- Dates
- 1970-01-23 – 1970-07-09
- Kind
- Construction
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunityhistoriography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In 1970, Beaver Island residents pursued preservation of Dr. Protar’s home and the older Bonner farm across the road. The June–July Beaver Beacon reports that A. J. Roy and Eunice Hendrix carried information about the sites to state officials and the Historic Preservation Advisory Council, and that the sites were documented for a proposed National Register list and possible matching restoration funds.
Evidence and limits
The article records a local preservation campaign and its reported state contacts, not a final listing, grant award, deed, or legal designation. The held National Register record shows that the Protar cabin was listed on March 16, 1972, after the campaign, and the associated nomination material is dated November 1971. That sequence confirms an outcome for the Protar cabin only; it does not demonstrate that this campaign caused the listing or received matching funds. It does not identify the Bonner farm’s original owner, exact boundaries, coordinates, construction date, present condition, or any final designation. The Protar Home is linked to the separately held NRHP-listed cabin article; this event does not alter that article’s contested biographical and structural details.
Open questions
- What state correspondence, grant record, or other primary documentation links the 1970 campaign to the Protar nomination or records its outcome?
- Which Bonner family farm structure was meant, and what is its exact location and history?
See also
Sources
- Reports correspondence during the prior year, an A. J. Roy meeting with the Historic Preservation Advisory Council on January 23, 1970, Eunice Hendrix’s state-level follow-up on July 9, 1970, documentation of the Protar Home and older Bonner farm, and a local restoration fund; it does not supply deeds, survey boundaries, or final grant records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held NRHP feature record reports status “Listed” and certification date 1972-03-16 for the Protar cabin. It confirms that the named cabin was listed after the 1970 campaign, but does not establish that the campaign caused the listing or produced a grant.federal · layers · nrhp_points
- The held nomination gives the 1971 nomination stage for the Protar cabin. It does not identify the 1970 newspaper campaign as the nominator or document an award for the Bonner farm.research · protar_feodar_cabin · sources · nps-nrhp-protar-feodar-cabin-72000604
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Historic-preservation campaign for Protar Home and Bonner farm, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/historic-preservation-campaign-for-protar-home-and-bonner-farm-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Historical Preservation on Beaver Island.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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