Preservation

As part of the Wisconsin Main Street Program, Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. fosters a comprehensive revitalization approach – an approach designed to promote the historic and economic redevelopment of our traditional business district.

Well-kept buildings are a key piece of an attractive downtown – and an important investment for property owners and communities alike.  There are traditional tools for managing physical change in our downtown, including design guidelines, local ordinances and facade improvement incentives.

Foundational readings and websites:

Main Street News, November 2005, “Inappropriate Building Materials on Main Street:  An Epidemic?  Is there a Cure?”  http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/main-street-news205/11/inappropriate-building-materials.html by Joe Lawniczak, Wisconsin Main Street

Preservation Briefs # 1-47  http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/TPS/briefs/presbhom.htm by National Park Service & U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/TPS/tax/rhb/ by National Park Service

Wisconsin Historical Society:  Guide to Financial Assistance for Historic Preservation Projects http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/funding/

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/localhistory/presentations/annual_convention2011.asp

Wisconsin Main Street Program http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/cd/CD-bdd.html

Latest Annual Report http://wedc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Annual-report-web-final.pdf

Wisconsin Historical Society -Architecture/History Inventory www.wisconsinhistory.org/ahi/

National Alliance of Preservation commissions – Online Design Guidelines  www.uga.edu/napc/programs/napc/guidelines.htm