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Staff Review of the Nomination Of the North Liberty Historic Commercial District To the National Register of Historic Places Historic Name of Property: North Liberty Historic Commercial District District Boundaries: Beginning at the curb of the southwest corner of the intersection of North Main Street and West Harrison Street, face west and continue in a line west to the alley at the rear of the blocks front North Main Street. Turn south and continue south with the east side of the alley to the north curb of West Center Street. Turn east and continue in a line east to a line parallel with North Main Street at the rear of the buildings that front North Main Street on its east side. Turn north and continue in a line north to the south curb of East Harrison Street. Turn west and continue in a line west to the southwest corner of the intersection of North Main Street and West Harrison Street, or to the place of beginning. Date of Review: 21 September 2012 Case Historv: The North Liberty Main Street merchants approved pursuing National Register Nomination of their commercial district at their March 2012 quarterly meeting. This action was also unanimously approved by the North Liberty Town Board. Todd Zeiger, Director of the Northern Regional Office of Indiana Landmarks referred the North Liberty Main Street merchants to Partners In Preservation and retained Kurt West Garner of Plymouth, Indiana to evaluate and prepare the National Register Nomination for their Commercial District. The nomination was prepared based on the representation of late 19th to mid 20th commercial architectural styles chronicling the development of the North Liberty Commercial Corridor. Criteria for Evaluation In order to be considered eligible for inclusion in the National Register, an historic property, should be at least 50 years old and must be a possess local, state, or national significance in relation to at least one of these following criteria: