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2022-10-27 Historic Preservation Commission HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 4:30 PM All materials presented at public meetings become property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities should contact the City Clerk's Office at 208-888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting. Agenda VIRTUAL MEETING INSTRUCTIONS To join the meeting online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88084396582 Or join by phone: 1-669-900-6833 Webinar ID: 880 8439 6582 ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE ____ Blaine Johnston, President ____ Destinie Hart, Vice President ____ Vacant ____ Pam Jagosh ____ John Dinger ____ Jody Ault ____ Jack Keller ADOPTION OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES [ACTION ITEM] 1. Approve: Minutes from 7-28-22 Historic Preservation Commission Meeting APPROVAL OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [ACTION ITEM] 2. Approve: Monthly Financial Statement NEW BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS] 3. Discuss: Egger's Farm / Black Cat Farm 4. Consider Proposal: 360 Virtual Sites Photography Project at Egger Farm / Black Cat Farm OLD BUSINESS 5. Discuss: 2022 PastForward Online Conference November 1 - 4, 2022 REPORTS [ACTION ITEM] 1 6. Report on HullFilm 360 Project 7. Report on TAG North Main Street Survey Project ~ Barbara Bauer, TAG Research and Consulting, 20 minutes NEXT MEETING: December 22, 2022 Please note that the regularly scheduled meeting on November 24 will be canceled for Thanksgiving. ADJOURNMENT 2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 4:30 PM MINUTES ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE __x__ Blaine Johnston, President __x__ Destinie Hart, Vice President _____ Tyler J. Ricks __x__ Pam Jagosh __x__ John Dinger __x__ Jody Ault _____ Jack Keller City staff present were Arts and Culture Coordinator, Cassandra Schiffler; Arts and Culture Intern, Lindsey Arnold; and City Attorney, Kurt Starman. ADOPTION OF AGENDA J. Ault made motion to adopt agenda, seconded by D. Hart All ayes APPROVAL OF MINUTES [ACTION ITEM] 1. Approve: Minutes from 6-23-22 Historic Preservation Commission Meeting D. Hart made motion to approve minutes as presented, seconded by J. Ault All ayes APPROVAL OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [ACTION ITEM] 2. Approve: Monthly Financial Statement C. Schiffler confirmed no new items from last month to review. J. Dinger made motion to approve the monthly financial statements, seconded by J. Ault All ayes 3 Item 1. NEW BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS] 3. Discuss: Meridian Speedway Interpretive Signage for National Historic Registry Addition B. Johnston stated the Idaho Heritage Trust has grant opportunities. C. Schiffler recommended that the Commission check in with the various stakeholders impacted by signage like Meridian Speedway and/or Ada County Highway District prior to applying for grants. C. Schiffler encouraged the Commission to work with Barbara Bauer of TAG Historical Research (TAG) for signage design and layout. D. Hart confirmed availability to work on signage upon receipt of the final decision on the nomination. OLD BUSINESS [ACTION ITEMS] 4. Respond to Letter: Department of the Interior Inquiry About Participation in the Development a Programmatic Agreement B. Johnston stated he was not able to the pursue the inquiry in July so he will reach out to the Department of the Interior prior to the next Commission meeting. REPORTS [ACTION ITEM] 5. Update on Projects: Virtual Sites Tour and North Main Street Survey C. Schiffler stated TAG has signed a contract for the work, and is putting together the information for a literature search from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) that identifies what may already have been documented in the survey area. C. Schiffler noted once TAG gets this information, including a record search request and map of the project, the information request will be sent to SHPO and herself and when TAG receives this information TAG can proceed with fieldwork. C. Schiffler stated Brandon Hull of Hullfilm is contracted and planning to begin photography August 14 early in the morning, so he would like to know any points of interest that should be added to the 360 images. C. Schiffler asked if any Commissioners wanted to volunteer to assist Hullfilm with this project which could potentially include working with the Library to add more on the points of interest such as additional photos or text content. C. Schiffler stated Hullfilm has requested the Commission provide all suggestions for the still shots or specific angles by August 5th. Commission Feedback: B. Johnston suggested Centennial Park, Idaho Street, Rice Pharmacy, and the Nourse House. Also the Community Center. NEXT MEETING: August 25, 