City Of Decorah Winneshiek County Iowa Planning For Preservation Project Report And Research Guide

Download or read book City of Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa Planning for Preservation Project Report and Research Guide written by David C. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Decorah Planning for Preservation project provided brood historic preservation training to the Decorah Historic Preservation Commission and other interested individuals who attended its meetings. Other goals included providing a better understanding of the Commission's potential role within the community and its role in historic preservation activities in the City. In addition, information was provided on various preservation activities including reconnaissance and intensive level surveys, property evaluation for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)eligibility, inventory development, and local registration of historic properties. The training segment of the project covered methods of research and the range of sources available to researchers and their relative importance and reliability. The Commission members and interested volunteers completed Iowa Site Inventory Forms on six properties. The key importance of the NRHP in the preservation process was discussed at length, as were the many difficulties faced in achieving the goals of historic preservation at the present time.