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Oberlin Underground Railroad Center Project
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Oberlin Underground Railroad Center Project and supporting documents.
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Oberlin Underground Railroad
Center Project Information Now Available
The
City of Oberlin has developed an exciting
proposal, which combines several eligible
Transportation Enhancement activities to
revitalize the historic transportation-related
Gasholder Building.
The Gasholder building, built in 1889, is a
unique remnant of our industrial heritage, the
only known surviving gasholder structure west of
the Appalachian Mountains. The Gasholder
Building was used to store manufactured coal gas
from 1889 until 1918. Coal gas provided both
light and heat in many late 19th century cities
including Oberlin. In 1998, the U.S. Department
of the Interior listed the "Oberlin Gas Lighting
Company Gasholder House" on the National
Register of Historic Place.
It is the City's intent to rehabilitate the site
of the Gasholder Building to develop a "Park and
Ride" facility for bicyclist, in-line skaters
and pedestrians. The proposed "Park and Ride"
would include parking space, public restroom
facility and other public amenities. Also, the
City intends to develop an Underground Railroad
Center which is a historical transportation
network and a part of the American Cultural
experiences. This site could include lectures,
participatory activities, interactive displays,
and theater and dance productions designed to
raise awareness of Oberlin's unique history as
Station 99 on the Underground Railroad.
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The Underground Railroad Center project documents can be downloaded below as PDFs:
 Transportation
Enhancement Application - NOACA
(.pdf 4.0MB)
1:
Project Description
2:
Project Characteristics and Benefits
to the Community
3:
Cost Estimates
4:
Project Schedule
5:
Authorizing Resolution
Letters
of Support (.pdf 10.0 MB)
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Supporting documents -
URC project
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Documents relevant to the
Underground Railroad Center have been archived here. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read these files.
Click here to get Acrobat Reader.
Steering Committee |
City Staff |
Professional Planning
Assistance |
Miscellaneous
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City Council Work
Session Recommendations
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50
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Public
Program Meeting Comment
Sheet
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166
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Program Draft
#4
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92
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Program Draft #3
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92
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Meeting Minutes,
01-23-2006
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144
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Comment Sheet
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168
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Project Summary
01-2006 (.doc)
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52
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Roof Inspection and
Evaluation Report
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9.4 MB |
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Northeast Ohio Areawide
Coordinating Agency -
Transportation
Enhancement Application
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4.0 MB |
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Design
Committee
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James White, OHIO |
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Leo Evans, Historic
Preservation Committee |
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Tracie Haynes, Friends
of Oberlin Underground
Railroad Center |
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George Abram,
Underground Railroad
Center Architectural
Review Committee |
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Charles Peterson, City
Council |
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City
Staff
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Jeff Baumann, City
Administrative Project
Director
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Sharon Pearson, City Administrative
Support |
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Professional Planning
Assistance
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Moody-Nolan, Inc. -
Architects |
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Rex Hagerling, Project
Manager |
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Larry Pointer, Associate |
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Steve Shepherd, Ohio
Dept. of Transportation |
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Miscellaneous
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2000 Census General
Demographics of Oberlin
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39 kb
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Electronic Oberlin Group
(EOG) link
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