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Show February 28, 1980 scon M MATHESON Washington County Commission County Courthouse St. George, UT 84770 Dcar Corraniss ioner s: GOVERNOR Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 307 WEST 2ND SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84101 TELEPHONE 801 1533-5755 The Cultural Arts Center, st. George; Woodward School and Washington Elementary School, St. George: and St. George Social Hall will be considered by the State Review Board for nomination to the National Register of His tor ic Places. The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of historic buildings and other cultural resources vx:>rthy of preservation. Enclosed is a copy of the criteria under which properties are evaluated. Listing in the National Register rrakes privateproP=rty owners eligible to be considered for Federal grants-in-aid for historic preservation and provides limited protection through comments by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation on th~ effect of federally financEd, assisted, or licensed undertakings on historic proP=rties. If the proP=rty is depreciable and is listed in the National Register, there are also certain provisions of the 'lax I€forrn Act of 1976 that rray apply. Section 2124 of the Tax Peform Act of 1976 encourages preservation of historic depreciable structures byallaving favorable tax treatments for rehabilitations. In aooition, it discourages destruction of historic buildings by eliminating certain otherwise available Federal tax benefits both for derrolition of histor ic structures and for new construction on the site of demolished historic buildings. If the proP=rty contains coal resources and is listed in the National Register, certain provisions of the Surface Mining and Control Act of 1977 make it less likely that surface mining of the coal will be P=rmitted by the State or Federal Government. If you wish to corrnrent on whether the proP=rty shoold be nominated to the National Register, send your comments to Dr. A. Kent PCMell, utah State Historical Society, 307 West 200 South, Salt lake City, UT 84101. Comrrents must be received before the State Review Board considers this nomination on Apr i l 2, 1980 at 2 :00 p.m. in the CDvernors Ebard Room, state Capitol, SLC, UT. A copy of the nomination is on file in our office and will be made available to you up:m request. l 'Y 1. ~t~~. ( SinCe~ej Paveli D2p.1ty State Historic Preservation Officer sm State History Board: Milton C. Abrams. Chairman • Theron H. Luke • Ted J . Warner • Elizabe th Montague • Thomas G. Alexander Delio G. Dayton • Wayne K. Hinlon • Helen Z. Papa nikolas • DavidS Monson • Elizabeth Griffith • William D. Owens |
