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RESOLUTION 22-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MCCALL, IDAHO, ADOPTING THE MCCALL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN, PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the McCall Area Comprehensive Plan (2018) includes a goal to "Preserve,
promote, and enhance McCa11's history and heritage."; and
WHEREAS, the McCall City Council adopted Ordinance 686 on October 26, 1995 which
established the Historic Preservation Commission; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Historic Preservation Commission is to assist the City Council
to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public of the City of
McCall, Idaho, through the identification, evaluation, designation and protection of those
buildings, sites, areas, structures and objects which reflect significant elements of the City's,
the State's, and the nation's historic architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage; and
WHEREAS, the McCall City Council adopted a McCall Historic Preservation Plan on January
5, 2012, to provide guidance to the Historic Preservation Commission and the City Council in
their efforts to accomplish the objectives identified above; and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall's Historic Preservation Commission requested an update to
the McCall Historic Preservation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall applied for Certified Local Government Grant funding from
the National Park Service through the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office to prepare an
update to the McCall Historic Preservation Plan; and
WHEREAS, Certified Local Government grant funding to hire a qualified historic preservation
consultant was awarded to the City of McCall on February 12, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City of McCall hired The Craig Group on August 9, 2021 to assist the City in
preparation of the McCall Historic Preservation Plan update; and
WHEREAS, the consultant engaged in a multi -faceted community outreach campaign to gather
public input into the plan vision, goals, and action items for historic preservation; and
WHEREAS, at its September 12, 2022 meeting, the McCall Historic Preservation Commission
unanimously recommended the updated 2022 McCall Historic Preservation Plan (Exhibit A)
to City Council for adoption; and
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Resolution 22-30 McCall Historic Preservation Plan
September 22, 2022
WHEREAS, the final McCall Historic Preservation Plan was presented to Council on
September 22, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and City Council of the City of
McCall, Valley County, Idaho that:
Section 1: The 2022 McCall Historic Preservation Plan is adopted, and a copy of the Plan is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, and by this reference incorporated herein.
Section 2: This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the McCall City Council of the City of McCall, Idaho, on
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Resolution 22-30 McCall Historic Preservation Plan
September 22, 2022
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The City of McCall Community and Economic Development Department working with
consultants The Craig Group Partners, LLC, prepared this document in accordance with
National Park Service Preservation Planning Standards and in recognition of further
goals of the Idaho State Historical Society's comprehensive statewide preservation
plan.
The activity that is the subject of this publication has been funded in part with Federal
funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior and administered
by the Idaho State Historical Society. However, the contents and opinions do not
necessarily reflect the views or policy of the Department of the Interior or the Idaho
State Historical Society.
"This program receives Federal funds from the National Park Service. Regulations
of the U.S. Department of the Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in
departmental Federally Assisted Programs on the basis of race, color, national origin,
age, religion or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated
against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal
assistance should write to: Chief, Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, United States
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street., NW, MS -2740,
Washington, D.C. 20240."
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
McCall Historic Preservation Commission
• John Farmer, Chair
• Terri Smith
• Don Bailey
• Morgan Zedalis
• Samantha Westendorf
McCall City Council
• Bob Giles, Mayor
• Colby Nielsen
• Lyle Nelson
• Mike Maciaszek
• Julie Thrower
McCall Historic Preservation Commission
Staff Liaison
• Delta James, City of McCall Economic
Development Planner
The Craig Group Partners, LLC - Consultants
• Lisa Craig
• Kimberly Rose
• Haley Moloney
Stakeholder Organizations
Central Idaho Historical Museum
• Walt Siedzieski - Board of Directors
City of McCall Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee
• Terry Edvalson, Committee Member
City of McCall Public Art Advisory Committee
• Sue Farber
• Nellie Bowman
• Dawn Matus
McCall Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors
Bureau
• Lindsey Harris, Director
• Julie Whitescarver, Coordinator
McCall Arts and Humanities Council
• Anisa Rooney, Board of Directors
McCall Public Library
• Meg Lojek, Director
• Matt Stebbins, Board Member
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CONTENTS
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Acronyms 5
McCall Area Historic Preservation Plan 6
PART 1: Introduction 7
Mission 8
Purpose 8
Methodology 9
Developing Goats 10
Creating and Integrating the Preservation Plan 10
Community Engagement 11
Summary of Goals and Objectives 12
PART 2: Background 13
Benefits of Historic Preservation 14
Legal Basis for Historic Preservation 15
State of Idaho 16
Certified Local Government 16
PART 3: Historic Preservation in Idaho 17
State Historic Preservation Plan 17
Selected Resources for Review 18
Idaho State Historic Preservation Plan Goals and Objectives 18
Idaho County, ID Historic Preservation Plan (2015) 19
Sandpoint, ID - Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation Plan (2021) 20
PART 4: Historic Preservation in McCall 21
History of McCall 22.
Historic Property Types and Architectural Styles 28
McCall Historic Preservation Program 32
McCall Area Comprehensive Plan 32
Preservation Highlights from the 2011 Plan 32
Part 5: Assessment of Resources, Trends, and Opportunities 36
National Register of Historic Places Listed Sites 36
Underrepresented Areas of Significance 37
Trends Affecting McCall's Historic Resources 38
Opportunities 40
Challenges 40
Part 6: The 2022 MCCALL AREA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN 41
Goals, Objectives, and Actions 42
Considerations for Implementation 47
Selected Bibliography 49
Glossary 50
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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IMPORTANT ACRONYMS
In drafting this plan, every effort has been made to spell out the full name
of agencies, programs, organizations or legislative terms. To orient the
reader with some of these acronyms, most frequently used in the plan, a
list is provided below. A Glossary is also provided at the end of the plan
with a fuller description.
ACRONYMS
MEANING
ASI
CCC
CLG
CR
DIY
GIS
HPC
HPF
NHPA
NPS
NRHP
QR
SHPO
USDA
USFS
Archaeological Survey of Idaho
Civilian Conservation Corps
Certified Local Government
Cultural Resource
Do It Yourself
Geographic Information System
Historic Preservation Commission
Historic Preservation Fund
National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, as amended, recodified in Title 54
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Quick Response (Website Code)
State Historic Preservation Office
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Forest Service
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MCCALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
PART 1:
INTRODUCTION
"Many of us that live in McCall and enjoy our
current quality of life know we are so much better
off understanding our past. Our future will be even
brighter if we build on our past."
- McCall Mayor Bob Giles
McCall, Idaho, has a history tied as much to its
natural resources as its cultural ones. Historic
resources including log structures, wood and brick
storefronts, vernacular style homes and mid-
century buildings —are integrated into an
environmental setting where water meets forest.
Appreciation of cultural traditions and practices
such as cambium bark peeling, is only now being
shared at locations such as Rotary Park. Yet
travelers to McCall, while bring offered the
opportunity to learn more about the community's
indigenous peoples, its forestry history, and its
growth as a recreational mecca, are causing new
threats to the city's heritage assets. McCall is losing
historic places to the mounting pressures of
development. How the City and the McCall Historic
Preservation Commission respond to that threat is
the basis for this revised McCall Area Historic
Preservation Plan.
This plan will guide the commission and other
stakeholders to better promote and protect
McCall's cultural heritage and its architectural
character. The Plan presents a vision, mission,
goals, objectives, and actions intended to better
inform and educate residents, visitors, businesses,
property owners, and developers as to the social,
cultural, and economic value of protecting McCall's
historic buildings and settings from which the City
prospers.
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VISION
McCall will sustain its rich cultural heritage, recognizing the city's eras of
development because each has a distinct and valuable character, which
collectively represent the continuity of its rich history.
MISSION
The mission of the City of McCall Historic Preservation program is to apply
professional planning services, up-to-date zoning codes, and sound land -use
policies to sustain a vibrant community, a high quality of life, interesting public
spaces, and historic and cultural attractions.
To the end, the Historic Preservation Commissions supports City and
stakeholder efforts to promote the use and preservation of McCall's historic
resources for the education and general welfare of the people.
PURPOSE
The general purpose of the McCall Historic Preservation Plan is to establish
priorities and goals for historic preservation within a common framework that
engages all those stakeholders with an interest and investment in McCall's
heritage. More specifically the City's purpose for the preservation plan is
outlined in Goal 7 of the McCall Area Comprehensive Plan "preserve, promote,
and enhance McCall's history and heritage."
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METHODOLOG
The 2011 McCall Historic Preservation Plan was reviewed and found lacking in development of
historic themes. Since the plan was proposed as an update, it was determined that establishing
historic contexts for the plan was important, including a more thorough discussion of the
cultural heritage of the McCall area.
In 2021 the plan goals were revised under the guidance of the McCall Historic Preservation
Commission (HPC), but without stakeholder input. It was decided that community feedback
on the revised goals was important, so with input from an online survey and key
community stakeholders, the goals were reconsidered and new strategies identified. The
HPC refined the resulting goats, objectives and proposed actions. Following this exercise, a
second online survey was conducted to seek stakeholder and community input on
prioritization of the goals and objectives.
Because there was a 2011 Historic Preservation Plan for McCall and a draft 2021 goals and
objectives update, an assessment of the plan and achievements to date was completed. During
the planning process, leadership changed on the HPC and it was determined that the 2021
goals should be revisited due to the significant amount of input from community members,
new HPC members and key stakeholders. Representatives of the US Forest Service, the McCall
Public Library Board, the McCall Area Chamber of Commerce, McCall Arts and Humanities
Council, Central Idaho Historical Museum, and McCall Parks and Recreation Department
participated in HPC meetings and online stakeholder focus groups. The greatest challenge, but
most valuable lesson, the planning team learned was how to conduct meaningful community
engagement during the COVID pandemic. Using online surveys and Zoom as a tool for focus
group discussions and interviews, outreach was successfully conducted even as city offices
were closed and staff, commissioners, consultants, and McCall residents were participating
from their homes or places of work.
Information about the online community values survey was disseminated via a flier and
an article was placed in the McCall Star News. The survey was well received by the
community with nearly 135 respondents from a wide range of ages and interests.
Preliminary information regarding the community survey was presented to the McCall City
Council and comments solicited. The Mayor of McCall was also interviewed and his
priorities identified. All of this information was used to inform the goals, objectives and
actions that are presented in the plan.
Existing planning documents crafted by City agencies and local and regional cultural
institutions (i.e. Recreation Plan) were reviewed. Additionally, the State of Idaho's
Preservation Plan served as a reference as well as preservation plans from similarly sized
and resourced communities in Idaho (i.e. Sandpoint, Idaho County). Applicable information
from these sources was used to inform the historic context statements developed for McCall.
The format and organization of the plan and the accompanying storymap were
designed to engage readers. The GIS StoryMap provides a visually appealing and dynamic
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DEVELOPING GOALS
The goals are a statement of preferred preservation
strategies/actions determined by historic resource types
and oriented toward the protection of historic properties and
cultural resources. Goals are specific to the historic context
and represent a coherent statement of the
preservation program direction. Each goal statement is
accompanied by objectives and activities that address:
• the context and resource types;
• the geographical area in which resources are located;
• the activities required;
• the methods or strategies for carrying out the actions;
• a schedule for action completion;
• the effort required to accomplish the goal; and
• a way to evaluate progress
CREATING AND INTEGRATING THE PRESERVATION PLAN
Preservation plan goals and priorities must be integrated
with other planning efforts. Since historic properties are
irreplaceable, activities that support their protection should be
heavily weighted to discourage the destruction of significant
properties and be compatible with the primary land use.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Despite the COVID pandemic and the constraint it had on site
visits (until very late in the plan's development), the planning
team realized good quality engagement with key stakeholder
organizations and individuals in the community. Leaders from
most of the partnering organizations participated in focus
group discussions or one-on-one interviews. Also, there was
a strong, demographically well -represented response to the
online surveys.
The online survey that kicked -off the community engagement
process included 22 multiple choice, ranking and open-ended
questions soliciting input on how McCall residents valued historic
preservation, their knowledge of the Historic Preservation
Commission's work, the challenges and opportunities for
protecting historic places, and actions they would talk to
support the work of the HPC. There were 135 respondents
with a 75% completion rate for the survey. (A summary of the
survey responses are provided as Appendix A.)
Online group discussions with the HPC, the City Council, the
Library Board and individuals followed the survey. A site visit
was conducted after these discussions and additional interviews
were completed with the HPC Chair and a representative
for the Central Idaho Historical Museum. During that visit, an
in-depth focus group discussion was hosted online by the HPC
for input on the identified plan priorities as developed with all
the community input to date. This information was then
used to inform the development of a vision and
corresponding goals, objectives, and actions.
