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Urbana launches citywide historic-properties survey for Kingman
Summary
Consultant Urbana Preservation and Planning told the Heritage Preservation Commission Jan. 27 that a citywide reconnaissance survey will document properties built through 1976, photograph roughly 2,300 individual resources, and prepare up to 100 intensive inventory forms; fieldwork is scheduled for February and the project will be coordinated with Arizona SHPO.
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Urbana Preservation and Planning presented the kickoff for a citywide historic-properties inventory to the Kingman Heritage Preservation Commission on Jan. 27, offering a timetable and data summary for an effort the firm says will inform preservation and heritage-tourism planning.
Wendy Tinsley Becker, principal of Urbana Preservation and Planning LLC, told commissioners the reconnaissance survey will photograph properties built through 1976 (the 50-year cutoff for historic consideration), produce a draft survey spreadsheet and ArcGIS layer for staff review, and field-survey in February. Urbana will photograph roughly 2,300 properties identified as individual resources and take representative views for additional groupings; up to 100 properties will receive intensive documentation and historic-property inventory forms.
The survey will use city and county parcel data, field verification of architectural style, and draft historic-context statements. Tinsley Becker said Urbana culled an initial parcel list of 2,791 candidate properties built through 1976 down to about 2,300 recommended individual resources after assessing subdivisions and likely historic districts.
"We're here to introduce you and kick off the citywide historic properties inventory," Tinsley Becker said. She described deliverables due to the city in draft form in April and final submission in May or June, pending review and comment from the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
The project is funded through a Certified Local Government (CLG) historic-preservation grant; Urbana plans to share findings and formats with SHPO before final submission. Fieldwork will be conducted from public right-of-way; consultants said they will not enter private property without permission and will carry handouts and identification for outreach to residents.
Commissioners asked whether heavily altered single-family homes could remain eligible. Tinsley Becker replied that interior alterations do not necessarily defeat eligibility if exterior character-defining features such as window and door openings remain intact.
Urbana and staff asked the commission to provide any local property leads or contextual information that might identify historically significant persons or events associated with particular addresses. Tinsley Becker said the reconnaissance spreadsheet includes recommended eligibility, assessor-built dates, and a column for prior surveys noted in the city's records.
Next steps: Urbana will coordinate field-survey logistics with city staff, perform photo reconnaissance in February, provide a draft package for the commission by April, and submit the final report to the city and SHPO in late spring.
