Preservation Planning Specialist
Jenny Wolfe, AICP, President, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and for

Jaime D. Perkins, MPA, PMP City of St. Augustine CRA Administrator

Equity Gains Preservationwith Investments
Preservation Design Partnership, LLCSeptember 7, 2022

Setting redevelopment goals that leverage historic preservation and community representation

Orientation • Historic Preservation debrief • Players in the planning arena • Fieldtrip: Lincolnville, St. Augustine • Fieldtrip: Florida Trust office, Tallahassee • Preservation Planning Playbook • Expanding the field and the players 2
Historic Preservation Shortcuts: What is Historic? 3


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PreservationFramework • National Historic Preservation Act: • National Register of Historic Places • Certified Local Governments • Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit • Regulatory Compliance • Advisory Council • Secretary of the Interior’s Standards

Historic Preservation and Local Government



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St. Augustine: Lincolnville CRA • Institutional Rehabilitation Grant Program • Fix It Up Grant Program • Architectural Overlay 5

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The preservation of historic institutional structures provides opportunity for adaptive reuse • Buildings Reborn. Old Places. New Uses • Façade Treatments • Identifying, protecting and enhancing buildings of historical significance • Preserving historic elements, maintain the heritage of the community 8

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9 Fix-It- Up Grant Program

• Grant funding provided to reduce the cost of preservation efforts • Façade treatments • Compliance with developmental standards 11 • Mitigating gentrification challenges
Health and safety repairs with preservation investments

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12 Architectural Overlay

Preservation of historic community aesthetics is a pillar consideration in historic preservation. • Developing criteria and strategy for architectural/aesthetic preservation • Advocating for and interpreting aesthetics • Community engagement • Historically defining characteristics/ visual historical record 14

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How we work
Focus
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation is the state’s nonprofit dedicated to protecting Florida’s extraordinary heritage and history. Founded in 1978, the Florida Trust has collaborated to save irreplaceable Florida treasures like the Historic Florida Capitol, serves as a steward for historic properties throughout the state and is a statewide partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Mission
Promote the preservation and the inclusive sharing of the diverse architectural, historical and archaeological heritage of Florida.


Florida Trust for Historic Preservation: Tallahassee
We focus on four areas to accomplish our mission: Advocacy, Connecting, Education and Stewardship.
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Inclusive Planning

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Let us hear from you!
Augustine CRA Administrator jperkins@citystaug.com Jenny
Jaime D. Perkins, MPA, PMP City of St. Wolfe, AICP, Florida Trust for
Historic Preservation; Preservation Planning Specialist for Preservation Design Partnership jwolfe@pdparchitects.com 35
President,