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Preservation of Decorative Elements

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Project of
Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Grant County
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
January 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Grant
Grant
Project Overview
To prepare condition report and treatment proposal for murals in the Grant County Courthouse, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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.

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,130
Direct expenses
$14,130
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The short-term metric was achieved by contracting with a qualified professional historical conservator.

The intermediate metric was achieved by the conservator's comprehensive investigation of the major interior spaces of the Grant County Courthouse including murals; painted and stenciled architectural surfaces; gilded and painted architectural elements; and plasterwork. The documented report, Comprehensive Investigation, Conservation Mock-ups & Proposed Conservation Treatment (attached) accomplishes this intermediate metric.

The long-term metric has been initiated with the County Board approval of the Comprehensive Investigation, Conservation Mock-ups & Proposed Conservation Treatment on August 6, 2013 of the Grant County Courthouse. Grant County has received $90,000.00 from the Jeffris Family Foundation to conserve and preserve the decorative elements of the Grant County Courthouse. Grant County has applied for funds from the Minnesota Historical Society for a Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Grant to conserve and preserve the decorative elements of the Grant County Courthouse. The Grant County Board of Commissioners are very committed to utilizing the report in all future decisions regarding the conservation and preservation decorative elements of the Courthouse. Grant County believes that all of the evaluation metrics were achieved and will be continued to be achieved well into the future. Also, the long term goals will be accomplished with continuing consultation with the Minnesota Historical Society. Grant County believes that the successful achievement was due to the hiring of a qualified professional conservator.

Recipient Board Members
Philip Groneberg, Chairman

Ron Woltjer

Tom Amundson

Todd Schneeberger

Keith Swanson
Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Standish
Organization Name
Grant County
Street Address
10 Second Street Northeast
City
Elbow Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
56531
Phone
218-685-8240
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Historical Society

Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000
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