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Thinking About the Unthinkable:
A Disaster Plan For Historic Properties in Minnesota
St. Peter after a fire in November, 1887.
Prepared for State Historic Preservation Office by:
Claybaugh Preservation Architecture, Inc.
September 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Key Players in Disaster Planning
1.3 Recent Natural Disasters
1.4 Recent Post Disaster Efforts in Minnesota
1.5 Project Team
- Natural Disasters in Minnesota
2.1 General
2.2 Wind
2.3 Flood
2.4 Fire
2.5 Snow and Ice
- Historic Properties
3.1 General
3.2 Historic Building Identification
3.3 Historic Building Documentation
3.4 Historic Building Materials
3.5 Archaeological Properties
- Disaster Planning for Historic Buildings
4.1 A Word About Safety
4.2 Disaster Planning…in Stages
4.3 Wind Damage Assessment
4.4 Flood Damage Assessment
4.5 Fire Damage Assessment
4.6 Snow & Ice Damage Assessment
- Conclusions
5.1 General
5.2 St. Peter Results
5.3 Disaster Inspection Process
- List of Contacts
- List of Resources
7.1 Web Sites
7.2 Videos: SHPO has copies of these videos on file.
7.3 Publications: SHPO has of these publications on file.
- Attachments
8.1 Checklists
Historic Property Documentation
Historic Property Damage Prevention Checklist
Historic Property Damage Assessment Checklist
8.2 Maps
FEMA Region V Presidential Disaster Declarations
January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1998
FEMA Tornado Activity in the United States
FEMA Wind Zones in the United States
- Images
For questions and/or comments please contact the State Historic Preservation Office, Minnesota Historical Society, at (651) 296-5434 or MNSHPO@MNHS.ORG
The Minnesota Historical Society Conservation Department also has information about restoring personal belongings and government records damaged in natural disasters.
This program receives Federal assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, or disability in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, PO Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127.
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