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Consultant: Downtown Alpine, Coconi/Coconut Field moving toward National Register review
Summary
Consultants for the City of Alpine told the council the nomination for Coconut Field is under Texas Historical Commission review and a preliminary Downtown Alpine district nomination has been submitted; staff asked residents to provide historic photos and information for the draft.
Alice Munford Russell, a preservation consultant with Post Oak, told the Alpine City Council on March 18 that the city’s nomination files for two local historic properties are moving through the state review process. She said the Determination of Eligibility for Coconut Field was submitted in November to the Texas Historical Commission and the full National Register nomination had been delivered to THC for review on March 12.
Russell said, “THC usually reviews National Register nominations for about 2 months,” and that the Coconut Field file is already in the THC review queue. She added the process typically includes two rounds of edits before a nomination goes to the State Board of Review.
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