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<br />University City. <br />? <br /> <br />brought members of the Mound City Archaeological Society onto the SMS Board <br />of Directors, showing our commitment to the work the Society has been doing at <br />the farmhouse for two years; <br />? <br /> <br />sought out support throughout the University City community, and beyond. <br />The SMS has requested and received input and advice from professionals in the <br />fields of architecture, HVAC design and installation, flooring, and plastering and <br />tuck pointing. All have experience in older and/or historic buildings. (The work <br />to be done is detailed above.) <br />? <br /> <br />have visited other historical houses in the St. Louis region as a first step toward <br />building a professional relationship with them. <br />How the Sutter-Meyer Society Planning/Outreach Project addresses local and <br />state preservation goals. <br /> <br />Local preservation goals: <br /> <br />The City of University City has a long and illustrious history. In 2006 the city <br />celebrated its centennial. It was a time for residents to remember, discuss or debate a <br />history that included at one time, among many other things, the largest selling <br />women’s magazine in the world; a thriving commercial district that declined and was <br />reborn; the first code enforcement laws in the country; a tense time of integration; a <br />successful inner-ring suburb of today. <br /> <br />University City has always been a proud community, proud of what it was and has <br />become. It has been vocal in the media about the beauty of its historic, <br />neighborhoods. And it has established an Historic Preservation Commission to be an <br />arbiter when questions arise about the protection of historic structures. <br /> <br />However, even though the City of University City designated the Sutter-Meyer <br />farmhouse as a city landmark in 1986, the city did not move to purchase the building <br />until 2004. And the efforts of the Sutter-Meyer Society are the first formal efforts in <br />the city to renovate this historic structure and open it to the general public. With this <br />project the Sutter-Meyer Society is doing something for the city which its past history <br />has indicated is important. <br /> <br />The efforts of the Sutter-Meyer Society to renovate the historic farmhouse is consistent <br />with the city’s economic development objectives, and with the goals and objectives set <br />forth in University City’s newly-revised Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />State preservation goals: <br /> <br />Goal 1: Increase public understanding, appreciation and support for the value of <br />historic preservation. <br />K-1-i <br />September 24, 2007 <br /> <br />