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Historic Designation Advisory Board presents Detroit Latinx history project; National Register district approved

Planning and Economic Development Committee, City of Detroit · March 5, 2026
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The Historic Designation Advisory Board briefed the committee on the Detroit Latinx History Project, a National Park Service-funded effort that produced a 100-plus-page context report and a Bagley West Vernor National Register Historic District covering 116 buildings; staff highlighted bilingual materials and a public story map.

Historic Designation Advisory Board staff on Wednesday presented the results of the Detroit Latinx History Project, including a National Register historic district and a public-facing story map intended to document and preserve Latinx heritage in Southwest Detroit.

Kelsey Moss, a preservation planner with HDAD, said the project was grant-funded through the National Park Service's Underrepresented Community grant and…

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