Representatives of the US Forest Service, McCall Parks and
Recreation, McCall Arts and Humanities, McCall Library, McCall
Community Development, and the McCall Area Chamber of
Commerce and Visitors Bureau, joined the HPC in
providing their thoughts on plan goals and objectives.
After that discussion a list of draft goals and objectives
were posted for comment and prioritization through an
online survey, sent out to targeted stakeholders. There were
22 respondents with a 77% completion rate.
A number of presentations were made at HPC meetings to keep
the public informed of the planning process and workshops,
goal -setting activities, and the final draft plan.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
SUMMARY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
GOAL1: Enhance public outreach and education by partnering with other McCall area organizations to
promote McCall's cultural heritage and historic places to residents and visitors.
Objective 1.1: Support or develop heritage -related activities or projects that cross -promote historic
preservation with other related disciplines (history, architecture, library arts, arts and culture,
archaeology, Native American culture, etc.).
Objective 1.2: Create a consistent look for the McCall Heritage brand to incorporate into interpretive
signage, plaques, events, and education programs.
Objective 1.3: Develop a communications and marketing campaign to promote McCall's heritage
and historic resources.
Objective 1.4: Integrate the shared interest of historic preservation and library services to educate
and inform residents and visitors about McCall's heritage.
GOAL 2: Update and maintain a current and actionable inventory of historic resources (i.e. buildings, sites,
etc.) through ongoing survey, designation and monitoring activities.
Objective 2.1: Conduct an in depth survey of McCall's undocumented historic resources for possible
identification and recognition as a local landmark or National Register of Historic Places listing.
GOAL 3: Promote the recognition and protection of McCall's heritage assets through policy initiatives, plan
integration and regulatory tools and incentives.
Objective 3.1: Integrate historic preservation into other City of McCall plans.
Objective 3.2: Take advantage of Idaho State property rebate enabling legislation to develop a
program to recognize buildings and sites of local historic significance (local landmark program)
and implement a tax incentive program to encourage preservation of these landmarks.
GOAL 4: Ensure that resource needs are identified and secured to support the growth and professional
development of the City's Historic Preservation Program.
Objective 4.1: Provide access to training opportunities for McCall Historic Preservation
Commission members and staff.
Objective 4.2: Utilize funds allocated to the Historic Preservation Commission through the City
of McCall annual budgeting process to leverage grant and matching funds in support of McCall
Area Comprehensive Plan and McCall Area Historic Preservation Plan related goals to identify,
preserve, interpret and promote historic resources.
Objective 4.3: Build capacity for dedicated staff, volunteer network, consultants, and internships in
order to continue supporting the current and future work of McCall Historic Preservation
Commission.
GOAL 5: Promote the preservation and rehabilitation of historic properties in a manner consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
Objective 5.1: Preserve, interpret and activate the McCall City )ail as a designated historic property.
Objective 5.2: Support property owners in the rehabilitation of historic buildings by providing
informed guidance regarding appropriate preservation treatments.
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PART 2:
BACKGROUND
The City of McCall recognizes that the character and quality of
life enjoyed by residents and visitors is tied to the area's rich
cultural and architectural heritage, the beauty of its natural
environment and the long history of recreational and sporting
activities. The City and the Historic Preservation Commission
work together to ensure that the architectural, cultural and
natural heritage is sustained to support the city's societal and
economic values, not just for today's citizens, but for future
generations. To that end, the City encourages residents and
property owners to consider the designation of properties to
the National Register of Historic Places (National Register). In
addition, the City anticipates that local landmarking of historic
places could bring important benefits, such as eligibility for
historic tax credits to assist with projects which align with
the treatment standards established by the Secretary
of the Interior. Time and again, historic designation
has been documented to provide community -wide benefits
including:
• Increasing neighborhood stability and property values
• Preserving the physical history of the area
• Promoting an appreciation of the physical environment
• Fostering community pride and self-image by recognizing
a unique sense of place and local identity
• Increasing the awareness and appreciation of local history
• Increasing tourism
• Attracting potential customers to businesses
• Encouraging businesses to utilize existing structures which
exhibit historic value
In a recent article by the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office,
specific benefits of the state's historic preservation program
were discussed. Sharing the value of preservation with property
owners, local decision -makers and business owners interested
in economic development is critical to the protection of Idaho's
heritage. As stated by the author, "if historic preservationists
make sure we're able to convey the economic benefits of historic
preservation, then we are in a position to join the 'economic
development' discussion, advance historic preservation goals,
and maybe, just maybe, win over some new converts."'
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BENEFITS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Some of the benefits outlined include:
Access to Tax Credits - The Federal Historic
Rehabilitation Tax Credit program has generated over
$35 million in private investment in over 50 historic
buildings around Idaho. To be eligible for the program,
properties must be income -producing and listed on the
National Register.
Heritage Tourism - People visit places for the unique
character they offer. Studies have shown that heritage
tourists have a larger economic impact on a community
than those who travel just for recreation. In Colorado,
known as a recreational destination, a study showed
that heritage tourists stayed longer, and spent more
money.The average heritage tourist spent $447,
compared to $333 for the recreational visitor; they
stayed an average of 5.8 nights, compared to 5.2 for
recreational tourists.
Historic Commercial Districts Attract Small Businesses
- Local economies are driven by small business. It is
estimated that small businesses account for between
60% and 80% of all jobs in the U.S. and
historic commercial districts serve as incubators
for small businesses, provide vital neighborhood
services, and are regional destinations for restaurants,
nightlife, and specialty retail.
Historic Downtowns Encourage Mixed -Use Development
- Historic downtowns can encourage mixed -used
development. By converting upper floors or ancillary
buildings to residential, communities can build
in a customer base for the businesses occupying
surrounding commercial spaces.
Preservation Supports Residential Property Values -
Since the 1980s, studies have shown that the designation
of a residential neighborhood as historic can (and often
does) have a positive impact on the property values in
that neighborhood. When conditions are good, historic
neighborhoods tend to increase in property values at
a higher rate than non -historic neighborhoods; when
conditions take a downturn, historic neighborhoods
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tend to either maintain their value or decline less
than non -historic ones.
Keeps Money in the Local Economy - Much of
the money spent on preservation ends up
staying in the community. Rehabilitation projects
can employ local construction workers; supplies
can be bought at local stores; new businesses
that go into those buildings employ community
residents. There is also the "multiplier effect" used
by economists to describe how the economic
impacts ripple out to the larger community. For
example, those who are paid for the materials or to
do the work on a historic rehabilitation project spend
that money at other local businesses; that income
then goes to payroll, inventory, and other business
expenses that feed into the local economy.
The Greenest Building - As concerns for
energy sustainability and climate resilience
increase, it is important to note the benefit of
reusing buildings. Historic buildings exemplify the
phrase popularized by noted preservation
architect, Carl Elefante, "the greenest building is
the one which already exists." Reuse of historic
buildings is substantially more beneficial to the
environment than new construction. Preservation
and rehabilitation minimize the wasteful loss of
materials through a variety of means:
• Historic buildings and structures already exist,
therefore the energy required to fabricate the
lumber, bricks and details has already been
expended and is now "embodied" energy.
• New construction means demolition of existing
buildings and an increase of construction waste in
landfills as well as new waste being produced with
the fabrication of construction materials. Thus,
historic reuse of buildings reduces landfill waste
• Preservation projects often require the use of
traditional materials, primarily organic in nature,
rather than non -biodegradable manufactured
products such as vinyl and plastics. Historic
rehabilitation protects the environment from by
reducing the production of pollutants.
LEGAL BASIS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FEDERAL
After World War II, new public works projects quickly
added housing, highways, dams and other major infrastructure
improvements to America's cities and rural communities. While
this work was largely supported by communities, many federal
projects scarred established neighborhoods and destroyed
thousands of buildings and other structures, destroyed
archaeological sites and irrevocably changed communities.
In 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) changed
all of that. Congress declared that:
"In the face of ever-increasing extensions of urban centers,
highways, and residential, commercial, and industrial
developments, the present governmental and nongovernmental
historic preservation programs and activities are inadequate to
insure future generations a genuine opportunity to appreciate
and enjoy the rich heritage of our Nation."
The NHPA established Section 106 which requires federal
agencies to consider project impacts to historic resources prior
to issuing a permit, providing funding, or directly completing
an "undertaking." The Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation was created to afford the opportunity for
interested parties to have public input in the Section 106 review
process. The NHPA also authorized the designation of a State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for each state or
Territory, and a Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) for
qualified Tribes. A provision for Certified Local Governments
(CLG) was included as a means for more local input and
influence. In 1976, Congress amended the NHPA to include a
"Historic Preservation Fund" to help fund this work.
The NHPA also directed the Secretary of the Interior to
expand the National Historic Landmark program to establish the
National Register. SHPOs play a key role in the designation
process which is managed by the National Park Service on
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary of
Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
provides guidance for Federal Agency Cultural Resource
Managers, SHPOs, CLGs and other local historic preservation
commissions when considering changes to historic properties
and cultural resources.
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STAT E
The Idaho State Historical Society's State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) is responsible for Idaho's
historic preservation policy and for the cooperation
and assistance provided to local governments. The
term SHPO also refers to the State Historic Preservation
Officer. Under Section 101(b) of NHPA, the SHPO is
appointed by the Governor to administer the State
Historic Preservation Program. In Idaho, the SHPO is the
Executive Director of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The Idaho SHPO professional staff has expertise in
archaeology, history, architectural history, and historic
preservation. The National Park Service must
approve Idaho's historic preservation program. The
SHPO administers the National Register program for
Idaho; provides grants to local governments;
maintains the inventory of archaeological and
historical sites and historic buildings and structures;
administers the Federal tax incentives program; assists
Federal agencies in the conduct of Section 106
Review under the NHPA; and provides educational
and technical assistance on historic preservation issues.
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Certified Local Government (CLG) communities are those
Idaho communities that have demonstrated a commitment
to historic preservation by adopting a local ordinance and
creating a historic preservation commission. The program
is a dynamic partnership between local governments,
the Idaho SHPO, and the National Park Service (NPS). It
assists local communities in preserving their unique
historic character. The CLG program also provides
technical assistance and small grants to local
governments, which use the grants to preserve their
historic resources for future generations.
Communities use these grants for a wide range of
projects: surveys, National Register nominations, tour
flyers, historic preservation plans, and even some
bricks -and -mortar projects. The CLG program gives local
communities a more active level of participation in the
National Register program and a greater say in any
federally funded projects in their area.
The City of McCall was certified in 2002 and must comply
with the program requirements to retain its status
and associated benefits.
IDAHO CLG REQUIREMENTS
• Have a Historic Preservation Commission
as established by local ordinance
- A demonstrated interest, competence,
or knowledge in historic preservation
- 5-10 members appointed by governing
authority, with an effort to represent
specific historic preservation disciplines
- Appointment terms up to 3 years; can
be reappointed
- Solicit expertise when reviewing
National Register nominations (if
necessary)
- Regular professional development/
training
• Conduct a survey and have a system to
maintain an inventory
• Public participation in the
preservation program
• Encourage local preservation
planning efforts
• Enforce local and state
preservation laws
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION DUTIES
• Minimum Duties
- Participate in nominating properties
to the National Register
- Act as liaison to the public on historic
preservation matters
- Advise officials and other departments
on the protection of historic/cultural
resources and participate in local
planning and decision making processes
• Other Duties Allowed Under State Law
- Conduct surveys of local historic
properties
- Contract with state or federal
governments
- Recommend ordinances
- Promote and conduct educational and
interpretation programs
- Design Review only if adopted by local
ordinance; not required for CLG status.
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PART 3: HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IN IDAHO
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN
The State Historic Preservation Plan references a "strong tradition of
historic preservation" in Idaho with "preservation -minded people and
organizations working collaboratively" to carry out important work.
The plan acknowledges important partnerships as contributing to the
growth of the movement in Idaho, specifically calling out stakeholders
such as between organizations such as Preservation Idaho, the Idaho
Heritage Trust, the Idaho Archaeological Society, and local historical
societies.
Entitled Preserving the Post, Enriching the Future, the 2016-2022
Idaho State Historic Preservation Plan provides Idaho communities and
individuals an introduction and invitation to learn more about historic
preservation. The plan has a set of goals and recommendations for
those interested and invested in preservation efforts. The plan provides
a framework for preservationists, archaeologists, historians, and others
interested in Idaho's history to participate in preserving the heritage
resources of the past for the future. The documents guiding principle is
"to affirm the value of historic preservation in our communities as well
as Idaho, as a whole."
