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Sri A 38 _ NATIONAL TRUST I HISTORIC PRESERVATION.. Year 11 Most Threat ( s ) Status Update Listing 1995 Tugboat Hoga, The boat 's deterioration FAVORABLE As of 1999, the Navy is undertaking an assessment of 0 Oakland, CA prompted calls for its the tugboat's structural integrity and will also be �, being scrapped. evaluating options for Navy restoration of the vessel ` as a Navy museum site . Several cities around the ` country have also contacted the Navy to voice their interest in obtaining the tugboat for their museums . c While the Hoga is currently is a seriously deteriorated condition, the hopes for its future are becoming brighter. 1995 Waikiki War This large oceanside '; ;x;, ' E s In 1997, the Honolulu City Council appropriated $ 11 .5 Memorial swimming pool was listed million for restoration. In December 1998 , the City Natatorium, due to structural deterioration Council approved a final permit, clearing the way Honolulu, HI that led to its closing in 1980 . for the memorial 's restoration . A floating bond, approved by Mayor Jeremy Harris , is financing a f + $ 10. 9 million restoration project. its1. G 1995 Archaeological The site ' s treasures are being FAVORABLE After its listing, the Clinton administration took steps TYeasures of the destroyed by vandalism, to protect the area' s exceptional resources by Colorado Plateau insensitive development and designating three new National Monuments there. unmanaged tourism. In February 2000, a management plan for one of the monuments was approved, establishing a foundation for the long-term protection of this unique realm of America's history. 1995 South Pass, WY A 620-mile natural gas FAVORABLE Legal challenges by the National Trust and the ; s pipeline was slated to cut Wyoming Outdoor Council have convinced the through the landscape . Altamont Gas Transmission Company to put its project on hold. It is likely that another proposal will - -�., surfaces there is still a need to document the South Pass historic landscape and nominate the entire 100, 000- a acre area to the National Register of Historic Places . ® 1996 East End A severely depressed local FAVORABLE With assistance from the National Trust's Community Historic District, economy had caused the Partners Program, a much-needed community r Newburgh, NY deterioration and widespread development corporation has been incorporated and rw abandonment of the has begun acquiring properties to be renovated as `a4+ District's historic buildings , affordable housing. Publicity generated by the 11 Most Endangered listing attracted a developer who has acquired several buildings from the City (in exchange for restoring the exterior of City Hall) and plans to r� spend several million to renovate them. r 1996 Wentworth by The owner wanted to FAVORABLE The Friends of the Wentworth succeeded in finding a 'y the Sea Hotel, demolish the hotel to construct preservation-minded developer to purchase the Newcastle, NH high-priced housing. Victorian seaside hotel for renovation. The National Trust's y � Northeast Office helped the developer, Ocean Properties, y secure key financial assistance from several state r agencies . Restoration has yet to begin, however, as developers continue to work with out financing details with local banks . 1996 Central High The school continues to THREATENED The school remains in operation while fundraising for School, suffer from a lack of funding its renovation proceeds . In 1998 , President Clinton Little Rock, AR to repair damage resulting signed into law legislation designating the school a from years of intensive use. National Historic Site , 1996 Knight Foundry, Faced an uncertain future FAVORABLE The Save Knight Foundry Task Force, a non-profit Sutter Creek, CA after the foundry shut down organization, was established in early 1998 to raise in 1995 , funds for the acquisition of the historic foundry. The Task Force is co-sponsored by the City of Sutter Creek and the Samuel Knight Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology. The group has produced preservation and business plans for the site and is undergoing a fundraising drive to acquire the complex . 1996 Uptown Theater, 20 years of vacancy left the FAVORABLE The current owner, a real estate developer who is active Chicago , IL theater badly deteriorated and in the neighborhood, and the local alderman, who has in need of a viable reuse plan . spearheaded neighborhood revitalization efforts, are working to make the preservation of the Uptown