Preserve America is a national initiative in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; the U.S. Departments of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Education; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities; and the President's Council on Environmental Quality.

Preserve America Community:
Anchorage, Kentucky

Anchorage (population 2,264) is located near Louisville and was founded in the 1840s. In 1914, the city council commissioned the Olmsted Brothers Firm of Brookline, Massachusetts, to help guide the community's growth. The plan resulted in a community with distinct park-like features such as stone bridges, curved narrow roads, and triangle intersections.

In partnership with Evergreen Real Estate LLC and the Downtown Planning Committee, the City of Anchorage is working to implement a master plan and design guidelines for the Anchorage Town Center and adjoining commercial properties to ensure that proposed redevelopment will maintain the community's unique historic buildings and plan.

For more information

City of Anchorage: www.cityofanchorage.org

Updated April 21, 2009

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Designated Preserve America Communities