The experience of a thriving downtown district - rich architecture and history, personal service, local ownership, sense of community, fun and unique opportunities to visit, work, and play. This is Oklahoma's Main Street. For 25 years, Oklahoma's Main Street program has been pumping new life back into the heart of communities across the state. Combining historic preservation and downtown revitalization efforts with powerful economic stimulation, Main Street restores the core assets of our communities and enhances the quality of life for our citizens.

What We Do
The Oklahoma Main Street Center provides training, resources, and technical assistance for preservation-based commercial district revitalization. Based on the National Main Street Center's guiding principles and nationally recognized Four-Point Approach, the program offers a practical strategy scaled for each local community. Main Street promotes public and private partnership and local leadership, commitment, and synergy while delivering tangible and intangible benefits to communities.

Eight Principles of Main Street
NMSC Community Criteria for Evaluation

Results
The Reinvestment Report, published (monthly) provides more details on the investment activity in each Main Street Community.

Main Street Reinvestment Report

The many intangible rewards include rekindled entrepreneurship, downtown cooperation, civic concern, and pride in community.

Financial Resources from the National Trust's National Main Street Center

• Find out if Historic Tax Credits can help your project with the National Trust's Rehab Tax Credit Guide