2018-016 Amending Ordinances Creating Historical Overlay Districts to Incorporate Design Standards for the Historic Districts

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SANBORN MAP SHOWING DEVELOPMENT AROUND PLAZA IN 1888 17 rr 7', a 4, SAP B&'SHOWING DEVELOPMENT AROUND PLAZA IN 1914, The development of the Paris Commercial Historic District took place during four distinct periods. Each period of construction brought different architectural styles, details, and materials. The first period of development began in 1845 with the establishment of Paris and ended with the fire of 1877. The first buildings built in Paris were structures made of hand hewn, wood and wood siding. These early buildings were constructed around the central plaza. During this time, the county courthouse, built in 1846, was, located in the center of the plaza. The courthouse was relocated two blocks north of the square in 1874 when the needs of the citizens outgrew the building. The plaza was located in the center of the original 50 acres of the townsite. It is the focus of the grid pattern street system located around it. By the 1860s, buildings were constructed in the High Victorian Italianate style. The emergence of the style took place because of the cotton boom and the subsequent arrival of the railroad. Presently, no buildings from this period survive because of the devastation from the fire of 1877, which destroyed 13 acres of the commercial district. The second period of development began immediately folllowingl the fire of 1877 and ended in 1916. Because of the devastation of the fire of 1877, new city code required that all commercial buildings be constructed of brick. By 1877, the railroad had already impacted the Paris economy. Pattern books and materials arrived by rail and influenced the reconstruction of the commercial Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 86 1i 4 SANBORN MAP SHOWING DEVELOPMENT AROUND PLAZA IN 1902 17 rr 7', a 4, SAP B&'SHOWING DEVELOPMENT AROUND PLAZA IN 1914, The development of the Paris Commercial Historic District took place during four distinct periods. Each period of construction brought different architectural styles, details, and materials. The first period of development began in 1845 with the establishment of Paris and ended with the fire of 1877. The first buildings built in Paris were structures made of hand hewn, wood and wood siding. These early buildings were constructed around the central plaza. During this time, the county courthouse, built in 1846, was, located in the center of the plaza. The courthouse was relocated two blocks north of the square in 1874 when the needs of the citizens outgrew the building. The plaza was located in the center of the original 50 acres of the townsite. It is the focus of the grid pattern street system located around it. By the 1860s, buildings were constructed in the High Victorian Italianate style. The emergence of the style took place because of the cotton boom and the subsequent arrival of the railroad. Presently, no buildings from this period survive because of the devastation from the fire of 1877, which destroyed 13 acres of the commercial district. The second period of development began immediately folllowingl the fire of 1877 and ended in 1916. Because of the devastation of the fire of 1877, new city code required that all commercial buildings be constructed of brick. By 1877, the railroad had already impacted the Paris economy. Pattern books and materials arrived by rail and influenced the reconstruction of the commercial Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texas 86