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HISTORICAL RECOGNITION <br />Desip-nation of Landmarks <br />Perhaps the most notable accomplishment of the Landmarks Commission in 2011 was the <br />official designation of the George Biddulph House located at 25896 Butternut Ridge Road as a <br />North Olmsted Landmark. The Commission followed the procedure for landmarking properties <br />as described in the North Olmsted Codified Ordinances Chapter 165.05, which included <br />nomination, research, review and recommendation by the Planning and Design Commission, <br />public hearing with property owner participation, and finally City Council designation through <br />legislation which was approved on December 20, 2011. Recognition is due to Al Richner, the <br />primary researcher and author of the landmarks designation report, whose detailed and vivid <br />description of the house and its history brought the Biddulph family alive to its readers. After <br />long vacancy, Commission members were encouraged by the purchase of the property by the <br />North Olmsted Foundation, Inc. for use by local Boy Scout groups for meetings, activities and <br />storage. NOFI representatives indicated their commitment to the restoration and preservation of <br />this historic property. The landmark plaque will be hung in early 2012. <br />Historic Recognition Program <br />The Landmarks Commission authored a letter of recognition to the owners of the property <br />located at 26405 Butternut Ridge Road commending them for the restoration work recently <br />completed. They were encouraged to apply for a historic recognition plaque. No applications <br />for the Historic Recognition Program were received in 2011. <br />2011 PROJECTS <br />Speaker Series <br />The Landmarks Commission speaker series continued in 2011 with the co-sponsorship of a <br />speaker at the Olmsted Historical Society's Antique Gas and Engine Show on July 30, 2011. <br />The topic of the talk was antique clocks. <br />Cemetery Improvement Proiect <br />Significant progress was made in 2011 regarding recordkeeping for the City cemeteries. <br />Community volunteer and Olmsted Historical Society member Gary Porter took on the task of <br />organizing the existing records for Butternut Ridge Cemetery and Coe Cemetery. Records are <br />being assembled and inputted into a searchable database which will include all information <br />regarding the lot, the owners, the headstone information and any other pertinent records. <br />Also, the Olmsted Historical Society continues to maintain an account containing donations <br />toward future cemetery improvements.