Hurd House/Anderson Hotel Reuse Study

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
City of Wabasha
Start Date
June 2010
End Date
December 2010
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wabasha
Wabasha
Project Overview

A reuse study on the Hurd House/Anderson Hotel, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was completed by John Lauber and Associates with a final draft sent to the City of Wabasha on 1/24/2011.  The City of Wabasha Historic Preservation Commission and Port Authority along with City Administrator and Planner were directly involved with the development of the project.

The Hurd House/Anderson Hotel was closed in early 2009 and has remained closed since First State Bank took position in late 2009. The Building is locked with minimal heat and protection from the elements. The property does not have a day to day caretaker as it did when it was previously operated as a hotel in private ownership. The City Port Authority working with the First State Bank has worked diligently with a number or interested parties to look at selling the property to a party that would re-establish its usc as a hotel. Each of these prospective parties had significant interest in hotel and restaurant operations, several of a historic nature.

The primary goal for the reuse study was to find a qualified party interested in acquiring the property and placing it back into use.  The grantee reported that they had a group very interested in the property only because of the work undertaken by this study.

Project Details
To conduct and prepare a reuse study of the Hurd House/Anderson Hotel listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated 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 grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,500
Project Manager
Salutation
Mr.
First Name
David
Last Name
Schmidt CM, AICP
Street Address
900 Hiawatha Dr. E., PO Box 268
City
Wabasha
State
MN
Zip Code
55981
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000