2022 J. Ault made motion to adjourn, seconded by P. Jagosh All ayes ADJOURNMENT 4 Item 1. Meeting adjourned at 4:46pm 5 Item 1. MEMO TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Topic: Historic Preservation Commission Budget Below is a report generated from OpenGov’s Historic Preservation Commission’s budget: Meridian City Budget to Actual - Yearly - Project Download generated on 10/21/2022 Expenses Filter Historic Preservation 2021-22 Budget 2021-22 Actual 2022-23 Budget 2022-23 Actual (11159) Consulting/Photography - MHPC 10,230 9,150 5,230 0 (11159.A) Pre National Register of Historic Places - MS 0 4,615 0 0 (11157) Historic Walking Tour App Maintenance - MHPC 1,000 1,000 1,000 0 (11155) Printing & Promotional - MHPC 1,200 225 1,200 0 (11152) Training - MHPC 1,000 105 1,000 0 (11156) Continuing Education Program - MHPC 700 0 700 0 (11154) Memberships - MHPC 420 250 420 0 (11160) Historical Society Budget - MHPC 300 0 300 0 (11158) Student Initiative - MHPC 150 0 150 0 Total 15,000 15,345 10,000 0 Notes: *Grant Revenue from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for Meridian Speedway Project: $2,700 The Historic Preservation Commission budget can be found at: 6 Item 2. https://meridianid.opengov.com/transparency/#/12604/accountType=expenses&embed=n&breakdown=3a47e743-1b70-4bca-bb63-cd0945429d52&currentYearAmount=cumulative&currentYearPeriod=years&graph=bar&legendSort=desc&proration=true&saved_view=null&selection=A4EF3C81FB254158A5F7163C67FFCCCF&projections=null&projectionType=null&highlighting=null&highlightingVariance=null&year=2022&selectedDataSetIndex=null&fiscal_start=2022&fiscal_end=latest 7 Item 2. MEMO TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION September 22, 2022 TO: Historic Preservation Commission FROM: Blaine Johnston, Historic Preservation Commission President RE: Eggers Farmstead Property “Black Cat Farm” (820 S. Black Cat). Background: This property is on the Ada County Historic Resources Inventory 1 and was recently sold to a residential developer. Historic Background: The Eggers farming legacy started with Drew’s great-grandfather, who moved to Idaho in 1918 and owned a dairy on Ten Mile and Overland roads. His son and Eggers’ grandfather, Chester Eggers Sr., opened a dairy farm and prune growing business in 1921 on Franklin Road in west Meridian — it was called Black Cat Farm. Chester Eggers Sr. had a big sign with a black cat made and put it on the corner of Franklin and Black Cat roads. At the time, Black Cat Road was known as Post Road, but years later Ada County renamed the road. Drew Eggers’ mint fields are just south of the sign. His family doesn’t own the ranch anymore, but he uses the black cat logo on all of his farm machinery. Recommendations: Since we are not a regulatory commission, we do not have the capability to stop the development or directly have them do anything to save any of the structures. Meridian Historic Preservation Commission possible tasks: • Do nothing. • Photograph the barns and silos. • Have TAG complete a survey on these buildings. • If the structures are not removed, can we ask Planning and Zoning to have the developer incorporate some portion of these building into their development? • Ask Planning and Zoning to have the developer put up signage and with photos and written history of this farm. 1 The Eggers farmstead and silo is on the Ada County Historic Resources Inventory. Here is a link to an interactive GIS map that has Ada County’s Historic Resources Inventory: https://gis.adacounty.id.gov/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8358b69a03894d179a89b6cb8f92a4e0 8 Item 3. 9 Item 3. 10 Item 3. 11 Item 3. 12Item 3. 13 Item 3. 14 Item 3. 15 Item 3. 16 Item 3. 17 Item 3. 18 Item 3. 19 Item 3. 20 Item 3. 21 Item 3. 22 Item 3. 23 Item 3. 24 Item 3. 25 Item 3. 26 Item 3. 27 Item 3. 28 Item 3. 29 Item 3. 30 Item 3. 31 Item 3. 32 Item 3. 33 Item 3. 34 Item 3. 35 Item 3. 36 Item 3. 37 Item 3. 38 Item 3. 39 Item 3. 40 Item 3. 41 Item 3. 42 Item 3. 43 Item 3. 44 Item 3. 45 Item 3. 46 Item 3. 47 Item 3. 48 Item 3. 49 Item 3. 50 Item 3. 51 Item 3. 52 Item 3. 53 Item 3. 54 Item 3. 55 Item 3. 56 Item 3. 57 Item 3. 58 Item 3. 59 Item 3. 60 Item 3. 