Preservation Dayton Inc. said in a recent email that members received official notice from the State Historic Preservation Office that the district is officially part of the roster of noteworthy historic locales considered worthy of preservation.
Inclusion opens the door to tax credits that can lower renovation and redevelopment costs.
Inclusion has been a longstanding goal of Dayton advocates and preservationists who believe the area’s best days need not be in the past. Preservation Dayton Inc. received a $12,000 Ohio Department of Development grant late last year to research and nominate the area for the register, said Monica Snow, vice president of the local organization.
“If the nomination is approved, this will pave the way for property owners to apply for state and federal historic tax credits,” she told the Dayton Daily News in September.
The neighborhood has long been on Preservation Dayton’s radar. Now, members hope to stoke development interest.
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