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A historic district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development. Historic districts may or may not also be the center of the city. They may be coterminous with the commercial district, administrative district, or arts district, or separate from all of these. United StatesMain article: Historic district (United States)The United States has specific legislation identifying and giving protection to designated historic districts. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  news.google.com Myrtle Beach Sun News There are 31 commercial buildings, one public building and one structure listed on the city's current downtown historic district , according to state records ... Preservation rules vary widely Rockford Register Star all 2 news articles » news.google.com FierceHealthcare It is also a popular tourist destination with visitors enjoying the downtown Historic District and new outdoor Aquatic Center and sites of historic and ... and more » news.google.com CTV British Columbia "Many of the commercial buildings dating mostly from 1886 to 1914 represent an early example of an urban historic district created by people involved in ... From Google News Search: "historic district" |