The vision of Preserving the Past, Enriching the Future is "to take
purposeful steps and actions to create a state -culture in which Idaho's
historic, archaeological, and cultural resources are recognized as
important in the lives of Idahoans, understood and readily accepted as
relevant to today, and in which all people in the state, residents and
visitors alike, are actively engaging in preserving, sharing, and using
those resources to inform and positively influence the future of the
State of Idaho."
The plan outlines three primary goals, along with a fourth goal specific
to Idaho's archaeological resources and, specifically, the Archaeological
Survey of Idaho (ASI). These broad overarching Goals are refined into
more specific objectives and actions to provide a "roadmap" for historic
preservation in Idaho. The plan is updated every five years to reflect
current community needs, trends, challenges and opportunities for
historic preservation at the state and local levels.
The goals and objectives listed in the state historic preservation plan
were considered and integrated, as relevant to community priorities,
into the development of McCall's Historic Preservation Plan goals and
objectives.
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IDAHO STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
GOAL 1: Ensure that decision makers, at all levels, and the general public are informed and knowledgeable
about historic preservation issues, practices, opportunities, and its value, and take an active role in historic
preservation efforts.
• Objective A: Increase Idahoans' awareness of the value of cultural resources in the state through
education, dissemination of information, and planning.
• Objective B: Increase awareness and understanding of the National Register of Historic Places and
its benefits.
• Objective C: Bring historic preservation to the forefront of community planning and economic
development through the Certified Local Government program.
• Objective D: Better inform decision makers and citizens about the legal responsibilities related to
historic preservation and Idaho's cultural resources.
GOAL 2: Take the appropriate steps to help historic preservation efforts transition into the 21st Century
through the use of current and future best practices and the development and adoption of new and
emerging technologies.
• Objective A: Ensure that information systems are accessible to a wide range of audiences at the
State, county, and local levels.
• Objective B: Improve existing informational systems in order to efficiently locate, document, and
protect historic and cultural resources.
• Objective C: Develop and implement new technological methods to further historic preservation
goals throughout the State of Idaho.
GOAL 3: Ensure that historic preservation efforts throughout the state are aware of and have access to
sufficient and sustainable sources of financial support.
Objective A: Improve communities' ability to leverage multiple resources for funding.
Objective B: Increase the number of Tax Act -applications in the State of Idaho.
Objective C: Develop and enact an Idaho State tax incentive program to work in conjunction with the
Federal Historic Tax Incentive program.
Goal 4: Ensure that archaeological resources and associated documents and collections are accorded
permanent curation in accredited facilities in the State of Idaho.
• Objective A: Improve public access to ASI documents and reports.
• Objective B: Increase public education and outreach related to ASI.
• Objective C: Improve efficiency and effectiveness of the ASI.
SELECTED RESOURCES FOR REVIEW
Historic preservation plans from other Idaho communities were also consulted to provide contextual information
relative to area histories, industries, and development patterns. When comparable resources were identified,
those sources proved valuable for informing how best to incorporate the identification, protection and promotion
of those historic and cultural assets into the McCall Area Historic Preservation Plan. Of particular value were the
preservation plans reviewed below.
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IDAHO COUNTY, ID HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2015)
Idaho County is located north and adjacent to Valley County and the municipality of McCall. In 1861, goal seekers
followed the Nez Perce Trail into Elk City Basin and settled the area. Just as was the case in McCall, miners
flooded into Idaho County.
When the Nez Perce Tribe ceded a park of their land to the Federal Government, many miners turned to
agriculture so that by 1864, ranches were scattered over the Prairie and along the river. The timber industry
followed as an economic asset with the 1940s seeing full scale operations expanding beyond the privately held
sawmills producing lumber chiefly for local home building, to the nationwide large scale demand for home
construction after World War I I .
Just as McCall saw settlement occurring in what was previously the tribal lands of the Nez Perce, Shoshone -
Bannock and Shoshone -Paiute, Idaho County benefited from lands lost by the Nez Perce to those minders
turned farmers. Forestry and timber industries, as well as farming and ranching for both Idaho and Valley
Counties were major contributors to the development of mountain towns like McCall. In recent years, tourism
and recreation are the new drivers of the local economy in both counties.
With a strong concern for government regulation over individual property rights, both counties have approached
historic preservation with values tied to promoting local historic and encouraging protection of heritage assets.
Thus, increasing awareness about the value of heritage sites, cultural resources and family history shapes the
priorities established for historic preservation programs in both Idaho County and McCall/ The goals established
for Idaho City help inform goals and objectives for McCall.
IDAHO COUNTY GOALS & OBJECTIVES
GOAL 1: Cultivate public awareness and partnerships
• Objective 1.A: Increase access to information
• Objective 1.B: Raise awareness and promote preservation education
• Objective 1.C: Improve partnerships and collaboration
GOAL 2: Increase heritage tourism
• Objective 2.A: Amplify the heritage tourism program for Idaho County
• Objective 3.A: Identification and designation
• Objective 3.B: Strengthen the capacity of the historic preservation program
• Objective 3.C: Improve coordination and Communication across county & city departments
GOAL 3: Strengthen protection and preservation efforts
• Objective 3.a: Identification and designation
• Objective 3.b: Strengthen the capacity of the historic preservation program
• Objective 3.c: Improve coordination and communication across county & city departments
GOAL 4: Encourage preservation as an economic development tool
• Objective 4.A: Utilize, package, and promote existing programs & incentives
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SANDPOINT, ID - ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2021)
Sandpoint, Idaho, is also a community where forest products, tourism, and recreation are critical economic drivers.
Another lakeside community, Sandpoint ties on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille and is surrounded by three major
mountain ranges. It is home to Idaho's Largest ski resort and two National Scenic Byways, supporting the city's
reputation as a strong recreational area.
The use of Lake Pend Oreille every summer by the Salish Tribes (Kalispel and Kootenai) for fishing, basket -making
and berry collecting is reminiscent of Native American tribal encampments for such activities around Payette Lake
in the McCall area prior to the 1930s.
Incorporated in 1898, Sandpoint was driven by timber harvesting and the railroads. Several lumber companies
operated in the region from as early as 1896 to present. Farming and ranching became the third largest business,
behind lumber and railroads, prior to the "discovery" of Lake Pend Oreille as a sports fishery in the 1950s. World
War II brought to Sandpoint a US Navy training center at the southwestern end of Lake Pend Oreille.
The ski resort, which opened in 1963 turned the area into a year-round tourism destination. The beauty of the area
has kept Sandpoint a tourist favorite for water sports, hunting, hiking, horseback riding, fishing and skiing.
Just as McCall hosts a winter carnival, so does Sandpoint. The city also has a growing visual arts community and
has become a center for arts and culture in northern Idaho. With its growing focus on public art, McCall has the
opportunity to pair arts and culture with history and heritage tourism, making the Sandpoint Arts, Culture and
Preservation Plan a good resource for informing
how these interests can collaborate.
The goals developed for the Sandpoint Plan
are an amalgam of arts, culture, and historic
preservation priorities. Nevertheless, they
are framed under four major themes: building
bridges and broadening participation, telling
the authentic sandpoint story, preservation, the
arts and community vibrancy, stewardship and
preserving buildings and places that matter, and
building local capacity. One key quote from
Sandpoint's plan is reflective of community
sentiments for achieving preservation in
McCall. "Raising community awareness about
preservation is key in Sandpoint." Hence, why
education, communication, and increased
public awareness is essential to the effective
implementation of any community -based
preservation plan.
Sandpoint's goals, with an emphasis on plan
integration and collaboration across disciplines,
was a useful starting point for similar goals in the
McCall Area Historic Preservation Plan.
SANDPOINT GOALS 8c OBJECTIVES
GOAL 1: Support collaboration in the arts, culture
and preservation community.
GOAL 2: Diversify participation in cultural activities.
Goal 3: Enhance sandpoint's identity as a unique
cultural destination.
GOAL 4: Explore the complete Sandpoint historical
narrative through education, placemaking and
outreach efforts.
GOAL 5: Support Sandpoint's economic development
through arts and culture.
GOAL 6: Integrate and promote historic preservation
as a tool for achieving economic vitality goals.
GOAL 7: Pursue the documentation and designation
of Sandpoint's important heritage.
GOAL 8: Create and adopt new tools that promote
careful stewardship and protection of Sandpoint's
historic resources.
GOAL 9: Enhance local arts leadership.
GOAL 10: Build local historic preservation expertise.
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PART 4: HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IN MCCALL
"There are so many things that have influenced what
we are today, and they tend to live on as physical
structures because most of the people are gone, but
there are also non -structures, there's the land and
other things that help to tell the story of what formed
us and then became the backdrop for all of our ability
to live and enjoy this place."
- Watt Sledzieski, Board Member, Central Idaho
Historical Museum
The National Park Service defines historic context as "a
broad pattern of historical development in a community
or its region that may be represented by
historic resources." According to the Secretary of
Interior's Standards for Preservation Planning,
Identification, and Evaluation, proper evaluation of
the significance of historic resources can occur
only when they are assessed within broad
patterns of a community's historical development.
Historic contexts identify relevant themes and the
driving forces that shaped the built environment and
cultural landscapes within the environmental
setting that surrounds McCall. It is a means of
helping to organize information about the properties
which share common historic, architectural, or
cultural themes. Following are the general themes
that relate to the development of McCall.
HISTORY OF MCCALL
The First People (Up to -1592)
In the years preceding exploration by European and Mexican adventurers, Native Americans
inhabited the area that would later become Idaho. These First People included the Great Basin
Shoshone and Bannock tribes of the Shoshone -Bannock, the Shoshone -Paiute and the Plateau
tribes of the Coeur d'Alene, Nez Perce and Kootenai. It is not hard to find the imprint of these
peoples, not only on the land, (as with the cambium peeled tree scar on the standing Ponderosa
Pine at Rotary Park) but also in Idaho place names including counties (Nez Perce, Benewah,
Shoshone, Bannock and Kootenai) and communities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, and Nezperce. The
Nez Perce people identified themselves from time immemorial as the Nimiipuu, the "Walking
People," or "The People".
.4
The Whitebird band of Nez Perce would occasionally winter at the present site of Riggins, Idaho,
although they used the Little Salmon and lower Salmon rivers for their main salmon catches in
the summer months. The principal streams used in the Salmon and Snake drainage systems
were: Little Salmon River as far south as Big Payette Lake, including its tributaries, the Rapid
River and Boulder Creek, along with other streams east of McCall.
The upper Snake and Salmon river systems and the abundant resources in the area drew
indigenous communities, particularly to Payette Lake.
Interactions between the Nez Perce and local settlers in McCall were important during the early
1900's, as recorded in numerous accounts by Idaho pioneers. The Nez Perce camped at a site
known as "Sheep Bridge " gathering huckleberries, serviceberries, and fishing for salmon. It was
during one of these fishing and gathering visits that the tribal members were visited by a local
settler who had a horse to sell. Told by early pioneer Joe Bennett, the account goes like this:
"... there were a bunch of men setting out under the trees. The women were all
working, they were frying fish and were drying it, with it hanging on racks, lots of
salmon in the river then. We talked to this one and we talked to that one. They
didn't even let on like they even heard us. Finally we got around to a young fellow
and he said, "the men don't have anything to do with the horses, you will have to
talk to the women. They'll decide if they want to buy horses or not." So we went
over to where the women were . .. They bought the horse and gave him $15.00."2
Another McCall and Long Valley pioneer, John Spink, born in 1903, recalled his experience as a
young child. "0ne of the first things that I remember was looking through the fence at a band
of Indians, perhaps about thirty or forty riding past our place (at Roseberry) on Indian ponies.
The women had papooses on their backs or hanging from the horse gear. They stopped to sell
buckskin gloves and moccasins and bead trinkets."3
7.
Today, the tribal presence in McCall, Idaho, consists of three recognized tribes —the Nez
Perce, Shoshone -Bannock Tribes, and Shoshone -Paiute Tribes. The City of McCall Public
Arts Master Plan identifies the importance of collaborating with these tribal cultures,
specifically their indigenous artists. The plan outlines recommendations for how to
effectively collaborate with indigenous artists to depict the story being told. Each
recognized tribe is represented on the review board to advise, select, and approve works
that are commissioned.
