To Be Historic Or Not To Be Historic...That Is The Question

Jennifer Price from Price Preservation Research came to town in January to review the buildings within the downtown to determine if certain buildings were historic and eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.  She also reviewed the buildings within the Downtown to determine if an historic district exists. 

Jennifer's January visit included a field survey where she took photos of all buildings in the downtown and also conducted some research.  The research included reviewing the Storm Lake Centennial book and other material found at the Storm Lake Public Library, reviewing historical photos found at the Buena Vista County Historical Society, accessing the public records at the Buena Vista County Courthouse, and other additional online research.


Jennifer Price completing field survey research for the Historical Survey.

 

After her on-site visit, Jennifer could start work on the Iowa Site Inventory Forms.  These forms would need to be completed for every building and would help provide documentation for the historic contexts, typologies, and eligibility criteria for determining if a building is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. 

 

Recently the City has received the Final Report for the Historical Survey from Jennifer Price.  The Final Report along with all the site inventory forms have been submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office to be reviewed for the Downtown Facade Project.

 

What buildings within the Storm Lake Downtown are deemed historic or not historic?....Does the City of Storm Lake contain an historic district or not?  Stay tuned for the next blog post where we will reveal the results of the Historical Survey completed by Jennifer Price!