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CHAPTER 4

BROOKINGS HISTORIC PRESERVATION

PROGRAM TODAY

This chapter identifies some of the key elements of the existing
Brookings preservation program including when the program was
established and its key provisions. It also identifies how the program
complies with federal programs and state historic preservation, and
with the City’s planning goals and objectives.
Certified Local Government

The City of Brookings meets the requirements of a Certified Local
Government (CLG) community, as outlined in the State Historic
Preservation Office guidelines (as established by the National Park
Service), and was certified as a CLG in 1985. The requirements to
maintain CLG status include:
• Creating a historic preservation commission
• Adopting a preservation ordinance
• Agreement to participate in updating and expanding the state’s historic
building inventory
• Agreeing to review and comment on National Register of Historic Places
nominations of properties in Brookings 310 4th Street, the original Brookings
• Affirmation that the city will fulfill its obligation to enforce existing state City Hall, a contributing building to
preservation laws
the Commercial Historic District and
individually listed on the National
As a CLG community, Brookings can take advantage of a variety of Register of Historic Places (W&Co,
opportunities and benefits including: 2020)
• Grants: CLGs may apply annually for Historic Preservation Funds and
can use the money for a variety of preservation activities including sur-
veys, nominations, educational activities and preservation planning.
• SHPO and National Park Service Assistance: CLGs may tap into the
expertise and resources of these agencies to help address their local
preservation issues.
• Networking: Workshops, conferences, listservs and websites provide
CLGs the opportunity to participate in the discussion of preservation
issues with local governments throughout the state and country.
• Increased effectiveness: As part of the CLG program, local governments
gain the experience with preservation issues and become more skilled
and effective at promoting preservation in their communities. In turn,
this also results in less controversy over mishandled historic preserva-
tion issues.

Looking east down the 900 block of 5th Street, which consists of contributing
structures that are part of the Central Residential Historic District (W&Co, 2020)

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