Historic Home Owners

Identifying distinctive architectural characteristics and historic resources of the city which are representative of the city and which are representative of elements of the city's cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history
Lawrence Kansas http://www.lawrenceplanning.org/hr-hp.shtml

Your House Has A History: A superb booklet published by Commission on Chicago Landmarks with step-by-step instructions on house history research and a guide to obtaining resources such as building permits, indexes and tract books, and construction reports. (It is a large .pdf file, requiring Adobe Reader.)

http://www.hydeparkhistory.org/preservation

Tom SickL I knew it as the Chris Petersen (son of Paul?) house. We lived a block to

the north and Mrs Petersen (Trudy?) used to encourage my brother and me to

shoot the pidgeons roosting in the cornices under the eaves.

Chris was the owner of the Peterson and Lytle boatworks which is now the

Kelly Ryan plant down on the river. They built tugboats and barges up

through the fifties. As I recall, they had three kids. Chris Jr., Bud, and

LaDonna, all older then me.

The Registry will provide the public with scholarly interpretation and information through the news media, brochures, tours, a Website and programs.

The Registry cannot restrict the rights of private property owners or require that properties be maintained, repaired, or restored. It will not list individual properties if owners object.
Goals

Act as a community service group
Serve as a resource for local history
Promote historic awareness in city and residents
Build alliances with other local organizations and programs
Identify and evaluate properties of historic and/or architectural interest within Blair city limits and make information about them accessible for preservation, planning, advocacy and educational purposes
Provide information about properties of historic and/or architectural interest for local planning
Use volunteer researchers, including owners of properties of historic and/or architectural interest, and provide assistance and guidelines for this research
Serve as a network for information on property rehabilitation, restoration, funding (such as grants) and historic research
Achieve widespread public awareness of properties with historic and/or architectural interest and encourage involvement in their preservation
Encourage preservation of historic properties by documenting their significance
Gather, produce and distribute information about historic preservation techniques
Develop and maintain a network of historic preservation organizations

Working Methods

Develop criteria, list of properties and research priority based on Nominations from Alliance members and local residents
Conduct research using a variety of source materials and maintain record of resources
Develop a historic timeline
Present research to the public and preserve findings in appropriate archives