HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Nomination of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House to National Register of Historic Places Meets National Register "Significance Criteriion A and C" and Recommening National Register Eligibility to the State Nominations Review Committee RESOLUTION NO. 22-027
RESOLUTION FINDING THAT THE NOMINATION OF PI KAPPA ALPHA
FRATERNITY HOUSE TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
MEETS NATIONAL REGISTER"SIGNIFICANCE CRITERION A AND C"AND
RECOMMENDING NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY TO THE STATE
NOMINATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the City had received a request for a recommendation of National Register
eligibility for Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house (Alpha Pi Chapter), located at 2112 Lincoln Way;
and,
WHEREAS, the nomination was submitted to the City by the State Historic Preservation
Office(SHPO), after first being submitted to SHPO by Alexa McDowell(Architectural Historian)
at the request of the property owner; and,
WHEREAS, as a Certified Local Government, one of the Historic Preservation City
Council's responsibilities is to review National Register nominations on anyproperty that lies within
the boundaries of the City; and,
WHEREAS, nominations are first submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office, and
a copy of the nomination is then sent to the Certified Local Government for review and comment;
and,
WHEREAS,after allowing for public comment,the Historic Preservation Commission and
the Mayor are to decide if the property meets National Register Significance"Criterion A,"and the
Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the nomination at its meeting on January 10,2022;and,
WHEREAS,the State Historical Society of Iowa is required to provide the City with a 60-day
review period from the date of nomination is received by the City, which the City received a copy
of the nomination on December 10, 2021; and,
WHEREAS, the completed nomination forms include a summary of the significance of the
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house; and,
WHEREAS, at the Historic Preservation Commission meeting on January 10, 2022, the
Commission voted to find that the nomination of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity House to the
National Register of Historic Places meets National Register"Significance Criterion A and C"and
recommended National Register eligibility to the State Nomination Review Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the findings for the nomination of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house to the National Register
of Historic Places meeting the National Register "Significance Criterion A and C," and to
recommend the National Register eligibility to the State Nominations Review Committee is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25`'' day of January, 2022.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25t'day of January, 2022.