61 Item 3. HULLFILM EAGLE, ID. 83616 Hullfilm.com 208-866-7874 brandon@hullfilm.com To: Cassandra Schiffler, Meridian HPC From: Brandon L. Hull, HULLFILM Date: 08/29/22 Re: Meridian Historical Virtual Tour OVERVIEW: To continue the interactive virtual tour consisting of Panoramic 360’s and Large-Format Stills highlighting the history of the city of Meridian. The Virtual Tour features compatibility with computers, tablets, and mobile phones. ABOUT THE TOUR: The next stage of the virtual tour will focus on one location: 1. Black Cat Farm LOCATION 1: Black Cat Farm 2 x Panoramic 360’s + up to 24 augmented POI’s 4 x Large-Format Stills (To be selected by HPC) COST AND TIMELINES: The suggested offering above featuring 2 Panoramic 360’s and 4 Large -Format Stills, along with the full update and delivery of the virtual tour, would cost $1,800. Once production has commenced, the project will take approximately 60 days to deliver the final working tour. 62 Item 4. CONCLUSION: This continues to be a very exciting time in the history of the City of Meridian, with changes occurring in every direction. Having the foresight to capture and preserve the City as it is at this time using cutting-edge technology that can be accessed by the vast majority of citizens, will encourage preservation. The images produced for the tour are history as soon as the photo is taken, and with the assistance of the virtual tour tool, over time it will be possible to shoot the same locations again and see the changes at each. This is a long-term project, built in individual pieces over time. Thank you for considering this, Sincerely, Brandon Brandon L. Hull HULLFILM 208-866-7874 brandon@hullfilm.com HULLFILM 360: https://hullfilm.com 63 Item 4. MEMO TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION September 22, 2022 TO: Historic Preservation Commission RE: HullFilm 360 Project of Idaho Avenue and Highway 16 Corridor Sites Background: The additions to the 360 virtual tour sites have been completed. Please visit the website at: https://hullfilm360.com/projects/meridian/tour9/ Recommendations: Review project, explore website and give feedback. 64 Item 6. North Main Street Reconnaissance-level Survey Phase 1 Barbara Perry Bauer and Elizabeth Jacox 9/22/22 TAG Historical Research & Consulting 65 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 1 Introduction This is the first phase of a two-phase reconnaissance-level survey of North Main Street, Meridian Idaho. The objective of the survey is to identify eligible, or potentially eligible, properties for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This survey is part of Meridian’s continued historic preservation efforts as outlined in Goal 2 Locate and identify historic and archeological resources significant to Meridian’s past as outlined in the City of Meridian Preservation Plan, 2014. Survey Area and Setting The North Main Street Reconnaissance survey area in its entirety includes approximately 37 city blocks located south of Cherry Lane/Fairview, west of E. 4th Street Avenue, north of Broadway Avenue, and east of NW 1st Street. The Phase 1 boundaries extend north to south from Carlton Avenue to Broadway Avenue and east to west from E. 2nd Street to NW 1st Street. The area along Broadway Avenue is changing as new construction is filling in the area once filled with railroad sidings. Methodology TAG conducted limited research including a review of Idaho Historic Sites Inventory (IHSI) forms, online newspapers, and previous surveys. The Ada County Assessor’s Office was accessed to obtain parcel numbers and construction dates. TAG requested a Record Search from the SHPO office to identify previously recorded sites and surveys. The results of Record Search 22410, received on August 8, 2022, identified 119 previously recorded historic sites within or near the survey area. Most of the previously recorded historic sites were documented by two surveys of downtown Meridian and surrounding streets. From July 1987 to May 1988 a reconnaissance-level survey of properties constructed before 1926 was undertaken by Lila Hill and a team of volunteers for the Meridian Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC). 1926 was selected because at that time the City of Meridian installed its first sewer system, providing a record of ownership through recorded assessments and sewer hookups. The MHPC project documented 151 structures with photographs, maps, and information recorded on a survey form. The sites were not evaluated for National Register of Historic Places eligibility, but the forms include dates of construction, historic names, and location information. In 2005, architectural historian Emily Peeso completed the Meridian Reconnaissance Survey Phase 1 for the MHPC, documenting a few sites within the project area for the N. Main Street Survey. 66 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 2 Phase 1 of the current project was completed in a brief period of approximately one month, which was achieved by adopting the following methodology: • Previously recorded properties determined ineligible in the 2005 survey were not re- recorded. • Previously recorded sites which were not evaluated were re-recorded with a determination of eligibility. • Properties 45 years or older were recorded as well as new construction which replaced previously recorded properties. Fieldwork A Reconnaissance-level Survey (RLS) is designed as a “first look” at a broad group of historic resources and records basic information that is collected from the exterior of a building only, such as an