The city of Albuquerque is considering a resolution to create an inventory of all buildings along Route 66 that are 50 years old and older to document and even preserve them.
KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports:
The city said the building inventory would have a snapshot of the building, information about it, building materials used, as well as its interesting architectural features.
The buildings that make the list could be up for nomination to be in the state and national registries of historic buildings. The buildings will also be eligible for state and federal tax credits to help pay for maintenance and restoration.
The city says 55 buildings along Central Avenue, aka Route 66, meet the criteria.
Here’s the video from the station.
The resolution, which can be downloaded here as a PDF, states the city wants to apply for a $12,500 grant from the National Historic Preservation Act. A total of $18,300 in city funds and in-house services also will be used for the project.
If approved, the funds will be appropriated for fiscal year 2018.
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program conducted at least one survey of historic properties during the 1990s. Using that database probably will simplify things for the city’s project considerably.
(Image of the historic Kimo Theatre in Albuquerque by William Avery Hudson via Flickr)