Cultural Resources Survey, Strawberry Hill Neighborhood

Preservation Solutions LLC

Introduction: "A city can take steps to protect its significant historic resources only if it knows what it has. Thus a cultural resource survey is a basic building block for any local preservation program. Information gathered through survey can form the foundation for nearly every decision affecting a city‘s historic buildings and neighborhoods, guiding the planning, maintenance, and investment decisions of city officials, property owners, neighborhood groups, and developers. The inventory and evaluation of community resources is the principal step to developing local public and private programs that not only preserve important historic properties, but also utilize preservation as a tool for economic development and the revitalization of older neighborhoods and commercial centers. Furthermore, survey can have the more intangible benefit of raising awareness and community pride among citizens. To aid Kansas City‘s development and transformation in the future, the Unified Government should continue to implement public policy promoting historic preservation. When integrated into the planning process and targeted at identifiable areas, historic preservation provides a level of certainty and permanence that is necessary to attract investment. Preserved commercial business areas and residential neighborhoods, such as Strawberry Hill, create stability of population, a greater tax base, and less drain on municipal services." Project funding was provided in part by a 2011 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Kansas City (project number KS-11-002) administered by the Kansas State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 20-11-31923) administered by the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Kansas City, Kansas is a Certified Local Government.

Cultural Resources Survey, Strawberry Hill Neighborhood

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