Florida Main Street

Florida Main Street is a technical assistance program administered by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, to traditional historic commercial corridors.

The Bureau conducts statewide programs aimed at identifying, evaluating, and preserving Florida's historic resources. Main Street, with its emphasis on preservation, is an effective strategy in achieving these goals in Florida's historic retail districts.

Since 1985, the Bureau has offered manager training, consultant team visits, design and other technical assistance, as well as the benefit of experience gained by other Florida Main Street programs. Main Street cities receive up to three years of technical assistance from the Bureau.

Florida Main Street is a self-help program. The Bureau of Historic Preservation supplies technical assistance, but the credit and responsibility for success rests with the many community leaders who offer their time, expertise, and enthusiasm to revitalizing downtown.

Florida Main Street is incremental. Using the Main Street approach, community leaders work together to bring about many small but positive improvements downtown. Together, these improvements revitalize the downtown.

Florida Main Street works! Florida's Main Street cities are bringing people and commerce back downtown.