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September 29, 2010
Mayor Kenneth E. Olson, Jr. and Laurel City Council
City of Laurel
PO Box 10 OCT 4 2010
Laurel, MT 59044
CITY OF L/WR L
Dear Mayor Kenneth E. Olson, Jr. and Laurel City Council:
Good news!
We are pleased to inform you that the Laurel Downtown Historic District was listed in
the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 2010.
The National Register is the nation's official list of historic properties worthy of
preservation. Listing in the National Register is an honor that provides wider recognition
of a property's historic values, and assists in preserving Montana's heritage. Certain
benefits are available to the owners of National Register properties through the Montana
Historic Preservation Office. These benefits include economic tax incentives for the
rehabilitation of commercial or residential rental historic properties, very limited grant
funding (when made available by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior),
and technical assistance provided by the Preservation Office staff.
Montana properties listed in the National Register also qualify for our Historic Places
Sign Program. Owners of listed properties receive financial assistance for the production
of signs to identify NRHP properties.
We thank you for your interest in Montana's heritage, and hope you will join us in
supporting the protection and preservation of Montana's historic places. If you have
questions about the National Register program or are in need of technical preservation
assistance, please do not hesitate to call upon us.
Sincerely,
t
J • • . • ughton
National Register Program
225 North Roberts Street
P. O. Box 201201
Helena, MT 59620 -1201
(40 444-2694
(4 444 -2696 FAX
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