address, height, siding, and building materials, architectural style, and potential eligibility for listing in the National Register either individually or as a contributing resource to a historic district.1 A contributing property to a historic district does not have to meet the threshold for individual significance, but it must contribute to the district’s area of significance. Properties contributing to a district’s significance for architecture must retain a higher degree of architectural integrity than in a district significant for association with an important individual or with historical events or patterns of history. Fieldwork took place from August 15 -August 30, 2022. The reconnaissance-level survey included digital photography and an exterior visual inspection of the sites. Properties were evaluated consistent with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office Idaho Historic Sites Inventory Requirements and Standards for Documentation. Photography meets the requirements of the NRHP and SHPO with at least two images of each property when possible. Buildings were recorded from the public right-of-way. The reconnaissance-level survey included limited property research in the sources identified above. Field analysis led to the identification of potentially eligible and ineligible resources by National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. 1 A historic district is a section of a city that contains older buildings that together form a historically or architecturally significant area. 67 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 3 Listing in the NRHP requires a property to meet criteria of historic significance and retain historic integrity. Those conditions are met by the following: Historic Significance To be listed in the NRHP, individual properties and historic districts must demonstrate significance in at least one of the following criteria: A Association with events, activities, or broad patterns of history. B Association with the lives of persons significant in our past. C Embody distinctive characteristics of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values; or represent a significant or distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. D Have yielded or be likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Historic Integrity The NRHP defines seven physical aspects of historic integrity, which is defined as “the authenticity of a property’s historic identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property’s historic period.”2 The seven aspects of integrity are: Location Design Setting Materials Workmanship Feeling Association Historic Context Some of the following information is excerpted from the Meridian Reconnaissance Survey, 1987- 1988, and the City of Meridian Historic Preservation Plan, 2014. Located in the high desert of southwest Idaho, Meridian is situated on a broad, flat plain in the north-central part of the Boise Valley. The Rocky Mountain foothills rise to the northeast and the Owyhee Mountains are to the southwest. To the north of the city, the Boise River a tributary of the Snake River flows through the valley. Euroamerican settlers displaced Native Americans in southwestern Idaho beginning in the 1860s, spurred by mining. The discovery of gold in 1862 in the Boise Basin, northeast of the Boise Valley, brought an influx of prospective miners. Farming settlements quickly appeared on 2 National Park Service, National Register Bulleting: How to Complete the National Register Registration Form (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1977) 68 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 1 the river bottoms where abundant water was easily accessible from the Boise River. Farmers grew vegetables, grains, and fruits to supply to the miners. Initially, settlers who farmed land adjacent to the river simply dug ditches from the river or stream to lead water onto their lands. As additional farms were established, ditches were enlarged to accommodate them. When the land closest to the river was taken up, settlers began to move to the bench land above the river bed. Community efforts, private enterprise, and federal involved resulted in the construction of larger ditches and canals, which opened up the bench lands to agricultural development.3 Meridian’s history, like the history of many southwestern Idaho towns, is linked directly to irrigation and the development of productive farmland from arid lands. The first settlement in the area was at Five Mile Creek, the closest source of water, but settlers were soon also located along Ten Mile Creek. By 1895, there were enough people in the area to support a school. The Idaho Central Railway constructed a line from Nampa to Bosie in 1887. The following year, the U.S. Postal Service established a mail drop on the railroad at a point midway between Nampa and Boise. The