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Properties “Coming of Age”

In order to keep up with Plano’s population boom in the mid-1960s, 70s and 80s,
many new buildings were constructed. Residential and commercial structures
began to spread westward from Plano’s historic downtown to accommodate the “Plano’s more
growth in population. Many of these buildings also represent new architectural recent history as the
styles, such as mid-century modern and brutalist. The City must also consider quintessential suburb
these styles when determining the appropriate treatment for buildings as they needs to be documented
reach 50 years of age.
and appreciated.”

Resource Identification and GIS - Online survey participant
New technologies now allow data gathering and evaluation to occur more
effectively in many communities. One example used by the City of Plano is
GIS. It contains many “layers” of information linked to parcels in the City that Building Category and Integrity Evaluation Guide for Downtown - 2016 1013 E. 15th Street Category: R2-r
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1012 E. 15th Street
Category: R2-m
can help place an individual property into a broader historic context. Survey
information in GIS can be combined with other property information to enable
new, creative manipulation of data that can “predict” where historic structures
may be located, therefore allowing data gathering and evaluation to occur more
efficiently. It can also provide information that helps with broader sustainability Period of Focus (1890-1936) X X Period of Focus (1890-1936) X X
Period of Significance (1890-1965)
Period of Significance (1890-1965)
Outside Period of Significance (1965-Present) Outside Period of Significance (1965-Present)
and neighborhood planning work by identifying groups of historic structures. Current Designation: Stylistic Influence(s): Current Designation: X Stylistic Influence(s):
Local RTHL
Local RTHL

Early 20th Century, Italianate,
Early 20th Century, Italianate,
SAL NHL

SAL NHL
X
X
GIS provides the opportunity for property owners to upload information about NR Other Commercial Style NR Other Commercial Style
Weblink: http://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19128
Weblink: http://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19127
1015 E. 15th Street Category: R1-m 1016 E. 15th Street Category: R2-s
their property to a website to share data with the community. This can ensure
up-to-date documentation of a community’s historic resources.
Summary of Issues
A There is a lack of a comprehensive inventory of historic properties. Period of Focus (1890-1936) X X Period of Focus (1890-1936) X X
Period of Significance (1890-1965)
Period of Significance (1890-1965)
Outside Period of Significance (1965-Present)
Outside Period of Significance (1965-Present)
Current Designation: Stylistic Influence(s): Current Designation: Stylistic Influence(s):
Local RTHL
Local RTHL

X

A The City needs to stay ahead of properties that will to come of age within SAL NHL Early 20th Century, Art Deco, SAL NHL Early 20th Century, Commercial

Style
Commercial Style
NR Other
NR Other
X
X
the 50-year threshold. Weblink: http://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19129 Weblink: http://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19130
Historic R1 - Contributing Structure - Landmark Quality Integrity i - Intact
R2 - Contributing Structure - Period of Focus (1890-1936) r - Rehabilitated
Category
R3 - Contributing Structure - Period of Significance (1890-1965)
m - Moderately Altered
A The City needs to determine how to treat large corporate campuses as Non-Historic C - Compatible Structure s - Substantially Altered
N - Non-Contributing Structure
they become 50 years old. Local - Individually designated/local landmark, RTHL - Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, SAL - State Antiquities Landmark
NHL - National Historic Landmark, NR - National Register listing.

For more details, please see the Downtown Heritage Resource District Design Standards and Survey weblinks noted above.
Building Category and Integrity Evaluation Guide
Inventory Policy Statement (BCIEG) Example
Maintain a comprehensive inventory of cultural and historic resources in
Plano that provides a detailed understanding of Plano’s history and a base for Integrity
preservation efforts. The authenticity of a property’s
historic identity, evidenced by the
survival of physical characteristics
Example mid-century resources that will be “coming of age” in near future that existed during the property’s
historic or prehistoric period.
The seven qualities are location,
setting, feeling, association, design,
workmanship, and materials. Source:
Secretary of the Interior (NPS)
november 2018 chapter 6: Issues and Recommendations 101