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Commission explores building a historic-resources inventory and digital cataloging
Summary
A commissioner described an effort to compile and digitize a list of historic resources — potentially cross-referenced with the National Register and input from the Historical Society — and discussed using AI tools to process archival lists and photographs.
A commissioner presented an old tabular list of potential resources for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places and described efforts to digitize and expand that inventory. He said he scanned an existing spreadsheet and attempted to use AI tools to help parse and categorize the entries, but noted technical limits and the need to coordinate with the historical society and Native Sons of the Golden West to avoid duplication.
Commissioners discussed sharing the city’s historic photographs and plaque records with architects working on La Plaza Park and said the city’s arborist will assess trees that might be removed. Staff and commissioners agreed to seek existing lists from the historical society, Native Sons groups and other local custodians to combine records and create a searchable inventory.
Next steps include collecting lists from partners, assessing digitization needs and piloting a workflow for extracting structured data from scanned tables and historic photographs; commissioners said they would coordinate with staff and local historians to refine the dataset.
