Historic Preservation Program A Boost For Business, Community

Artistic attraction is sometimes related to historic relevance. The interest in facades changes from stone mortar to hewn timber, then to framed and painted. The attraction continues when it shows a connection with the early years of a community.

That is what started Sidney on an effort to preserve the historic appearance of downtown.

The City of Sidney established its Historic Preservation Program in 2005 and 2006. According to the Sidney Historic Preservation handbook, the program started “because the Sidney community values its traditional heritage, older neighborhoods and cultural res...