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Board reviews National Park Service rehabilitation standards and plans grant application to update downtown district
Summary
The board watched a training on National Park Service preservation standards, reviewed their application for a Historic Preservation Fund grant (seeking $25,000), and discussed consultant recruitment and district expansion options including the police department and Ben Givens Park.
Board staff presented a training segment on the National Park Service (NPS) preservation standards and led a discussion about how those standards apply to downtown storefronts, additions, and rehabilitation projects. The training material emphasized the ten preservation standards, including retaining character-defining features, avoiding conjectural reconstruction, repairing rather than replacing historic materials, and minimizing the visual impact of additions.
Staff said the training video (a Lawrence-area presentation by an outside…
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