Just as in the community of artists, traditional cultural practices of indigenous peoples
must be recognized and respected. Guidance must be sought from tribal historians or
those trusted by tribal elders and leaders. While no tribal preservation plans have been
located for the three recognized tribes to inform the development of the McCall Area
Historic Preservation Plan, the City can demonstrate the collaborative intent and seek
guidance from tribal leaders or elders regarding information about cultural places. Telling
the story of these places appropriately can be done through a variety of means —video,
lecture, exhibit, walking tour, or interpretive panel. In each instance, tribal members
should be consulted in both the development of the narrative and the location or airing of
the work.
There are several resources for research on tribal history, culture and place names
including: the Nez Perce National Historic Park library, the Shoshone Paiute history video
series, and the Shoshone -Bannock tribal cultural program series which teachers about
preserving language, history, and other aspects of tribal culture.
PERIOD OF EUROPEAN AND EURO-AMERICAN EXPLORATION (1592-1860)
Spanish explorers made trips to the Northwest beginning in 1592, though it was
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who, with their expedition in 1805-1806, became the
first Eruo-Americans to travel the lands now known as Idaho. It was during this expedition
tat the first ethnographic accounts of the Nez Perce were recorded, "they systematically
obtained ethnographic information and their journals provide notations and sketch maps
of villages and camps passed or visited as well as documentation of many aspects of Nez
Perce life."4
Native peoples accessed the McCall area from two traits, one from Meadows Valley and
another from the north that followed along the west side of the land. French-Canadian fur
trappers would follow those trails, hence we see names such as Coeur d'Alene (French for
"heart of the awl") and Boise (Le Bois -French for "the trees"). Donald McKenzie's Hudson
Bay Company trapping expendition team arrived in the area in 1816. One of the members
of the team was Francois Payette. McKenzie led Payette to what was later to become his
namesake, the Payette Rivers
MINING AND THE RAILROAD (1860 — 1915)
In 1862, gold was discovered in the upper drainage of Payette Lake in the Salmon River mountains by Jack
Warren. Miners came to the area, traversing the west side of Payette Lake via the hazardous Packer John and
Warren trails two miles north of the river outlet to arrive at "Warren's Diggings." Later the community would be
named Warren. "Packer John" an early freighter named John Welch, started a pack train to transport supplies
between Lewiston and the Boise Basin. In the fall of 1862, he built a log cabin next to Goose Creek in the Salmon
Meadows valley as a midway stopping point and supply cache.
In 1862, the Homestead Act passed,
and the area saw a significant increase
of prospectors, spectators, and settlers
from across the county. Gold strikes
brough a surge in population and the
region grew to 21,000 residents by
1863. This led to conflicts with the Nez
Perce and the Shoshone. In 1863, the
mining districts and surrounding
wilderness were incorporated into the
new Idaho Territory. The minders
needed agricultural goods and services
which subsequently brough non -miners
to the area who established
PACKER .JOHN'S CABIN settlements to provide these services.6
In 1874, N.B. Willey, correspondent with the Warren Times, created broad interest in the area when he wrote:
"This piece of country is worth looking after. The lakes and streams abound with fish at this time of the year and
the game is plentiful.... The Payette Lake, a beautiful sheet of water 12 miles long, in places is dotted with richly
wooded inlets set like emerald gems on the bosom of the liquid mirror." (Mr. Willey later became Idaho's second
governor.)'
At that time there was no permanent settlement on the south shore of the lake, however the area near the outlet
of the river had long been a communal fishing and hunting ground for Native American tribes in the summer
months. It was a sacred and spiritual place where the tribes could peacefully rendezvous. But as settlers began
moving into the area, tribal use was replaced by the several commercial fisheries which began operating above
the lake, sending fresh, salted and dried fish to the mining camps and south to the Boise -Weiser areas.
Early settlers traversed through Long Valley, following a wagon road built by tie cutters for the Oregon Short Line
(OSL), a subsidiary of the Union Pacific. Logging camps were set up along the North Fork of the Payette River to
provide timber for the railroad ties. The road built by the tie cutters led to Smith's Ferry on the Payette River, and
then onto Round Valley. This, one of the state's first wagon roads, was completed in 1891.8
The completion of this wagon road may have prompted Charles Clifford to build the Statehouse Hotel and post
office at the junction of the road and the Lakeshore to accommodate the increasing number of freight wagons and
stagecoaches. This set the stage for development of the townsite of McCall on Payette Lake's southern shore
in the late 1880s. It was during this time that the railroad was constructed through southern Idaho. In
1914, the railroad and roads were extended to McCall and it quickly became an important destination for
summer and winter recreation. 24
HOMESTEADING (1890 — 1910)
Settlers around Payette Lake included Anneas Jack Wyatt, who filed on a homestead on the west side of the lake
in 1888.9 However, the catalyst for creating the town of McCall was an emigrant farming family from Ohio and
Missouri.
Tom and Louisa McCall were nearing their 50s when they decided to strike out West with their family for a new
Life. Arriving in Boise in 1888, they stopped for several months at the Marsh -Ireton Ranch near Emmett to gather
equipment and supplies for the trek to Long Valley. In the spring of 1889, they began the trip to Long Valley with
two wagons and teams plus 25 head of cattle, numerous chickens, and household supplies for their new home.
They arrived at the south end of Payette Lake in June and met Sam Devers, who had squatter's rights to 160 acres
of prime shoreline property. Devers agreed to trade his rights and cabin to the McCall's for a wagon, team and
harness. (This occurred at the location of the current Hotel McCall site.) With other settlers following, Tom McCall
plotted a town site of four blocks out of his original homestead.1°
Tom McCall appropriated the abandoned Lardo U.S. Post Office ten miles south of the lake and the area was briefly
known as "Lardo." W.B. Boydstun acquired the Lardo Post Office in 1903 and moved it to his homestead west of
the river, making it the new Lardo. Thus, citizens changed the name of Tom McCall's plotted settlement to "McCall."
The town was incorporated on July 19, 1911.
FORESTRY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT (1890 — 1977)
The 40 years after initial settlement of McCall was a time of rapid growth and established the town as a location
for timber and agriculture. Timber harvesting began around 1900. Tom McCall bought the Warren Gold Dredging
Company sawmill and established his lumber business a block west of his home on the Lakeshore. McCall
recognized that forestry would play an important role for the town's development with the creation by President
Theodore Roosevelt of the new Payette Forest Reserve in 1905. Thus, during this period, Tom McCall became
not just a landowner, but a realtor, hotel owner, postmaster, sawmill owner, merchant, and councilman. With the
coming of the railroad in 1914, McCall was established as a commercial center for the surrounding area.
According to the Idaho Magazine, "The shore of the lake...is thickly gemmed with the grandest spots for building
purposes around the entire lakes —sites equally adapted for the use of a summer cottage — or business enterprise,
and the Messrs McCall will hold out exceptional inducements to those who will build on their lake sites next spring
and summer."
Thus, the timber industry spurred development in and around the town as more mills were constructed to supply
lumber for the burgeoning homes, hotels and business buildings.
In 1907, Tom McCall sold his sawmill to Theodore Hoff,
who eventually partnered with Carl Brown to form the Hoff
and Brown Lumber Company. Carl Brown brought with him
an extensive family experience in owning a sawmill and
lumber business in New England. Brown helped build the
sawmill industry in McCall, and in 1929, he bought out his
partner and renamed the business Brown's Tie and Lumber
Company. The mill burned in 1940, but was rebuilt in
1942." The Brown family owned and operated the mill until
1964, when the Boise -Cascade Company purchased the
mill. 25
The Glass House, built in 1960, was originally an office
for Brown Tie and Lumber Co. and was designed by
Frank Brown, grandson of Carl Brown. The mill workers
themselves constructed The Glass House as a showcase
for Idaho timber. Boise -Cascade closed operations of
the mill in 1977 and the
sawmill burned to the
ground in 1984. The Glass
House remains as the only
building left in the mill
complex.
Firefighting
The local US Forest Service headquarters moved to a
new office space in McCall in 1908, which was provided
by Tom McCall. McCall's son, Daws, became a ranger
for what is now the McCall Ranger District while Ted,
the younger son, was appointed deputy ranger for the
Chamberlain Ranger District. The Forest Service and its
smokejumper base was founded in 1930 in McCall due
to the location's proximity to Idaho and Oregon.
In 1943, the Krassel Yard, previously a tree nursery
site operated by the Forest Service, was converted
during World War II to a smokejumper base and
training facility. McCall was one of only three Idaho
locations were during the war, Conscientious Objectors
(C05) were held. In 1944, seventeen of the nineteen
smokejumpers based in McCall were COs, as were 35
of the 37 McCall jumpers in 1945.12 In 1957, a new air
tanker base was established at the McCall Airport and
a new smokejumper base was established there in
1988, replacing the original smokejumper base at the
Krassel Yard.
The McCall Smokejumper Base had a number of
noteworthy individuals. Deanne Shulman overcame
discrimination and inconsistent regulations,
completing her training at McCall in 1981, and became
the nation's first female smokejumper. Bob Fogg, pilot
for the McCall jumpers from 1944 to 1976, served as a
member of the Idaho State House of Representatives
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In 1905 several private lumber companies started a
cooperative venture to protect the forests from fire
and disease. Over the next ten years, this developed
into a formal organization, The Southern Idaho Timber
Protective Association (SITPA). Members included
private timber companies, the State of Idaho, the US
Forest Service, and the US Department of Agriculture.
In the 1930s, SITPA managed some of the Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) camps in the McCall area.
Among many building projects by the CCC was the
headquarters compound for SITPA on State Street
in McCall. Local Finn craftsmen supervised the
construction of these log buildings following the Finnish
techniques for construction. These buildings are on the
National Register and currently house the Central Idaho
Historical Museum.
Air Service
The business and mining concerns in the McCall
area benefited from the airport and advocated for
construction of a hangar to serve needs of surrounding
backcountry communities. Airmail pilots were also
advocates for backcountry landing fields. Equipped with
skis, pilots landed on snow covered fields bringing mail
and supplies on weekly trips to reach isolated mining
camps.14 Prior to 1931, mail was carried on sporadic
trips by men on snowshoes who could only carry 50
pounds per trip. Planes could carry more than 1000
pounds. The first major contracted aerial mail carriers
in the 1930s were Bennett Air Transport Company and
Johnson Flying Service. 15 Now well supplied, mines no
longer had to shut down during the winter. Three mail
routes were established during the 1950s. Over time,
mail and supply runs to the backcountry would evolve
into recreational travel to the backcountry.16
RECREATION AND RESORT DEVELOPMENT (1883 — PRESENT)
Following in the tradition of the tribal rendezvous, Payette Lake became well
known as a recreational destination as early as 1883 when the first recorded tourist
campers in covered wagons came to the southwest shore from Emmett and the
nearby Marsh -Ireton Ranch. Anneas. "Jew's Harp Jack" Wyatt, who homesteaded
on Payette Lake in 1888, piloted the tourist boat Lyda, around the lake. In the
following decades, several commercial camps, hotels, private dubs, and church
camps provided recreational opportunities for visitors. By 1920, the Idaho State
Land Board began leasing vacation home sites around Payette Lake. The Winter
Carnival formalized McCall as a winter sports destination in 1924. Increased
recreational demand led to construction of the Little Ski Hill in 1937 by the Brown
family and by the 1940s, McCall had become known as a recreational destination."
In the 1960s, the Brundage Mountain Ski Resort and Ponderosa State Park added
even more opportunities for residents and travelers to enjoy the scenic beauty of
McCall.
McCall is now recognized as a four -season resort community. It is recorded that
Samuel H. Hays of Boise was credited with building the first summer cabin on the
lake in 1905 or 1906. Later, MGM "discovered" the area's scenic character and
natural heritage with the filming of "Northwest Passage" in the late 1930s. Other
properties tied to the recreational value of McCall is the 1926 Yacht Club, a staple
of downtown McCall and reconstructed in 1945, after a fire. By 1948 Shore Lodge
had been constructed along Payette Lake; the city was becoming a destination
for private investors and the development industry. The increasing growth rate
of Boise's Treasure Valley, 100 -miles to the south, has resulted in increased
development pressure as resort and vacation homes are fast overtaking the
historic landscape of McCall.
HISTORIC PROPERTY TYPES AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
McCall's inventory of historic resources identifies
historic properties listed on the National Register, or
determined not eligible for National Register listing. In
addition, the proposed Lake Park Early Development
Area, which includes the residential neighborhood west
of downtown, while not eligible for National Register
listing as a district, is identified as emblematic of early
McCall settlement. The "not eligible" resources may
have significance at the local or state level and should
be considered for future local landmarking. All of these
properties were documented as part of a
reconnaissance level "windshield survey" of
McCall, completed in 2005.
