January 22, 2020
 

State Historic Preservation Review Board to Meet Jan. 31

BISMARCK – The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Review Board will meet Friday, Jan. 31, at 10 a.m. in Lecture Room A at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck. The meeting is open to the public. The board reviews nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) prior to their submission to the Keeper of the NRHP for official consideration.

At this meeting, there will be one property under consideration: Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel on the University of Mary campus in Bismarck is significant because it is the work of the master architect Marcel Breuer, world renowned for his role in establishing the Bauhaus School in Germany and for his unique approach to modernist architecture. For Breuer himself, the chapel was among his favorite designs, and the one he dubbed “his jewel on the prairie.” The chapel’s design was exquisitely crafted, incorporating many of the features that define Breuer’s philosophy of design: varied materials for texture, windows for light and shade, colored glass for color, and incorporating the setting of the prairie landscape, as evidenced by the locally sourced fieldstone used in construction. Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel, completed in 1963, maintains its historic integrity, representative of the values of the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Priory, today the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery.

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s list of properties considered worthy of preservation.  The documentation process for listing demonstrates that resource is significant in some aspect of the nation’s history.  Contrary to some misconceptions about the National Register program, listing in it does not prevent owners from altering their property, restricting the use or sale of the property, or establish times requiring that the property must be open to the public. Entry into the National Register of Historic Places does give a property prestige, provides protection from federally-assisted projects, and provides eligibility for certain preservation financial incentives.

For more information, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at 701.328.2089.  

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CONTACT
Lorna Meidinger, 701.328.2089 

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