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Historic Context in downtown Elk River and assessed their potential National <br /> Register of Historic Places eligibility. <br /> The study area encompasses the 432-acre core of the City of Elk The study concluded that none of the 23 properties appeared to <br /> River. This core includes many of the first generation homes and be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. However, <br /> first platted neighborhoods in the City. In addition,it is the 5 buildings on the west side of Jackson Ave were recommended <br /> Mississippi River and the railroad,both located in the study area, for further preservation study as having significance as part of <br /> which largely defines the historic development pattern of the early twentieth-century downtown Elk River and retaining <br /> City. varying amounts of their historic facades. These buildings are <br /> commonly referred to as the `Brick and S. Main Blocks". <br /> In 2002 the HRA and HPC commissioned an independent study <br /> of properties within the core downtown area,in response to <br /> concerns raised by the Heritage Preservation Commission <br /> regarding the then proposed Bluffs and Jackson Place <br /> developments. It was conducted by Carole Zellie of Landscape I ' <br /> 1 \ ,. <br /> Research. 1 <br /> ji ji _ ,,:— ,,„14i , ii, „ .- .T <br /> Part I of the study outlined six Elk River Historic Contexts for _< <br /> which to provide a framework with which to evaluate the <br /> historic, architectural, and landscape architectural significance of 4 _ . L', ., <br /> inventoried properties. The Elk River historic contexts identified , "'1! y � 4 <br /> in the study are: <br /> • <br /> 1) Landscape Setting, 1848-1950 <br /> 2) Agriculture, 1850-1950 <br /> 3) Transportation, 1848-1950 <br /> 4) Industry and Commerce 1851-1950 ~ <br /> Jackson Avenue—Brick Block"Then and Now <br /> 5) Residential Architecture, 1851-1920 <br /> 6) Schools, Churches,and Local Institutions, 1857-1920 <br /> Part II of the Historic Context Study included an inventory of 23 <br /> properties in the Elk River downtown commercial area. The <br /> study assisted in determining the significance of historic resources <br /> DI&as of September 4, 2012 -Part I,page 32 -_ <br />