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Marty Perry: Downtown Columbia on National Register? 2015-11-03 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, CM photo. Marty Perry, National Register Coordinator for the Kentucky Heritage Council, listened to questions from the audience after making a brief presentation outlining an option for Downtown Columbia to be put on the National Register of Historic Places. Perry came at the invitation of Lindsey Wilson College Dean Betty Starr who will be applying for the Jeffries Building to be put on the National Register on a solo basis unless a majority of property owners in Downtown Columbia decide to ask that the entire Downtown District be certified, in which case the Jeffries Building would join in that application. Perry said that Downtown Columbia is an excellent candidate for the designation. He emphasized that the designation does not in any way, in itself, restrict a property owner's right to make changes or not, but would make the property potentially able to get financial incentives. He said that in most cases, approximately 97% of business owners agree to the inclusion of their property in a National Register application. "It's financially advantageous to the individual property owners and helps economic development." Read More... | Permalink | Comments?

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