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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 28:04
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PLACE
HOBEN PARK ON THE SEWARD REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
WHEREAS, City Council Ordinance No. 95-10, established the Seward Register of
Historic Places in order to provide public recognition of local cultural resources significant in
Seward's history and worthy of preservation; and
WHEREAS, in December of 1996 the Historic Preservation Commission recommended
that the City Council place Hoben Park on the Seward Register and submit the completed National
Register nomination to the State Historic Preservation Office, however, the City Council failed
to take any action on the recommendation; and
WHEREAS, Hoben Park, located at 401 Railway Avenue on Lot 2, Waterfront Tracts,
was built sometime before 1927; and
WHEREAS, the historic park is owned by the City of Seward; and
WHEREAS, the Alaska SeaLife Center project, Section 106 review, determined that
Hoben Park was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a designed landscape
significant for its association with transportation and recreation in Seward during its period of
significance from about 1927 to 1944; and
WHEREAS, local recognition of Hoben Park, will assist in raising the public's awareness
of the site, and serve to protect the historical integrity of the park; and
WHEREAS, at its June 24, 1998 meeting the Historic Preservation Commission reviewed
the completed Seward Register of Historic Places application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission,
that:
Section 1. Hoben Park is eligible for placement on the Seward Register of Historic Places
as a property associated with historic events or persons of local and state significance.
Section 2. It is hereby recommended that the City Council list Hoben Park on the Seward
Register of Historic Places.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Seward Historic Preservation Commission
Resolution No. 98-04
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission this 24th Day of
June, 1998.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Bill Hearn, Chairman
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
George, Hearn, Martin, Seavey
Sczawinski
None
Galvano, Hart
ATTEST:
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