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Downtown Waseca Design Guidelines

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Waseca
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
In Progress
Start Date
September 2013
End Date
September 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Waseca
Waseca
Project Overview
To hire a qualified consultant to create historic preservation design guidelines for the City of Waseca.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Minnesota Historical Society Governing Board: William R. Stoeri, President Missy S. Thompson, Vice President Ruth Huss, Vice President D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer Suzanne Blue Brenda J. Child Robert Bruininks Judith S. Corson D. Stephen Elliott Phyllis Rawls Goff William D. Green David R. Hakensen Ruth S. Huss Martha Kaemmer Dennis L. Lamkin David M. Larson Charles Mahar Dean M. Nelson Elizabeth M. Nordlie Dennis Nguyen Peter R. Reis Hussein Samatar Simon Stevens Susan Kenny Stevens William R. Stoeri Karen Wilson Thissen Missy Staples Thompson Eleanor Winston Ex-Officio: Mark Dayton, Governor Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State Lori Swanson, Attorney General Rebecca Otto, State Auditor
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Historic Resources Advisory Committee Mark Peterson, Winona (Chair) - Executive Director, Winona County Historical Society - Governor's appointee to Minnesota Sesquicentennial and Minnesota Humanities Commissions - Qualified in history, historic preservation and history museum administration Leanne Brown, Eden Prairie - Director of Development, Carver County Library/Library Foundation - Formerly, Executive Director, Carver County Historical Society - Qualified in history, project management and museum studies Jack Byers, Minneapolis - Manager, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) - Manages CPED's Preservation and Design Section - Qualified in historic preservation, architecture, urban geography and planning Tamara Edevold, Bagley - Executive Director, Clearwater County Historical Society - Active in Minnesota's Historic Northwest, regional historical organization - Qualified in history, archaeology, anthropology and history museum administration Ram Gada, Eden Prairie - Engineer - Active in the documentation of Minnesota's East Indian community - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB), former member - Qualified in engineering, energy consulting and grants administration William Latady, Tower - Bois Forte Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer - Curator, Bois Forte Heritage Museum - Qualified in archaeology, anthropology, historic preservation and history museum administration Benjamin Vander Kooi, Luverne - Attorney practicing as Vander Kooi Law Offices, P.A., in Luverne, MN - Active in Vote Yes! Campaign - Past chair, MN State Arts Board - Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation - Qualified in historic preservation, nonprofit and grants administration Brenda Child, Minneapolis - Chair, Department of American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota - Enrolled member, Red Lake Nation - Qualified in history, American Studies and American Indian Studies Nicole Foss, Bemidji - Executive Director, Beltrami County Historical Society, Bemidji, MN - Qualified in anthropology, historical archaeology, library and museum fields Kris Kiesling, Roseville - Director of Archives and Special Collections at University of MN Libraries - State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) member - Qualified in library and archives, digital services and history Jan Louwagie, Marshall - Coordinator, Southwest Minnesota Regional Research Center, Southwest Minnesota State University - Founding member of Society for the Study of Local and Regional History - Former member of State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) - Qualified in history and archival administration Ann Meline, Saint Cloud - Deputy Director, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud - Formerly Assistant Director/Public Programs managing Exhibits, Collections and Education Departments - Former grant reviewer for Institute of Museum and Library Services - Qualified in history, nonprofit and museum administration Peter Reis, White Bear Lake - President, White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Chair, Minnesota Historical Society's Grants Review Committee - Qualified in history and nonprofit and grants administration William Stoeri, Minneapolis - Ex-officio member (president of the MHS Board) Missy Staples Thompson, Saint Paul - Ex-officio member (treasurer of the MHS Board)
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5, Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants.
Appropriation Language

Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 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.

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,500
Direct expenses
$5,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Impact: Educate the public and property owners about the importance of preservation, and the appropriate style, methods, and materials related to exterior renovations. Progress Indicator: Increased interest and successful rehabilitation projects. This target was achieved and will continue to be achieved. There has been on rehabilitation project approved and commenced. There have been other inquiries.

2. Impact: Educate the public about the economic and historic benefits of preserving historic buildings especially in groups that create a demand for space and establish a destination for shopping, dining, entertainment, arts, culture, services, and tourism. Progress Indicator: Knowledge about design guidelines and historic districts, and support for designation of a downtown historic district. This target was partially achieved through the HPC's two public meetings. There are plans for (perhaps a series) that will likely be co-sponsored by the HPC and Waseca County Historical Society. These meetings will use the Design Guidelines as an educational tool in conjunction with other educational tools and mechanisms. Content and tools for these meetings have not been developed and may be the subject of a future grant request.

3. Impact: Provide a guide to property owners and tenants in the historic core to use as they pursue exterior facade projects, expansions, renovations, and new construction. Progress Indicator: More historically appropriate facade renovations and projects. Long-Term Demand for space in renovated storefronts and upper level living spaces. Low vacancy rates in downtown buildings. This target has been achieved, and has been used in two site reviews, one on a national register property and the other an infill new construction project (yeah!). The guide will be used over the long-term in this same way.

4. Impact: A healthy, vibrant, renovated historic central business district.

Progress Indicator: Downtown Waseca as a major tourism destination. This target is long-term and yet to be realized, however, there is new interest in downtown buildings with a few new tenants occupying vacant space in the downtown.

Recipient Board Members
Waseca Heritage Preservation Commission

Les Tlougan, Joan Mooney, Robin Terrell,Patricia Masberg, Ranee Stoltz
Project Manager
First Name
Kimberly
Last Name
Johnson
Organization Name
City of Waseca
Street Address
508 South State Street
City
Waseca
State
MN
Zip Code
56093
Phone
507-835-9741
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Historical Society

Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000
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