City of Buchanan Downtown Facade Program

The City of Buchanan Downtown Facade Program is designed to promote historic preservation and the continued use and maintenance of commercial and mixed-use buildings in the Central Business District C-3. It is intended to help property owners and commercial tenants to rehabilitate and restore the visible exterior of existing structures in ways that match the pleasing aesthetics of our historically significant downtown.

Improvements must be approved through Buchanan’s Design Review process, which generally follows Department of the Interior standards and guidelines. Forgivable loans are provided to property owners or commercial tenants in recognition of the positive impact that individual building improvements can have on the overall appearance, quality, and vitality of downtown Buchanan.

This program is designed to drive small business growth and job creation in the downtown core of the city. However, the program may also be available to applicants outside of the Central Business District C3 in cases where the applicant can show that eligible improvements provide significant added value investment that positively impacts the community.

Please see the attached form for more information and the application.