Greenwood Chamber Of Commerce Celebrates District’s Recognition As Historical Site
After weeks of commemorating and memorializing the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the district’s addition to the National Register of Historic Places.
The district joins Mount Zion Baptist Church and Vernon AME Church as Greenwood s historical markers.
Greenwood Chamber of Commerce President Dr. Freeman Culver said this is a big step towards growth. This is for real, Culver said. This is not just some moment, just something symbolically that we re doing here. This is actually a historic site.
Culver said being put on the National Register of Historical Places is a much bigger deal than people realize. He believes it could lead to bright futures for businesses here in Greenwood.
Greenwood District added to national registry of historic places
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TULSA, Okla. â Forty years of trying and the Tulsa Greenwood District is now officially using the word historic.
It has been added to the list of national historic places on the registry.
âThis commercial district, Greenwood business district, will be historical forever, Culver said.
Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith called the announcement historic in itself.
âIt really is a history of resiliency, Keith said. The fact that these buildings are still here after so many afters to take them down.â
Congressman Kevin Hern will make the announcement to Congress at a later time. Hern s office does not know the exact date the reading to Congress will take place.
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Placement on the National Register of Historic Places opens possibilities for businesses and property owners to seek historic preservation tax credits for business development and property improvement.
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