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Historic Preservation Month: Castle Rock staff plans banners, concert presence and updated materials
Summary
Staff and board members reviewed preparations for Historic Preservation Month including lamp‑post banners (estimated $95 each), QR‑coded placemats, posters featuring the Masonic Lodge and participation in the downtown concert and trolley events.
Castle Rock historic preservation volunteers and staff reviewed outreach and event plans for Historic Preservation Month and agreed on a multi‑pronged public presence that will include streetlight banners, placemats with QR codes, posters and a staffed table at a downtown concert.
Brad Boland, staff, said downtown partners provided an estimate of about $95 per banner (including mounting hardware). The town has roughly 200 streetlight locations; the HP board discussed ordering six or seven banners for prominent locations and beginning orders in July so they would be available for future years. Boland said the banners and mounting have a recurring cost and recommended selecting a single design that could be reused annually.
Boland also reported placemats for local restaurants have been updated with new QR codes, and a concert setup will require volunteers at a low‑effort table that can be packed up once music starts. "We are signed up," Boland said of the concert, and he said last year the table was set for event opening but staff packed up once music started because attendees tended to listen to the performance. The board discussed posters featuring the Masonic Lodge as the focal image; members suggested raising image contrast and experimenting with a parchment or contrasting background to make the building image "pop." Boland said the posters can print and ship within a week once finalized.
Locations discussed for banners and posters included Wilcox Square, the museum frontage, the crosswalk between the emporium and the barn, Castle Cafe, and Festival Park. Board members offered to help distribute printed posters to local businesses when prints are ready.
The board also discussed a downtown scavenger event, trolley tour and other May programming; volunteers are sought for several society positions and for poster distribution. Staff said they would follow up with final timing and logistics once vendors finalize setup details.
