Preservation Plan, Enid, Oklahoma, September 2011

Leider and Associates

Executive summary: "Enid’s historic resources are among the City’s most valuable assets, and every resident of Enid has a role to play in the preservation of these resources. The Historic Preservation Commission, with the assistance of the Community Development Department, is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of the Plan. The plan identifies goals and activities which will help protect Enid’s rich heritage. After a series of public meetings and evaluation of the data from a variety of sources, the Historic Preservation Commission established seven broad goals to further preservation efforts throughout the City of Enid. Goal 1: To identify, evaluate, and designate Enid’s significant historic properties. Goal 2: To protect Enid’s significant historic properties. Goal 3: To provide incentives for the preservation of Enid’s historic properties. Goal 4: To incorporate consideration of Enid’s historic properties in public and private decision-making. Goal 5: To increase public awareness of Enid’s historic properties and their importance to the community’s economic development and quality of life. Goal 6: To provide educational and training opportunities for local government officials, preservation professionals, and citizens involved in the preservation of Enid’s historic properties. Goal 7: To expand Enid’s public and private preservation partnerships for the protection of the community’s historic properties. A successful City-wide historic preservation program offers important economic, social, and educational benefits for all the citizens of Enid. No one entity is solely responsible for protecting Enid’s irreplaceable historic resources nor does it have the manpower or financial capability to take advantage of the opportunities or to meet the challenges of preservation of Enid’s heritage over the years. Working together, we can ensure the next generation’s legacy is as rich as the one that we have inherited." Funding was provided in part by a 2009 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Enid (project number OK-09-601) administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 40-09-21842) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Enid, Oklahoma is a Certified Local Government.

Preservation Plan, Enid, Oklahoma, September 2011

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