Yet to be completed is an intensive level survey of all
properties determined "eligible" for National Register
listing or for potential local landmark listing in McCall.
The historic property types and architectural styles
prevalent in McCall have not been thoroughly
documented. There is a need for an intensive level
survey and architectural thematic study for the city.
However, the following property types and
architectural styles are clearly dominant as seen in
some survey work completed to date.
Historic Property Types
Historic property types, for the purposes of this
section, are organized by use (the building's primary
function) with examples of common forms, such as
different types of commercial buildings, within that use
provided. Buildings and structures in McCall represent a
broad range of original historic functions, including
commercial, industrial, government, education,
religious, and residential among others. While this is
not an exhaustive list of property types, some of
McCall's best known historic property types are
summarized below to illustrate the breadth of
resources and historic contests represented. It is
expected that additional property types will be
identified as surveys and documentation continue.
Institutional
Institutional buildings include government buildings,
churches, and schools among other community
landmarks. These buildings often define the settlement
patterns and periods of community development. One
prominent example of this building type in McCall is the
McCall City Jail constructed in 1930 behind the McCall
City Hall building (now relocated to Roseberry, Idaho).
Utilitarian in nature, the building was constructed of
concrete. The building has a stucco finish with iron bars
at the window and a strapped iron door.
Commercial
The earliest commercial structures in town were wood -
frame buildings, one to two stories tall. They typically
had gable roofs with a false front primary facade. This
facade rises to form a parapet or upper wall that hides
the roof, giving the appearance of a more permanent
commercial building. As the town grew, one -part and
two-part commercial blocks became the most common
forms of commercial buildings in town. One -part blocks
are typically one story and feature a storefront assembly
(bulkhead, storefront windows, transom) and a parapet
wall. The Lake Street Station, constructed in 1909 by
Tom McCall for the US Forest Service; is representative
of this type of two-story, parapet construction. Later
serving as the Haley -Miles Drug Store; then as City Hall
and later a dance hall, the building remains as the only
original commercial wood frame building in McCall.
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With mostly single -story commercial buildings, McCall's
downtown is much less densely developed than other
mountain towns. However, that is changing as lodging
facilities become more prevalent on the landscape.
Residential
McCall has over 1,100 housing units that are more than
40 years old. The McCall Comprehensive plan identifies
these priorities as potential candidates for reinvestment
"as well as historic preservation where necessary."
Dwellings in McCall range from folk houses constructed
by early settlers, to vernacular cottages, to high style
single-family homes. Construction dates span nearly
150 years with the earliest homes being modest log
buildings with no categorized style to those reflecting
contemporary influences of architecture and materials.
Pre -Railroad Folk Houses
With the railroad not arriving at McCall until well into
the 1900s and the first sawmills producing primarily
timber for tie construction, much of the earliest housing
constructed was still log -wall houses. The Charles Koski
Homestead just southeast of McCall is a hewn log home
that has seen little change from its original construction
in 1906.1t is the largest hewn -log structure in Long Valley
and represents the Finnish method of log construction.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as
a contributing resource within the Long Valley Finnish
Structures thematic nomination.
u
Koski Homestead
Vernacular
After the arrival of the railroad and the expansion of the
timber industry, wooden dwellings of balloon frame or
light bracing were under construction. Thus, a number of
different housing types begin to appear. These included:
Gable -Front, Gable -Front and Wing, Hall -and -Parlor,
I -House, Massed -Plan, Side -Gabled, and Pyramidal.
Some of these building forms could be referenced as
vernacular, simple in form and characterized by locally
produced materials with few stylistic features. Often
time they were constructed with mass-produced doors,
windows and hardware. The John R. Berry House at
112 Park Street could be considered a Side -Gabled
vernacular building. Constructed in 1911 with no
significant architectural detail, this two-story dwelling
maintains its simple form, but clearly shows mass-
produced trim and windows.
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HISTORIC PROPERTY TYPES AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
Victorian - Queen Anne
Queen Anne homes generally feature projecting gables
and corner towers, bay windows, decorative porches,
contrasting wood siding with shingling, pyramidal roofs
and brick chimneys. While many Queen Anne's have
elaborate asymmetrical floor plans, t he Q ueen Anne's
in McCall, built mainly during the 1900s and
1910s have simpler square and L-shaped forms
with modest ornamentation.
Colonial Revival
The typical Colonial Revival style residence features a
prominent, central front door, a symmetrical facade with
balanced windows incorporating double hung sashes. A
hipped roof with full -width porch characterizes Colonial
Revival buildings constructed in the early part of the 20th
century and are sometimes referred to as the "Classic
Box" or the "American Foursquare." Full length porches
and pilasters often appear as a simplified version of the
higher -style classical columns.
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Bungalow / Craftsman
Typically there are four subtypes of bungalow, or
craftsman, style buildings in domestic architecture,
distinguished by their roof forms - front -gabled, cross -
gabled, side -gabled and hipped. The dominant style
for smaller houses during the early part of the 20th
century, the style originated in southern California, but
spread throughout the country through pattern books
and popular magazines. In McCall, this design type
is expressed as 1 to 1 1/2 stories, gable -roofed with
exposed rafters and overhanging eaves, a prominent
chimney, porches supported by posts which extend to
the ground, single or grouped multi -paned windows,
and simple detailing with natural materials.
Mid -Century Modern
Mid-century Modern in McCall is epitomized by The
Glass House. Built in 1960 for the Brown Tie and
Lumber Company, the building served as the corporate
office of the largest mill in McCall. It was designed by
Frank Brown, grandson of early McCall timber pioneer
Carl Brown, when Frank was a student of architecture
at the University of Colorado. The building is very
much in the vain of the Pacific Northwest style of Mid-
century design, relying heavily on local materials such
as fir, spruce, Ponderosa pine, cedar and redwood, while
incorporating large expanses of windows, overhangs,
flat or shed roofs, asymmetrical facades and an open
floor plan.
Mid -Century Modern
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
McCall was certainly home to CCC camps with many
resources and sites associated with this important New
Deal -era program. CCC workers constructed bridges,
hundreds of miles of road, installed telephone lines,
among other significant projects that changed the
landscape of the region. No more important complex
exists as testament to their work than the National
Register listed Southern Idaho Timber Protective
Association (SITPA) Buildings.
Native American/Prehistoric Archaeological
Ethnographically about three hundred (300) Nez Perce
camps and villages have been identified within the
Nez Perce aboriginal territory, though many of these
sites have yet to be formally identified or reported.18
The resource types associated with sites include lithic
scatters, camps, villages, rock art, pit houses, rock cairns,
travel routes and cambium peeled trees as evident in
McCall's Rotary Park.
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MCCALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM
MCCALL AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Policies identified under Goal 7 of the Comprehensive Plan include:
• Policy 7.1 Pursue opportunities that promote historic, cultural, and heritage -based events.
• Policy 7.2 Preserve and interpret historic resources (objects, buildings, structures, sites, or places with historic,
cultural, or aesthetic significance) in McCall for residents and visitors.
• Policy 7.3 Identify key landmark features to integrate into future gateway and corridor design including key
natural features and buildings.
The regulatory authority for preservation policy implementation is codified within McCall City Ordinance 989 which
serves to "promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public of the McCall Area, through
the identification, evaluation, designation and protection of those buildings, sites, areas, structures and objects
which reflect significant elements of the City's, the region's, the State's and the nation's historic architectural,
archaeological and cultural heritage." (Ord. 989, 4-23-2020).
The ordinance supports the establishment of the Historic Preservation Commission and assigns specific powers
and responsibilities including; designation of historic districts and landmarks; supports property acquisition
and placement of historic easements; facilitates engagement with property owners to negotiate the proposed
demolition of a historic structure; and recommends on the exemption of any historic property from fire or building
code compliance that might hinder the preservation or restoration of the property.
MCCALL CITY CODE TITLE 3, CHAPTER 20 HISTORIC PRESERVATION
The stated purpose of historic preservation in this chapter of the City Code is "to promote the educational,
cultural, economic and general welfare of the public of the McCall Area, through the identification, evaluation,
designation and protection of those buildings, sites, areas, structures and objects which reflect significant
elements of the City's, the region's, the State's and the nation's historic architectural, archaeological and cultural
heritage."
To that end, the McCall HPC is established to serve as an advisory body to the McCall City Council. The HPC
authority includes:
• Conducting architectural surveys.
• Recommending properties for acquisition by purchase, bequests, donation, lease, or easement.
• Recommending methods for preservation and maintenance of City -owned or controlled historic
properties.
• Cooperating with the Federal, State and local governments in compliance with historic preservation laws.
• Supporting planning processes of the County, City, State or Federal government.
• Recommending ordinances for historic preservation in the McCall Area.
• Promoting and conducting educational and interpretive programs on historic preservation.
• Reviewing nominations for the National Register of Historic Places.
• Acting as the Building Conservation Advisory and Appeals Board.
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A few highlights to note regarding identification of, and protection of afforded
historic properties as referenced in McCall City Code Title 3, Chapter 20 Historic
Preservation are as follows:
3.20.100: Designation Of Historical Districts, Including Historical Districts,
Residential/ 3.20.110: Designation Of Historic Property Or Historic Landmarks
Nominations for historic district and individual landmark designation are considered
using four criteria: historic, cultural and/or educational importance; architectural
and/or engineering importance; geographical importance; and archaeological
importance. The HPC shall conduct studies, research and investigations and
prepare a report containing recommendations for designation. This report is
available to the public and affected property owners for review and comment
prior to a final public hearing with the HPC and a recommendation to City Council.
3.20.130: Acquisition Of Property / 3.20.140 Acquisition of Historic Easements
These two sections allow for the City to acquire and maintain a historic property
using public funds, or accept by purchase or donation easements on historic
properties in the public interest and in accordance with the City's historic �.
preservation purpose.
3.20.150: Notice To City Departments And Other Agencies; Register of Historical
Districts, Properties And Landmarks:
Under this section, the HPC is required to notify the City departments and other
agencies as to a property's historic designation status. Additionally, the HPC will
maintain a historic property register and map for City and public access.
3.20.170: Demolition Or Removal Of Historic Structures
The purpose of this section is to preserve historic properties by giving the City, or
others interested in acquiring or arranging for the preservation of a designated
landmark, the time to do so. It allows for a four (4) month notice of the proposed
demolition prior to issuance of a demolition permit, and the ability of staff and/or
the HPC to negotiate with the property owner and other interested parties either
relocations or inducements for third party purchase among other preservation -
based alternatives.
3.20.200 - Exemption from Fire or Building Codes
Per this code section, the City Council, in order to promote the preservation and
restoration of any historic properties, may exempt a historic property from the
application of the City Fire or Buildings Codes based upon the Historic Preservation
Commission recommendation as allowed for in the exemption criteria, if they
determine that non -exemption would result in changes that would prevent the
preservation or restoration of a historic property.
PRESERVATION HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2011 PLAN
The 2011 City of McCall Historic Preservation Plan did not
contain goals and objectives, but did propose a number
of preservation strategies and recommendations.
Those recommendations are listed below along with
notes on progress made or actions not yet begun:
• Maintain historic resource survey data as a
dynamic document, updating to reflect ongoing
work and new research.
- The City's historic preservation program
has continued to capture and maintain
survey data, but lacks a welt -organized
system.
• Perform an intensive -level survey of McCall's
undocumented historic resources.
- The City has not yet completed intensive -
level surveys.
• Incorporate existing and future surveys into
the city's geographic information system (GIS)
database, creating a historic resource overlay
that includes individual historic properties and
historic districts.
- The City has made progress in GIS data
collection and mapping by creating a
downloadable GIS-based app. Next steps
include incorporating that data into the City's
GIS parcel data for planning and zoning and
other assessment needs.
• Preserve McCall's heritage through advocacy,
education, and community involvement.
- The City has hosted guest lectures,
open houses, and community events, and
developed walking tour maps.
• Identify historic resources and historic districts
,and use this information as a tool for strong
planning.
- This remains a need for the City.
• Seek to nominate McCall properties to the
National Register of Historic Places, working in
consultation with the State Historic Preservation
Office and the National Park Service.
- The City has had some success with these,
supporting the nomination of both the
Payette Lakes Inn and Johnson Hanger to
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• Request review and advisory recommendations
by the McCall Historic Preservation Commission
of the McCall historic resources listed in Table
1 that undergo new construction, alteration, or
demolition.
- This is not identified as a priority by the
HPC or the community..
• Apply The Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Rehabilitation and the accompanying
Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for
Rehabilitating Historic Buildings as the formal
basis for project evaluation (available at www.
nps.gov./history/hps/tps/index.htm).
