Entries by Frazier Associates

The Secret of Staunton’s Success

Preservation- The Magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation by Logan Ward, Jan-Feb 2012 How one Virginia city used preservation as the engine for economic improvement. To read the article, click here: Preservation Jan-Feb 2012

The Palladio Awards: Parking Takes a Turn for the Better

Traditional Building, 2002 “Recently designated as one of America’s Distinctive Dozen Communities by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Staunton, Va., is steeped in tradition. When its citizens decided that they needed a new downtown parking lot, they turned to Frazier Associates, a local architectural firm with a history of revitalizing Main Streets….”.  This project […]

Credits Where Credits Are Due: Bringing Historic Tax Credits to Main Street

Created in 1996, Virginia’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HRTC) program is one of the most effective incentives for preservation and revitalization of the state’s vast stock of historic structures. According to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University in 2013, over $3.9 billion has been invested through the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program since 1996 resulting […]