LG Receives Main Street America Accreditation

La Grange Main Street has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of Accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach.

“We are extremely proud to recognize this year’s 863 nationally Accredited Main Street America programs that have worked tirelessly to advance economic vitality and quality of life in their downtowns and commercial districts,” said Patrice Frey, President & CEO of Main Street America. “During another incredibly challenging year, these programs demonstrated the power of the Main Street movement to respond to the needs of their communities. I am inspired by their steadfast leadership and innovative solutions to drive essential local recovery efforts, support small businesses, and nurture vibrant downtown districts.”

In 2021, Main Street America programs generated $5.76 billion in local reinvestment, helped open 6,601 net new businesses, generated 30,402 net new jobs, catalyzed the rehabilitation of 10,595 historic buildings, and leveraged 1,427,729 volunteer hours. On average, for every dollar that a Main Street program spent to support their operations, it generated $19.34 of new investment back into Main Street communities.

The La Grange Main Street’s performance is annually evaluated by Texas Historical Commission, which works in partnership with Main Street America to identify the local programs that meet rigorous national performance standards. Evaluation criteria determines the communities that are building meaningful and sustainable revitalization programs and include standards such as, fostering strong publicprivate partnerships, supporting small and locally owned businesses, and actively preserving historic places, spaces, and cultural assets.

In the past year, La Grange Main Street celebrated its 25th anniversary, welcomed over 2,000 guests to Schmeckenfest, hosted a sellout Uncorked event, and created a self-guided audio tour of Historic Downtown. Furthermore, Downtown La Grange saw half a million dollars invested into it, contributions that add to the vibrancy and life of the district. “I’m really proud of what this program was able to accomplish in the past year, we brought in a new Main Street Manager in the Fall and he kept things hum ming along and proved a quick study,” said Board Chair and City Council Member Kathy Weishuhn, “We are very fortunate to live in a community that values downtown and supports the Main Street Program.”

About La Grange Main Street

La Grange Main Street Program works to strengthen and enhance downtown La Grange as the economic and social focal point of our community based on the strong foundation of our historic past. Started in 1996, our mission is to continue to organize, promote, and encourage appropriate design and economic revitalization of the community.

About Main Street America

Main Street America leads a movement committed to strengthening communities through preservation-based eco nomic development in older and historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. For more than 40 years, Main Street America has provided a practical, adaptable, and impactful framework for communitydriven, comprehensive revitalization through the Main Street Approach™. Our network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Since 1980, communities participating in the program have leveraged more than $95.33 billion in new public and private investment, generated 161,036 net new businesses and 717,723 net new jobs, and rehabilitated more than 314,431 buildings. Main Street America is a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit mainstreet.org.