterheim Museum. This involved securing grant funding, publishing a booklet about the Hjelle family and also producing a postcard. This was an intensive project documenting the Norwegian Hjelle family who settled in the Siewers Spring area in The family still owns the farm and held the 100 th anniversary of their first family reunion in A successful exhibit was held in June and the project wrapped up the end of June. The Commission was also involved in writing copy for a 2012 calendar, prints, and note cards showcasing local high school art students pen and ink drawings of Decorah s historic buildings and outdoor areas. A regional Historic Preservation Workshop was organized and sponsored by the Commission. This workshop occurred on October 1, 2011 with the focus on rural schools in Iowa. Bill Sherman, a recognized authority on the topic, was the keynote speaker. Regional historic preservation commissions that attended the workshop included Mitchell County, City of Decorah, City of Fort Atkinson, and the City of McGregor. A representative from each commission presented information concerning past accomplishments and future activities. Elizabeth Lorentzen provided a power point presentation from the Vera Harris book and led two separate van tours of the properties discussed. This event was well attended with nearly 40 participants and was funded by the Winneshiek County Historic Preservation Commission. Projects discussed for undertaking in 2012 included initiating a rural school survey and preparation of a National Register Nomination for the Highlandville School. The focus of this project will include not only architectural features that still exist but will also 12

13 including surveying those that are now archeological sites and everything in between. The Commission has selected Highland Township for a pilot study to insure our methodology is effective. Highland Township has one very well preserved school functioning as a community building in Highlandville (the Highlandville School) and five other locations that are likely archeological sites. It is estimated that there were 148 rural schools in Winneshiek County. The Commission is also exploring the possibility of created a GIS of all known rural schools. This project will be a joint effort with the Winneshiek County Historical Society which is hosting a conference on rural schools in