State Grant Will Support Application to Add Mayfield Neighborhood to National Register of Historic Places
Listing would open the door to tax incentives and grant opportunities.
By Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
Email Adele
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) has awarded a $33,280 cost-share grant to Fredericksburg City, to support the preparation of a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Mayfield neighborhood.
The grant, which represents 50% of total project cost, will pay for a full architectural survey of the neighborhood and a draft nomination form, to be completed by a consultant hired by the DHR, according to a press release from the city.
Last year, planning department staff submitted information about Mayfield’s history to DHR and received a determination of eligibility, paving the way to beginning the nomination process.
After the consultant has prepared the draft nomination form, city staff will take over the rest of the steps in the process, the press release states.
“Becoming a National Register-listed Historic District does not introduce any restrictions for residents,” the press release states. “It recognizes and honors the history of the neighborhood, opens the door to tax incentives and grant opportunities, and requires that federal actions (such as many transportation or utility projects) must consider any negative impacts on the neighborhood as part of their processes.”
Local Obituaries
To view local obituaries or to send a note to family and loved ones, please visit the link that follows.
Support Award-winning, Locally Focused Journalism
The FXBG Advance cuts through the talking points to deliver both incisive and informative news about the issues, people, and organizations that daily affect your life. And we do it in a multi-partisan format that has no equal in this region. Over the past year, our reporting was:
First to break the story of Stafford Board of Supervisors dismissing a citizen library board member for “misconduct,” without informing the citizen or explaining what the person allegedly did wrong.
First to explain falling water levels in the Rappahannock Canal.
First to detail controversial traffic numbers submitted by Stafford staff on the Buc-ee’s project
Our media group also offers the most-extensive election coverage in the region and regular columnists like:
And our newsroom is led by the most-experienced and most-awarded journalists in the region — Adele Uphaus (Managing Editor and multiple VPA award-winner) and Martin Davis (Editor-in-Chief, 2022 Opinion Writer of the Year in Virginia and more than 25 years reporting from around the country and the world).
For just $8 a month, you can help support top-flight journalism that puts people over policies.
Your contributions 100% support our journalists.
Help us as we continue to grow!
This article is published under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. It can be distributed for noncommercial purposes and must include the following: “Published with permission by FXBG Advance.”