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Friends of the Mines of Spain_Historic District Public Improvement RequestPlanning Services Department City Hall 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, IA 52001 -4864 (563) 589 -4210 phone (563) 589 -4221 fax (563) 589 -6678 TDD planning @cityofdubuque.org The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Dubuque City Hall - 50 W. 13 Street Dubuque, IA 52001 Dear Mayor and City Council Members: Masterpiece on the Mississippi July 19, 2010 RE: Friends of the Mines of Spain Historic District Public Improvement Program (HDPIP) Request. Introduction The Historic Preservation Commission has discussed recommending $25,000 in HDPIP funds for the Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits. The exhibits are two of the thematic concepts being created as part of the Mines of Spain Exhibit and Education Program. The concepts are depicted in the enclosed application and supporting documentation from the Friends of the Mines of Spain (FOMOS). Discussion The Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits will be located in the expanded and renovated E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center. The interpretive exhibits will provide year- round, ADA- accessible opportunities to tell the story of the Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki people and their relationship to the Mines of Spain. The Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Exhibits will be available to visitors and school classes throughout the year. The FOMOS unsuccessfully sought $25,000 in State and Federal funds for the Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits earlier this year. The FOMOS now is seeking $25,000 in HDPIP funds for these two exhibits. Similar interpretive projects have been funded at Four Mounds Estate and the Julien Dubuque Monument. Recommendation By a vote of 7 to 0, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends City Council approve $25,000 in HDPIP funds for the Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits at the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center. FOMOS HDPIP Request Page 2 Respectfully submitted, Michael Knight, Chairperson Historic Preservation Commission Enclosures Cc: Douglas Olk, President, Friends of Mines of Spain Wayne Buchholtz, Park Ranger, Mines of Spain Planning Services Department City Hall 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, IA 52001 -4864 (563) 589 -4210 phone (563) 589-4221 fax (563) 690 -6678 TDD planning@cityofdubuque.org PROJECT COMPONENTS (Check all that apply) ❑ Historic Street Lights ❑ Benches ❑ Trash Receptacles ❑ Planters ❑ Waysides /Plazas ❑ Street Trees /Grates ❑ Landscaping /Plantings ❑ Decorative Fence /Rail ❑ Decorative Bollards ❑ Identification Signs Masterpiece on the Mississippi HISTORIC DISTRICT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM ❑ Brick Sidewalks ❑ Brick Crosswalks ❑ Brick Streets ❑ Limestone Curbs ❑ Retaining Walls Dubuque 2007 ❑ Colored Concrete Sidewalks /Curbs ❑ Colored Concrete Crosswalks ❑ Colored Concrete Street Paving n Other: _Exhibits ❑ Other: Please type or print legibly in ink Type of Applicant: ❑ Neighborhood Group ❑ Neighborhood Association (Name: ) Representative: Douglas Olk, President, Friends of the Mines of Spain Phone: 556 -0620 Address: 8991 Bellevue Heights City: Dubuque State: IA Zip: 52003 Fax Number: N/A Mobile /Cellular Number: N/A Project Description: Exhibits about Junkermann Farm and the Meskwaki, including a replicated wikiup, to provide vear- round, ADA- accessible exhibits to tell the story of Otto Junkermann Family Farm and the Meskwaki. See attachments. Project location /area:In main exhibit area of expanded E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center at the Mines of Spain. Total project cost: $300,000 Amount of Grant Request: $25,000 CERTIFICATION: I /we, the undersigned, do hereby certify that: 1. The information submitted herein is true and correct to the best of my /our knowledge and upon submittal becomes public record; 2. The undersigned representatives are authorized to sign this application on behalf of the neighborhood association or group; and 3. All additional required written and graphic materials are attached. 4 i14 Representative: Date: July 1, 2010 Representative: Date: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY — APPLICATION SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST Received by: Submittal Date: HPC Meeting Date: ❑Site /sketch plan(s) ❑ Petition /Signatures in Support ❑ Photos ❑ Catalog examples ❑ Project description ❑ Budget Documentation ❑ Map(s) ❑Other: Junkermann Exhibit Friends of the Mines of Spain HDPIP Application The Otto Junkermann Family Farm is a main attraction at the Mines of Spain. The information will focus on the 1850's farm site, his family, and how the land has changed from tall grass prairie to what it is like today. The Junkermmann farm was a first in the area. Otto Junkermann was also a leading local businessman, operating the Junkermann and Hass Pharmacy in Dubuque. "Who were the Junkermanns?" This portion of the exhibit will use a large -scale graphic mural that illustrates the family and the farm as well as introductory text. It will also include the framed cross - stitch sampler, c. 1860's. Key messages will review that: 1. farm families in 19 century Iowa included immigrants and people engaged in agriculture full -time and part-time, and 2. farms in 1859 were different from both the pre - agricultural landscape and farms in the 21 century. "The Junkermann Home." This portion of the exhibit will offer displays of furniture from the Junkermanns that can be easily changed out over time, with flexible graphics to identify the pieces. Key messages will review that: Farming families in Dubuque and its surroundings included middle -class families and had access to markets for fashionable and high quality goods like other