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Main Street Collierville
Receives National Main Street
Accreditation
The efforts of Main Street Collierville over the past year has earned its recognition for commercial district revitalization by meeting standards for performance set by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center. Main Street Collierville joins 625 other Main Street revitalization programs nationally recognized as 2006 Accredited National Main Street Programs.
“The National Accreditation means the Main Street program is meeting our national standards of performance for what a Main Street program should be doing,” said Doug Loescher, director of the National Trust’s Main Street program. “The organizations we name each year as National Main Street Programs are those that have demonstrated the skills needed to succeed in Main Street revitalization.”
The annual accreditation process evaluates commercial district revitalization programs based on criteria ranging from having an active board of directors and paid professional managers to tracking economic progress and preserving historic Main Street buildings.
“Rebuilding a district’s economic health and maintaining that success requires broad-based community involvement, active support from both the public and private sectors, and sound management,” said Loescher. “Having a solid organization at the foundation of that revitalization effort is so important to long term success.”
The organization’s performance was evaluated by the Department of Economic and Community Development, which is the coordinating organization for Main Street programs in Tennessee.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America’s diverse historic places and revitalizes communities. Its Washington, DC headquarters staff, six regional offices and 25 historic sites work with the Trust’s 200,000 members and thousands of local community groups in all 50 states. For more information, visit the Trust’s web site at www.nationaltrust.org .
Main Street Collierville believes that if a community preserves the integrity of its heritage, that heritage will, in turn, preserve the integrity of the community.
Main Street Collierville consists of two staff positions governed by a 15-member board of directors. Board positions are elected for a three-year term. An Advisory Board was implemented in 1998 to assist n the direction and mission of the organization as well.
Welcome to the Historic Town Square!
What do most residents say when asked why they chose to live in Collierville? "We fell in love with the Town Square." Where do Collierville residents take their out-of-town guests for a milk shake, a cappuccino, a special event, or a stroll in the park? The Square. Since the 1870s when the Square was first donated to the town for use as a park, it has been the center of much of Collierville's community and social activities. The historic Town Square contributes to the quality of life that Collierville residents enjoy and to the success of the entire Collierville business community.
Main Street Collierville
Receives National Main Street
Accreditation
The efforts of Main Street Collierville over the past year has earned its recognition for commercial district revitalization by meeting standards for performance set by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center. Main Street Collierville joins 625 other Main Street revitalization programs nationally recognized as 2006 Accredited National Main Street Programs.
“The National Accreditation means the Main Street program is meeting our national standards of performance for what a Main Street program should be doing,” said Doug Loescher, director of the National Trust’s Main Street program. “The organizations we name each year as National Main Street Programs are those that have demonstrated the skills needed to succeed in Main Street revitalization.”
The annual accreditation process evaluates commercial district revitalization programs based on criteria ranging from having an active board of directors and paid professional managers to tracking economic progress and preserving historic Main Street buildings.
“Rebuilding a district’s economic health and maintaining that success requires broad-based community involvement, active support from both the public and private sectors, and sound management,” said Loescher. “Having a solid organization at the foundation of that revitalization effort is so important to long term success.”
The organization’s performance was evaluated by the Department of Economic and Community Development, which is the coordinating organization for Main Street programs in Tennessee.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America’s diverse historic places and revitalizes communities. Its Washington, DC headquarters staff, six regional offices and 25 historic sites work with the Trust’s 200,000 members and thousands of local community groups in all 50 states. For more information, visit the Trust’s web site at www.nationaltrust.org .
Main Street Collierville believes that if a community preserves the integrity of its heritage, that heritage will, in turn, preserve the integrity of the community.
Main Street Collierville consists of two staff positions governed by a 15-member board of directors. Board positions are elected for a three-year term. An Advisory Board was implemented in 1998 to assist n the direction and mission of the organization as well.
Welcome to the Historic Town Square!
What do most residents say when asked why they chose to live in Collierville? "We fell in love with the Town Square." Where do Collierville residents take their out-of-town guests for a milk shake, a cappuccino, a special event, or a stroll in the park? The Square. Since the 1870s when the Square was first donated to the town for use as a park, it has been the center of much of Collierville's community and social activities. The historic Town Square contributes to the quality of life that Collierville residents enjoy and to the success of the entire Collierville business community.