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HRAB 10-19-93 Meeting AgendaCOUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development 703 / 665-5651 Fax 703/678-0682 MEMORANDUM TO: Historic Resources Advisory Board FROM: Ron Lilley, Planner II ;�7 RE: Meeting Date and Agenda DATE: October 13, 1993 There will be a meeting of the Historic Resources Advisory Board on Tuesday, October 19th, at 7:30 pm in the Conference Room of the Old County Courthouse. Please let me know if you are unable to attend. AGENDA 1. Discussion of the County's Battlefield Preservation efforts. 2. Refinement of Plaque Design. 3. Discussion of priorities for the coming months. 4. Other, as necessary. 9 North Loudoun Street P.O. Box 601 Winchester, VA 22601 Winchester, VA 22604 Enclosures The following items related to the agenda for the meeting, and as follow up to our September meeting, are enclosed. Please review these in preparation for our meeting: 1. A summary of the September meeting. 2. Notes on Battlefield Preservation efforts. 3. Notes on plaque design refinement. 4. Notes on work program and possible priorities. 5. Information items - October "Virginia Preservation Update" - "State Revolving Fund" article from 8/93 "Virginia Preservation" - "Economics of Preservation article from 8/93 "Virginia Preservation" Summary of September Meeting Attendance Members: Ray Ewing Martin Killingbeck Mary Jane Light Bessie Solenberger Judith Swiger Lee Taylor Gary VanMeter P/C Liaison: Todd Shenk Staff: Maral Kalbian, Arch. Hist. Ron Lilley Others: Julie Vosmik, VDHR Northern Va. Daily Approximately 35 residents/property owners Agenda items: 1. Informational Meeting on State and National Registers A brief presentation on the County's history and most significant historic resources was provided by Mara]. Julie Vosmik briefly presented information on the State and National Registers and answered questions from the audience. The audience was generally receptive to the information and basic idea of protecting significant resources. There were several questions about the possible tax benefits and possible property value impacts of being on the Registers and a concern was raised and addressed about protecting properties from unreasonable tourist exposure. Many residents followed up with Julie Vosmik about pursuing inclusion on the Registers. 3. Plaque program discussion Staff presented a draft illustration of the proposed refinement to the plaque design and members agreed that a more complete illustration should be prepared for further discussion in October. Notes on Battlefield Preservation Efforts As you know, the County has established a Civil War Battlefield Preservation Task Force and has secured a grant to help fund their efforts. Ray Ewing serves as the HRAB representative on that task force. They have an ambitious scope of work and timetable for that task and would be interested in whatever help they can get from the HRAB. We can discuss their work and how the HRAB may be able to help. Notes on Plaque Design Refinement The proposed refinement of the plaque design has been developed and will be available for discussion at our meeting. Notes on Work Program and Priorities Where do we go from here? We have discussed several items that we would like to pursue, including tax incentive proposals, developing bonus provisions for developments accommodating historic sites, considering other incentives for preservation, looking into a revolving fund for purchasing & reselling sites, and further administration of the plaque program. It would be helpful to have some priorities established to focus our direction a bit more. We can discuss this at our meeting. vir8inia'reservation Update October 1, 1993 PRESERVATION ALLIANCE SPONSORS MEETING FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY OWNERS Owners of historic properties from across Virginia will gather October 8 on the Northern Neck near War- saw for a landowners meeting sponsored by the Preservation Al- liance of Virginia. The day will begin when members of the Alliance's Landmarks Coun- cil meet at the National Historic Landmark Yeocomico Church for a tour and lunch. In the afternoon, experts from the Colonial Wil- liamsburg Foundation, the Coun- cil of Virginia Archaeologists, and the Virginia Department of His- toric Resources will meet in War- saw with the owners of houses and other properties individually listed on the National Register, of His- toric Places to discuss conservation techniques, tax and financial incen- tives, and landscape preservation. A reception will follow at Mount Airy, a National Historic Landmark on. the Rappahannock River and one of the finest Palladian houses in the nation. The evening is un- derwritten in part by support from Central Fidelity Bank and Erie Landmark Company. On Saturday, October 9, the Al- liance and the National Park Ser- vice will host a meeting for owners of, National Historic Landmark Properties in Virginia at Stratford Hall. r There are more than 1,600 proper- ties or districts in Virginia on the National Register and the vast ma- jority are privately owned. For information, call the Alliance. