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RFP

The City of Fergus Falls is seeking proposals from qualified consultants to prepare a National Register of Historic Places nomination for a proposed Fergus Falls Commercial Historic District. See full Request for Proposals

Project summary:

  • Background: A 2023-2024 Architecture/History Survey, funded by a CLG grant, found the district eligible under Criterion A, Commerce, with a period of significance of 1880-1978.

  • Scope: Prepare NRHP Forms 10-900 and 10-900a for a proposed 69-property downtown commercial district. Also support community engagement, including a property owner open house, an informational mailer, and one presentation to local officials.

  • Budget: Not to exceed $26,403, including travel. The project is funded in part by a Certified Local Government grant with federal Historic Preservation Fund dollars.

  • Qualifications: The principal investigator must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards in History or Architectural History.

  • Proposals due: 11:59 p.m. Central, Sunday, November 1, 2026, by email in PDF format to klara.beck@fergusfallsmn.gov


About the HPC

The Heritage Preservation Commission is a Council appointed committee of the City of Fergus Falls. It was formed in 1974 to make recommendations on the preservation of the City's buildings, lands, areas or districts which are of historic significance.

See list of locally and nationally registered historic properties in Fergus Falls.

Meeting Information

The Heritage Preservation Commission meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at noon in City Council Chambers. 

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