Georgetown and Taylor Main Street programs receive national recognition

Georgetown and Taylor Main Street programs receive national recognition

Written by Staff Tuesday, 18 November 2008

The Texas Historical Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation recently recognized Georgetown and Taylor as two of the 52 National Main Street Cities in Texas.

The cities were honored at the recent Texas Downtown Association/Texas Main Street Conference in Temple. The National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center will honor these cities at the 2009 National Main Streets Conference to be held in Chicago in March.

"A lot of hard work goes into achieving this recognition," said Debra Farst, state coordinator of the Texas Main Street Program in a press release. "Main Street communities exemplify the Texas mystique and this recognition honors the many people, including Main Street managers and volunteers, who put in countless hours to make their Main Street programs work. The result is an active and successful downtown revitalization effort that benefits not only the Main Street district, but also the entire community."

Cities chosen as National Main Street Cities must show above average performance in 10 categories. The selection criteria focus on planning, staff and volunteers, preservation ethic, training and program assessment.

For more information, visit the National Main Street website at www.mainstreet.org and the National Trust for Historic Preservation website at www.nationaltrust.org.

For more information on the Texas Historical Commission's Main Street program visit www.thc.state.tx.us.

0 Comments