From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
PINSON — The Palmerdale Homesteads Historic District in Pinson, Alabama, will be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places at the next meeting of the Alabama Historical Commission Review Board, on Sept. 26, 2019. The proposed Historic District is roughly bounded on the north by the northern terminus of West Hill Road, on the east by North Valley Road, on the south by Southfield Road North and South, as well as the terminus of South Valley Road, and on the west by West Hill Road.
Street numbers within the Palmerdale Homesteads Historic District are as follows:
Brookwood Road: 7970, 7984, 8029, 8041, 8060, 8065, 8074, 8086, 8102, 8114
Helms Circle: 7417
Highway 75: 8039, 8073, 8074, 8079, 8118, 8140, 8297, 8318, 8337, 8339, 8348, 8357, 8367
Marsh Mountain Road: 8030, 8046, 8009, 8013, 8017, 8021, 8025, 8029
Midwood Road: 5264, 5234
Miles Spring Road: 5250, 5251, 5260, 5270, 5273, 5292, 5300, 5340, 5357, 5347, 5360, 5388, 5400, 5441, 5455, 5456, 5461, 5466, 5476, 5473, 5489, 5506, 5507, 5517, 5523, 5524, 5540, 5548, 5553, 5554, 5555
North Valley Road: 8116, 8130, 8136, 8165, 8170, 8190, 8185, 8199, 8209, 8210, 8216, 8223, 8236, 8246, 8247, 8254, 8268, 8271, 8282, 8286, 8289, 8311, 8322, 8327, 8332, 8341, 8351, 8364, 8365, 8368, 8372, 8389, 8400, 8401, 8408
Southfield Road Cut-off North: 5420, 5438, 5456, 5486
Southfield Road South: 5501, 5523, 5531, 5541, 5547, 5553, 5565, 5567, 5577
South Valley Road: 7909, 7914, 7924, 7927, 7938, 7939, 7950, 7970, 7963, 7971, 7987, 7992, 8001, 8013, 8017
West Hill Road: 8009, 8042, 8054, 8073, 8090, 8094, 8098, 8101, 8110, 8113, 8124, 8125, 8132, 8140, 8133, 8151, 8158, 8168, 8175, 8185, 8194, 8199, 8216, 8269, 8262, 8268, 8304, 8305, 8330, 8333, 8345, 8354, 8355
A copy of the nomination and of the map detailing the precise boundaries proposed is on file with the city of Pinson.
Information on whether your property is located in the proposed district can be obtained by calling (334) 230-2644 or writing Collier Neely at the Alabama Historical Commission, 468 S. Perry Street, Montgomery, AL, 36130-0900.
The National Register DOES:
Identify historically significant buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts; encourage the preservation of properties by documenting their significance and lending support to local preservation activities; point out important historic properties so that federal, state and local agencies can include these historic resources in their planning projects; make owners of historic properties eligible to apply for federal grants-in-aid preservation activities; encourage the rehabilitation of income-producing historic properties which meet preservation standards through tax incentives; discourage the demolition of income-producing properties.
The National Register DOES NOT:
Restrict the rights of private property owners in the use, development or sale of private historic property; lead automatically to historic district zoning; force federal, state, local or private projects to be stopped; guarantee that grant funds will be available for all significant historic properties; provide tax benefits to owners of residential historic properties, unless those properties are rental and treated as income-producing by the IRS.
Listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the federal government’s official list of historic properties worthy of preservation, results in the following for historic properties:
- Consideration in planning for federal, federally licensed and federally assisted projects. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation must be given an opportunity to comment on all federally related projects affecting listed properties. For further information see 36 CFR 800 (Code of Federal Regulations).
- Eligibility for federal tax provisions. The Federal Internal Revenue Code encourages the preservation of depreciable historic structures by allowing favorable tax treatments for rehabilitation and also provides for charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. For further information see 36 CFR 67.
- Consideration of historic values in the decision by the state or federal government to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located. For further information see 30 CFR 700 et seq.
- Eligibility for federal grants-in-aid, whenever funds are appropriated by Congress. For further information, contact the Alabama Historical Commission.
Owners of private property nominated to the National Register may concur with or object to the nomination, in accord with 36 CFR 60. Any owner or partial owner who objects to listing should submit a notarized statement (certifying ownership and objection to listing) to the Alabama Historical Commission, Frank W. White, ATTENTION: Collier Neely, 468 South Perry St., Montgomery, AL 36130-0900, by Sept. 26, 2019. Each owner or partial owner has one vote, regardless of how many whole or partial properties in the district are owned by that party. If a majority of private property owners object to the nomination, it will not be listed; however, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall submit the nomination to the Keeper of the National Register for a determination of eligibility for inclusion in the National Register. If the property is determined eligible but not formally listed, the Advisory Council must still be given an opportunity to comment on federal projects that may affect the district.
A copy of the nomination, the criteria used for evaluation, and more information on the results of listing are available from the Alabama Historical Commission. Comments on the nomination should be received by the Alabama Historical Commission before the Sept. 26, 2019 State Review Board meeting.