Americans. A flip book that shows documents related to the family will complete the exhibit. Meskwaki Exhibit The Mines of Spain has a rich history of Native American cultures. Prehistoric evidence such as earth mounds, rock shelters, trading post sites, villages and campsites indicate previous occupation. Mounds from the woodland Indian culture are speculated to date to 3,000 B.C. The woodland Indian cultures are known for their use of pottery, the cultivation of plants and skillful hunting. By 1000 AD these hunting gathering groups had been replaced by cultures based primarily on agriculture. The Meskwaki tribe lived for nearly 150 years in the Mines of Spain, from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Their village was located at the mouth of Catfish Creek, just south of where the Julien Dubuque Monument now stands. From this site, the Meskwaki carried on a fur trade with French voyagers. They also worked the lead mines for many decades dating back to before the Revolutionary War. The exhibit will provide interpretation of the Meskwaki people and their relationship to the Mines of Spain. The exhibit will consist of a three - dimensional wikiup model large enough to walk into. It will introduce the history of Native homelands in Iowa and the region. The exhibit also will include a graphic panel to depict the history of native people over time. A small case next to this graphic panel will offer supporting artifacts. There are no outdoor exhibits about the Meskwaki in the park. The new exhibit will enable park visitors to better understand and interpret the Meskwaki and their relationship to the land. It will be available to visitors and school classes throughout the year in a climate - controlled environment. , perience design MINES OF SPAIN 3.0 Meskwaki EXPERIENCE 1130 wikiup experience and graphic panel introduces the history of Native homelands in Iowa and the region. Against the fireplace, a graphic panel depicts the history of the native people over time white a small case offers supporting artifacts from the Mines of Spain collections. KEY MESSAGES The Native peoples for whom Iowa is home have had a rich and evolving culture for at least 8,000 years: Native material culture reflects dynamic relatinnships with the land and evolving cultural, political, and economic relationships with other peoples. THE MESKWAKI The Meskwaki (also known as "Fox ") are an Eastern Woodlands people originally from the eastern Great Lakes region. They were driven from their former homelands by conflict and French threats of extermination. During that time, other Native nations in the region were also being pushed south and west. They were forced to move all of their villages from lands east of the Mississippi River in the 1820s. They continued to experience pressure for their land and resources west of the river, including the valuable lead mines. They have often been allied and associated with the Sauk, and the two peoples have been treated as one, the "Sac and Fox," by the U.S. Government. In 1832, some Sauk and Meskwaki crossed back over into Illinois, leading to renewed conflict and another defeat in "Black Hawk War." By the mid- 1850s, the Meskwaki and the Sauk lost all their lands and were removed to a settlements in Kansas. Some Meskwaki remained hidden in Iowa and others returned within a few years. There are now Meskwaki or "Sac and Fox" reservations in Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. PLAN eperience design MINES OF SPAIN 12.0 Junkermann Farm WHO WERE THE JUNKERMANNS? EXPERIENCE Large -scale graphic mural that illustrates the family and the farm, also carries introductory text and offers a surface from which to hang the framed sampler. KEY MESSAGES Farm families in 19th century Iowa included immigrants and people engaged in agriculture full time and part -time. Farms in 1859 were different from both the pre - agricultural landscape and farms in the 21st century. THE JUNKERMANN HOME EXPERIENCE Plinth offers display areas for furniture from the Junker- manna. Easily changed out over time, flexible graphics identify the pieces. KEY MESSAGES Farming families in Dubuque and its surroundings included middle -class families and had access to markets for fash- ionable and high quality goods like other Americans. JUNKERMANN FAMILY HISTORY EXPERIENCE Flip book shows documents related to the family CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES • Archival documents for interpretation 04.01.2010 14 THE JUNKERMANNS Otto Junkermann was an immigrant from the Rhineland in Germany and the first pharmacist in Iowa. He moved to Dubuque and started a successful wholesale drug company with business partner Julius Haas. At the Mines of Spain, he built a "gentleman's farm" where the Junkermann family spent their summers. Like many Americans, Otto changed and added to his farm piece by piece over the years, but he dreamed of turning it into a country estate with a grand house and romantic structures on the grounds. His study and retreat, the "Pine Chapel" (built 1860 -65), is a replica of a church that Otto attended in Germany. The Chapel, a root cellar, and a wine cellar are the only remaining original structures built by Otto Junkermann. will be c! here. ADVISORY DESIGN REVIEW STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: April 15, 2010 Property Address: E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center, 8991 Bellevue Heights, Dubuque Property Owner: City of Dubuque Applicant: Douglas Olk, President, Friends of the Mines of Spain Project: Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits Historic Preservation District: No Landmark: No Style: N/A Funding: Historic District Public Improvement Program Date Built: 1976 Existing Zoning: County R -1 Single - Family Residential Present Land Use: Recreational & Cultural Level of Significance: ® National Historic Landmark ❑ City Landmark Level of Rehabilitation: ❑ Design for Historic Features Alteration /Addition Property History: The Mines of Spain State Recreation Area consists of 1,387 acres of forest and prairie along the Mississippi River in Dubuque County adjacent to the City of Dubuque. This state park is a National Historic Landmark and a state preserve. The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center serves as a visitor information center and park office for the Mines of Spain. