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(Photograph of Queen Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo, Hawaii Island by Andrew Richard Hara.)
The history of a community contributes to its personality. Preserving the history of a place through its significant historic resources gives a community its unique character. Historic preservation provides a link to the roots of the community and its people. Overall, historic preservation adds to the quality of life making for a more livable community. Historic preservation involves much more than simply saving and restoring old buildings and sites of historic importance; there are economic, cultural, environmental, and educational benefits of historic preservation, all of which are inextricably connected to one another and to the living memory of involved communities.
Historic preservation is beneficial to the community in the following ways:
Culturally a community is richer for having the tangible presence of past eras and historic styles.
Economically a community benefits from increased property values and tax revenues when historic buildings are protected and made the focal point of revitalization and when the community is attractive to visitors seeking heritage tourism opportunities.
Socially a community benefits when citizens take pride in its history and mutual concern for the protection of the historic building fabric.
Developmentally a community benefits from having a concerted and well-defined planning approach for the protection of historic buildings while accommodating healthy growth.
Environmentally a community benefits when historic buildings are restored or rehabilitated rather than demolished and disposed of in the community landfill.
Educationally a community benefits through teaching local heritage and the understanding of the past and the resultant cultural respect by its citizens.
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