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Dr. Sprague said.that.initially the.idea.was that they -would serve rural areas,as well -He.said-that.in'large-areas,-they make up inventory,cards and collect basic information from the looks of,the buildings. He said that they would be looking for isolated buildings.which_,might be.of special signifieance'as well as -for linkages of.buildings for district control. Dr. Sprague'apprised the Commission.that the registering .of Historic --Districts consists ofdcompiling isolated structures and preserving -characteristics of.those.structures,-£. He said that the_next step would be -design control -suggestions for renovating or,restoring.buildings in the-area.of new construction. He -also talked about various means that exist through local.ordinances. Mrs. Davisson asked if Johnson, Johnson, and Roy would use local people in.the survey, and Mr. -Frank noted that they have done so in the.past, but that it would have.to be.worked out. He stressed that the Commission.`would want`a professional look. at.the survey also: Mr. Frank said that they would have to come in and get to know.the background of the community in order to do a sensible job. Mrs. Davisson asked if Johnson, Johnson, and Roy had done. any surveys in Indiana, and it -was noted that they have not.. They did work for -Fort Wayne, but-that.was a site.development project. - Mrs. Davisson-inquired-if Johnson,.Johnson, and Roy had ever had any court cases on.districts established, and.it was noted that they have,not,'..but that they have served as an expert witness in a case involving Michigan's first appointment to the National Register, and in that case, historic preservation was upheld. Mr. Smith asked_ if -they -thought the survey could be completed within one.year and Mr. Frank noted that he was -sure -it could. b. James Associates: Dave'Hermanson. Bill' Kinst Mr: Hermanson-informed the Commission that he is -a Professor of Architecture and Chairman of the Program of Architectural History at Ball State.- He is a graduate -of the University of - Illinois, where he did*his under -graduate -and graduate work`in architecture. He.said that he has taught for over twenty -years, has been a Director for,the:Historic American Building Survey- on.the Indianapolis Project, and.has been involved in a relatively large number�of surveys of a variety of -types in the State.. Mr: Bill Kinst apprised the Commission -that he 'is' also teaching at Ball State.University. He said that most -of his tom.= training has been in California. His specialty is systems and cost control. - 3 -