drop was named “Hunter,” after John Hunter, who was superintendent of the Idaho Central Railroad. A trading center began to develop at the mail drop. In August of 1893, C.G. Zenger filed a plat for a new town, to be named “Meridian,” after its location on the Boise Meridian. The name of the post office was changed to Meridian in April 1894.4 As the community grew, so did efforts to bring water to the farms. The Settlers Ditch Company was established on October 30, 1884. The original locators of the canal and water rights were Christian R. Purdum, Adolphus Purdum, and William H. Smith. They made their filing on October 17, 1884, claiming water to irrigate land west of Boise City. It was not until 1886 that the ditch began to take shape. Initially, the ditch was constructed by the farmers settling in the western part of Ada County. Unfortunately, the settlers were unable to complete the work themselves. In 1885, they signed a contract with Alexander McGee and James Stewart, organizers of the Phyllis Canal Company for the construction of the ditch. McGee and Steward failed to complete the work and the farmers took the ditch back. They were able to persuade a few local businessmen to purchase stock in the canal company. In 1887, John Lemp took over the direction of the Settlers Ditch, which then became known as the Lemp Canal.5 Under Lemp’s ownership, the main gate was completed in 1891 and a system of laterals was constructed to furnish water to the farmers. By 1896, so many settlers had taken up land under the Lemp Canal that even when running to its full capacity, it was no longer able to meet the water demand. In 1901, Lemp sold the project to the newly organized Settlers Canal Company 3 The Arrowrock Group, Inc, Patterns of the Past 4-6. Ada County Historic Preservation Council. Boise, Idaho. 4 City of Meridian Preservation Plan. TAG Historical Research & Consulting, 2014 p. 4. 5 Belinda Davis. A Study of Irrigation and the Development of Ada County. 1990. 69 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 2 Ltd. which continued its operation and changed the name of the main canal back to Settlers Canal. The Nampa Meridian Irrigation District (NMID) was formed in 1904 following the passage of a law in 1899 by the Idaho Legislature providing for the organization of irrigation districts to manage water delivery systems. Under the law, each district was given the authority to construct, purchase or otherwise obtain the necessary water rights, irrigation works, canals, and ditches including those built or in the process of construction by private owners, and to provide landowners with sufficient water for irrigation. NMID is the source of most of the irrigation in the immediate area. The original townsite of Meridian is served by the Hunter lateral which extends from the Ridenbaugh Canal northwest through Meridian Cemetery and continues to the north where it meets the Settlers Canal. As more sophisticated irrigation systems were developed, settlers from Missouri, Iowa, and other midwestern farm states flocked to the open land around Meridian where they established new farms.6 Meridian was incorporated as a village in 1903 with a population of approximately 200. The village was served by a variety of businesses, with as many as two or three competing drug stores, general stores, hotels, lumber yards, saloons and telephone companies. Villagers had their choice of churches and fraternal organizations. Professional services were provided by one attorney, two phsicians, and a realtor.7 As the population of southwestern states grew in the early 20th century, so did the demand for dairy products. The increased demand came at the same time as the introduction of concrete silos and other technological advances, which in turn brought more farmers turned to dairy production. Meridian’s location near both the Oregon Short Line and the interurban electric railways (connecting communities from Boise to Caldwell) was a great benefit to the dairy industry. Farmers used both the railroad and the interurban lines to ship their milk to creameries and cheese factories. Meridian was the site of a creamery as early as 1897 when the Meridian Creamery was incorporated, and a cheese factory was established in 1913, part of an agricultural boom that continued into the years of World War I. When the war ended, prices fell dramatically for grain, cattle, and sheep, but farmers persevered. Meridian historian Lila Hill notes that the Ada 6 Jennifer Stevens. Water in the Valley: A History of the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District. 