

Design
Supports a community’s transformation by enhancing the physical and visual assets that set the commercial district apart.
Design Resources
Structure
Available Resources
Buildings
Disaster and Resilience Planning
Health
Historic Resilience Project
Maps
NC State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
Preservation NC
Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings
Streets
Designated Community Design Services
Design Services
Since March of 2016, the North Carolina Main Street Program has partnered with UNCG’s Interior Architecture Department and its Center for Community-Engaged Design to provide design assistance to designated Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities across the state.
Undergraduate and graduate students are selected to become Main Street Fellows. The Main Street Fellows work with UNCG Interior Architecture Department Professors to complete facade rehabilitation designs and upper story apartment conversions in designated Main Street communities.
Eligibility Requirements:
-
Available only to designated NC Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities
-
Not available to Downtown Associate Communities
-
Speculative projects are not eligible
-
Property owners must demonstrate intent to implement the design
Contact
Amy Suggs, NCCED
Main Street Program Specialist
Email: amy.suggs@commerce.nc.gov