Historic Preservation Commission — Agenda Packet

VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOREB E. Main Street Mount Horeb, WI 53572 Phone: (608) 437-6884 Fax: (608) 437-3190 Email: mhinfo@mounthorebwi.info Web: mounthorebwi.info Historic Preservation Commission Agenda Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM Municipal Building Board Room 138 E. Main Street Mount Horeb, WI 1) Call to order 2) Roll Call 3) Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items* 4) Consent Agenda a. Consideration of June 24, 2026 Meeting Minutes 5) Agenda Items a. Introduction of Gabe Altenbernd, Village Administrator b. Presentation from John Hyche from Urbana regarding their Historical Property Survey c. Discuss 2027 Operating and Capital Budget Requests 6) Future Agenda Items 7) Meeting adjournment. *Public Comment Policy Members of the public are invited to speak at meetings of all Mount Horeb Public Bodies. To comment, please complete a Public Comment Form at the Meeting Room entrance and submit it to staff before the meeting begins. Comments are limited to three minutes, must be made from the podium, and the speaker must return to the audience after speaking. • Non-agenda item comments are heard at the start of the meeting. Public Body members and staff will not engage in discussion during public comment but may consider topics for future agendas. • Agenda item comments are heard during the relevant item, after the proposers or staff present the item and before Public Body discussion. All public comments on the item will be heard before any discussion by the Public Body. Members of the public will only be allowed to speak outside these public comment times if they are invited by the meeting chair to share additional information requested by the Public Body. If so invited to speak, the member of the public must do so from the podium. Written comments are also welcome. Written comments shall include the name and address of the submitter and should be submitted to the Deputy Treasurer/Governance Coordinator by email at niki.erickson@mounthorebwi.info (subject line: Public Comment Request-Name of Public Body) or delivered by to the Village at: 138 E Main Street, Mount Horeb WI, 53572, ATTN Public Comment Request-Name of Public Body. UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED Page 1 of 18 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. FOR INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST THIS SERVICE, CONTACT ALYSSA GAFFNEY, CLERK, AT 138 E MAIN STREET, MOUNT HOREB, WI (608) 437-9404. Page 2 of 18 AGENDA ITEM REPORT MEETING DATE PREPARED BY July 22, 2026 AGENDA ITEM # 4.a Consideration of June 24, 2026 Meeting Minutes BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft Minutes 06 24 26 Page 3 of 18 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM Draft Minutes 1) Call to order Chair Marc Schellpfeffer called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm in the Board Room of the Municipal Building, 138 East Main Street, Mount Horeb, WI. Members Present: Jill Schuettpelz, Destinee Udelhoven Members Absent: Curtis Johnson, Ted McMillan Others Present: Assistant Clerk Jean Culberson 2) Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items None. 3) Agenda Items a. Consideration of May 27, 2026 Meeting Minutes Udelhoven Motioned to approve the May 27, 2026 meeting minutes. Schuettpelz seconded and Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. b. Update on Plaques - Dahle House and Evans Building The plaques have not arrived. Schellpfeffer will work with the Village Board on presenting the plaques and informing the owners. c. Update on the Property Survey that Urbana is undertaking for the Village Urbana will attend and update the Commission at the July meeting. A draft of the report is planned for November and the final in February of 2027. d. Upcoming Committee Priorities/Goals The Commission discussed the two group/conferences. The Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commission with an annual fee of $40 and The Wisconsin Historical Society Local History & Historic Preservation Conference in Milwaukee. Further discussion took place on resources, awards and budget. The Commission discussed the DMU zoning code and the creating of the Historic District. Schellpfeffer to include in the July agenda the DMU zoning code, zoning map and HPC application. Udelhoven Motioned to joining the Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commission with an annual fee of $40. Schuettpelz seconded and Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. e. Discussion on HPC webpage Udelhoven to create a list of items and links for the website page. 4) Future agenda items • HPC Role to the Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) code • Budget Items • Administrative Zoning Code amendment • Preservation Plan Page 4 of 18 5) Meeting adjournment. Schuettpelz Motioned and Udelhoven seconded to Meeting adjournment at 6:45pm. