HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - National Register Eligibility for Old Town Historic District RESOLUTION NO.03-383
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE
CERTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDATION OF
NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
OLD TOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the City of Ames was designated as a Certified Local Government(CLG)in December
1995,and one of the responsibilities of a CLG is to review National Register nominations on any property that
lies in the jurisdiction of the local Historic Preservation Commission; and,
WHEREAS,the State Nominations Review Committee(SNRC)plans to consider the nomination for
the Old Town Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places, including the multiple property
listing,"A Home for Science and Technology:Ames,Iowa;"and,
WHEREAS,the Old Town Historic District is generally located between Clark and Duff Avenues
and 7"'and 9' Streets;and,
WHEREAS, the SNRC has requested that the Historic Preservation Commission and the Mayor
review the Multiple Property Documentation Form and review the nomination of the Old Town Historic
District to the National Register of Historic Places to determine whether the nominated historic district meets
the National Register of Historic Places significance criteria; and,
WHEREAS, William C. Page, Public Historian, prepared the multiple property listing and the
nomination,which includes 249 buildings and one site; and,
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission reviewed this request at their meeting of
September 15,2003,and recommended that the Multiple Property Documentation Form be approved by the
National Park Service, determined that the nomination of the Old Town Historic District to the National
Register of Historic Places meets Criteria"A"and"C,"and recommended National Register eligibility to the
State Nominations Review Committee.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, hereby
recommends that the Multiple Property Documentation Form be approved by the National Park Service;finds
that the nomination ofthe Old Town Historic District to the National Register ofHistoric Places meets Criteria
"A"and"C;"and recommends National Register eligibility to the State Nominations Review Committee.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of September,2003.
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor
Introduced by: Cross
Seconded by: Hoffinan
Voting aye: Cross,Goodhue,Hoffman,Mahayni,Vegge,Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd of September,2003.