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<br /> NATIONAL TRUST f r�jISTORIC PRESERVATIONn year 11 Most Threat( s ) Status Update
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<br /> 1998 The Great The once-bustling facility FAVORABLE Just before its 11 Most listing, a developer stepped
<br /> �14 (aBowdoin Mill, has been silent for years , forward with plans to redevelop the mill complex. But
<br /> Topsham, ME its buildings battered by when a fire broke out in November of 1998 , many of
<br /> time, weather and vandalism, the mill's structures were destroyed. Happily, the main
<br /> portion of the mill was saved and the developer moved
<br /> ahead with the project. Some office and retail space is
<br /> _- now available, and a restaurant/Microbrewery has opened.
<br /> 1998 Mesa Verde Problems arising from FAVORABLE In May, 1999 , Save America' s Treasures granted Mesa
<br /> National Park, CO chronically inadequate Verde $3 .2 million in federal funds and matching gifts,
<br /> funding were compounded which will help stabilize and conserve the archaeological
<br /> ;g 7;' when a fire damaged some sites sites at the park. Additionally, the National Park Service
<br /> �e and exposed others to erosion. has been able to raise $ 100,000 and hire 38 term
<br /> employees to handle regular maintenance at the site.
<br /> ` , 1998 Mapes Hotel, In 1982, the Mapes closed its . LOST After a long and hard fought battle, Reno 's city
<br /> Reno, NV doors, the victim of changing council voted to destroy the Mapes . The historic
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<br /> times and tastes , landmark was imploded on Super Bowl Sunday,
<br /> } becoming the first ever 11 Most Endangered site
<br /> b _ - demolished. However, the loss of the Mapes has
<br /> galvanized a heightened interest to preserve other
<br /> historic buildings in the city of Reno and
<br /> throughout the state.
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<br /> . t 1998 The Historic Many of the courthouses , FAVORABLE In June 1998 , Gov. George W. Bush responded to the 11
<br /> � Courthouses including some of the oldest Most listing and proposed the Texas Courthouse Preservation
<br /> of Texas and most architecturally Initiative that earmarked $50 million for community
<br /> distinguished, have fallen into matching grants to repair and restore historic courthouses
<br /> disrepair due to inadequate funding. throughout the state. 58 counties applied for grants
<br /> during the Initiative ' s first funding round. The National
<br /> Trust's Southwest Office provided seed money to initiate
<br /> key efforts and Preservation Texas launched a traveling
<br /> exhibit. The Texas Historical Commission anticipates
<br /> biennial funding of the preservation program.
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<br /> Q 1998 B1ack .Hawk and The pace and scale of THREATENED In these two cities, historic resources are increasingly
<br /> P�� Central City, CO gambling-related development viewed as liabilities rather than assets . In February 1999,
<br /> have increased dramatically. however, the Colorado Historical Society won a
<br /> significant court battle that prohibits anyone from moving
<br /> the Lace House — a 1863 Carpenter Gothic cottage that
<br /> "stands in the way" of casino expansion.
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<br /> €, During a National Trust "Montana b Rail" study tour,
<br /> :•., :.a 1999 Travelers Travelers Rest, a campsite g Y y
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<br /> Rest, MT for the Lewis and Clark two Trust members learned about the extraordinary
<br /> Expedition, was imperiled history of site and committed to buying the most
<br /> rt by 'residential development, endangered part of the site. In June 20W, the Travelers
<br /> ' Rest project received an additional $22,000 from the
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<br /> � Montana Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission
<br /> 1 to total $ 119 ,000 for the completion of the Lewis and
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<br /> Clark Travelers' Rest Campsite Historical Archaeology
<br /> Assessment. Further, $500,000 has been secured to
<br /> preserve the site as part of the Interior Department
<br /> appropriations bill .
<br /> 1999 "The Corner of Chain drug store site FAVORABLE Rite Aid, Walgreens and Eckerd have all agreed
<br /> Main and Main" development strategies could to avoid demolishing buildings listed on the National
<br /> turn America' s Main Street into Register of Historic Places . In addition, CVS is now
<br /> cut rate versions of suburban negotiating with the National Trust to limit the impact
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<br /> lls . of their new stores on historic resources and
<br /> neighborhoods . More than a dozen historic buildings
<br /> have been saved to this date .
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