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Lumbering, Agriculture, and Transportation developed by the Minnesota State Historic <br />Preservation Office (SHPO). <br />When combined with a comprehensive historic resources inventory, the historic contexts <br />study will provide the City of Elk River City with comprehensive information about the <br />location and significance of its remaining historic resources, including its downtown, <br />mill sites, and residential areas. <br />The following Elk River historic contexts were identified: <br />1. Landscape Setting, ca. 1848-1950 <br />2. Agriculture,1850-1950 <br />3. Transportation,1848-1950 <br />4. Commerce and Industry,1851-1950 <br />5. Residential Architecture,1851-1920 <br />6. Schools, Churches, and Local Institutions,1857-1920 <br />The National Register of Historic Places <br />One objective of developing historic contexts and historic resources inventories is to <br />determine which properties might be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places <br />(NRHP). The National Register was established by the National Historic Preservation <br />Act of 1966. It is the official federal listing of the nation's cultural resources deemed <br />worthy of preservation. The National Park Service maintains the list that includes <br />properties of local and state significance as well as those of national significance. <br />A property listed on the National Register must meet at least one of four criteria. Under <br />the first criterion, a property may be registered if it is associated with events that have <br />made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of national, state, or local history. <br />Under the second, a property may be registered if it is associated with the lives of <br />persons important in the past. The third criterion addresses architectural significance, <br />and the fourth addresses archaeological significance. In addition, listed properties must <br />be at least fifty years old, should not have been significantly altered, and should have <br />not been moved. National Register nominations must receive approval from the State <br />Historic Preservation Review Board, the State Historic Preservation Officer, and the <br />National Park Service. The Oliver H. Kelley Farm is the only Elk River property <br />currently listed on the National Register. <br />Elk River Historic Contexts Study Draft 412002 <br />2 <br />