17-18 7 Lila Hill. Meridian Reconnaissance Survey, 1988-1989. n.p. 70 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 3 County Dairymen’s Association creamery was the center of the area’s economy from 1929- 1970. Buildings-related to the ACDA creamery formed the core of downtown Meridian. According to Lila Hill, many of the homes built before 1926 were built as rentals for the workers in the fruit and dairy industries in Meridian when those industries were booming. Many of the early structures, some of which are still extant, were one-story square buildings with a pyramidal roof and central chimney. World War II brought another boom to Meridian. Some returning veterans used the loan programs of the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (popularly known as the GI Bill) to purchase existing farms where they raised cattle feed for their dairy herds and sold milk. By the mid-1950s, in addition to being a thriving agricultural center, Meridian was also home to several industries: The ACDA creamery, two lumber processing plants – Brock Lumber and Meridian Molding--and the Storey Hatchery. Agricultural and industrial growth also led to a housing boom. Five new subdivisions were added to the city between 1948 and 1950. During the early 21st century, Meridian’s character changed from an agricultural community to a sophisticated urban center. It had grown from a rural center to a thriving commercial, social, and residential urban community. Findings A complete list of the properties recorded for this project and maps showing the previously recorded properties and the newly recorded properties follow this section of the report. Two earlier surveys encompassed some buildings in Phase 1, the 1987-1988 Meridian Historic Survey of Properties built before 1925 and a 2005 Reconnaissance-level survey of neighborhoods surrounding downtown. Several buildings documented in these earlier surveys have been demolished, including the Meridian Exchange Bank, 109 NE 2nd Street, designed by Tourtellotte and Hummel and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as Site #45 in Tourtellotte & Hummel Architecture in Idaho. 134 properties were surveyed for this survey during August. Of those fifty-three were previously surveyed. Five are potentially eligible for the NRHP. Ninety-five are not eligible due to age (less than 45 years old), renovations, and/or additions that impact the integrity of the site, rendering them ineligible to the NRHP. This preliminary survey identifies thirty-five buildings that contribute to potential historic districts. A concentration of commercial buildings on E. Idaho Avenue retain sufficient integrity to contribute to a historic business district. Residential houses on E. Carlton Avenue, E. State Avenue, East Idaho Avenue and NW 1st Street 71 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 4 retain sufficient integrity to contribute to a district of residential properties, including small dwellings from the early 20th century. After Phase 2 is completed, boundaries for potential historic districts will be identified and described. LAND USE The survey area is intersected by two north-south arterial roads, North Main Street and Meridian Road, and encompasses residential streets as well as commercial/professional office centers. Most of the properties recorded are classified as dwellings, with somerepresentation of commercial, professional, educational, and religious properties. ARCHITECTURAL STYLES Building styles include the Queen Anne style which was common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Queen Anne houses have irregular floor plans, large porches, and elaborate decoration on exterior surfaces. Queen Anne styles can be large houses featuring an abundance of decoration but modest homes or cottages also feature elements of the style. Cottages, like the one shown at left, located on East Pine Avenue, are often one or one-and-a-half stories in height with a hip and gable roof, sawn wood ornamentation, and front porches with turned or rounded wood porch supports. The Craftsman/Bungalow style was popular from 1900 until the 1930s. CraftsmanBungalow houses are characterized by their low-pitched gable roofs with wide roof overhand and exposed rafter tips, decorative knee braces, and full or partial width front porches. 72 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 5 Minimal Traditional and Ranch housing styles are also found in the survey area. The Minimal Traditional style house commonly built from 1935 until about 1950 were small one-story (usually) gable houses with few embellishments.Meant to be inexpensive to build and affordable, these homes are found in communities throughout the United States. The example at left is on N@ 1st Street. The Ranch style, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, was another effort to develop an affordable home design. Characteristics of the ranch style include one-story, low-to-the-ground, low-pitched roof without dormers, a moderate-to-wide roof overhand; front entry usually located off-center under the main roof of the house; an attached garage; a large picture window. The modest hipped roof cube with central