What's Happening in Dublin, OH…

Hardlines Design Company recently conducted a survey of almost 900 of Dublin's historic buildings, in order to help officials determine how updating the structures might impact residents and businesses.

Hardlines took a look at 897 buildings that are 50 years old and older, along with other properties such as stone walls and archaeological sites. The purpose of the study is to help officials decide whether to update or expand some of the city's historic properties.

One suggestion resulting from the survey is for the city to update buildings that are already included in the National Register of Historic Places, and to consider expanding as a historic district the part of Dublin currently on the National Register. According to Joanne Shelly, a landscape architect and urban designer working in Dublin, the area the city has designated as the Historic District is larger than that shown on the National Register. It would be this smaller area that would be enlarged. However, before the borders of the district would be increased, city officials would have to consider how the change would impact residents.

Shelly does not believe that any decisions will be made in haste, but adds that historic structures are important because they show the context in which the city developed, and can help officials decide how to handle future growth.

Issues like this can impact many people, so officials could work with a newsletter printing company to create an update letter for them.