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Photograph by Steve Martens The information site at Menoken State Historic Site near Bismarck was one of the sites added to the National Register. lation of a new roof; Lake Region Heritage Center for weatherproofing repair to the roof of the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse; Ramsey County for the installation of a new roof on the World War Memorial Building in Devils Lake; Dickey County Courthouse for the planning of the basement slab replacement and moisture mitigation; Emmons County Courthouse for the rehabilitation of sandstone stairs and windowsills; Masonic Temple in Devils Lake for the replacement of the exterior doors; Phi Beta Phi House located in the Grand Forks University of North Dakota Historic District for tuckpointing and reroofing; the owners of 28 Conklin Avenue in Grand Forks Riverside Neighborhood Historic District for work to the exterior masonry, rehabilitation of the two back porches and two windows; and the owners of 808 Belmont Road located in Grand Forks Near Southside Historic District for rehabilitation work to the front porch. Each year a minimum of 10 percent of the Historic Preservation Funds are dedicated to Certified Local Governments (CLG) and available through a competitive grant award. A CLG is a unit of local (town, city, or county) government that has met the requirements of, and has applied for, certification to become a fully participating partner in national and state historic preservation programs. The cities of Buffalo, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, and Grand Forks, as well as Walsh County and Pembina County, are all Certified Local Governments. A total of $148,203 in funding was granted to the CLGs in North Dakota in 2010 and 2011. These projects include: the City of Buffalo: $24,785 for administrative expenses and educational opportunities, hosting the 2011 CLG workshop, and a capital improvement project with the Buffalo High School; the City of Devils Lake: $2,300 for a project with the Sheriff’s House Museum; the City of Dickinson: $2,670 for educational opportunities and production of a brochure; the City of Fargo: $29,230 for administrative expenses, a National Register Nomination, and the Historic Preservation Expo; the City of Grand Forks: $56,326 for administration, three nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, and a brochure on the UND Historic District; Pembina County: $18,883 for administration and educational opportunities strategic planning; and Walsh County: $14,009 for administration and educational opportunities strategic planning. The State Historical Society contributes to North Dakota’s economic development by assisting owners of historic buildings in obtaining federal investment tax credits for rehabilitation projects. Society staff members make recommendations on listing in the National Register and review rehabilitation plans to ensure they conform to federal standards. The following projects have been under review for this program: Pence Auto in Fargo, Williston High School, and the Loretta Block in Fargo. The Society’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Division continues incorporating recorded archaeological, historical, and architectural sites in North Dakota into an improved access database and a multi-layered The WPA stone structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery in Grand Forks, listed this fiscal year on the Federal Register, consists of entrance gateways, a set of entry cairns, and this stone chapel built in 1936-37. 10 Plains Talk • sPring/summer 2012 Photograph by Steve Martens
digital mapping format, the Geographic Information System (GIS). The site database at the end of 2011 contained 54,444 archaeological, historical, and architectural sites. This past year 740 archaeological sites, 294 historical archaeological sites, and 287 architectural sites were added to the database. In addition 323 sites were updated. There are approximately 12,200 cultural resource reports in the division’s manuscript collection, with 605 being added over the past year. An ArcIMS (Internet Map Service) has been developed and allows users to view, retrieve, and interact with the spatial and attribute data relevant to this sensitive cultural data set. This has proven to be an invaluable tool to cultural resource professionals, researchers, and project planners working in North Dakota. The GIS has been undertaken in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The division is the state’s sole repository for the housing and managing of cultural resource site files and cultural resource manuscript collections. These files are utilized by cultural resource professionals and SHSND staff on a daily basis. The division also responded to 2,850 Section 106 projects submitted by federal agencies or their representatives. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act requires consideration of historic preservation in federal actions, a process involving the federal agency and the state or tribal historic preservation officer. In an effort to provide better service, forms, manuals, and documents are now available online. The NDCRS Site Form Training Manual, Archaeological Component of the North Dakota Comprehensive Plan for Historic Preservation, and 2009 Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan are available online. Other historic contexts available online on the SHSND’s website include: Ethnic Architecture in Stark County, North Dakota; the Nonpartisan League’s Home Building Association Resources in North Dakota; Railroads in North Dakota, 1872-1956; Bonanza Farming in North Dakota; Episcopal Churches of North Dakota; German- Russian Wrought Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota; Philanthropically Established Libraries in North Dakota; Ukrainian Immigrant Dwellings and Churches in North Dakota from Early Settlement Until the Depression; The Evolution of Van Horn and Ritterbush; The Evolution of Gilbert R. Horton; and Federal Relief Construction in North Dakota, 1931-1943. Plains Talk • sPring/summer 2012 Williston High School was constructed in 1930-31, in a restrained, early version of the Art Deco style. The Alkabo School in Divide County was built in 1934. It remains the most prominent building in the community of Alkabo. The Travelers Hotel in Noonan was the most up-to-date hotel in the area when it was built in 1910. It sheltered local and regional travelers and guests such as Annie Oakley and James J. Hill. Photograph by Steve Martens Photograph by Karen Verlinde 11
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Page 3 and 4: Merlan E. Paaverud, Jr., Director
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Page 9: Special summer programs at Ronald R
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Page 25 and 26: September 1-3 Concert at the Chatea
Page 27 and 28: National History Day Award Winners
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