Post by sam on Feb 3, 2011 12:17:02 GMT -5
For immediate release: Feb 03, 2011
Posted by: [DNR]
Contact: Amy Walker
Phone: (317) 232-1647
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov
Gibson County architectural survey benefits residents
The ongoing DNR architectural survey of Gibson County that focuses on Center and Columbia townships, once completed, can speed up approval times for future projects such as road and highway improvements.
County residents can assist the surveyors, Travis Rose and Stephanie Jordan, by allowing photographs to be taken of the exteriors of their property and by providing accurate historical information.
The surveyors will travel every road in the county to document and photograph all historic buildings, districts and structures built before 1971 that meet survey criteria.
A similar survey was conducted for Warrick and Gibson counties in 1984. With that data now 27 years old, the DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) decided to revisit these counties update information.
The historic sites and structures inventory being done by the DHPA also offers a level of protection for historic resources when a state- or federally funded project occurs in a particular area.
Additionally, cities, planning departments, and historical organizations can use the inventory to identify individual properties and historic districts that could be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. Teachers use the survey information for lessons on architecture and local history.
The survey does not affect property taxes and does not result in official landmark status.
The surveyors hope to finish they survey by early March.
Posted by: [DNR]
Contact: Amy Walker
Phone: (317) 232-1647
Email: dnrnews@dnr.in.gov
Gibson County architectural survey benefits residents
The ongoing DNR architectural survey of Gibson County that focuses on Center and Columbia townships, once completed, can speed up approval times for future projects such as road and highway improvements.
County residents can assist the surveyors, Travis Rose and Stephanie Jordan, by allowing photographs to be taken of the exteriors of their property and by providing accurate historical information.
The surveyors will travel every road in the county to document and photograph all historic buildings, districts and structures built before 1971 that meet survey criteria.
A similar survey was conducted for Warrick and Gibson counties in 1984. With that data now 27 years old, the DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) decided to revisit these counties update information.
The historic sites and structures inventory being done by the DHPA also offers a level of protection for historic resources when a state- or federally funded project occurs in a particular area.
Additionally, cities, planning departments, and historical organizations can use the inventory to identify individual properties and historic districts that could be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. Teachers use the survey information for lessons on architecture and local history.
The survey does not affect property taxes and does not result in official landmark status.
The surveyors hope to finish they survey by early March.