LakewoodAlive Pursuing Historic District Designation For Stretch Of Detroit Avenue

LakewoodAlive is pursuing Historic District Designation for a stretch of Detroit Avenue from Bunts Road to mid-way between Hall and Ethel Avenues.

LakewoodAlive is excited to announce that the designation of Downtown Lakewood as a National Register Historic District is moving along.

The written nomination has been prepared and submitted to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office (OHPO) in Columbus. The National Register of Historic Places is America's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

Established as a financial incentive tool, buildings in the district that are deemed historic are eligible for state and/or federal historic tax credits to facilitate financing for renovations. Should a building owner seek to avoid oversight from OHPO for renovations, they would simply not apply for the tax credits and follow the rules already in place by the City of Lakewood.

The Downtown Lakewood Historic District will extend from near Bunts Road to mid-way between Hall and Ethel Avenues along Detroit Avenue, as well as along Warren Road from Detroit to nearly Franklin Boulevard.  The district will also include a number of apartment buildings located very close to Detroit Avenue on side streets.

Following a Public Information Meeting held virtually on May 14, the next step will be a review of the nomination by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board on June 19, 2020, followed by a National Park Service review.

The Downtown Lakewood Historic District project is sponsored by LakewoodAlive, with support from the City of Lakewood and the Ohio Development Services Agency.

Matt Bixenstine is the Marketing & Development Manager for LakewoodAlive. He enjoys all things Lakewood, especially walking his basset hound through Madison Park.

Matt Bixenstine

I am the Marketing & Development Manager for LakewoodAlive. I enjoy all things Lakewood, especially walking my basset hound through Madison Park.

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Volume 16, Issue 10, Posted 8:02 PM, 05.19.2020