The cookbook for any historic designation battle

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	• The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for Grassroots Preservation William E. Schmickle AltaMira Press, 2006 - 280 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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The cookbook for any historic designation battle

Many colleagues had recommended this book to me as a classic in preservation literature. I just finished it and they are right. This book gives enough information that can be generally applied to most any local preservation battle. What is new is that it gives preservationists a clear view about what elected officials respond to when pressed by competing interests. This is what makes this book valuable. It is not a book about how to write a historic district nomination. Rather it is how to get an historic district passed, so that local citizens can regulate their historic resources. The book is all about winning the battle, and acknowledges that compromises may have to be made. The chapters are short and informative. I say a cookbook, because if you follow Schmikle's written instructions, you can reproduce his successes in your own town.

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EASY READ - LOTS OF COMMON SENSE

The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for Grassroots Preservation (Paperback) by William E. Schmickle (Author) was a suggested read for our Historic Preservation Commission. We all received copies from a benefactor. Every HPC should be so fortunate. The books are now marked in yellow marker pen and bristling with colored paper tabs. The book is full of diplomatic answers to the tough questions and challenges received when you're trying to create an historic district.

Politics of Historic Districts is your political battle plan in a fight to designate a local historic district. Thirty-four brief chapters cover everything you need to know about the politics of organizing a grassroots campaign and what you have to do to win. By explaining how and why historic districts are politically created, it is an indispensable resource for anyone studying or working in local preservation today.

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