Welcome to Main Street Amherst
A Nationally Accredited and
Official Ohio Main Street Community
What is the Ohio Main Street Program?
The Ohio Main Street program is administered by
Heritage Ohio, and has been working with communities across the state of
Ohio to revitalize their historic or traditional commercial areas. Based
in historic preservation, the Main Street approach was developed by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation to save historic commercial
architecture and the fabric of American community-built environments,
but has become a powerful economic development tool as well.
The Main Street program is designed to improve all
aspects of the downtown business district, producing tangible and
intangible benefits. Improving economic management, strengthening public
participation, and making downtown a fun place to visit are as critical
to Main Street's future as recruiting new businesses, rehabilitating
buildings, and expanding parking. Building on downtown's inherent assets
- rich architecture, personal service, and traditional values and most
of all, a sense of place - the Main Street approach has rekindled
entrepreneurship, downtown cooperation and civic concern. It has earned
national recognition as a practical strategy appropriately scaled to a
community's local resources and conditions. And because it is a locally
driven program, all initiative stems from local issues and concerns.
Amherst,
Ohio -- Sandstone Center of the World
Amherst was founded as a town in 1811 and has played a
significant role in the history of our county. Its unique architecture and
historic downtown characterize nineteenth century America. Amherst holds the
distinction of being the Sandstone Center of the World. We are fortunate to have
many historic buildings and landmarks in and around our downtown area as you can
see . . .
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As a convenience to renewing members and those who wish to join, Main
Street Amherst now accepts credit cards and online payments
See Our JOIN! page
You can also make other payments to Main Street Amherst by credit card and online payments -
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Site Last Updated:
04/25/2008 |