chimney is a common house form found in the survey area. These boxy, one-story houses are recognized by their distinctive roof, which can either be a true, four-equal-sided pyramid shape, or a hip-roof with a short ridge at the peak. It was a popular type of small house for working-class families at the turn of the 20th century Recommendations A reconnaissance-level survey iplanned for Phase 2 will complete the total project area identified earlier. The completion of Phase 2, combined with the results of Phase 1 will help determine the exitence and location of any potential local historic district(s) as well as additonalpotentially individually eligible properties within the North Main survey area. Following the completion of Phase 2, we recoomend that the MHPC consult with SHPO 73 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 6 regarding the selection of an individual property or historic district for possible nomination NRHP. The rapid population growth of the late-20th and early-21st centuries has radically changed Meridian’s landscape. These surveys will help future historic preservation efforts as well as provide vital documentation of the rapidly changing built environment in Meridian, the fastest growing community in Idaho, Selected References Ada County Assessor’s Office Hill, Lila, and Earl Hill. Report 1989/7869, “Survey of pre-1926 Buildings in Meridian area. Prepared for the Meridian Historic Preservation Commission.” Meridian Certified Local Government, 1988. Longstreth, Richard. The Buildings of Main Street. The Preservation Press/National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington D.C., 1987. McAlester, Virginia, and A. Lee McAlester. 2019. A field guide to American houses: the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 2019. Meridian Reconnaissance Survey. July 1987- May 15, 1988 National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation National Register Bulletin 16 A: How to Complete the National Register Registration Form Peeso, Emily. Report 2019/353 “Meridian Reconnaissance Survey Phase 1. Prepared for City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission.” City of Meridian Historic Preservation Commission, 2005. TAG Historical Research & Consulting. City of Meridian Historic Preservation Plan, 2014. Meridian Historic Preservation Commission. 74 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 7 Attachment A Inventory List Eligible/Contributing Properties Phase 1 75 Item 7. Inventory List to be Added 76 Item 7. North Main Street TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance-Level Survey, Phase 1 September 2022 8 Attachment B Map 1 Previously Recorded Properties Map 1 Newly Recorded Properties 77 Item 7. 01-428401-428201-2317901-2317801-2215401-2190401-2190301-2190201-2190101-2190001-2189901-2189801-2189701-2187001-2186901-2186801-2186701-2186601-2186501-2186401-2186301-2186201-2186101-2186001-1984701-1843001-1368901-1368701-1367001-1366901-1366801-1366701-1366601-1366401-1366301-1366201-1366101-1366001-1365901-1365801-1365701-1363901-1363801-1363701-1363601-1363501-1363401-1363301-1363101-1363001-1362901-1360601-1360501-1360401-1360301-1360201-1360101-1360001-1359801-1359701-1359101-1359001-1358001-1357901-1357801-1357701-1357301-4283B01-4283ACopyright:© 2013 National Geographic Society, i-cubed, Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, ©OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user communityMap 1 - Previously Recorded Sites, Meridian, Idaho: Phase 10 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.40.05MilesPreviously Recorded SitesEligibility!Unevaluated!Ineligible!National Register ListedPhase 1 Survey Area±±78 Item 7. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2215-1292215-1282215-1082215-1072215-10601-1366001-1365701-1363101-1363001-136292215-0932215-0892215-0862215-0832215-0822215-08101-1366901-1366801-1363701-136382215-0602215-05901-136392215-0572215-0512215-0502215-0482215-04701-1360601-136042215-03401-136002215-02501-1360501-1359101-135782215-01801-2187001-13573Copyright:© 2013 National Geographic Society, i-cubed, Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, ©OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS user communityMap 2 Newly Recorded Sites0 0.15 0.3 0.45 0.60.075MilesNewly Recorded SitesEligibility!Contributing!EligiblePhase 1 Survey Area±±79 Item 7. a/b/n of The Arrowrock Group, Inc. Reconnaissance Survey Meridian North Main Street to Cherry /Fairview Avenue In September 2022, TAG Historical Research and Consulting completed the first phase of a two-phase reconnaissance-level survey of selected streets in Meridian. The objective of the survey is to identify eligible or potentially eligible properties for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The following is a Scope of Work for Phase 2. Proposed survey area The survey in its entirety includes