- Because design review is not a required
component of the City's historic preservation
program, project evaluation has not been
implemented.
• Amend city ordinances to strengthen the
protection of McCall's historic resources.
- No specific language or method for
"strengthening" city ordinances has been
identified.
• Conduct public education about historic
buildings, materials, and preservation.
- While there has been educational outreach
via talks and tours of historic buildings
and sites, there has been no training or
information presented on materials or
preservation techniques.
• Provide historic survey area maps on the City's
website with links to the McCall Public Library,
Idaho State Historical Society, and State Historic
Preservation Office websites and other relevant
resources.
- A McCall History app has been launched,
but additional mapping of historic resources
needs to be completed.
• Prepare plans to develop the centrally located
McCall City Jail into an interpretive and historic
site. Consider additional interpretation, city
map, and racks for a walking tour brochure.
- The property continues to be identified as
a priority for public education, but no work
has begun on an interpretive program.
• Develop a working partnership to pursue
programming, grants, and technical assistance
to support McCall historic preservation. Partner
with the City of McCall, McCall Public Library,
Central Idaho Historical Museum, Long Valley
Preservation Society, Idaho State Historical
Society, National Park Service, and groups such
as the McCall Folklore Society and various Valley
County art associations.
- There are occasional partnership activities
between these organizations, but not in any
formalized manner.
• Continue to seek grant support from the Certified
Local Government Program of the Idaho State
Historical Society. Periodic grant requests could
be made to the Idaho Heritage Trust, Idaho
Humanities Council, and National Trust for
Historic Preservation. Other sources for grants
might include institutions and foundations. City
support would be used to match state grants
and private contributions for preservation
projects.
- The McCall HPC has received numerous CLG
grants and has maintained its CLG status.
Grants since 2011 have been awarded
for safely archiving and digitizing historic
materials at the McCall Library, conducting
research of National Register nomination
sites, and HPC training and education.
• Budget for preservation board members and
staff to allow for continuing preservation
education opportunities though conferences,
seminars, and workshops.
- Grant funding and match has been used
for HPC training and education.
PART 5: ASSESSMENT OF
RESOURCES, TRENDS, AND
OPPORTUNITIES
Events like Winter Carnival are deep in our roots. Just like the
snow sculptures we're all excited to see in their forming and their
resulting artistry, our history too has sculpted our community,
our culture and our character. Saving the places we believe
matter most is the purpose of the McCall Historic Preservation
Commission.
-John Farmer, Chair McCall Historic Preservation Commission
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES LISTED SITES
The National Register is the official listing of cultural resources that
are significant to our nation's history and that are considered worthy
of preservation. It includes buildings, structures, objects, sites
and districts significant to our history, architecture, archaeology,
engineering, and culture. Resources may be of national, state, or
local significance.
Listing a property in the National Register does not affect private -
property ownership rights.
Seeking a listing of a property on the National Register can be
initiated by the property owner, a historical society, a historic
preservation commission, a government agency, or any other
interested group or individual. The property must be researched
in depth to obtain all of the relevant history and a nomination
form prepared. The nomination form is then reviewed by the
Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Once SHPO staff
are satisfied with the draft nomination, it is sent to the property
owner and local government for public comment. If the property
owner, or a majority of owners in a proposed district, formally
opposes the nomination, the nomination process ends. If the
owners support the nomination, it is then forwarded to the Idaho
Historic Sites Review Board which typically meets once a year to
consider nominations to the National Register. If recommended for
listing, the nomination is forwarded to the National Park Service for
review by the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. If
the Keeper approves the nomination, the property is officially listed
in the National Register.
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As a Certified Local Government, the City of McCall can initiate and assist property owners in the preparation of a
National Register nomination. There are several National Register listed properties in the McCall area including:
• Rice Meeting House (listed 4/8/1980)
• Long Valley Finnish Structures (listed 11/17/1982)
• Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association (SITPA) Buildings (listed 5/1/1990)
• McCall District Administrative Site (listed 12/29/1991)
• Payette Lakes Club (listed 4/23/2017)
• Johnson Flying Service Hangar (listed 11/19/2019)
UNDERREPRESENTED AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Idaho State Historic Preservation Plan has identified a number of areas of significance that are not well
represented in the state's inventory of historic and cultural resources. Some of those underrepresented categories
are representative of resources missing from McCall's historic inventory.
The areas of Industry, Transportation, and Engineering are identified as needing additional survey as is Native
American history and archaeological sites, both prehistoric and historic. The community survey conducted for the
development of the McCall Area Historic Preservation Plan echoed the need to better represent the resources tied
to transportation and the development of the timber industry.
The missing stories and undocumented places associated with indigenous and marginalized peoples is also of
growing interest and was well addressed by one survey respondent who commented, "I think that it is important
when considering the history of McCall and the surrounding area not to forget the Indigenous, Chinese, and
ethnographic history. To begin the story with white settlement is to miss the point of understanding who we are.
To not involve the tribes in these decisions is also forgetting whose ancestors knew this land."
The concern for natural resource protection and its importance to recreation is also an area needing greater
research, documentation and interpretation. Frequently mentioned locations for documentation, interpretation
and protection included Payette Lake and the shoreline, including views over Payette Lake, the North Fork of the
Payette River above and below Payette Lake, the Cambian peeled trees, the Brundage Mountain Ski Resort and the
Little Ski hill, and Legacy Park and geological history.
Population
McCall has a 2020 population of
3,826 and is currently growing at
a rate of 1.86% annually. The city's
population has increased by 3.80%
since the most recent census, which
recorded a population of 3,686
in 2010.19 This is higher than the
2.82% projected growth rate from
2015 as referenced in the McCall
Area Comprehensive Plan. This
increase in McCall's population is
already impacting the city's historic
character. A few comments were
recorded in the community survey
regarding properties lost to new
housing development and the
impact on McCall's scenicviewsheds.
Others called out properties lost
that had special value to them. "My
first home was bulldozed and is now
a condominium complex and my
second home is now a parking and
storage lot."
Housing
The City of McCall is in significant
need of housing that is affordable
to local residents and its resort
industry workforce. Additionally,
with the median home price
of properties in Valley County
jumping from $480,000 in 2020
to $675,000 in 2021,20 it is difficult
for young families and those in
the middle stages of their careers
to afford a house in McCall. The
opportunity for the reuse of existing
older homes could benefit from
a series of incentives available to
the City including deed restrictions
accompanied by funding from the
local option tax moneys, fee waivers
and tax reimbursements. In the
past few years, significant historic
houses have been lost due to the
increased development pressure
for new second -home housing
and accessory dwelling units. This
is corroborated by the American
Community Survey (ACS) conducted
in 2015, which estimates that only
27 percent of housing units in
McCall are occupied, with 73 percent
of units vacant, representing the
extremely high second -home
population in the area.
Housing rehabilitation of older units
in the city could benefit existing
housing that meets the 50 -year or
older criteria for historic landmark
status, The McCall Housing Strategy
identifies the opportunity to improve
housing options by rehabilitating
these older properties through
grants, property tax abatements,
and subsidized loans.
Economic Environment
Recreation and tourism demands are
increasing in McCall as the population
grows and more individuals move
to Idaho for the benefits of its
natural resources. According to
the US Travel Association, tourism
in Idaho is a $3.7 billion business,
and employs more than 45,000
people. That makes it one of Idaho's
largest industries. In McCall, the
McCall Area Chamber reported that
lodging taxes, an indicator of tourist
visitation, increased by nearly 34%
in 2021. Extended hotel and cabin
stays and the myriad of outdoor
activities Led people to increase
their nights stayed by 10%. While
the numbers may add up well for
McCall's leading industry, increased
visitation does not sit well with
surveyed residents who see it as a
negative impact on McCall's historic
character and quality. Nearly 60%
of respondents expressed a concern
with "over -tourism" and 73% with
the associated increased traffic.
McCall has a significant proportion
of its workforce commuting in
from nearby communities, not
uncommon in a resort or tourism
community. The concern is that with
a commuter workforce, the culture
and character of McCall outside of
business hours may suffer. Again,
pointing to a need to improve local
housing options to encourage
workers living in McCall.21
Environmental Considerations
The City of McCall tree inventory
contains nearly 6,000 trees tracked
by species, location, condition and
height. Those trees which qualify
as heritage trees must be protected
from loss due to future development,
disease or disasters. The
Comprehensive Plan calls for policies
to "reflect the community benefit
these trees play in establishing
character, as well as economic and
environmental benefits." Thus Goal
8 identifies the need to maintain
and increase McCall's urban
forest as a key component of the
green infrastructure and calls for
maintaining the city's heritage trees.
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Disaster Preparedness
As addressed in the Idaho State Historic Preservation
Plan, there is minimal coordination between state and
local preservation agencies in disaster preparedness
planning for historic and archaeological resources.
While the City of McCall is incorporated into the Valley
County, Idaho Multi -Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation
Plan (HMP), there is no provision for protecting historic
properties or archaeological resources. However, the
Plan does reference the City of McCall Comprehensive
Plan (2018) which calls for the development of a hazard
mitigation plan for the city, in coordination with Valley
County. There are cultural resource based hazard
mitigation plans available that could serve as a model
for the inclusion of heritage assets into the McCall HMP.
According to RiskFactor.com the City of McCall has
5,452 properties or 100% of the building stock at
moderate risk of wildfire. Of those, 11 properties
identified as "social facilities" are at major risk. This
includes schools, houses of worship, museums, and
government and/or historic buildings in McCall. The
City of McCall promotes the National Fire Protection
Associations Fire -wise Communities Program. This
involves homeowners taking individual responsibility
for preparing their homes for wildfire risk. It would be
a proactive measure if members of the HPC participate
in the Community Assessment training to better inform
them and, subsequently, historic property owners in the
wildland/urban interface how to reduce home ignitions
and better prepare for wildfires in the future.
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"Preserving McCall's open spaces and views of the lake and available beaches will
continue to benefit tourism and the McCall economy."
— Community Survey Respondent
The planning team reviewed comments received from participants in the online surveys, interviews, and HPC
meetings to identify community needs and concerns regarding historic places. In addition, an analysis of trends in
population growth, housing, the economy, the environment, and disaster preparedness, identified the following
opportunities and challenges.
OPPORTUNITIES
• Tell the story of the Native American presence and
imprint on the land.
• Incorporate the natural heritage of McCall into
preservation planning - the lake and river above and
below the lake, mountain peaks, forested lands.
• Document family histories and genealogy tied to
McCall and its architectural development.
• Recognize legacy businesses and organizations in
existence since the 1940s including: May Hardware,
Foresters, Yacht Club, Hotel McCall, Rotary,
Progressive Club, Chamber of Commerce.
• Promote adaptive use of historic properties to
increase affordable housing and environmental
sustainability.
• Conduct public education activities to promote
the value of cultural heritage assets during key
celebrations or recognition events (i.e. Preservation
Month, American Indian Heritage Month, Women's
History Month).
• Protect the viewscape and viewsheds around McCall
as important to the area's character, public value,
and as a priority for preservation.
• Encourage residents who are willing to spend
money in protecting their own historic properties or
volunteering to support an organization involved in
protecting historic places.
• Volunteers are willing to step forward to assist
with research, writing, fundraising, and educating
residents and visitors through social media.
• Provide education and resource information on how
to get started with property documentation and
historic preservation.
• Collaborate with other civic and cultural
organizations in the McCall area.
• Establish a partnership with the Nez Perce Tribe
to have significant cultural sites preserved and
interpreted.
CHALLENGES
• Original cottages and cabins are being demolished
and replaced with new homes as development
pressure mounts.
• There is a lack of affordable housing.
• Over -tourism and increased traffic is impacting the
character of McCall.
• There is a lack of historic preservation awareness
among McCall residents.
• The City of McCall lacks financial incentives for
historic preservation.
• There is concern for the toss of trees due to
deforestation and fire.
• Lakeshore and forested lands used by the public for
recreation are being lost to new development.
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THE 2022 MCCALL AREA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN
"1 think that what you're doing will make McCall a special place
for us for yeors to come."
— McCall Community Survey Respondent
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIONS
The following goals, and associated objectives and action items
were developed in close consultation with City of McCall staff,
Historic Preservation Commission members and stakeholders.
All were given the opportunity to review and to identify
priorities for implementation. Some action items were
assigned specific tasks or sub -tasks in order to jump-start
the work plan process which will be the next step in the
implementation of the Plan.
