Historic Resources Survey of Downtown San Angelo

HHM & Associates, Inc.

From the Executive Summary: "In September 2020, the City of San Angelo commissioned HHM & Associates, Inc. of Austin, Texas, to undertake a historic resources survey of downtown San Angelo. Survey boundaries are depicted in figure i (to follow). At the outset of the project, HHM & Associates completed a Research Design and Fieldwork Methodology for review and approval by the City of San Angelo and the Texas Historical Commission, which established shared expectations for the project’s scope of work. The approved Research Design and Fieldwork Methodology is included as Appendix E herein. The project comprehensively identified, documented, and evaluated all buildings, structures, sites, landscapes, and objects within the survey boundaries, regardless of construction date. The project was made possible with a grant from the Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant Program administered by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Survey work, completed in November and December 2020, identified 390 above‐ground cultural resources. The survey team gathered basic information for all resources but recorded more detailed information for those that are listed in or recommended eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP, or National Register). In compliance with the THC’s CLG program, each surveyed property also received a preservation priority ranking—high, medium, or low—that defines its relative significance and architectural integrity within the survey area and city. All evaluations were made by professionals meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (36 CFR 61), carefully following the National Register Criteria for Evaluation and the City’s Unified Development Code. The recommendations resulting from HHM’s evaluations are summarized in table i and table ii below. Prior historic designations are listed in Appendix E. Besides assessing each identified property on an individual basis, the report also recommends a Downtown Historic District as eligible for both listing in the National Register and local City of San Angelo designation. Historic district recommendations are summarized in table iii. The boundaries of the proposed Downtown Historic District are presented in figure ii. To provide additional detail, this survey report includes the following sections: - Survey Purpose - Historic Context - Summary of Survey Findings - Future Recommendations - Bibliography - Appendices --- Appendix A – Maps of Surveyed Resources --- Appendix B – Inventory of Surveyed Resources --- Appendix C – Texas Historic Resources Survey Forms for High Priority Resources --- Appendix D – Photo Contact Sheets --- Appendix E – Approved Research Design Overall, the survey report aims to provide the City of San Angelo with information to guide future planning and cultural resources management downtown, as well as to access grants and incentives for preservation." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Texas Historical Commission, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P20AF00051).

Historic Resources Survey of Downtown San Angelo

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