Historical Preservation Commission

Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month, 3:30 p.m in the Community Room, of the City/County Complex at 414 East Callender Street, and by Zoom.

Ron Nemetz, AIA
Mr. Nemetz is a registered architect by profession with a strong background in historic preservation.  Ron has been involved in numerous historic preservation projects throughout the United States, including many revitalization and adaptive reuse projects in and around downtown Nashville, TN.  Ron has served on the Old Yellowstone Historic Advisory Board in Casper, WY, where he oversaw the renovation of several historic structures and is currently renovating the Judge Frank Henry Mansion, an 1890's Queen Anne-style home here in Livingston for his personal residence. 

Jack Luther
Mr. Luther is a retired U.S. West Telephone Company employee.  He is a member of the Genealogical Society, past President of the Park County Historical Society, and is currently a Yellowstone Bus Historical Tour driver.

Thomas Blurock 
Mr. Blurock joined the Historical Preservation Commission in February of 2020. He recently renovated a building in historic downtown Livingston. Thomas brings with him a Master's in Architecture and 50 years of experience in design and planning, having his own award-winning firm for 35 years. Early in his career, he was involved in a number of downtown revitalization projects in California and along the East Coast.  Thomas has developed a number of historic preservation master plans for two communities in New Hampshire, and Vermont.  He is interested in helping Livingston maintain the character we have all come to love.

Lindie Fink Gibson is a 4th generation Livingston native, with her ancestors coming from Norway in 1886, and becoming founding members of our community. Lindie was raised in the original AW Miles home at 222 South 6th street and has always had an interest in our community and its people, as well as our historic preservation. She retired in 2021 after a 40-year career as a small business owner of Pretty Good Housekeeping and is now devoting her time to her writing career, which began when she was a Junior in High School, when she had a column in the Livingston Enterprise, journaling the American Lutheran's youth group's three-week venture to New York City to attend a nation-wide conference. She has freelanced for various magazines and publications across the US, and was also a correspondent for the Great Falls Tribune, while living in Choteau, Montana, reporting for the Teton County News.

Lindie is also active as an RSVP ( Retired Senior Volunteer Program ) volunteer for the City of Livingston, painting in all 15 City Parks, as well as various painting projects throughout our community, during our warm weather months.

Kristin Vanderland
Kristin joined the HPC in 2021.  She came to Montana from Virginia to get her Master’s of Architecture at Montana State University and never left.  She works in the historic Lincoln School with LTS Architecture and has always nurtured a love for history.

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12/31/2024
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12/31/2023
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