Annual Report
2000
Historic PreservationEnhancements to Preservation Programs Help Better
Secure, Maintain Historic Resources
Call for Historic Photos Yields Bounty
for Monterey Public Library Archives
Collaborative Effort Puts Story Together
| Museum to Highlight Area’s Military
History
Year in Review
Enhancements to Preservation Programs Help Better
Secure, Maintain Historic Resources
Our community’s history of encouraging and preserving historic
resources dates back to the City’s first Master Plan and zoning ordinance.
The 1939 Master Plan identified historic resources, and the 1940 Zoning
Ordinance established historic zoning to protect those resources.
We
have made great strides in the last decade to ensure that we continue to
develop and sustain a strong, sound historic preservation program. As a
result, a new Historic Master Plan, a revised Historic Preservation
Ordinance and an historic survey for Cannery Row were recently approved.
- The Historic Master Plan outlines a program over the next 5-10 years
for saving historic resources. The plan details educational programs and
ways to make Monterey’s history available to residents and school
groups.
- An up-to-date Historic Ordinance protects our resources. It helps
ensure that our local community has control over preserving historic
assets.
Substantial incentive programs are included to encourage
preservation of private property; support owners of historic resources
with maintenance and limited-use issues; and eliminate or minimize rules
that make preservation difficult.
The ordinance also has various
levels of historic zoning and calls for property surveys to determine
where we should focus our efforts. For example, the Cannery Row Survey,
completed and approved this past year, identified four possible historic
districts in the Row and 22 properties potentially eligible for historic
zoning.
Call for Historic Photos Yields Bounty
for Monterey Public Library Archives
Last fall, more than 200 people attended the opening of the Shades
of Monterey exhibit.
The exhibit featured 180 of the 380 pictures
collected from the photo albums of local families for the Library’s
historic photo archives. The photos depict daily life in Monterey over the
past century and provide visual documentation of a culturally diverse and
unique community.
This year, the Library is collecting additional
photographs for the archive. Some will be featured in an all-new Shades of
Monterey exhibit, scheduled to open in spring of 2001.
For more info
call the Library at 646.3949 or email
mccombs@ci.monterey.ca.us
Looking Ahead
Collaborative Effort Puts Story Together
Plans are underway to make
learning about Monterey’s history easier and more fun.
The City, in
conjunction with Monterey State Historic Park and Monterey History and Art
Association, is identifying ways to preserve, interpret and promote
Monterey’s fascinating history in a centralized effort.
Historic
structures, resources and landmarks owned by separate entities and
scattered throughout the City would have common signage and be
identified/described in one brochure or pamphlet.
To present the
area’s history in a cohesive fashion, we will be working to
- Improve how the public experiences Monterey’s history;
- Improve the preservation of historical resources; and
- Make learning about the City’s history more fun.
With the
support of a federal grant, a specialist in historical interpretation
visited Monterey to evaluate how Monterey’s history is presented to the
public and make recommendations for improvements.
This year, we will
be working to develop programs to implement those suggestions. We will be
designing ways to share the historical collections and photographs among
organizations and with the public. In addition, we will be looking into
sharing staff resources and expertise among the agencies.
Museum to Highlight Area’s Military
History
The infantry, cavalry
and artillery will all be coming back to the Presidio of Monterey as part
of a museum exhibit.
Located at the Presidio Historic Park, the museum
is an important piece of the City’s overall plan to preserve the Park,
which is one of California’s most historic sites.
The exhibit,
scheduled to open early next year, will focus on the Presidio Army post
during the past century and highlight Monterey’s military origins.
Artifacts and photographs related to the Presidio between 1902 and
1945 are being collected.
To contribute or for more info call 646.3991 (conway@ci.monterey.ca.us).
Volunteers interested in helping staff the museum should call the
City’s volunteer coordinator at 646.3719 (sammon@ci.monterey.ca.us).
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