Nominees revealed for annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list

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The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM) announces the nominees for its annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list. Twenty-four nominations were submitted from concerned community advocates and distressed property owners from throughout the state.

The nominees for this year’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list are (in alphabetical order):

Alcoa Aluminum House, St. Louis Park

Anderson House, Wabasha

The Barn “Shed,” Willmar

Church of the Holy Cross, Dundas

Dredge William A. Thompson, near Winona

Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center, Fergus Falls

Ford Building, St. Paul

Great Northern Railway Depot, Princeton

Habicht’s Department Store Building, Willmar

Howe School, Minneapolis

Jackson Street Water Tower, Elk River

Johnston Hall, Faribault

Kawishiwi Lab/Halfway Ranger Station Historic District, Ely

Lakeland Hotel Building, Willmar

Mayowood Historic District, Rochester

Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul

Mitchell Yards, Hibbing

Olness House (“A Friend’s House”), Moorhead

Pillsbury “A” Mill Complex, Minneapolis

Porky’s Drive-In, St. Paul

Selma’s Ice Cream Parlour, Afton

Sickler-Newman-Seifert House, Excelsior

St. Peter’s Church, Duluth

Wells Center (Historic Alden Smith House), Minneapolis

More information about the 2011 nominees to the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list can be found on PAM’s website, www.mnpreservation.org or by clicking this link .

PAM will distribute an embargoed press release with the final 10 Most Endangered list for 2011 on May 10, 2011. PAM’s formal announcement of the 2011 list will take place at its second annual (Anti)Wrecking Ball on Thursday, May 12, 2011, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Soap Factory, 514 2nd St. SE in Minneapolis.

The goal of the (Anti)Wrecking Ball is to kick-start advocacy support for the sites on the 10 Most Endangered list, and PAM hopes that revealing the nominees in advance will heighten citizen interest in taking immediate action. Local supporters of the listed sites will attend the (Anti)Wrecking Ball to present information on these ten significant historic places, the threats they face, and what interested citizens can do to help ensure a preservation solution. Everyone in attendance at the event will be allowed to vote on which of the ten listed properties should receive a $2,000 seed grant from PAM.

The (Anti)Wrecking Ball will include live music by the Steamboat Kings, a raffle for dining, theater tickets, and artwork, and food and drink available for purchase from the Magic Bus Café and Surly Brewing Company. Advance tickets for the (Anti)Wrecking Ball are $8 for PAM members, $10 for non-members, and can be purchased online at www.mnpreservation.org. All tickets will be $10 at the door the night of the event (cash only). The (Anti)Wrecking Ball is presented by National Window Associates and PAM’s 2011 organizational sponsors: HGA; US Bank; Commerce Bank; Hess, Roise and Company; and Miller Dunwiddie Architecture.

This marks the 18th year that PAM has presented its 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list. The 10 Most Endangered program is designed to spotlight historic properties that face imminent danger through demolition and neglect, organizational and financial challenges, and restrictive and inappropriate public policy. Through this program PAM seeks favorable outcomes that can be achieved through a preservation approach. Of the more than 150 historic places listed over the life of this important program, two-thirds have been saved in part through the awareness generated by their listing. A full listing of previous 10 Most Endangered properties can be found at www.mnpreservation.org/programs.

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