Save the Walters Jail: Architectural Drawings
To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for reuse of the Walters Jail, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org
Short Term---We applied for and received a $20,000 Legacy Grant which enabled our committee to obtain architectural drawings of the jail which are needed before we can proceed with the preservation of our jail.
Progress Indicator--Hired LHB architects of Minneapolis, MN to complete drawings. Mike Lovato is the project manager.
Intermediate Term--The site visit by LHB architect on April 30, 2019 gave our architect detailed information on what steps need to be done to stabilize and save this jail.
Progress Indicator--LHB has now finished the jail's architectural drawings and we know the steps and processes that will be needed to stabilize and restore our jail.
Our short term and intermediate term targets were achieved. We can now look to our long term goal of applying for another grant to begin the bidding and construction phase of our project.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org