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NATIONAL REGISTER NONIINATIONS Representative Projects NOKOMIS KNOLL RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, MINNEAPOLIS The five-block Nokomis Knoll subdivision in south Minneapolis was targeted at the middle- and upper-middle-income professionals and managers that emerged as a class in the early twentieth century. The historic district offers a well-preserved display of the period revival architectural styles popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Client: Minnesota Historical Society(SHPO). WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MINNEAPOLIS This imposing stone edifice was built in 1898 on Nicollet Avenue, one of the primary streets in downtown Minneapolis. Counting many of the city's business and civic leaders as members of its congregation, the church has been a center of social service and community outreach since its doors first opened. Client: Westminster Presbyterian Church. PROSPECT PARK WATER TOWER, MINNEAPOLIS Built in 1914, the Prospect Park Water Tower reflects the movement to improve the city's infrastructure during the early twentieth century. Occupying the highest elevation in the city, the tower has become a local landmark popularly known as the "Witch's Hat" because of its conical roof. The nomination included the surrounding Tower Hill Park. Clients: Prospect Park East River Road Association, City of Minneapolis. VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, MINNESOTA Virginia owed its early prosperity to lumbering and mining. The six blocks of early twentieth-century buildings along Chestnut Street form the downtown core of this regional commercial hub. Hess Roise completed an intensive-level survey of over one hundred buildings to determine the district's eligibility and establish its boundaries. Client: Minnesota Historical Society(SHPO). UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SOUTHEAST STEAM PLANT,MINNEAPOLIS This coal-fired power plant, built between 1902 and 1904, first served as a backup for a nearby hydroelectric facility on the Mississippi River. The steam plant soon became the primary power source for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. It now serves the district heating system of the University of Minnesota. Client: Minnesota Historical Society(SHPO). MAIN STREET, SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA Sauk Centre's Main Street served as the inspiration for Sinclair Lewis's novel of the same. name. The National Register analysis focused on issues of symbolic cultural landscapes. Clients: Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Historical Society(SHPO). Hess,Raise and Company—The Foster House-100 N.First Street—Minneapolis,IVN55401-612-338-1987