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Historic Context in downtown Elk River and assessed their potential National Register of Historic Places eligibility. The study area encompasses the 432-acre core of the City of Elk The study concluded that none of the 23 properties appeared to River. This core includes many of the first generation homes and be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. However, first platted neighborhoods in the City. In addition,it is the 5 buildings on the west side of Jackson Ave were recommended Mississippi River and the railroad,both located in the study area, for further preservation study as having significance as part of which largely defines the historic development pattern of the early twentieth-century downtown Elk River and retaining City. varying amounts of their historic facades. These buildings are commonly referred to as the"Brick and S. Main Blocks". In 2002 the HRA and HPC commissioned an independent study of properties within the core downtown area,in response to ,, concerns raised by the Heritage Preservation Commission regarding the then proposed Bluffs and Jackson Place developments. It was conducted by Carole Zellie of Landscape '* i ii „.,.. _...,, . ,,,., _ ill_ ,,,,.,,t Research. Part I of the study outlined six Elk River Historic Contexts for i �i which to provide a framework with which to evaluate the "" - --' "'�` historic, architectural, and landscape architectural significance of ' ' : it .. w'..£ tr �rw.irrr inventoried properties. The Elk River historic contexts identified 7 ;' . in the study are: .-� sfl - 1) Landscape Setting, 1848-1950 . 2) Agriculture, 1850-1950 3) Transportation, 1848-1950 a 4) Indus and Commerce 1851-1950 F he Industry Jackson Avenue-Brick Block"Then and Now 5) Residential Architecture, 1851-1920 6) Schools, Churches, and Local Institutions, 1857-1920 Part II of the Historic Context Study included an inventory of 23 properties in the Elk River downtown commercial area. The study assisted in determining the significance of historic resources Draft as of November 5, 2012 -Part I,page 33 -