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) owns and manages the Mines of Spain, which was protected as a State Recreation Area in 1981. The Friends of the Mines of Spain (FOMOS) is a non - profit corporation whose mission is to inform and educate the public on nature, ecology, conservation, greenbelt concept, natural history, archeology, and current events pertaining to the Mines of Spain. The E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center and 30 acres of surrounding land is owned by the City of Dubuque. The Center is managed by the IDNR. The FOMOS assists the Park Staff with administration of the Mines of Spain and the Interpretive Center. Historic, Cultural, and Archeological Resources At the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center displays and exhibits will provide information about the history and features of the park. The expansion of the Center represents a major effort to preserve and maintain one of the most valuable resources in the area. Some of these resources include: 3 miles of Mississippi River shoreline, 20 miles of hiking trails, 5 miles of cross country ski trails, 4 interpretive trails, 252 archaeological sites, historical monuments and a variety of wildlife. The Mines of Spain also boasts some of the most diverse ecological habitats ranging from blufflands that overlook the river to 320+ acres of tall grass prairies, 959+ acres of forested woodlands and 18 acres of wetland. It is home to 468 plant species, 37 animal species, and 213 bird species. The site features Julien Dubuque Monument, Horseshoe Bluff, Catfish Creek, and countless lead mines. Design Review Staff Report - Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits Page 2 The estimated total project budget for the Mines of Spain Exhibit and Education Program is $320,000. Consultant fees are estimated at $45,000 for exhibit designers, with an additional $5,000 for travel and per diem. Exhibits and educational materials are estimated to cost $250,000. The FOMOS has a $150,000 federal grant for the project. The FOMOS is responsible for the $150,000 grant match. The FOMOS unsuccessfully sought $25,000 in State and Federal funds for the Junkermann Farm and Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibits earlier this year. The FOMOS now is seeking $25,000 in HDPIP funds for these two exhibits. HDPIP provides grants of up to 75% of project costs. The 25% match can include volunteers and donations. Currently there is $59,227 of HDPIP funds available as of July 1, 2010 in the FY2011budget. The current HDPIP Project Status Report is enclosed. Junkerman Exhibit The Otto Junkermann Family Farm is a main attraction at the Mines of Spain. The information will focus on the 1850's farm site, his family, and how the land has changed from tall grass prairie to what it is like today. The Junkermmann farm was a first in the area. Otto Junkermann was also a leading local businessman, operating the Junkermann and Hass Pharmacy in Dubuque. This exhibit enhances and expands on the interpretive signs and the Junkermann farm site in the park through an indoor exhibit that is accessible to visitors year -round in the Interpretive Center, and unique to museums in the area. Meskwaki Exhibit The project will provide interpretation of the Meskwaki people and their relationship to the Mines of Spain. The exhibit will consist of a three - dimensional wikiup model large enough to walk into. It will introduce the history of Native homelands in Iowa and the region. The exhibit also will include a graphic panel to depict the history of native people over time. A small case next to this graphic panel will offer supporting artifacts. There are no outdoor exhibits about the Meskwaki in the park. The new exhibit will enable park visitors to better understand and interpret the Meskwaki and their relationship to the land. The Meskwaki Interpretive Exhibit will be available to visitors and school classes throughout the year in a climate - controlled environment. Conclusion In the past, the HPC and City Council have awarded HDPIP funds for interpretive signs and facilities and other historic preservation projects that are tied to a City landmark. The City has previously provided HDPIP funds for tuckpointing, benches, fencing and interpretive signs at the actual Julien Dubuque Monument and the Julien Dubuque Monument Interpretive Exhibit that will be located in the Interpretive Center. Similar interpretive projects have been funded at the Four Mounds Estate landmark site. The HPC's role is to provide advisory design review and a funding recommendation to the City Council for HDPIP grant requests. Prepared by: Reviewed: N44- Date: 07-614O Group Approved Project Anticipated Date of Completion Date of Council Approval Incumbered Funds Expended Funds Remaining Funds Project Status FOMOS J.D. Exhibit July 1, 2010 05/03/2010 $ 20,270.00 $ 20,270.00 $ - In Progress Four Mounds Public Improvement June 30, 2009 03/03/2008 $ 100,000.00 $ - $ 100,000.00 Initial Stages Four Mounds Phase III Signs & December 1, 2009 08/04/2008 $ 3,691.00 $ - $ 3,691.00 Initial Stages Four Mounds Visitor Station Summer 2009 04/20/2009 $ 4,800.00 $ - $ 4,800.00 FOMOS J.D Monument Summer 2009 01/20/2009 $ 15,390.00 $ - $ 15,390.00 In Progress Totals $ 144,151.00 $ 20,270.00 $ 123,881.00 Historic District Public Improvement Program (HDPIP) -- Project Status Report FY2010 Carry Over Funds Encumbered Available Balance as of 7/1/10 Prepared by Dave Johnson 07/01/2010 $ 183,108.00 1 $ 144,151.00 I $ 59,227.00 Page 1