Marker for Historic Oakland Apartment & Hotel Building
To design, produce, and install a historical marker for the 1889 Oakland Apartment & Hotel Building in Minneapolis.
To design, produce, and install a historical marker for the 1889 Oakland Apartment & Hotel Building in Minneapolis.
$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money 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. Contact, grants@mnhs.org
The targets were to not only achieved, they were exceeded. The unveiling of the marker project was announced on social media and invitations were also sent to the local media, city council and Twin City historians. It was a great day for Minneapolis history and the marker project was admired by invited guests and passersby, along with impromptu Oakland tours offered to all who showed interest.
Long term measurable outcomes will continue to be monitored and assessed.
The expected results were achieved because the marker project is a public invitation for inspection with no strings attached. It (the marker) gives and asks for nothing in return. It's a tangible reminder that the building it commemorates, the Oakland, is worthy of preservation. The marker project emphasizes local history awareness and allows readers to immediately share in the presented information.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org
Kevin Frazell, Vice Chair
Carletta Sweet, Secretary
Dianne Walsh, Treasurer
Max Erickson
Andy Gittleman
Tomek Rajtar
Laurie Rice
Joe Tamburino