“Preservation is not the end in itself. It is the wonderful means to many possible ends.”
Author Unknown
Resources
Buchanan Preservation Society Newsletters
Together, these form a collection of essays on specific Buchanan historical preservation topics.
The Gertrude Goodrich Post Office Mural
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhZHRvT3NBdGNuQjQ/
The Zinc Collar Pad Company Factory
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhRzhIX0FUQ2R5aEk/
The Ross-Sanders House
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhaUJiWHFEV2hCanM/
Ageless Waterways: Buchanan’s Millrace and McCoy Creek
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhb0t0cXR5RlQ2M1U/
The Hinman- Parin House: 308 West Front Street
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8lrOv5DUx_WaE9Yek1LdnVhT3c/
The Civil War: Buchanan Boys in Blue
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhT3Z3am1RTXRwVmc/
Buchanan National Register Listings
Buchanan presently has four listings on the National Register of Historic Places. This is the text of each of those listings along with its accompanying photographs. The listings consist of the Buchanan Downtown National Register Historic District, the Buchanan North and West Neighborhoods Historic District, the Union Block, and the Zinc Collar Pad Factory. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FVunJNBoq0MhVvgCsn1r3MIpq525Sw-bvCDo_SEYkXE/
Buchanan Community Planning Documents
Using historic preservation as an economic development tool is a recurring topic in many of these plans. Others address broader and regional topics and issues.
1970 Michigan PA 169 of 1970 “Historic Districts”
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhcDYwdGFCVkVSRjg/
1975 Michigan PA 197 of 1975 “Downtown Development Authority”
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhQmNGNmI0QmRTbHc/
1992 Camiros Buchanan Downtown Development Plan
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8lrOv5DUx_WSHhjY1E2YklwTEk/
2003 Hyett Palma Buchanan Downtown Blueprint
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhTW96Tnk4SElPN3c/
2003 City of Buchanan Zoning Plan
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhZHFCSS1vWUJOYjg
/2006 Berrien County Commuter Rail Study
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhRUVyNFU3dFhTY2M/
2006 Michigan Plan for Cultural Economic Development
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhYVNoQlhMaHNvbVU/
2004 and 2007 Buchanan DDA TIF and Development Plans
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhRjgyMDRnOGkzZVk/
2008 City of Buchanan Master Plan
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhSTBBNDdlXzA0MlU/
2008 Wetland and Coastal Resources McCoy Creek and Mill Race Assessment
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhdFVfLTNCcFcySjg/
2008 FEMA Historic Structures Floodplain Policies
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhbkRkR3ZUYThrYmM/
2010 Michigan DDA Opt Out Attorney General Ruling
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2p2W93wG7c2ehspZV5_usImGGA54i0-s0OvSsZvR24/
2011 Precept Partners Buchanan Marketing Plan 4.1
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DSSUpDoCWg2LDUNcjf6cOwbKgQCY-EZUqO6rZNvNBaw/
2011 Portas Review “The Future of our High Streets”
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRheUVaU3B3NURZWEU/
2012 MHPN/MSHDA SHPO Buchanan Preservation Assessment
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhd1N2cFUtMEh0dTA/
2012 Buchanan Historic Resources Survey
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhVDhGTjJncXhTYjg/
2013 Buchanan Ross-Sanders House Structural Report
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhVHdXOVFIR0VCbEk/
Maps
These include quick references to the boundaries of each Buchanan National Register Historic District.
Buchanan Downtown National Register Historic District Map
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhNkc3ekNKNWVaNHM/
Buchanan North and West Neighborhoods National Register Historic District Map
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5VjcCg61kRhSFgzcDhNX2xjMFk/
Plaque Programs
Buchanan has two historic marker plaque programs. Each recognizes the importance of contributing resources in Buchanan’s historic districts. The Downtown NRHD plaque program is administered by the Buchanan Preservation Society on behalf of the City of Buchanan Downtown Development Authority.
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The Buchanan Preservation Society also administers the historic marker plaque program for eligible property owners in the North and West Neighborhoods NRHD.
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Friends of Oak Ridge Cemetery
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E5NCJvhsReLas7W0UJM28mLscCyK9Ucvp84oTfiXK98/
Recipes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSHduudZIQKDVZbGC_Wuw1JZKxy15va1YvQUGFLoqbc/
Walking Tour
https://docs.google.com/document/d/167lCrkWG979PEmpA8iYUC1C9fhbRRW6LjaWfA5ksW2c/