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03.1 Review of Prior Planning Efforts

03.1a WLA Historic Survey

ȑ In 2017, the Athens, GA-based historic preservation firm, WLA Studio, was hired to conduct a historic resources survey for the City of Greenville. This took the form of in-depth fieldwork, research, and analysis for eight priority areas within the city, including the Village of West Greenville. Through work with community development staff, the examination of historical property records, and a reconnaissance survey that determined which properties in the priority areas had retained their historic integrity, an inventory was generated. Ten of these properties were deemed potentially eligible for individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places, while four were recommended for individual recognition. Notably, the Maternity Shelter Hospital, located within the Village at 1200 Pendleton St, was deemed to meet National Register criteria under “Social History.” ȑ Likewise, the concentration of several historic properties within the neighborhoods examined led WLA to recommend different legal solutions in order to preserve and administer them. As an addendum to the seven local historic overlay districts in the city, of which perhaps the best known is the West End, four additional districts were recommended. For the Village, in recognition of its uniqueness and cultural legacy, the suggestion was instead for a National Register Historic District, which would include 35 structures, with 30 contributing. The district would meet the National Register’s Criteria A, for “Commerce,” due to its historic background as a mill village commercial district, as well as Criteria C, for its architecture.

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