Citizen input sought on historic sites

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002 | 9:28 a.m.

Every eight years the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office asks Nevada residents what historical sites should be saved.

Las Vegas residents have a chance to bring their pressing preservation issues to state officials at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in Lorenzi Park, West Washington Avenue near Rancho Drive.

"Eight years ago we learned that members of the public were alarmed that redevelopment and community growth were threatening historic buildings in Southern Nevada," Alice Baldrica of the State Historic Preservation Office said.

At the time an ice plant built on Main Street for the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad had been torn down. Railroad cottages built by the train line had been bulldozed to make way for modern buildings, Baldrica said.

The last plan recommended more public education to let people know that important historic buildings were worth saving and reusing, she said.

More funding was also necessary.

So the state teamed up with the Commission for Cultural Affairs to preserve such places as the Logandale School and a single Las Vegas railroad cottage that was saved from the wrecking ball and moved to the Clark County Museum on Boulder Highway, Baldrica said.

Those who cannot attend the meeting can submit written comments on a questionnaire available from the State Historic Preservation Office, 100 N. Stewart St., Carson City, NV 89701-4285.

The office's website is www.NevadaCulture.org.