Peavey Plaza
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Peavey Plaza | |
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Fountain at Peavey Plaza | |
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| Location | 1101 Nicollet Mall |
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| Coordinates | 44°58′38″N 93°16′35″W / 44.97722°N 93.27639°WCoordinates: 44°58′38″N 93°16′35″W / 44.97722°N 93.27639°W |
| Area | 1 acre |
| Built | 1975 |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| Governing body | Public - local |
| NRHP Reference # | 12001173[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 14, 2013 |
Peavey Plaza is an public outdoor event space in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota at the south end of Nicollet Mall. The sunken plaza and its amphitheater was designed by landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg and built in 1975 alongside Orchestra Hall.[2] The Cultural Landscape Foundation has deemed the plaza a "marvel of modernism"[3] and it has been named one of the top ten most endangered historical sites in Minnesota.[4] The plaza is threatened by development, and a planned "revitalization" by the City of Minneapolis and Orchestra Hall has been criticized for excluding key designers from the process.[5]
In June of 2012, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and the Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis on the grounds that the planned demolition of Peavey Plaza would violate a Minnesota law protecting "historic resources" from "pollution, impairment or destruction."[6][7] In January of 2013, the plaza was placed on the National Register of Historic Places; the lawsuit remained outstanding at that time. [8] On October 4th, 2013, the lawsuit was resolved in favor of the Plaza's preservation. The settlement agreement included the following language: "The parties agree that the goal of any new plan plan will be to preserve the Plaza through a rehabilitation that is consistent with the Secretary of Interior’s STANDARDS FOR TREATMENT OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES, and specifically with the GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES published by the U.S. National Park Service." [9] The National Trust for Historic Preservation cited the site as one of ten historic sites saved in 2013.[10]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (May 16, 2012). "Minneapolis Tussles Over a Faded Plaza". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Marvels of Modernism: Peavey Plaza". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. October 15, 2008.
- ↑ Metzger, Michael (May 1, 2008). "Peavey Plaza makes list of endangered historic sites". MinnPost.
- ↑ Combs, Marianne (October 18, 2011). "Architects, preservationists concerned over Peavey Plaza's future". Minnesota Public Radio.
- ↑ Royce, Graydon (July 6, 2012). "Peavey Plaza lawsuit filed". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.mnpreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Peavey-Plaza-Suit-Announcement-June-2012.pdf
- ↑ Peck, Claude (January 18, 2013). "Peavey Plaza is listed on National Register". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=65ad8bccca9fde7ab0c1982d2&id=42a4da4970&e=a1e5c6c6dc
- ↑ staff (January 5, 2014). "A look at 10 historic sites save, 10 lost in 2013". Associated Press as reported by the Post Crescent. p. F3.
External links
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Media related to Peavey Plaza at Wikimedia Commons - Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. MN-2, "Peavey Park Plaza, 1111 Nicolet Mall, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN", 9 measured drawings, 12 data pages
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