KANSAS HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY SURVEY REPORT Downtown Lincoln Historic Survey 2019 Town and County — the preeminent Main Street DOWNTOWN LINCOLN Historic Survey
DOWNTOWN LINCOLN Historic Survey
LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
DO NOT USE BACK ARROW Click on column to sort Click on building to select that record LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Dates of Construction: 1870 – 2000s (1877 & 2001) The oldest resource surveyed was the Kynne House Museum located at 214 W. Lincoln Avenue. The newest resource is a County Office Building at 114 Court Street in 2001. • 20% of the buildings surveyed were built in the 1870s and 1880s • 20% were built from 1890-1910. Reflecting the largest twentieth-century building boom, • 26% of the resources surveyed were constructed in the 1910s and 1920s • 18% were built in the 1930s and 1940s • 10% were built in the 1950s-1960s • Only seven of the surveyed resources were constructed after 1970 and are less than fifty-years old, the basic threshold for historic consideration. LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Architectural Styles o 11% Prominent Late Victorian (1870s-1900s) LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Progressive Era Commercial Style Buildings (30%) LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Early to mid-20 th Century Minimal Commercial (6%) LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Modern Movement: Art Deco through Post-WWII/Mid-Century Modern - 10% LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Vernacular Designs LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
CONTRIBUTING/NON-CONTRIBUTING TO HISTORIC DISTRICT does NOT mean good and bad 50-year age threshold, 1969-1970 In order to be considered historically-significant ,a property must generally retain the physical features and original materials that define both why a property is significant and when it gained significance. Replacement of storefronts, windows, and even entire facades were common alterations of historic commercial buildings particularly during local boom years when merchants had money and were reinvesting in their buildings to attract new customers. It is the degree to which the past modifications were in keeping with the building’s historic character that determines the level of historic integrity a property retains, or whether the past modifications reflected a major design change that has gained significance in its own right. LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
There are a variety of reasons that a building could be identified as a non- contributor to a historic district or not eligible for listing including: built less than fifty years ago; removal or infill of glass storefront on traditional historic commercial building thereby changing the relationship of the building to the street front and passersby; infill or downsizing of upper windows on the front facade altering the proportions of the historic facade; or installation of siding covering street facades (obscuring historic fabric). LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
DOWNTOWN LINCOLN Historic Survey
BENEFITS OF HISTORIC SURVEY First Step in considering designation of Historic District Based on number of “contributing” properties, determine proposed boundaries Recommendation is to establish Lincoln Downtown Historic District In the recommended boundary for the proposed historic district : 63 buildings 2 properties listed in the National Register, 38 deemed to be eligible for individual listing in the National Register or contributors to a potential district, and 23 non-contributing buildings. Resulting in a total of 63% contributing buildings, a clear majority of the district resources. LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
WHY HISTORIC DISTRICT Financial Incentives for rehabilitation projects, building improvements and general maintenance Marketing and Heritage Tourism COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS “They” are going to make me to something to my building “They” are going to keep me from doing something I want to my building Requires public access All incorrect ….Review and Comment is extent of state involvement in what you do to your buildings even in a historic district, all power lies with local municipality who issues building permits LINCOLN COUNTY Historic Survey
Preservation Education and Marketing • Take advantage of available incentives 25% KS HTC and/or 20% Federal HTC If you follow rules, you will get the credit • Heritage Trust Fund Grants 80/20; 60/40 matching grants $90,000 max competitive annual round (1 in 3 average) • Consider local incentives to piggyback on state/federal – Neighborhood Revitalization • Combine physical improvements with economic development – Downtown revitalization is EcoDevo • Training to do it right (improvements) • Marketing – promote historic resources as part of your identity – Heritage Tourism LINCOLN DOWNTOWN Historic Survey
Tax Credit Basics Tax credits provide a key tool for the rehabilitation of historic properties — The federal program provides an income-tax credit equal to 20 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures on income- producing properties (4% per year for 5 years). The state program provides a tax credit equal to 25 percent of qualified expenditures on income-producing or non income- producing properties. Projects must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation LINCOLN COUNTY Historic Survey
Tax Credit Basics – Quick and Dirty Buy Building $40,000 Land valued at $5,000 less depreciation 0 Adjusted Basis $35,000 Rehabilitation Project Non- QRE Qualified Debt Service Roof 22,500 Building 35000 New HVAC 15,000 New flooring 7,500 QRE 45000 Displays/equi Non-qualified 3000 pment 2,400 Total Cost 83000 Sign 600 Down payment -10,000 45,000 3,000 KS HTC -10,000 federal KS Finance 63,000 20 years, 4.5% Rehab Cost (QRE) 45,000 45,000 $450 monthly debt service exceeds Adj Basis x.25 annual balloon payment Qualify for Federal 0.04 11250 first 5 years 1,800 Drop debt service $75-$100/month after per year 1800 0.9 sell state $350 reinvesting Fed HTC 5 years credit at 5 years 9000 10,125 .90 cents less in debt service reducing Net cost of project $28,875 Over next 15 years 18,000 net cost of project LINCOLN COUNTY Historic Survey
Scope of rehabilitation using HTC can be maintenance, repair , interior, or extensive LINCOLN COUNTY Historic Survey
QUESTIONS? Kelly Larson, LCEDF Brenda Spencer: Brenda@SpencerPreservation.com 785-456-9857 LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORIC SURVEY PROJECT Historic Preservation Grant Kansas State Historical Society & National Park Service Lincoln County Economic Development Foundation THANK YOU
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