Theater turns clothing store
Shannon Walter
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: TruLife
"We really enjoy it because when people come in here and they see the building, say they're from out of town, they always come back because they remember the uniqueness of the building," he said.
Brad Selby, codes administrator for the city and staff representative for the Kirksville Historic Preservation Commission, said he hopes this building continues to be preserved historically by being taken care of and showcasing the features that are immediately recognizable in Sieren's Palace.
"I'd love to see more people come to the downtown area to these places," Selby said.
Kirksville was selected for the Dream Initiative earlier this year, Selby said. The goal of the Dream Initiative is to revitalize the downtown.
"One of the things that can be done to revitalize downtown is to focus on the historic features," Selby said. "Our downtown - we've got a beautiful downtown - it's got many historic buildings and [we need] to focus on our historic assets."
Historic preservation isn't at the top of Sieren's list when running the business, but he said the upkeep of the building always involves maintaining the historic portions of his store.
"The only negative part of it is the high ceilings and the cost of heating the property," he said. "I think of the historic stuff as upkeep of the building and keeping it nice. I love the building though."
Historic preservation consultant Karen Bode-Baxter recently held a meeting at City Hall explaining the benefits of historic restoration for Kirksville and business owners.
"Almost 20 years ago I came to Kirksville to see the downtown," Bode-Baxter said. "I thought it was beautiful, and I'm so happy to be back working on the historic preservation of the area."
Buildings in the area do not qualify as historic places simply because they are old, Bode-Baxter said. The owner needs to be dedicated to the upkeep and to maintaining the historic value of the property.
"Buildings are listed because they are either important nationally, statewide or most often because they are important to the development of the local community," Bode-Baxter said.
Brad Selby, codes administrator for the city and staff representative for the Kirksville Historic Preservation Commission, said he hopes this building continues to be preserved historically by being taken care of and showcasing the features that are immediately recognizable in Sieren's Palace.
"I'd love to see more people come to the downtown area to these places," Selby said.
Kirksville was selected for the Dream Initiative earlier this year, Selby said. The goal of the Dream Initiative is to revitalize the downtown.
"One of the things that can be done to revitalize downtown is to focus on the historic features," Selby said. "Our downtown - we've got a beautiful downtown - it's got many historic buildings and [we need] to focus on our historic assets."
Historic preservation isn't at the top of Sieren's list when running the business, but he said the upkeep of the building always involves maintaining the historic portions of his store.
"The only negative part of it is the high ceilings and the cost of heating the property," he said. "I think of the historic stuff as upkeep of the building and keeping it nice. I love the building though."
Historic preservation consultant Karen Bode-Baxter recently held a meeting at City Hall explaining the benefits of historic restoration for Kirksville and business owners.
"Almost 20 years ago I came to Kirksville to see the downtown," Bode-Baxter said. "I thought it was beautiful, and I'm so happy to be back working on the historic preservation of the area."
Buildings in the area do not qualify as historic places simply because they are old, Bode-Baxter said. The owner needs to be dedicated to the upkeep and to maintaining the historic value of the property.
"Buildings are listed because they are either important nationally, statewide or most often because they are important to the development of the local community," Bode-Baxter said.
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KV Citizen
posted 11/05/09 @ 8:51 AM CST
The Princess theater is one of the neater buildings downtown. To bad the North wall is such an eyesore. It would really help the downtown appearance if a little paint was put on the wall. (Continued…)
Repeat Story
posted 11/05/09 @ 9:15 AM CST
http://media.www.trumanindex.com/media/storage/paper607/news/2008/11/20/Trulife/Historic.Site.Used.For.Shop-3553659.shtml
Chris Boning already wrote this story in 2008. (Continued…)
ppresley
Alum of 1985
posted 11/09/09 @ 2:45 PM CST
Thank you "Repeat Story" for pointing this out. I wondered why I had athat de ja vu feeling when I read the story; now all is explained! Even so, the story is worth re-telling from time to time. (Continued…)
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