Minneapolis’ Peavey Plaza Listed in National Register of Historic Places (ST. PAUL, MN—JANUARY 18, 2013) The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM) learned that Peavey Plaza, a Modernist urban park plaza in downtown Minneapolis, has been officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The plaza, designed by M. Paul Friedberg and opened in 1975, [...]
On Tuesday evening, November 13, the State Review Board of the Minnesota Historical Society unanimously approved the nomination of Peavey Plaza to the National Register of Historic Places. The next step is for the State Historic Preservation Office to forward the nomination to the National Park Service, where it is all but certain to be [...]
Contact Will O’Keefe Communication & Programs Coordinator wokeefe@mnpreservation.org 612.877.2380 The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota Receives National Award National Trust for Historic Preservation Announces Preservation Alliance of Minnesota 2013 Trustees’ Award for Organizational Excellence Winner The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Trustees’ Award for Organizational Excellence [...]
Job Description for Executive Director Position Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Activity Area: Historic Preservation Category: Executive Director/CEO Closing Date: July 30, 2012 Job Type: Full Time Salary: Dependent upon Experience Hours: 40/week Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, (PAM) is seeking an Executive Director who will provide strategic [...]
Although PAM focuses on Minnesota’s preservation community as often as possible, it goes without saying that federal legislation can do wonderful things to promote historic buildings and communities. Unfortunately, sometimes bills in Washington can turn back the clock on the progress we, as a community of preservationists, have made. As was previously reported, the federal [...]
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May 5, 2012 Dear Colleague: We wonder if you could take a moment to help us identify some key historic properties in your community that might be available for renovation and adaptive reuse. Our firms have been retained by the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM) to conduct a feasibility analysis for their real [...]
Friends, advocates, supporters: It is with both sadness and excitement that I announce to you that I am resigning from my role as Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM) effective the end of May. I will be leaving Minnesota in June having accepted a new opportunity as President of Landmarks Illinois, Illinois’ [...]
Each May, cities across Minnesota create events, tours and displays to highlight their local historic properties for National Preservation Month. With this year’s theme focusing on “Discovering America’s Hidden Gems,” Minnesota is poised to stand with the rest of the nation in celebrating the buildings and districts that turn towns into communities and houses into [...]
Last Sunday, WCCO-TV ran a profile of Minnesota’s oldest Dairy Queen. While much of the piece focused on the building’s unique architecture and history, it also pointed out that current ownership is weighing a plan to replace the historic structure. Fortunately, PAM’s Erin Hanafin Berg was there to advocate a collective solution and, ultimately, the [...]
