Peavey Plaza

Peavey Plaza
Fountain at Peavey Plaza
Location 1101 Nicollet Mall
Coordinates 44°58′38″N 93°16′35″W / 44.97722°N 93.27639°W / 44.97722; -93.27639Coordinates: 44°58′38″N 93°16′35″W / 44.97722°N 93.27639°W / 44.97722; -93.27639
Area 1 acre
Built 1975 (1975)
Architectural style Modern Movement
NRHP Reference # 12001173[1]
Added to NRHP January 14, 2013

Peavey Plaza is a public outdoor event space in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota at the south end of Nicollet Mall between South 11th and 12th Streets. 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]

Following a 2011 public meeting where architect Tom Oslund proposed changing the plaza, Minneapolis activist Trish Brock launched the Save Peavey Plaza campaign.[6][7] Brock reached out to and united the Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Preservation Alliance to move forward with the preservation of Peavey Plaza.

In June 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."[8][9] In January 2013, the plaza was placed on the National Register of Historic Places; the lawsuit remained outstanding at that time.[10] On October 4, 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." [11] The National Trust for Historic Preservation cited the site as one of ten historic sites saved in 2013.[12]

In November and December 2014, the plaza was used as the site of the "Minneapolis Holiday Market",[13] a part of the Holidazzle Village which replaced the parade held in previous years around the holidays.[14] As of June 2015, the plaza was still open to the public, but all its water features were inactive and drained.

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (May 16, 2012). "Minneapolis Tussles Over a Faded Plaza". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Marvels of Modernism: Peavey Plaza". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. October 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ Metzger, Michael (May 1, 2008). "Peavey Plaza makes list of endangered historic sites". MinnPost.
  5. ↑ Combs, Marianne (October 18, 2011). "Architects, preservationists concerned over Peavey Plaza's future". Minnesota Public Radio.
  6. ↑ Kinbar, Sarah (October 1, 2012). "Preservation Pulpit: The Heart of Minneapolis". Modern Magazine.
  7. ↑ Rao, Maya (April 18, 2012). "Heritage Preservation Commission torpedoes Peavey Plaza plan". Star Tribune.
  8. ↑ Royce, Graydon (July 6, 2012). "Peavey Plaza lawsuit filed". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.mnpreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Peavey-Plaza-Suit-Announcement-June-2012.pdf
  10. ↑ Peck, Claude (January 18, 2013). "Peavey Plaza is listed on National Register". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=65ad8bccca9fde7ab0c1982d2&id=42a4da4970&e=a1e5c6c6dc
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ http://www.minneapolisholidaymarket.com/
  14. ↑ http://www.downtownmpls.com/news_article/show/423201-downtown-minneapolis-welcomes-holidazzle-village-featuring-minneapolis-holiday-market

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