Boulder City Historic District

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

*Click on image for content.: MS.83 - Box 1 of 2; ff 1/16, 2/16 and 7/16: newspaper clippings and correspondence [1983]
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MS.83 - Box 1 of 2; ff 1/16, 2/16 and 7/16: newspaper clippings and correspondence [1983]

Name/Title

Boulder City Historic District

Entry/Object ID

MS.83

Scope and Content

Boulder City Historic District MS 83 Boulder City Historic District On August 19, 1983, Boulder City’s original town site was named to the National Register of Historic Places after a series of studies conducted by Janus Associates in conjunction with the newly formed Boulder City Museum and Historical Association. It was not until 1995, however, that citizens concerned about the destruction of the Historic District’s integrity mounted an effort to establish a historic preservation ordinance. The individual most responsible for this effort was Mimi Rodden, who had been the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer during the original Janus surveys, and who moved to Boulder City in 1995. Rodden’s efforts met with mixed success: the city was loathe to pass a historic preservation ordinance that would establish rules and regulations over what citizens could and could not do with their private property and by which the city itself would have to abide, while many citizens and business people felt that a historic preservation ordinance would be an oppressive burden on them. The town was eager to promote itself as "historic" for the advantages that would bring, but was unwilling to accept the responsibilities that come with preserving its historic integrity. In February 2005 the Boulder City Council repealed the city's historic preservation ordinance and in 2006 replaced it with another with which compliance was strictly voluntary and useless in its stated purpose. The material in this collection includes news clippings, correspondence, brochures and pamphlets, surveys, and draft reports relative to the original Janus surveys; the city’s failed effort to attract money through the Main Street Program in 1992; and the activities of the Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee toward establishing a historic preservation ordinance for Boulder City. * * *

Collection

Manuscripts

Category

Primary Level

Archive Items Details

Notes

MS 83 Boulder City Historic District inventory [2 boxes] Box 1 of 2 ff no. 1. brochures and pamphlets [general] 2. news clippings 3. correspondence [1980] 4. correspondence [1981] 5. correspondence [1982] 6. correspondence - letters of support [1982] 7. correspondence [1983] 8. proposed sidewalk and street improvements [1985] 9. survey - proposed budget [Boulder City Museum and Historical Association (1981)] 10. brochures and pamphlets [1980s-90s] 11. Main Street Program [1992] 12. Historic Preservation Ordinance - news clippings [1995-2000] 13. Historic Preservation Ordinance - workshop [1995] 14. Historic Preservation Ordinance - correspondence [1995] 15. Historic Preservation Ordinance - surveys [1996-97] 16. Historic Preservation Ordinance - survey [July 28, 1997]: spread sheet [36 pp] Box 2 of 2 ff no 1. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee - establishment [1996] 2. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: agendas and meeting minutes [1997-98] 3. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee: notes [n. d.] 4. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee - workshops [1996-98] 5. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee - workshops [1997-98] 6. Historic Preservation Ordinance - correspondence and memoranda [1996-1998] 7. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic Preservation Plan Study Committee: report [Spring 1997] 8. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic Preservation Plan Study Committee - mission statement [September 9, 1997] 9. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan [rough draft, rev. 1 (November 10, 1997)] 10. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Study Committee - summary report [December 4, 1997] 11. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic District Preservation Plan Summary Report [draft (January 28, 1998)] 12. Historic Preservation Ordinance - Historic Preservation Plan Summary Report [draft (April 13, 1998)] 13. Historic Preservation Ordinance - city council/planning commission response [1998] 14. Historic Preservation Ordinance [draft (Nov. 29, 1998)] 15. Historic Preservation Ordinance [draft (Feb. 9, 1999)] 16. Historic Preservation Ordinance [draft (April 9, 1999)] 17. Historic Preservation Ordinance - city council review [September 20, 1999] 18. Historic Preservation Ordinance [draft (Feb. 9, 2000)] 19. Historic Preservation Ordinance [repeal (Feb. 28, 2005)] 20. Historic Preservation Ordinance [drafts (March 6, 2006)] 21. Historic Preservation Ordinance - public discussions [March - April 2006] 22. Historic Preservation Ordinance - public hearing [May 17, 2006] 23. Historic Preservation Ordinance [June 13, 2006] * * *

Location

Location

Rolling Rack #3

Research Room

Date

November 5, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rodden, Mimi

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 29, 2002

Updated By

bcmha.archives@gmail.com

Update Date

November 5, 2025