Press Release - Historic Preservation Board to Meet October 30

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lorna Meidinger
October 15, 2009
(701) 328-2089

BISMARCK – The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Review Board will meet Friday, October 30 at 10 a.m. at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. The meeting is open to the public.

Board members will consider an update to the R.S. Blome Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks, based on a recent survey of the pavement. The Granitoid was originally listed in the National Register in 1991.

Over the last two decades, the R.S. Blome Granitoid Pavement in Grand Forks has seen a number of changes due to flooding, use, and city work. This update proposes a decrease in the National Register boundaries that reflects the changes in the pavement’s integrity.

The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Review Board consists of five professional and two citizen members and meets quarterly. They are charged with reviewing nominations to the National Register and making their recommendations to North Dakota’s State Historic Preservation Officer, who is Merl Paaverud, the director of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s list of properties considered worthy of preservation. The documentation process for listing demonstrates that resource is significant in some aspect of the nation’s history. Contrary to some misconceptions about the National Register program, listing in it does not prevent owners from altering their property, restricting the use or sale of the property, or establish times requiring that the property must be open to the public. Entry into the National Register of Historic Places does give a property prestige, provides protection from federally-assisted projects, and provides eligibility for certain preservation financial incentives.

For more information, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at (701) 328-2089.

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