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Annual Awards Meeting 7:00 pm, Monday, May 17 Zeitgeist Art Cafe, 222 East Superior Street |
The DPA will present awards to homes and commercial buildings which have been restored in the past year and which have been respectful of the original architecture.
Also recognized are houses which have reached the 100 year mark. |
| A very short business meeting will be held at which the officers for the next year are elected. |
| Thanks to the sponsorship of Sheryl Homan of Edina Realty this event is free and open to the public. |
| Parking in the Sheraton Ramp is recommended…do not park next to Greysolon Plaza in the Blackwater. |
St. Louis County Commissioners Approve Sale of Jail! This morning (March 2) the Board approved an offer to buy the jail. The buyer is Grant Carlson of Minneapolis, Blue Limit Realty, who has formed Jail Holding, LLC. Closing date is set for April 16. |
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Check out this powerful illustration: the solution to a remarkably similar dilemma faced by Pennsylvania's Allegheny County. Download AlleghenyCountyJail.pdf |
Arm yourself with the facts. Download the complete fifty four page Saint Louis County Jail Reuse Study prepared for the County Board of Commissioners in 1999. |
Historic Saint Paul |
| Click on this new link under Other Heritage & Preservation Sites on the left to access this excellent news letter. Download two informative articles from Historic Saint Paul: |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation's tip sheet on Historic Wood Windows |
| Tips on Renovating your home to Preserve Character and Improve Energy Efficiency |
Historic Duluth Houses for Sale |
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| The Duluth Preservation Alliance encourages the purchase of Duluth's architectural treasures by persons with commitment to their preservation. To that end, we are now providing links to appropriate listings on realtor web sites. Click on the link at the left for our first two listings. |
Access the DPA Craftsmen Directory |
Find it under Providing Encouragement and Technical Resources at the bottom of the column to the left. |
| PreservationDirectory.com is a primary online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada. Its goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and to promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among historic preservation professionals and the general public. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, PreservationDirectory.com has continually expanded and evolved to cover a comprehensive array of topics and resources of most interest to the historic and cultural resource community. |
For Scheduled Programs click on Meeting Schedule & Events Calendar |
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The DPA logo In 1888 D. Clint Prescott, secretary and general manager of the Marinette Iron Works Company, built this home for himself on 54th Avenue West in Duluth. It was razed in 1948. As described in Duluth's Legacy, Vol. 1, the three-story home was a carnival of dormers and gables, porches and verandahs, carving and spindles, chimneys and towers, bargeboards and lattices and gaily-dressed lightning rods. Nowhere on the house could the observer find a moment of visual rest. |