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THE 2022 MCCALL AREA HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS
GOAL 1: Enhance public outreach and education by partnering with other McCall area organizations to promote
McCall's cultural heritage and historic places to residents and visitors.
Objective 1.1: Support or develop heritage -related activities or projects that cross -promote historic
preservation with other related disciplines (history, architecture, library arts, arts and culture, archaeology,
Native American culture, etc.).
Action 1.1.1: Establish a regular gathering of heritage -minded organizations and individuals to create
collaborative projects and integrate planning efforts.
Action 1.1.2: Create a clearinghouse or repository of existing resources for local government, community
members, visitors, Real Estate professionals, contractors, etc. to provide appropriate and verified
information for McCall's historic contexts.
Action 1.1.3: Highlight traditional cultural properties and practices through wayfinding signage, exhibits,
documentary, plaguing, mobile app or other public engagement tools.
Objective 1.2: Create a consistent look for the McCall Heritage brand to incorporate into interpretive signage,
plaques, events, and education programs.
Action 1.2.1: Annually discuss with Central Idaho Historical Museum, McCall Public Library, McCall Parks
and Recreation Department, McCall Public Art Advisory Committee, and the U.S. Forest Service how the
McCall Heritage brand can be incorporated into outreach efforts and cross -promotion.
Action 1.2.2: Research interpretive sign materials and develop an implementation plan and maintenance
plan in partnership with the McCall Parks and Recreation Department or other stakeholders.
Action1.2.3: Work with owners to place Interpretive plaques at alt National Register locations and
properties featured in McCall documentary.
Action 1.2.4: Develop a recognition program to increase awareness of McCall's heritage.
Action 1.2.5: Connect with administration and teachers within the McCall- Donnelly School system,
specifically 4th and 7th grade instructors, to provide resources, shape curriculum, and encourage 12th
grade Senior Projects that highlight McCall's historic places.
Action 1.2.6: Use National Historic Preservation Month (May) paired with Wildfire Awareness Month (May)
to increase pride in McCall's heritage and promote the protection of its historic places and traditions.
Objective 1.3: Develop a communications and marketing campaign to promote McCall's heritage and historic
resources.
Action 1.3.1: Promote the existing brand and tagtine for promoting McCall Heritage ("Connect to Our
Heritage") by releasing regular press releases or other media (e.g. monthly, quarterly) which provide
updates on McCall Historic Preservation and History.
Action 1.3.2: Create signage promoting McCall Heritage and how to learn more or get involved with the
community.
Objective 1.4: Integrate the shared interest of historic preservation and library services to educate and inform
residents and visitors about McCall's heritage.
Action 1.4.1: Work with Public Library to program exhibit space and Story Walk to tell McCall's cultural
heritage preservation story.
Action 1.4.2: Promote use of the Idaho Room as a primary archival repository for McCall and central
Idaho history.
Action 1.4.3: Conduct orat interviews with residents and others regarding history of families and
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GOAL 2: Update and maintain a current and actionable inventory of historic resources (i.e. buildings, sites,
etc.) through ongoing survey, designation and monitoring activities.
Objective 2.1: Conduct an in-depth survey of McCall's undocumented historic resources for possible
identification and recognition as a local landmark or National Register of Historic Places listing.
Action 2.1.1: Analyze existing inventory for properties with potential for local landmark
designation.
Action 2.1.2: Identify and prioritize areas (neighborhoods, districts, resources, and significant
features) for initial inventory.
Action 2.1.3: Define what an in-depth survey would include for McCall Historic Preservation and
how to coordinate such a survey or project.
Action 2.1.4: Incorporate all survey data into the City's Geographic Information System (GIS).
Action 2.1.5: Inform and work with property owners willing to complete local landmarking
designations and/or National Register of Historic Places nominations.
GOAL 3: Promote the recognition and protection of McCall's
heritage assets through policy initiatives, plan integration
and regulatory tools and incentives.
Objective 3.1: Integrate historic preservation into other
City of McCall plans
Action 3.1.1: Ensure that preservation plan goals
are included in any updates to City of McCall
Comprehensive Plan, Parks, Recreation & Open
Space Plan, Public Arts Plan, etc.
Objective 3.2: Take advantage of Idaho State property
rebate enabling legislation to develop a program to
recognize buildings and sites of local historic significance
(local landmark program) and implement a tax incentive
program to encourage preservation of these landmarks.
Action 3.2.1: Develop local landmark designation
criteria and process with city council approval.
Action 3.2.2: Develop a strategy for promoting the
benefits of landmarking.
Action 3.2.3: Amend city ordinances to strengthen
the protection of McCall's historic resources.
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GOAL 4: Ensure that resource needs are identified and secured to support
the growth and professional development of the City's Historic Preservation
Program.
Objective 4.1: Provide access to training opportunities for City of McCall
Historic Preservation Commission members and staff.
Action 4.1.1: Incorporate a requirement for HPC service to have
members and staff participate in at least one training event annually
in the application of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and other
procedures related to the City's Certified Local Government status with
the Idaho State Historical Society.
Action 4.1.2: Fund travel and registration costs for HPC members and
staff to secure historic preservation education and training.
Action 4.1.3: Provide a copy of all National Park Service Preservation
Briefs to HPC members.
Action 4.1.4: Develop a historic preservation program annual work
plan for HPC members and staff to support implementation of the
Preservation Plan.
Objective 4.2: Utilize funds allocated to the Historic Preservation Commission
through the City of McCall annual budgeting process to leverage grant and
matching funds in support of McCall Area Comprehensive Plan and Historic
Preservation Plan related goals to identify, preserve, interpret and promote
historic resources.
Action 4.2.1: Identify and prioritize City of McCall historic preservation
projects and activities for which matching funds are available from the
Idaho State Historical Society, Idaho Heritage Trust, Idaho Humanities
Council and National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Action 4.2.2: Collaborate closely with the City of McCall, McCall Public
Library, Central Idaho Historical Museum, Long Valley Preservation
Society, Idaho State Historical Society, National Park Service, and
groups such as the McCall Folklore Society and various Valley County art
associations to secure funding for projects that meet shared priorities.
Objective 4.3: Build capacity for dedicated staff volunteer network,
consultants, and internships in order to continue supporting the current and
future work of McCall Historic Preservation Commission.
Action 4.3.1: Annually create a volunteer engagement strategy that
clearly identifies shorter term, project specific tasks that volunteers can
successfully complete.
Action 4.3.2: Annually identify any research, planning, or other activities
of the Historic Preservation Commission that may be fulfilled through
high school, graduate, or post -graduate internships.
Action 4.3.3: Continue to identify and seek funding support for
professional consultant assistance with planning, historical research,
interpretation and/or training.
Action 4.3.4: Establish methods for regular reporting of volunteers,
interns, consultants and staff with the Historic Preservation Commission.
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GOAL 5: Promote the preservation and rehabilitation of historic properties in a manner consistent
with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
Objective 5.1: Preserve, interpret and activate the McCall City Jail as a designated historic property.
Action 5.1.1: Continue pop-up interpretation and use during city events such as McCall
Winter Carnival.
Action 5.1.2: Provide a walking tour brochure accessible in print and online via a QR code
sign at the Jail.
Action 5.1.3: Research the history and use of the McCall City jail noting memorable
"residents."
Objective 5.2: Support property owners in the rehabilitation of historic buildings by providing
informed guidance regarding appropriate preservation treatments.
Action 5.2.1: Request review and advisory recommendations by the McCall Historic
Preservation Commission of the McCall recognized historic resources that undergo new
construction, alteration, or demolition.
Action 5.2.2: Include resources for DIY property owners into resources including instructional
materials, technical assistance, and trusted contractors or other professionals.
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
In considering how to implement the actions identified,
it is important to understand that to accomplish the
objectives for each Plan goal, each action will require
a lead agency or organization, sufficient resources
(i.e. funding, staffing, technology), and a schedule for
implementation. This will require meetings with partner
organizations to discuss each goal and objective to
determine how they align with existing organizational
plans and priorities. Partners will also need to agree
on resources needed for the execution of each action.
A simple action plan framework can be developed with
time frames, budget, tasks and responsibilities for each
goal and objective.
Annual work plans for both City staff and for the HPC
should indicate specific objectives or actions to be
accomplished in that year.
Interagency agreements or Memorandums of
Understanding may need to be executed with
stipulations as to the duties to be assumed by the
partnering organizations.
Grant funding for a number of these actions may
come via State or Federal agency programs, which
may require matching funds from City coffers or from
partner organizations.
Survey work will likely require that consultants be
brought on, paid by grant dollars, to work with City
staff and the community, engaging residents to provide
cultural context for the area's history, and at the same
time share with them information on the architectural
and historical development of their own communities.
Regular Plan updates at HPC meetings regarding
progress made towards each action should be added
to the monthly meeting agenda to provide both the
HPC and the public information on progress towards
meeting the preservation goals.
Monitoring and evaluation of the McCall Area Historic
Preservation Plan must occur on an annual basis and
can be included in an annual report to the HPC and the
City Council.
Partnering with stakeholder groups is anticipated as a
means to ensure successful implementation of the Plan.
Based on interest expressed in the community survey
and interviews, City staff and HPC members can rely
on civic groups, arts and cultural organizations, historic
sites and museums, and historic property owners to
support education and stewardship of McCall's historic
and cultural resources.
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Endnotes
1 Peter LOrange, "Profiting from the Past: Historic Preservation's Economic Benefits," February, 2021
Idaho State Historic Preservation Office, Idaho State Historical Society
2 Reddy, Sheila D. "The Empty Land - The Search for the Nez Perce on the Payette National Forest." Heri-
tage Program - Payette National Forest. USDA Forest Service - Intermountain Region. 1993.
3 Ibid.
4 Sappington, Robert Lee. "The Lewis and Clark Expedition Among the Nez Perce Indians: The First Ethno-
graphic Study in the Columbia Basin," Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23, no. 1 (Spring 1989): 1-34.
5 Idaho State Historical Society. Reference Series No. 444. Idaho Fur Trade. June 1973.
6 Tobias, Nelle. McCall in Valley County History to 1920. Shelton Woods, Editor. Valley County History Proj-
ect. (Donnelly, Idaho: Action Publishing, 2002), 298-300.
7 https://visitmccall.org/about/historic-information/
8 Smith, Elizabeth. "History of the Boise National Forest 1905-1976." (Boise, Idaho: Idaho State Historical
Society, 1983), 21.
9 The Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman. September 20, 1873 p. 2.
10 McCall, Ennis. "McCall Trades Team, Wagon For Acreage on Payette Lakes Where Vacation City Thrives.",
The Idaho Sunday Statesman. December 24, 1939, p. 9.
11 Ross -Hauer, JoEllen, "Payette Lakes Inn National Register Nomination", July 2015. P. 12. Grace Edginton
Jordan. The King's Pines of Idaho: A Story of the Browns of McCall. Binford & Mort. Portland, Oregon, 1961 .pp 62-
63
12 Wilson, Richa, "The First McCall 5mokejumper Base."US Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden,
Utah 2008
13 Ibid.
14 "McCall Items.", The Cascade News, November 30, 1931 p. 3.
15 Adams, Laura. "Pioneers of Idaho's Aerial Mail Routes," Idaho History. The Yellow Pine Times, September
25, 2016.
16 "Winged Freighters" Release Remote Mining Camps from Winter's Grip." The Idaho Sunday Statesman,
May 2, 1932 p. 15.
17 "New Summer Season Comes Along for McCall, the City on Payette Lakes." The Idaho Daily Statesman.
June 4, 1948 p. 18. Gabbert. p. 21.
18 53 Deward E. Walker, "Plateau," Vol. 12 in Handbook of North American Indians (Washington, D.C.: Smith-
sonian Institution, 1998), 420.
19 https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/mccall-id-population
20 Robertson, Autumn. "Valley Co. home prices see increase, McCall median home price skyrockets," Boise
Development. https://boisedev.com/news/2022/01/31/valley-co-mls/
21 McCall in Motion - City of McCall Housing Strategy. City of McCall. 2018
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Adams, Laura. 2016. "Pioneers of Idaho's Aerial Mail Routes." Idaho History. The Yellow Pine Times,
September 25, 2016.
City of McCall Historic Preservation Plan. 2011.
City of Wallace Historic Preservation Plan. 2020.
Idaho County, ID Historic Preservation Plan. 2015."Idaho Fur Trade." 1973. Idaho State Historical Society.
Jordan, Grace Edginton. 1961. The King's Pines of Idaho: A Story of the Browns of McCall. Binford & Mort.
Portland, Oregon: 62-63.
