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CITY OF MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Thursday, September 18, 2025
7:OOPM
City Council Chambers, Maplewood City Hall
A. ROLL CALL
(This meeting occurred a week later than normal to avoid a quorum conflict with Preserve MN)
B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
D. NEW BUSINESS
1. Update on parcel designate
• KSTP Building
• Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum
2. Demo Permits
3. Preserve MN Conference review
4. Review Annual SHPO report
5. Review two 1980 Maplewood in Motion editions
6. Maplewood Area Historical Society Update
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Mapping Potentially Historic Structures
F. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
none
G. ADJOURNMENT
Minutes
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Thursday, July 10, 2025
7:OOPM
City Council Chambers, Maplewood City Hall
ROLL CALL
Present: Cardinal, Currie, Gaspar, Koski, Reese
Absent: Hughes
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
--Gaspar motions; Currie 2nd
June 12, 2025
--Koski motions; Gaspar 2nd
Update on parcel design2
• KSTP Building
• Forest Lawn M
HPC 2024 -- 2025 Annual Report
Purpose
The Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) is charged with preserving significant
historic resources in Maplewood. It pursues this by recommending to City Council sites
to designate as historic landmarks and by providing design review for designated sites.
Commissioners
Bob Cardinal, Chair
Appointed 1/25/2016; term expires 4/30/2027
John Gaspar, Vice -Chair (Architect)
Appointed 1/14/2013; term expires 4/30/2028
Richard Currie,
Appointed 7/26/2004; term expires 4/30/2026
David Hughes (Historian)
Appointed 10/25/21; term expires 4/30/2026
Laura Koski (Field Archeologist)
Appointed 11/10/2022; term expires 4/30/25
Outgoing board member
Peter Boulay — no longer resides in the City, now serves as an Ex-Officio member
Accomplishments:
Actively recruiting for someone from a diverse community or who has one of the professional
credentials required by SHPO.
Commission members Laura Koski, Bob Cardinal and Kristi Reese attended the Preserve MN
Conference in New Ulm, September 2025.
Property Preservation Efforts
Consulted historic property inventory. Assessed potential preservation two (2) sites.
• KSTP Building
• Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum
Documenting Properties:
Continued and nearing completion of a project to document all homes that are at least 100
years old. The database was integrated into multimedia software program that will allow the
commission and city staff to sift through as see is any of the homes could qualify form local or
state historic designation.
Completed mapping of 20 significant properties. Will be integrated on the City website as an
interactive database for Maplewood's most historic sites that are still standing.
106 Reviews:
Revised Purple Line Project
Metro Transportation G-Line Bus Rapid Transit Project
the three-year strategic plan
It includes:
• Creating an interactive website documenting key dates in the city's history
• Oral history of residents from diverse backgrounds on why they chose
Maplewood.
• Maplewood Historical timeline
Preservation Programs
National Register of Historic Places
Ramsey County Poor Farm Barn
Owner: Ramsey County
Maplewood Heritage Locally Designated Landmarks
Bruentrup Heritage Farm
Owner: City of Maplewood
Gladstone Savanna Neighborhood Preserve
Owner: City of Maplewood
Century Homes
More than 130 homes over 100 years old