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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Annual Report to the Paris City Council January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006 L Summary of Major Activities The following is a brief summary of the major activities that have occurred during the reporting period: 1. A warding the Annual Preservationist A ward to the Lamar County Historical Society for their work in establishing the Lamar County Historical Society Museum 2. Participation in the Visionaries in Preservation Program (established by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to empower communities to shape their future historic preservation efforts and community-wide growth through visioning and planning and to provide training and assistance tailored to achieve those goals) define priorities in our community for sustained growth and development A. Application for and receipt of a Visionaries Grant to supplement the Design Guidelines for the Downtown Historic District B. Receipt of a Lennox Foundation Grant to provide the City's match in the Visionaries Grant C. Contracting with Main Street Architects to revise the Design Standards for the commercial and residential historic districts 3. Approval of several major Certificates of Appropriateness: A. Construction of a new building for the Salvation Army in the Downtown Historic District B. Renovation of the old Gulf Station for a new Downtown restaurant C. Rehabilitation and renovation of the historic Pin Oaks Apartments on S. Main Street D. Major renovations to the building at the comer ofS. Main and Kaufman (on- going) E. Rehabilitation and renovation of the building at 124 N. Main Street (across from the Lamar County Courthouse) for new Downtown living and a music hall F. Renovation of the building at 115 S. Main Street (old Norment & Castleberry Insurance Building) for a new Downtown merchant G. Renovation of the structure at 36 & 40 E. Kaufman (McDonald Building) for new Downtown living (on-going) H. Rehabilitation of the building at III Lamar Avenue (old Swaim Printing Building) for new Downtown living and a new Downtown merchant (on- going) 1. Rehabilitation of the building at 3 S. Plaza (Solomon Building) for new Downtown loft living and a new Downtown merchant (on-going) 1. Rehabilitation of the building at 504 Lamar A venue (Miramar Apartments) for new Downtown living and a new Downtown merchant (on-going)