L'Orange, Peter. 2021. "Profiting from the Past: Historic Preservation's Economic Benefits," Idaho State
Historical Society.
McAlester, Virginia Savage. 2013. A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf. New York.
Mayes, Thompson M. 2018. Why Old Places Matter. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Washington, DC.
McCall, Ennis.] 939. "McCall Trades Team, Wagon For Acreage on Payette Lakes Where Vacation City Thrives."
The Idaho Sunday Statesman, December 24, 1939: 9.
McCall in Motion - City of McCall Housing Strategy. 2018. City of McCall.
"McCall Items." The Cascade News, November 30, 1931 p. 3.
"New Summer Season Comes Along for McCall, the City on Payette Lakes." The Idaho Daily Statesman,
June 4, 1948: 18.
"Preserving the Past, Enriching the Future" Idaho State Historic Preservation Plan - 2016-2022. Idaho State
Historic Preservation Office, Idaho State Historical Society.
Reddy, Sheila D. 1993. "The Empty Land - The Search for the Nez Perce on the Payette National Forest."
Heritage Program - Payette National Forest. USDA Forest Service - Intermountain Region. Reference
Series No. 444. June 1973.
Robertson, Autumn. "Valley Co. home prices see increase, McCall median home price skyrockets." Boise
Development.
Ross -Hauer, JoEllen. (2015) "Payette Lakes Inn National Register Nomination." July 2015: 12
Sandpoint Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation Plan. 2021.Sappington, Robert Lee. 1983. "The Lewis and
Clark Expedition Among the Nez Perce Indians: The First Ethnographic Study in the Columbia Basin."
Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23, no. 1: 1-34.
Smith, Elizabeth. 1983. "History of the Boise National Forest 1905-1976." Idaho State Historical Society: 21.
Tobias, Nelle. 2002. McCall in Valley County History to 1920. Valley County History Project. Donnelly, Idaho:
Action Publishing: 298-300.
Wilson, Richa. 2008. The First McCall Smokejumper Base. US Forest Service, Intermountain Region,
Ogden, Utah.
"Winged Freighters" Release Remote Mining Camps from Winter's Grip." 1932. The Idaho Sunday Statesman,
May 2, 1932:15.
Video: The History of McCall Idaho. 2018. Historic Preservation Commission. City of McCall.
Walker, Deward E. 1998. "Plateau." Handbook of North American Indians Vol. 12. Washington, D.C.:
Smithsonian Institution: 420.
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GLOSSARY
Comprehensive Plan: A plan, or any portion thereof, adopted by the board and/or council affecting land within
the planning jurisdiction, and including such things as the general location and extent of present and proposed
physical facilities including housing, industrial and commercial uses, major transportation, parks, schools and
other community facilities.
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Heritage: The cultural legacy which we receive from the past, which we live in the present and which we will
pass on to future generations.
Historic District: An area designated as a "Historic District" by ordinance of the City Council and County
Commission which may contain within definable geographic boundaries, one (1) or more landmarks and which
may have within its boundaries other properties or structures that, while not of such historic significance,
architectural significance, or both, to be designated as Landmarks, nevertheless contribute to the overall visual
characteristics of the Landmark or Landmarks located within the Historic District.
Historic Resource: Landscape features, archaeological sites and zones, structures, buildings, districts, and
objects which have demonstrated significance in the history of the city, the county, the state and/or the nation
through historic designation.
Historic Landmark: The building, structure, feature, site or object designated by ordinance of the City council
and County Commission which meets one or more of four local designation criteria as well as those established
for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places as such criteria are applied to historic properties in the
State by the Idaho Historic Sites Review Board.
McCall Area: The geographic area defined in the adopted Local Housing Policy for the City of McCall, or in the
absence of the same, the City limits of the City of McCall, Idaho and its Area of Impact.
National Register of Historic Places: The official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation.
Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of
Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify,
evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.
Rehabilitation: A treatment method for historic properties, rehabilitation is defined as the act or process of
making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving
those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values.
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APPENDIX A
COMMUNITY VALUES AND PRIORITIES SURVEYS
McCall Historic Preservation Plan Update Survey, was launched October 2021 and open until January 2022 to allow
ample time for responses around the holidays. A total of 135 responses were received with a 75% completion rate
and an average time of sixteen minutes and six seconds to complete the survey.
There were twenty-one questions which spanned categories of multiple choice, open ended response, short
answer, and ranking. Many of the multiple choice questions also offered the option to enter another option, the
first question is an example of this.
Qi: What heritage values for Old Places do you believe
resonate best in McCall with your or your
organization? (select all that apply)
#1 Help us understand
the history
#2 Foster community
#3 Valued for their art.
craftmanship. and the
way they make us feel
#6 Are beautiful
Other: Provides
understanding of context
for the future: capture the
past and how it relates to
the present
Question two, a short -answer, built off the first question by asking which place(s) best tell the story of McCall. The
responses culminated into a list of sites which span the entire history of McCall and its community (e.g. Saw Mill,
Mill Brundage Ski Resort, McCall Hotel, Old Train Station, Forestry Buildings, Legacy Park.)
The core values of education and community repeat throughout the survey in various forms. Education appears
as a value through access to resources, documenting histories, raising awareness, and engagement opportuni-
ties. Community appears through statements of negative impacts from lack of affordable housing, overtourism,
and development pressures. A number of responses also directed attention to underrepresented heritage such
as the indigenous cultures which were and are present in and around McCall.
Using these themes, survey responses, and discussion with the Historic Preservation Board and stakeholders,
the goals, objectives, and actions were formulated. These were released in another survey to the public which
asked participants to rank the goals and objectives. The 2022 McCall Historic Preservation Plan Goals and Ob-
jectives received 23 responses between July 5 and July 27. It had an average completion rate of 78% and the
estimated time to complete the survey was five minutes.
This survey heavily influenced the order of the goals and objectives for the McCall Historic Preservation Plan
update, as the community ranked each one on importance.
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Pre -Survey Order
Goal 1: Update and maintain a current and actionable
inventory of historic resources (i.e. buildings, sites, etc.)
through ongoing survey, designation and monitoring
activities.
Goal 2: Enhance public outreach and education by
partnering with other McCall area organizations to promote
McCall's cultural heritage and historic places to residents
and visitors.
Goal 3: Promote the recognition and protection of McCall's
heritage assets through policy initiatives, plan integration
and regulator tools and incentives.
Goal 4: Promote the preservation and rehabilitation of
historic properties in a manner consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
Goal 5: Ensure that resource needs are identified and
secured to support the growth and professional
development of the City's Historic Preservation Program.
Post -Survey Order
Goal 1: Enhance public outreach and education by
partnering with other McCall area organizations to promote
McCall's cultural heritage and historic places to residents
and visitors.
Goal 2: Update and maintain a current and actionable
inventory of historic resources (i.e. buildings, sites, etc.)
through ongoing survey, designation and monitoring
activities.
Goal 3: Promote the recognition and protection of McCall's
heritage assets through policy initiatives, plan integration
and regulatory tools and incentivies.
Goal 4: Ensure that Resource needs are identified and
secured to support the growth and professional
development of the City's Historic Preservation Program
Goal 5: Promote the preservation and rehabilitation of
historic properties in a manner consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
Both surveys were instrumental in the development process of the McCall Historic Preservation Plan Update. This
plan was primarily completed under the guidelines of the COVID-1 9 pandemic which hindered travel and in -person
public engagement. Thank you to alt those who participated in the surveys as the input was invaluable to the
process of developing this plan. To see the full survey results, please use the links below.
I love historic buildings and would like to
keep them remembered and not forgotten.
— Survey Respondent - Age: Under 18
Protect it before it's forever gone.
- Survey Respondent - Age: 45-54
I enjoyed this survey and I wish I could save
every historic building!
- Survey Respondent - Age: 25-34
Indigenous knowledge is the key to all
preservation — the environment, history,
culture, sustainability and overall health of
the earth. Seeing history can help us create
a better future...
- Survey Respondent - Age 65+
Links to the Survey Below:
McCall Historic Preservation Update Survey
McCall Goals and Objectives Survey
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APPENDIX B
HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN MCCALL AREA
McCall, Idaho Historic Preservation Commission
216 East Park Street, McCall, Idaho 83638
(208) 634-7142
Historic Roseberry Townsite
PO Box 444 Donnelly, ID 83615
(208) 989-5199
info@historicroseberry.org
Long Valley Preservation Society
PO Box 444 Donnelly,ID 83615
(208) 989-5199
info@historicroseberry.org
Valley County Museum
13131 Farm to Market Rd, Donnelly, ID 83615
(208) 989-5199
McCall Arts & Humanities
PO Box 1391, McCall, ID 83638
(208) 634-7136
info@mccallarts.org
US Forest Services
500 N Mission St, McCall, ID 83638
(208) 634-0700
McCall Parks Department
300 Park St, McCall, ID 83638
(208) 634-3006
Central Idaho Historical Museum
Physical: 1001 State Street, McCall, Idaho 83638
Mailing: PO Box 4341, McCall, Idaho 83638
cihmuseum@gmail.com
Southern Idaho Timber Association
555 Dienhard Lane, McCall, Idaho 83638
208-634-2268
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
PO. Box 1011
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-802-4141
Association for Preservation Technology International
1 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 705
Toronto, ON M4P 3A1 Canada
217-529-9039
National Parks Service - Preservation Briefs
(202) 354-2059
jennifer_bailey@nps.gov
Historic Tax Credits (NPS)
(202) 354-2059
jennifer_bailey@nps.gov
Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Federal Tax Credit
2205 Old Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83712
General Inquiries: (208) 334-2682
Historic Tax Credits (Idaho)
PO Box 1495, Boise, Idaho 83701
208-424-5111
info@preservationidaho.org
Heritage Partners
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APPENDIX C
RESOURCES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN IDAHO
Idaho State Historic Preservation Office
210 Main Street, Boise, Idaho 83702
208-334-3861
Idaho State Historical Society is a State agency
dedicated to the preservation of Idaho's cultural
and historic resources. It comprises the Idaho State
Historical Museum, the Idaho State Archives, the Idaho
State Historic Preservation Office, and the Historic Sites
Program.
2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho 83712
208-334-2682
Idaho Archaeological Society is a statewide nonprofit
organization founded in 1971, which strives to
preserve, educate about, and encourage the study of
Idaho's antiquities.
PO Box 1976, Boise, Idaho 83701
Idaho Association of Museums is a private, nonprofit
organization that serves Idaho's museums. The
organization comprises three regions and is served by
a volunteer Board and Officers.
Nez Perce National Historical Park 39063
U.S. Highway 95, Spalding, Idaho 83540
208-843-7038
Idaho Heritage Trust is a nonprofit organization
preserving the historic fabric of Idaho for our State's
Bicentennial in 2090 through a program of grants and
technical assistance to more than 400 projects in all
forty-four counties.
PO Box 140617, Boise, Idaho 83714
208-549-1778
Idaho State Archives and Research Center is a unit of
the Idaho State Historical Society, which manages and
maintains materials related to the history of Idaho and
the Pacific Northwest including photographs, books,
maps, manuscripts, oral histories, and government
records.
2205 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho 83712
208-334-2620
Preservation Idaho is a member -funded nonprofit
organization dedicated to preserving the State's
historic and cultural resources through education and
advocacy. Established in 1972 by a group of Idahoans
concerned with the alarming rate at which historic
resources in Idaho were being lost, these individuals
created an organization that enabled members of the
public to unite toward preservation of Idaho's historic
built environment.
PO Box 1495, Boise, Idaho 83701
info@preservationidaho.org
208-424-5111
Idaho State Historic Preservation Plan
Published by the State Historic Preservation Office &
the Idaho State Historical Society for 2016-2022.
Nez Perce National Historical Park consists of 38
places important to the history and culture of the
Nimiipuu. The Park includes a library and research
center open to non -tribal people
Nez Perce National Historical Park 39063
US Hwy 95, Lapwai, ID 83540-9715
208-843-7001
Shoshone -Paiute tribal council hosts a website
displaying numerous avenues of history of their
peoples as well as current events happening on the
Duck Valley Indian Reservation. At this link you can also
find a video documentary at the bottom of the page
detailing their history and culture.
1036 Idaho State Highway 51,
Owyhee County, ID 83604
208-759-3100 ext. 1200
Shoshone -Bannock Tribes located on the Fort Hall
Reservation in Southeastern Idaho has many cultural
programs as a means of preserving their cultural
history, language, and educating their people.
PO Box 306, Fort Hall, ID 83203
publicaffairs@sbtribes.com
208-478-3700
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