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Illinois Main Street
Building Services
Eligible Properties Any
commercial property within the identified downtown
boundaries of a participating Illinois Main Street (ILMS)
community is eligible for free building services assistance.
In Paxton, the downtown Main Street boundaries are: East
side of US Rte 45 to West side of Taft St and South
side of Pine St. to North side of West Orleans St. Building
services involve a one-on-one approach where the ILMS
designer provides assistance for a specific building.
Requesting Services
To request design service, contact the
P.R.I.D.E. office in
Paxton, and ask for a Design Assistance Request Form. When
you have returned the Request Form to
P.R.I.D.E, it will
be forwarded to the Illinois Main Street architect. The
architect will contact the owner to schedule a site visit.
Communities can request one project per year, with
additional requests available as previous projects are
implemented.
Building Project Services
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Site Visit
An on-site meeting with Main Street
staff, the Main Street Manager, and the building
owner provides a forum to discuss both interior and
exterior design options, address questions, and
identify maintenance issues. A site visit is
necessary for the staff to produce a facade design.
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Facade Design
We can provide a color
drawing showing proposed changes to a
structure's facades. Changes may include the
addition of an awning or a new sign,
reinstallation of upper-floor windows,
improved storefront, or simply additional
window graphics. Illinois Main street design
staff can also recommend alterations to
proposed designs by other design
professionals to make the project more
appropriate to the historic commercial
district. We can often work directly from
other professionals’ computer-generated
drawings.
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Sign Design
We can manipulate
existing sign or graphic designs,
such as taking a business card and
extrapolating it into a sign, or we
can start from scratch to produce
designs that express the
individuality of a small business.
In addition to color drawings of
sign suggestions, we can include
information on sign materials and
installation techniques.
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Graphic
Design
Developing
a business identity is
extremely important in
today’s competitive
marketplace. Illinois Main
Street can develop a logo
for your business, along
with a package of graphic
design items, such as
business cards, price tags,
and letterhead. As was the
case for Tangibles and Of
The Prairie, whose logos are
shown below, we helped to
devise names for new
businesses that, when
combined with graphic
design, achieved a unified
business identity. When
implementing our designs, we
can provide printers and
sign makers with electronic
files of the artwork,
thereby reducing some of the
production costs.
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Assessment Report
A
component of a
typical design
package is an
Assessment Report
that contains
maintenance and code
issues as well as
their possible
solutions. Questions
raised at the site
visit will be
answered in the
report.
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General
Recommendations
An
item-by-item
description
of all
proposed
changes is
often very
helpful when
discussing a
scope of
work with a
contractor.
This
document is
included
with the
schematic
design
package.
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Technical
Information
We
will
include
copies
or
links
to
applicable
technical
information,
such
as
Preservation
Briefs
from
the
National
Park
Service,
product
information,
and
repair
procedures.
Preliminary
Cost
Estimate
An
itemized
listing
of
potential
expenses.
While
local
costs
may
vary,
this
preliminary
estimate
does
give
the
owner
a
general
idea
of
project
cost.
Project
Follow-Up
Illinois
Main
Street
staff
are
available
by
phone
to
answer
questions
during
the
bidding
and
construction
phases.
Though
unable
to
provide
construction
management
or
inspections,
the
designer
will
answer
questions
about
design
changes,
products,
and
proper
preservation
techniques.
| Disaster Evaluation In the event of a fire or other catastrophe, an Illinois Main Street architect will visit the site to determine the extent of damage and whether demolition is required. |
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Business Incentives:
Illinois
Main Street Building Services
Federal Tax
Credits
City of Paxton
Revolving Loan Fund
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PAXTON, IL