approximately 37 city blocks (with approximately 400 properties) located south of Cherry Lane/Fairview, west of E. 4th Street Avenue, north of Broadway Avenue, and east of NW 1st Street. The boundaries for Phase 1 included the area north to south from Carlton Avenue to Broadway Avenue and east to west from E. 2nd Street to NW1st Street. Phase 2 will include those blocks not surveyed in Phase 1. Methodology New properties surveyed will be consistent with Idaho State Historic Preservation Office Idaho Historic Sites Inventory Requirements and Standards for Documentation and database entry will be according to the Idaho Historic Sites Inventory Automated Database Manual. Project Tasks Fieldwork • Conduct fieldwork, which includes photography of each recorded site as well as gathering information to complete the Idaho Historic Sites Inventory (IHSI database) • Minimal research for properties recommended eligible using but not limited to records of the Ada County Assessor and resources available at the Idaho State Archives, local history resources at the Meridian Public Library, and online resources providing access to newspapers and genealogical information and other resources as identified. Report Production • Preparation and/or supervising data entry by Clerical Support and preparation of photo logs, required maps, and other information. • Draft survey report to include findings from Phase 1. • Complete final edits of the report based on review and incorporation of any comments received from the client or SHPO. 80 Item 7. Scope of Work TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance Survey of North Main Street Meridian Phase 2 October 21,2022 Deliverables Final products will include digital files of the survey report and all site forms, photographs, maps and attachments as well as the IHSI database for submission to SHPO according to current SHPO requirements. Digital files will be made available via a shared link or on a thumb drive, depending on the client’s preference and SHPO requirements. Assumptions • HPC Preservation Council will mail notices to all residents of the survey area outlining the project and noting that architectural historians will be visiting the area taking photographs and making notes about historic integrity. • Notify the Meridian Police Department of the project and provide them with a fieldwork schedule. If possible, we ask that police officers include the survey area in their daily patrol during scheduled fieldwork days. • TAG will provide a monthly progress report to the Meridian HPC staff liaison. Budget Estimate The budget for this project is $5,000.00 and includes fieldwork, research, data entry preparation of photo logs, maps, and survey reports. Estimated Timetable November 1 – December 30, 2022 Phase 2 pre-field research and data collection. January – April 30 Conduct fieldwork, photography and survey. May 1, 2023 – July 1, 2023 Phase 2 Inventory forms completed and submitted to HPC and SHPO for review. 30 days allowed for review and comment. By October 1, 2023 Phase 1 survey report updated with additional information from Phase II. Project Team Personnel and Qualifications The project team includes Barbara Perry Bauer and Elizabeth Jacox. Clerical support and data entry will be provided by TAG’s office assistant, Ellen Jacox. 81 Item 7. Scope of Work TAG Historical Research & Consulting Reconnaissance Survey of North Main Street Meridian Phase 2 October 21,2022 Our team is equipped with the necessary equipment (digital cameras, computers, scanners, and printers) to successfully produce documents to the standards set by SHPO and the NPS. We are experienced at all levels of historic surveys. We are familiar with the SHPO and NPS standards and since 1993 have provided documentation that meets or exceeds these standards. This proposal and the attached budget estimate will remain valid for 45 days from the date of submission. _____________________________________ _____________________________ Barbara Perry Bauer, M.A. Date President/Principal Historian TAG Historical Research & Consulting a/b/n of The Arrowrock Group, Inc. P.O. Box 7333 Boise, Idaho 83707 208-338-1014 bpbauer@taghistory.com Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement TAG Historical Research & Consulting (a/b/n of The Arrowrock Group, Inc), is committed to equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability or any other protected status. We are committed to this policy by the laws of our country and by our own value system. Our policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all aspects of employment at TAG Historical Research & Consulting, including hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, training and disciplinary action. It is also our policy to conduct all business without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender or national origin. 82 Item 7.