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SET FOR NOVEMBER 12 IN CHARLOTTESVILLE The 150 member organizations of the Preservation Alliance will come together in Charlottesville on Friday, November 12 to exchange information, plan for the future, and give awards to the state's top preservation projects. The day will begin at the visitor's center at Monticello where reports on preservation activities across Virginia will take place. We will update the membership on the work of the Alliance, including recent activities to assist Petersburg after the devastating August 6th tornado. Redlands, the c. 1798 Georgian mansion of Robert Carter, will be the site of the luncheon and the presentation of the 1993 Virginia Preservation Awards, including the Katherine Glaize Rockwood Dis- tinguished Preservationist Award. At the end of the day, participants will have the 'opportunity to tour the special 250th anniversary ex- hibit The Worlds of Thomas Jeffer- son at Monticello. The 1993 Virginia Preservation Awards are underwritten with the generous support of members of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Real Estate . PRESERVATION ALLL4NCE a C F V I R G I N IA Vol. 6, No. 5 Program in Virginia: Carriage House Realty in Fredericksburg, McEneamey Associates in Alex- andria, and Virginia Properties in Richmond. PETERSBURG PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE TEAM CONTINUES RECOVERY EFFORTS Recovery efforts from the devastat- ing August 6th tornado that ripped through historic Old Towne Peters- burg continue with the assistance of the Preservation Alliance and the Petersburg Preservation Assis- tance Team. As reported in our August newsletter, the Alliance coordinated the initial statewide response from the preservation community and continues to serve as an information center for agen- cies and organizations involved in the relief effort. At the present time, teams of ar- chitects and designers are working with Petersburg's Planning Office and the Historic Petersburg Foun- dation (HPF) on design schemes for various buildings damaged by the storm. The Mid -Atlantic Of- fice of the National Trust is assist- ing with a community assessment project to help determine future directions on Pocahontas Island (a historic African American com- munity also damaged by the tor- nado). The City and HPF, work- ing with the Department of His- toric Resources and volunteers from groups such as APT Interna- - tional and the Center for Historic Preservation at Mary Washington P.O. Box 1407 Staunton, VA 24402 (703) 886-4362 FAX: (703) 886-4543 College completed a building -by - building assessment of the damage. The members of the Preservation Assistance Team include the Al- liance, HPF, the City's Planning Office, the Department of Historic Resources, the Historic Resources Committee of the Virginia Society of the AIA, and the Virginia Main Street Program. The Alliance has maintained a fax network to keep these groups informed of activities in Petersburg related to the re- covery effort. The Alliance also made an initial emergency grant of $1,000 to HPF to help establish a preservation tornado relief fund, and prepared a fundraising appeal that was mailed to Alliance members and National Trust members in Virginia_ The response from preservationists has been overwhelming. As of Sep- tember 24th, donations from the Alliance membership totaled over $2,500 while those from the Na- tional Trust membership totaled over $11,600. The total raised by HPF for the tornado relief fund now tops $101,000. FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION The September 1993 issue of Vir- ginia Business magazine has a special section of Celebrating Vir- ginia's Downtowns. Revitalization efforts in Roanoke, Alexandria, Richmond, and Hampton are fea- tured, and all have a focus on his- toric preservation efforts. Once again we note that preservation means good business for Virginia? NPS BACKS AWAY FROM SHENANDOAH PARK SUPPORT According to a report in the Rich- mond Times -Dispatch, the National Park Service wants a delay of a Shenandoah Valley National Bat- tlefields Park bill that has strong political, landowner, and local government backing. The bill, sponsored by Senators John War- ner and Charles Robb as well as Congressmen Frank Wolf and Bob Goodlatte, has been endorsed by all the affected local govern- ments in the Valley."', The Park Service indicates , that a "National Heritage Area" proposal may be a more appropriate vehicle for preservation of the battlefields. Stonewall Brigade `Foundation president John P. Monahan,' III blasted the Park Service stand, noting that the strategy for devel- opment of the legislation, including grass-roots involvement,' t, was recommended by an NPS official. PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES Heritage Tourism Weeks Work- shops for 1994 are being planned around the state for October. Call Margaret Peters (804-786-3143) at VDHR for more information... Al- asdair Brooks is the new archaeol- ogy lab supervisor for Poplar For- est .... The Alliance's fall ARB workshop, cancelled due to work on the tornado recovery effort, will be rescheduled in the near future.... W. Brown Morton, chair and as- sociate professor of MWC's De- partment of Historic Preservation, was among the fifteen people se- lected as Honorary Members of the American Institute of Architects.... COVA's seventh symposium on the archaeology of Virginia is set for October 29-30 in Alexandria. For information call (703) 838- 4399.... Dorothy Thomas is the new director for Emporia Downtown Revitalization .... Congratulations to former Alliance trustee Meg Cle- ment and her husband, Delegate Whitt Clement, on the birth of twin boys, John and Harrison, on August 22nd .... And a final thanks to our wonderful office assistant, Renee Viers, who will be leaving the Alliance on October 8th. Renee has filled this position for the last