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UTSA presents downtown comprehensive plan and proposed local historic district to Freeport council
Summary
UTSA researchers presented a nine-month downtown comprehensive plan and historic-district design guidelines that identify 53 downtown structures (38 contributing) and recommend establishing a local historic commission and design rules to preserve and leverage Freeport’s remaining historic fabric.
UTSA associate professor Ian Kane presented a completed downtown comprehensive plan and a set of historic-district design guidelines to the Freeport City Council on Nov. 4, outlining a community-driven, nine-month process of site surveys, visioning sessions and technical review.
Kane said the project team surveyed every downtown block and identified 53 remaining structures in the proposed district, 38 of which they classified as contributing "because they were built between the years 1912 and 1970 and retained sufficient historical character to contribute to the historical district." He recommended the city establish an independent…
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