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Minutes by Clerk Jean Culberson Page 5 of 18 AGENDA ITEM REPORT MEETING DATE PREPARED BY July 22, 2026 AGENDA ITEM # 5.b Presentation from John Hyche from Urbana regarding their Historical Property Survey BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 1. Mount Horeb Update HPC Meeting_July 2026 Page 6 of 18 Village of Mount Horeb Intensive Historic Property Survey Report Historic Preservation Commission Meeting July 22, 2026 Page 7 of 18 Introductions  Project Sponsors  Wisconsin Historical Society  Village of Mount Horeb Historic Preservation Commission  Collaborators  Mount Horeb Area Historical Society  Village Residents  Project Contractor  Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC Page 8 of 18 Project Goals  Document potential historic properties in Mount Horeb including:  Buildings,  Structures,  Objects, and  Districts.  Evaluate all historic-era (pre-1986) properties.  Complete intensive level documentation of all properties determined to be potentially eligible for listing in national, state, and local registers.  Individually Eligible Properties  Contributors to potential historic districts.  Enter survey data into the Architectural History Inventory (AHI) within the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database (WHPD).  Prepare a Historic Context Statement for the Village of Mount Horeb  Prepare an Intensive Historic Property Survey Report. Page 9 of 18 Survey Methods ▪ Property Identification ▪ Field Survey/Photography ▪ Research Potentially Significant Properties ▪ Record Survey Data ▪ Identify Potential Historic Districts ▪ Prepare a Historic Context Statement that includes: ▪ Property type descriptions, ▪ Significance thresholds, and ▪ Integrity considerations. ▪ Provide Recommendations for Future Preservation Page 10 of 18 Implementation Process ▪ Project Kick-off HPC Meeting on March 12, 2026 (✓) ▪ Identify properties important to Village history (✓) ▪ Provide updates to the HPC, solicit feedback (✓) ▪ Complete fieldwork (✓) and property research (In Progress) ▪ Prepare draft historic context statement (In Progress) ▪ Record data in the AHI/WHPD (In Progress) ▪ Prepare draft and final report packages (In Progress) ▪ Submit GIS mapping data for Village’s use (Planned) Page 11 of 18 Previously Surveyed Properties ▪ 124 previously recorded properties ▪ 1996-1997 Downtown Mount Horeb Survey ▪ Mount Horeb Main Street Historic District ▪ Designated In 2019 ▪ 29 Total Buildings ▪ 27 Contributing Buildings ▪ 2 Individually Listed In The NRHP ▪ 2 Non-Contributing Buildings Page 12 of 18 Survey Findings ▪ 1,208 Total Evaluated Properties (40 years or older) ▪ 174 Total Eligible Properties ▪ 1 Potential Historic District ▪ Lindgard Addition Historic District ▪ Historic Context Themes ▪ Pre-Railroad Township, 1848 – 1881 ▪ Early Modern Development, 1882 – 1941 ▪ Suburban Expansion, 1945 – Present ▪ Postwar Commerce and Tourism, 1960 – Present ▪ Architectural Styles of Mount Horeb, 1861 - 1986 Page 13 of 18 Lindgard Addition Historic District  92 Total Properties  68 Total Potential Contributors  24 Non-Contributors  Period of Significance: (1894 – 1941)  Primary Architectural Styles  Queen Anne  Folk Victorian  Prairie (Foursquare)  Craftsman  Colonial Revival Page 14 of 18 Lindgard Addition Historic District 203 South 5th Street 220 South 4th Street 210 South 6th Street 214 South 5th Street Page 15 of 18 Next Steps / Deliverables  Complete the Historic Context Statement (October 2026)  Complete 174 AHI/WHPD Entries (October 2026)  Submit draft Intensive Historic Property Survey Report (October 2026)  Present full draft findings to the HPC (November 2026)  Submit Final Report Package (December 2026)  Finalize the GIS Results Layer (December 2026) Page 16 of 18 Questions? Contacts  Urbana Preservation & Planning, LLC  (844) 872-2623  www.urbanapreservation.com  john@urbanapreservation.com Page 17 of 18 AGENDA ITEM REPORT MEETING DATE PREPARED BY July 22, 2026 AGENDA ITEM # 5.c Discuss 2027 Operating and Capital Budget Requests BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS None Page 18 of 18