- Title
- Downtown Tryon survey : Tryon, North Carolina
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- Date
- April 2008
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- Creator
- ["Griffith, Clay."]
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- Place
- ["Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina, United States","North Carolina, United States"]
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Downtown Tryon survey : Tryon, North Carolina
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Town of Tryon, in partnership with the Tryon Downtown Development Association (TDDA),
contracted with Acme Preservation Services to conduct a survey of historic architectural resources as
the initial component of a long-term historic preservation and economic development strategy for
downtown Tryon. The Town of Tryon, TDDA, and other local groups are actively working to encourage a
comprehensive approach to the economic revitalization of Tryon's downtown through the Tryon
Downtown Historic District and Revitalization Project. Their efforts are modeled on the North Carolina
Main Street Program principles: 1) strong organizational management, 2) promotion and marketing of
the downtown area, 3) development and maintenance of appropriate design elements and standards
with emphasis on historic preservation, and 4) the economic restructuring of the downtown in order to
have a vital, functioning area of appropriate mixed uses that invites residents and visitors alike to
participate in exciting community life. The Tryon Downtown Historic District and Revitalization Project
seeks to cooperatively preserve and promote the town's cultural and historic resources as well as
stimulate economic growth in the downtown area.
To achieve these goals, the Town and TDDA have undertaken the Downtown Tryon Survey to expand
upon and update previous efforts to identify and record historic properties within the town limits. The
survey provides the foundation for additional preservation initiatives including potential National
Register of Historic Places listings, creation of a historic preservation commission, designation of local
landmarks and historic districts, and obtaining Certified Local Government (CLG) status through the
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (HPO). The identification and documentation of
historically important properties also encourages renovation of downtown buildings and development
of an attractive and vital business district showcasing cultural and historical assets. Designation of
historic districts and individual landmarks will allow further access to rehabilitation tax credits and low-
interest building loans for eligible properties, offering valuable incentives for investment in the
downtown area. The Downtown Tryon Survey has been made possible through generous contributions
from the Unrestricted Fund of the Polk County Community Foundation, the Tryon Downtown
Development Association, and the Tryon Board of Commissioners.
A survey of historic resources in Tryon was performed in 1978-1979 by Diane E. Lea and Claudia Roberts
of Robert M. Leary and Associates, Ltd. The original municipal survey was conducted under the
sponsorship of the Polk County Historical Association and the Town of Tryon, with the assistance of
grants from the Polk County Community Foundation and the North Carolina Division of Archives and
History. Lea and Roberts published the results of their survey in An Architectural and Historical Survey of
Tryon, North Carolina (1979). The vast majority of the buildings identified in the original survey and
described in the resulting publication were residential structures.
The current Downtown Tryon Survey serves to augment the previous effort by focusing on commercial
buildings and historic resources within the downtown area and commercial corridor formed by Trade
Street. The survey area, delineated by the Town and TDDA, encompasses Trade Street from its
intersection with School Street at the north and Carolina Drive at the south. The survey area also
includes areas adjacent to Trade Street, including Oak, Maple, and Palmer streets east to Howard Street,
and the block formed by Pacolet Street, Walnut Street, and Melrose Avenue. The study area is shown on
the attached map (see page 4).
Downtown Tryon Survey Summary Report
Tryon, North Carolina
April 2008
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