-prepare a draft National Register nomination for a Kansas City historic resource that has previously not been listed on any national, state, or local register and provide recommendations for the future use of the property.
-You will then research and prepare documentation modeled on the National Register nomination requirements, as described below.
Paper Requirements
- Name of property
- Location (address)
- Ownership of the property (public or private) and identify who owns it
- Identify what kind of property it is (building, site, or structure)
- Identify historic and current functions of the property
- Describe the property, including materials used (do your best architecturaldescription)
- Statement of significance – identify the National Register criteria that apply andwrite a narrative that describes the significance and integrity of the property, placing it in proper context, including period of significance and any association with significance people or events (if applicable)
- Recommendations – describe the current condition of the property and identify any threats and opportunities for the property as well as treatments (preservation, restoration, rehabilitation), or other ideas you have for maintaining the resource
- Bibliography of all sources cited and consulted and citations throughout the document(footnotes or parenthetical documentation)
- Supporting visuals – at least two maps (one of which must be historic) and at least two photographs (one of which is preferably historic) – these are minimums, the more illustrations the better!
you need to look at examples of National Register nominations to see how they are written and the kind of information required. You should also review NR Bulletin 15 Open National Register Bulletin 15 in a new window
Links to an external site.
resourses should use:
Sanborn Maps
http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/record=e1000290~S3
Kansas City Public Library (KCPL)
KCPL Missouri Valley Special Collections
LaBudde Special Collections at Miller Nichols Library
https://library2.umkc.edu/labudde
The State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City (on campus 302 Newcomb Hall)
http://shs.umsystem.edu/about/kansascity.shtml
Kansas City 1940 Tax Assessor Photographs
org/cdm/landingpage/collection/kcpltax”>http://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage…
KCPL Resources for Researching the Built Environment
http://www.kchistory.org/research/research‐guides/…
Site to compare historic maps
http://www.historicaerials.com/
KCMO Maps
http://kcmo.gov/planning/maps‐2/
Kansas City Star
search 1991‐present via KCPL (remote access requires library card)
https://www.kclibrary.org/research‐resources/resea…
search 1880‐1922 via America’s Historical Newspapers
http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/record=e1000289~S3
-Papers should be at least 10 pages of text, well written, typed using a standard, 12‐pt. font, and double spaced with 1” margins all around. Title your paper, and make sure each page includes page numbers and your name
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