Congratulations are in order for our own wild pun-man, Andrew Hine, who did the bulk of the work that has allowed the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office issue a letter that determines that the Jacob Schmidt Brewery at 882 West 7th Street is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
While it does seem kind of a no-brainer that such an important and beautiful building is eligible, the determination (which is not the same as listing, mind you) required that a history of the brewery, descriptions of the buildings, and even an inventory of brewery- associated buildings in the nearby neighborhood be prepared. Andrewâs recent loopiness is directly attributable to his hard work on gathering this documentation. The protections provided for the property with this determination arenât great, and in no way prohibits redevelopment in either a sensitive or insensitive manner. What the determination of eligibility does is set the stage for a possible listing (which will bring tax credits to any developer) and if a âfederal undertakingâ is proposed by a developer, a review of the property under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act would be required. This is kind of like an Environmental Impact Statement from the historic preservation angle: doesnât prevent you from doing anything, but does require a âhard lookâ at what the proposal would do to the historic property. Congratulations again, Andrew! Diane Gerth I really live in the West End _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
