Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, 2014-2015, City of River Falls, Pierce and St. Croix Counties, Wisconsin

Heritage Research, Ltd.

Abstract: "The purpose of this project is to provide an updated survey (to one previously completed by Michael H. Koop in 1990-91 for the Main Street Project 2000) of the architectural and historical resources located within the City of River Falls. This material may be useful in the development of local preservation plans; to identify buildings, structures, sites and historic districts that meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and to increase public and private sector awareness of the community’s historical and architectural heritage. Funded in part through a National Park Service grant-in-aid administered by the Wisconsin Historical Society, the City of River Falls contracted with Heritage Research, Ltd., to conduct a resurvey of the city within a specific Scope of Work (found in the Introduction and Survey Methodology). One of the two primary goals of the resurvey effort was to identify and inventory properties built between 1940 and 1975. The second goal was to reevaluate previously surveyed properties (not already listed in the National Register) and to determine whether or not they were, at this time, potentially eligible for the National Register. As a result of this survey, a total of 54 new properties (36 in Pierce County and 18 in St. Croix County) offered enough visual and/or historical interest to warrant a photograph and information entry into the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database (WHPD; known and accessible to the public as WAHI). Of the total 587 properties (in both counties) that were surveyed prior to this effort, 224 continue to meet survey standards and were resurveyed for this project. Regarding the second component, all previously surveyed properties not listed in the National Register of Historic Places either individually or within a historic district were reviewed for potential eligibility. As a result of that review, two residential historic districts were found to be potentially eligible, while eleven individual properties were recommended as potentially eligible, six properties require additional research before a final determination can be made, and two did not meet National Register requirements and were determined ineligible and one final property has not yet achieved 50 years of age and should be re-evaluated in 2024." Funding was provided in part by a 2014 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of River Falls (project number WI-14-018) administered by the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P14AF00098) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. River Falls, Wisconsin is a Certified Local Government.

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, 2014-2015, City of River Falls, Pierce and St. Croix Counties, Wisconsin

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