three months while her fiance, Noel Harrison (a NPS his- torian), has been at the Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center. Member organizations of the Alliance are encouraged to make copies of Virginia Preservation Update for distribution to staff and board members. FRED. CO PLANNING DEPT RONALD A. LILLEY, AICP PO BOX 601 WINCHESTER VA 22604 CC 4 Q,• ,Oy a FRED. CO PLANNING DEPT RONALD A. LILLEY, AICP PO BOX 601 WINCHESTER VA 22604 State Revolving Fund Has Properties Available for Restoration This Main Street property in Danville, offered for sale by the Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation, could be restored to its former appearance by a new owner. Are you interested in purchasing a stone tavern in the heart of the Shenandoah Vallev? Have you been looking for a commercial struc- ture in a vibrant "Main Street" city? Would you like an ante-bellum house with ties to the Civil War? If you've answered yes, then the Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation has several prop- erties around the state available for purchase and rehabilitation that fit your needs. The Shenandoah Valley tavern is the "Red Lion Tavern" in historic Winchester, and the price has just been reduced to $249,900. That commercial structure is the Citizens National Bank Building in Bedford, available for $59,900. And the Wallace House in Petersburg is a recent acquisition of the Foundation, with an asking price of $74,500. The Ferrell Furniture Company Building in Danville is also an excellent invest- ment opportunity in an historic Main Street set- ting. Virginia's only statewide nrPc- The Citizens National Bank Building in Bedford, a historic building offered for sale by the Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation. :C; L'ICIC ICI�IcI CLIC '� i19, oa•.c {I The Red Lion Tavern in Winchester, Virginia. The Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation has recently reduced the price of this property to $249,900. The Economics of Preservation A production assistant for the Showtime movie "Conduct Unbecoming" speaks with extras for the film in the historic Wharf district of Staunton. (Photo by Dennis Sutton. courtesv of the Staunton Leader.) I- � cservation's impact on Virginia's econon., can be seen in several ways, as jobs created through rehabilitation work are only one measure of the economic power of our historic landmarks. What is the Impact of $1 Million Spent on Rehabilitation in Virginia? • 36.1 Jobs Directly Created • A $779,800 Direct Increase in Local House- hold Income • An Additional $1,105,700 of Demand for Other Goods and Services in the Community • 33 Jobs Created Elsewhere in the Community • An Increase in Household Income of $621,345 in other parts of the Local Economy Rehabilitation work has a major impact on Virginia's economy. These figures were prepared by Donovan Rypkema, principal with the Real Estate Services Group. A U.S. Department of Commerce econometric model (RMSII) was used to determine the impact. HPRESERVATION- JAA71L6, Tn��TT IAT CE �_ U u " I R G I N I _-X P.O. Box 1407 Staunton, Virginia 24402-1407 Television Filming Points to Economic Power of Historic Landmarks A summerfilm project shot on -location in Virginia also points to the economic power of Virginia's historic resources. Conduct Unbecom- ing, a Showtime movie for television starring Samuel L. Jackson and Sam Waterston, was filmed in Lexington and Staunton over a three -and -a - half week period in June. "I am pleased with the role the Common- wealth will play in bringing this story to the American public," Governor L. Douglas Wilder said in announcing the project. "Our diverse his- toric architecture once again will serve as the 16 FRED. CO PLANNING DEPT RONALD A. LILLEY, AICP p0 BOX 601 VA 22604 WINCHESTER back_-jp for a film dealing with an important development in our nation's history." Conduct Unbecoming is the true story of the court martial of Cadet Johnson Whittaker, one of the first African Americans to attend West Point. Virginia's historic architecture is becom- ing a common element in films, as Conduct Unbecoming is only the most recent project to feature the Commonwealth as a backdrop. For Conduct Unbecoming, the Virginia Film Of- fice worked closely with state and local offi- cials to find locations with which to recreate 19th century New York. The Film Office esti- mates that approximately 25-30 percent of a film's budget will be spent on location, a figure of approximately $1.25 million for Con- duct Unbecoming. The total economic impact of the film on the local economy will reach between $4.5 and $5 million. Tourism Reaches an All -Time High Tourism is a third area where preservation has a major economic impact on the state's economy, as historic sites consistently rank among the top tourist destinations in Virginia. In 1992, tourism in Virginia reached an all- time high, according to economic develop- ment officials. "Preliminary estimates for 1992 show that spending has surpassed the $8.6 billion mark, a 5.5 percent increase over 1991," said Dr. April L. Young, Director of the Department of Economic Development. The amount of state taxes increased 5.8 percent over 1991 to $381.5 million, and travel contributed $224.9 million to local tax coffers, an increase of 62 percent over 1991. Preservation continues to give an impor- tant boost to the state's economy—through rehabilitation activities, entertainment, and tourism. Non -Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID Staunton, VA Permit No. 10