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Ir* c cPEF VP �.� 36 NATIONAL TRUST I^ HISTORIC PRESERVATION Year 11 Most Threat ( s ) Status . Update Listing 1993 Brandy Station Potential development FAVORABLE When the developer's plan was halted by bankruptcy, Battlefield, and sprawl threaten the preservationists began efforts to purchase the land and Cu4xWCou q VA battlefield's future. acquired 1 ,543 acres . Efforts to ensure the preservation of the remainder of the battlefield continue. 1993 Thomas Edison 's An estimated four million FAVORABLE Listing as an 11 Most site led to a $ 1 .5 million Invention Factory, documents and 400,000 objects Congressional appropriation for planning and limited West Orange, NJ are uncatalogued and deteriorating; exterior stabilization work. In 1998 , GE granted many buildings in the complex $5 million to the factory though the Save America's need renovation and maintenance. Treasures initiative. rat 1993 Prehistoric Plans for a nearby residential FAVORABLE The proposed development was stopped. A heritage Serpent Mound, development and recreational tourism study to explore alternative, sensitive Adams lake would expose the development of the area was recently completed. 0 County, OH site to erosion. .+0 Y 1993 Town of Seasonal flooding, inadequate Ironically, soon after the 11 Most listing, the town � Ste. Genevieve, MO protection and demolition was devastated by one of the worst floods in its history. oy Aby neglect have all taken Construction of the new 3.5-mile levee is now underway their toll on this historic town. to protect the oldest parts of the town. t° t 1994 Cape Cod, MA Inappropriate development FAVORABLE The case against the Commission Act was dropped. C.? has been an ongoing danger New development projects have been proposed, but on the Cape. A more direct local organizations have successfully argued these threat was a legal challenge projects mould dramatically alter the character to the Cape Cod Commission of the region, a Act, which protects the Cape from uncontrolled sprawl. _ 1994 The Cornices The widespread removal of THREATENED Our 11 Most listing heightened the community 's ;V4 (and Buildings) cornices continues to adversely awareness of the problem of lost cornices , but, of Harlem, NY impact many historic buildings , sadly, much of the large-scale project continues to detract from the community 's architectural character. 1994 Natchez, MS The City had approved THREATENED As a result of the Trust' s 11 Most listing, the construction of a 10-story hotel/ developer pulled out of the project. However, casino that would have loomed the impact of casino gambling on the city's historic .�.7 over the riverfront and paved resources and tourist-based economy remains a the way for additional significant concern, winappropriate development. 1994 Oldest Surviving Weak sales and the absence , 1`v 1:13 Thanks to a widespread effort led by the Los Angeles McDonalds, of profitable amenities (such Conservancy, McDonalds reversed its decision and v? Downey, CA as a drive through window opted instead to restore the restaurant. Today it is a ar and indoor seating) had popular area destination that includes a museum . convinced McDonalds to and gift shop. demolish the restaurant. 1994 The Old Mint, Faced an uncertain future after THREATENED The GSA is discussing the transfer of the building to the y San Francisco, CA it was closed in 19939 city of San Francisco for use as a possible museum The preservation community will participate in forthcoming protection measures but major challenges remain. 1994 Historic Northern Several development THREATENED Responding to the national publicity that it felt was Virginia Piedmont proposals , especially a detrimental to its carefully nurtured corporate image, $650 million Disney theme Disney abandoned its plans for the theme park and park, threatened to engulf the related development. Despite this significant victory, region in sprawl, the need for careful land-use planning and growth management in this booming area remains critical. 4k PA ; 1994 U.S.S. Cornste&don, The nation's only surviving The $9 million restoration was recently completed Baltimore, MD Civil War era vessel needed at a Baltimore dry dock—a great success ! several million dollars to restore its badly rotting timbers .