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Historic Preservation Office
The Historic Preservation Commission has established a "user-friendly" space in the Planning Department on the second floor of the County Administration Building located at 128 W. Main Street, Gastonia. Please visit us to learn about:
- Location of historic sites on map
- Notebooks of actual nominations (local and national)
- Property tax deferrals (50%)
- Tax credits on rehab work
- Standards for approved rehab work
- How to list a site
- How to "fix" old buildings
- Downtown vs. Sprawl
- Things for sale to benefit historic preservation
- Architectural Heritage Booklet (Art & History Museum in Dallas)
- Driving Tour Booklet (County Museum and Historic Preservation office)
- Print of Gastonia High School (Historic Preservation office)
- Gastonia Coloring Book (Schiele Museum, Historic Preservation office, or Downtown Development office)
Please check with David Williams, Certified Local Government designated staff with the Historic Preservation Office, at (704) 866-3473, P.O. Box 1578, Gastonia, NC 28053-1578 or e-mail him at dwilliams@co.gaston.nc.us.