MINUTES
TETON COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING
TETON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
200 S. WILLOW STREET IN JACKSON, WYOMING
January 13, 2015
CALL TO ORDER
Sara Adamson called the meeting to order in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room of the Teton
County Administration Building at 6:35 PM.
PRESENT WERE: Sara Adamson, President; Jesse O’Connor, Vice President; Cheryl Katz,
board member; Shawn Ankeny, board member; John Eastman, board member; J.P. Schubert,
advisor.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA (including minutes):
Sara Adamson will reach out to student studying preservation and recommend a report on the
Mercer Cabin.
John Eastman moves to approve the minutes from 12.9.14 Historic Preservation Board meeting.
Jesse O’Connor seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Snow King Cultural Landscape
The board and J.P. Schubert discussed the Determination of Eligibility for Snow King and
moving forward with publicizing the historic designation. The board could put the report on its
website after Snow King has made it public.
Sara will keep in touch with the forest service to give help if needed with publicizing and getting
the report out to the public. Sara will also keep in touch with the forest service about an upcoming
evaluation of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Motion to ratify the email vote. Frank moves to approve the letter to SHPO that Snow King is
eligible for listed and that there will be no adverse effect to the resource as a result of the two
proposed projects at 6:49 p.m. Shawn seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.
Demo Permits:
630 East Broadway, the old Baptist Rectory
Constructed in 1938, ownership was transferred in 1958 and it stopped being a parsonage. St.
John’s Hospital now wants to demolish the property and put in a parking lot, it is not feasible for
them to bring the building up to code and use as employee housing.
680 South Cache
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Considered a contributing building within the Snow King historic district but on private land and
so is not subject to Section 106 review. The building has been changed quite a bit and has lost
most of its integrity. It is probably not eligible individually.
615 S. Cache
The stay on the demo permit is up at the end of January. While the contractor has fielded a lot of
calls about the house, no one has officially offered to move it.
Sara Adamson opened the floor for board discussion.
The board would like to work out some kind of rationale for handling “historic” properties when
they come up in demolition permits. Possible criteria to help guide decisions on demo permits
include: integrity, condition, significance, age, moveability, and timing.
The board needs to cull the existing data to find what’s not been surveyed but falls within the 50
years or older category and is within the new zoning boundary. Board will work to complete
these surveys in the next year.
John Eastman moves to put a stay on the 630 East Broadway permit and approve the 680 S.
Cache permit. Shawn Ankeny seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0 at 7:51 p.m.
Shawn Ankeny will contact Steve Haines about the two permits. Sara Adamson will get in touch
with the owner. Sara and Shawn will attend the town council meeting on Monday February 2,
2015 at 6 p.m.
ADMINISTRATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
Education and Outreach: Plaque Program and Preservation Award
The board is going to move forward with plaques for the Hoeft property and Ellen Walker’s
Dress Shop (surveyed).
For Hungry Jacks, the board needs to confirm the construction date. The aerial photos show the
building by 1967 and the county records say it was built in 1965, which would make it just 50
years old.
Frank Johnson, with the help of Chris Frank, will conduct deed research at the county office.
Morgan Albertson will research the properties at the historical society. John Eastman will contact
the owners of the Miller House.
BUILDINGS TO WATCH
Sara Adamson has gotten an estimate from Bryan Nystrom for moving the Murie Cabin and she
will pass it along to Snow King. .
ADJOURNMENT
Shawn Ankeny made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:08 PM. Frank Johnson seconded the
motion. The motion passed 4-0.
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