Survey & DOE

Historic Resource Surveys and Determinations of National Register Eligibility

Everyday, municipalities nationwide demonstrate that historic preservation is a vital and necessary tool for creating sustainable communities. Properties determined eligible for listing in the National Register, or for listing in a state or local register, may be eligible for grants and tax incentives that provide additional financing to make revitalization efforts a reality. Many communities use the identification of historic buildings and the evaluation of their historical significance as a tool to help prioritize short-term and long-term planning efforts and to focus public dollars on strengthening areas of the community that reflect a shared history. Clients undertake survey and DOE projects for a variety of reasons — to create a database of resources for use during planning; as a preliminary step to creating a National Register historic district; as part of a Part 1 historic tax credit application; or to satisfy the historic resource identification requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Surveys completed by Rosin Preservation have ranged in size from a few dozen buildings to hundreds of buildings and have addressed geographical clusters of resources as well as resources linked by a common theme (such as the resources built associated with the automobile culture). When conducting historic resource surveys, Rosin Preservation records each property’s date of construction, style, materials, integrity, and other physical attributes in a database. Rosin Preservation also photographs each property and conducts archival research to understand the history and significance of the individual properties and of the survey area as a whole. Following the guidelines presented in National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, Rosin Preservation uses the database to analyze the survey information and to identify National Register-eligible properties and historic districts. An illustrated survey report summarizes the findings and provides meaningful recommendations that help the client pursue additional preservation activities.

  • 21st Street International Marketplace District. Wichita, Kansas
    Survey of approximately 180 resources in Wichita’s North End International Marketplace District redevelopment area.
  • Beacon Hill Redevelopment Area Survey. Kansas City, Missouri.
    Assessment of integrity and National Register eligibility of 100 properties; survey included residential, commercial, and institutional resources constructed between the late nineteenth century and the mid-twentieth century.
  • Building Enclave/Historic Preservation Phase I Evaluation for Buildings 703, 704, 710 and 828, Richards-Gebaur Airport. Kansas City, Missouri.
    Determination of National Register eligibility for four mid-1950s buildings constructed during the initial development of the Richards Gebaur Air Force Base.
  • Clay Hall.
  • Crossroads Freight District Survey. Kansas City, Missouri.
    Register listing of 250 late nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial and industrial buildings.
  • Cushing Hospital. Leavenworth, Kansas.
    Determination of Eligibility for 1931 hospital building.
  • Downtown Intensive-Level Historic Resources Survey. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    Survey, development of historic contexts, and determination of National Register eligibility for over 800 properties located within Tulsa’s downtown highway loop. Resources include a broad spectrum of resource types (residential, commercial, office, industrial, religious, governmental, and institutional) and include a significant number of buildings associated with Urban Renewal (1952-1972). Work completed in partnership with Cathy Ambler, Ph.D.
  • Historic Theaters and Opera Houses of Kansas. State of Kansas. Chief Theater. Coldwater, Kansas; Crest Theater. Great Bend, Kansas; Granada Theater. Kansas City, Kansas; Midland Theater. Coffeyville, Kansas; Northrup Theater. Syracuse, Kansas; Overland Theater. Overland Park, Kansas; Palace Theater. Kinsley, Kansas; Plaza Theater. Burlington, Kansas.
  • Laverna Heights. Savannah, Missouri.
    Determination of National Register eligibility for an early-twentieth century cancer hospital.
  • Leawood Historic Resources Survey – District II.
  • Lee’s Summit Survey Update. Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
    Survey of 638 properties in the Old Town area, in the first tier of post-World War II residential subdivisions, and in rural Lee’s Summit.
  • Lexington-Winner Road-Englewood Survey. Independence, Missouri.
    Reconnaissance survey and determination of National Register eligibility of 644 residential and commercial properties, including documentation of associations with President Harry S. Truman.
  • Lustron Houses Survey. State of Kansas.
    Reconnaissance survey of 98 Lustron Houses constructed in Kansas between 1948 and 1952.
  • McConnell Air Force Base Survey. ,
  • McPherson Historic Resources Survey. McPherson, Kansas.
    Survey of approximately 300 commercial, residential, and institutional resources in four areas of McPherson, Kansas.
  • New Deal-Era Resources Survey. Crawford and Dickinson Counties, Kansas.
    Survey of 112 properties, structures, sites, and cultural landscapes in two counties.
  • Old Town East Survey. ,
  • Original Town Survey. Olathe, Kansas.
    Windshield survey of approximately 6,000 properties in the Original Town area of Olathe, Kansas to identify potential historic buildings and districts.
  • Pleasant Hill Historic Resources Survey. Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
    Survey of approximately 81 resources in a 27-acre area in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
  • Roadside Kansas.
  • Route 66 Survey. Cherokee County, Kansas.
    Survey and determination of National Register eligibility of 100 properties along 13.1 miles of Route 66 passing through Kansas.
  • South Lawrence Survey. Lawrence, Kansas.
    Reconnaissance survey of 550 twentieth century residential properties.
  • Western Baptist Bible College. ,