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The Lowertown Historic District is a historic district in the Lowertown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. This 16-block warehouse and wholesaling district comprises 37 contributing properties built 1870s–1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 for the significance of its river and rail connections, economic impact, architecture, and urban planning. Lowertown was originally the lower landing on the Mississippi River; the first port of access to the Twin Cities. Several warehouse, railroad, banking, and distribution buildings served the entire Upper Midwest from 1880 to 1920. A significant concentration of these buildings survive, unified by similar architectural styles and construction materials. Many were designed by the city's most prestigious architects, including Cass Gilbert and Clarence Johnston, Sr. ==Redevelopment== The Lowertown neighborhood declined after the Depression. The renovation of the Merchant’s National Bank Building (now McColl Building) in the late 1960s was the first project to focus attention on revitalization potential. The conversion of the Noyes Brothers and Cutler Building into a complex of offices, shops, and restaurants (now known as Park Square Court) soon followed. The City’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) became involved in 1973 when Mears Park was redesigned by William Sanders and renamed after Norman B. Mears, a Saint Paul businessman. In April, 1978 the Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation (LRC) was organized with the goal of creating “a place for people, a highly livable urban village in the midst of the city, which will bring new jobs, housing, commercial development, and year round activities to Lowertown and infuse the city with renewed vitality.”〔http://lowertownsaintpaul.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/full-lowertown-master-plan2.pdf〕 Enabled by an unprecedented $10 million grant by the McKnight Foundation, the LRC assumed the role and responsibility of driving the revitalization of Lowertown. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, artists moved to Lowertown, attracted by low rents, raw space and relative quiet. This new population began to bring life to the buildings and the streets of Lowertown. Initiated by the LRC and supported fully by the City of St. Paul, Lowertown was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983;〔http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregsearchresult.do?fullresult=true&recordid=54〕 the next year, the City of St. Paul designated the Lowertown Historic District as a Heritage Preservation Site.〔http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=4338&ART=7988&ADMIN=1〕 Aided by these designations and the associated tax credits, Artspace, the LRC, the City and others partnered to renovate three buildings dedicated to the arts. The Lowertown Artists Lofts Cooperative, the Tilsner and the Northern Warehouse were renovated and became the anchors for the arts community. Throughout the years, there has been a steady commitment to incrementally reinvest in the assets of Lowertown. Instead of demolishing and building new, Lowertown remained committed to a slow, deliberate and steady approach to redevelopment. This approach allowed Lowertown to remain a relatively quiet neighborhood on the edge of downtown. Such an approach was particularly supportive of the artist community, as it respected the financial and environmental needs of working artists. In 1982, the St. Paul Farmers’ Market moved to Lowertown. An institution since the late 1800s, the Farmers’ Market was an anomaly of sorts for Lowertown - it was a destination in the middle of a relatively quiet neighborhood. The market now draws 20,000 people each weekend in the summer. New residences have been built in the neighborhood, attracting new residents paying market rate for condominiums. Restaurants, festivals, weddings and other regional attractions (as the restored Union Depot ) have opened in Lowertown. (Greater Lowertown Master Plan, 2011) The ( St. Paul Art Crawl ) is held twice a year (Spring and Fall) and exemplifies the cultural atmosphere that local residents have worked so hard to maintain. In late 2013, USA Today named Lowertown 1 of "10 up-and-coming neighborhoods around the USA" 〔http://www.usatoday.com/experience/america/best-of-lists/10-up-and-coming-neighborhoods-to-explore-this-summer/8814935/〕 after it was announced (RealtyTrac ) named Lowertown at the top of its "hipster zip codes" list.〔http://www.realtytrac.com/Content/news-and-opinion/top-25-hipster-zips-for-returns-on-rental-properties-7940〕 The "hipster" designation implies the neighborhood's high proportion of "people between 25 and 34 years old who use public transportation and rent their housing." 〔http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_25730731/hipster-rebirth-st-pauls-lowertown-noted-usa-today〕 In 2015, the St. Paul Saints professional baseball team opened its season in the new CHS Field. The stadium stands in the space of the former Gilette/Diamond Products plant at 5th Street and Broadway. Designs for the stadium were presented to the public in December 2013.〔http://www.twincities.com/stpaul/ci_24662098/st-paul-saints-ballpark-designs-unveiled〕 Art installations from local artists adorn the exterior of the ballpark. Despite its name, the CHS Field sits outside the official 18 blocks that make up the Lowertown Heritage Preservation District, roughly bound by Kellogg Boulevard, Broadway, 7th Street and Jackson Street.〔http://www.stpaul.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/20504〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lowertown Historic District (Saint Paul, Minnesota)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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