Poplar Bluff Historic Design Review Guidelines 2014

Foley, Terri

Subtitled "A Manual for the Rehabilitation, Maintenance, Preservation of Historic Resources, Existing Resources, and the New Construction for Commercial and Residential Properties within the Poplar Bluff community." From introduction: "Poplar Bluff has a significant collection of historic resources. The Poplar Bluff community has several distinct architectural styles represented in its building stock from the nineteenth century to the new modern style of architecture, which is just now being considered historic. Poplar Bluff’s historic resources symbolize a visual record of the social and architectural history of the city. These historic resources serve as bonds to the past and as tangible keepsakes of the people and events that developed the community. The historic resources provide a walkway into the past that illustrates and articulates Poplar Bluff’s story in a way that history books cannot express. The historic resources of Poplar Bluff are also vital for the future of the community. Heritage tourism is a growing industry in the United States, and Poplar Bluff has the potential to benefit from the industry. Poplar Bluff’s historic resources can also contribute in attracting new business and residents. For the past several decades, interest in historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings and resources has increased throughout the United States. Historic buildings are being recognized for their value and the contribution these historic resources make to a community, both economically and aesthetically. Poplar Bluff enacted a historic preservation ordinance in order to protect the community’s historic resources. Under the Design Review Ordinance all changes in the Poplar Bluff historic resources designated in the Downtown Commercial Historic District or designated in a local district or the local individual listing must be approved by the Poplar Bluff Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). The first Design Guidelines manual established for the Poplar Bluff was created in November 2005 and revised in March 2006. Poplar Bluff like other communities realized the importance of updating their design guidelines and this manual will serve as the replacement for the previous guidelines." Project funding was provided in part by a 2013 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Poplar Bluff (project number MO-13-015) administered by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P13AF00018) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is a Certified Local Government.

Poplar Bluff Historic Design Review Guidelines 2014

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