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Who
are we?
Historic Liberty lives in the heart of Liberty, Missouri. It
thrives in the neighborhoods and businesses around the Courthouse
Square, along Mill Street, and includes Century Houses throughout
the City.
Historic Liberty is a non-profit
organization established in 2004.
Historic Liberty
members include all residents and property owners within the
neighborhoods and business districts built prior to 1945. Those
individuals and businesses who pay annual membership dues may vote in Historic
Liberty.
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Mission
To provide education, resources, support, and direction to Historic
Liberty property owners in an effort to enhance preservation
activity and shape future development throughout the City of
Liberty.
Goals
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To
preserve the integrity of the architecture and character of
Historic Liberty.
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To
undertake educational efforts which enhance appreciation and
conservation of the unique design heritage of the City of
Liberty.
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To
equip individual property owners with the information and
knowledge to appropriately restore and preserve their property
within Historic Liberty.
- To partner with Historic
Downtown Liberty, Inc and merchants to enhance the vitality
of retail business in Historic Liberty.
- To put Historic Liberty on the map
as a "destination city" in the Kansas City metro area.
Services
- Provide a welcome letter to new
residents throughout Historic Liberty with information about
downtown businesses, City services, and complimentary car window
decals. (In cooperation with Liberty's
Preservation Planner and HDLI)
- Co-sponsor First Saturday
architectural walks (March-Oct) with Liberty's
Preservation Planner.
- Co-sponsor educational seminars
and workshops (Nov-Feb) which help residents appreciate facets
of Liberty's heritage or better
maintain their historic property with Liberty's
Preservation Planner.
- Assist Liberty's Preservation
Planner with the quarterly publication of Historic
Liberty Living for all residents in local historic
districts.
- Work with Rebuilding
Together Liberty and the City
of Liberty in assisting residents with maintenance and
restoration efforts throughout the older parts of Liberty.
- Partner with the City of Liberty and Liberty
Public Schools to provide third-grade walking tours of Liberty.
- Co-sponsor of Liberty's Heritage
Festival event - the third weekend in May.
- Partner with the Corbin
Theatre to provide evenings with the Voices of Liberty.
- Endeavor to protect significant
historic buildings (such as placing The
Oddfellows Home on the 2006 and 2007 List of Missouri's Most Endangered
Historic Places (in conjunction with Missouri
Preservation))
Pending Projects
- Encourage
the development of neighborhood groups throughout Historic
Liberty in ways that enhance a sense of community and
grass-roots preservation efforts.
- Provide a dynamic listing of
contractors and vendors who specialize in historic rehab.
- Provide educational opportunities
and printed information to help local realty agents better
market properties with distinctive historic character.
- Assist with a monthly
newsletter which will give information on renovation topics,
highlight landmark preservation projects, share community
concerns and publicize events within Historic Liberty.
- Give voice and energy to community
support for the Blueprint
for Liberty and make its continued implementation a civic
priority within Liberty.
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