Historic Home Plaques

Hello All!

Our Neighbors & Friends are asking: How can I get a Historic Plaque for my house?

The Old North Salisbury Association (ONSA) is committed to increasing awareness of the importance of preserving our North Main Street Neighborhood's heritage and its historic buildings and landmarks. We are always searching for new and innovative ways to enhance the historical awareness of members of our community. Historic buildings in our neighborhood are a lasting reminder of this rich history and of the people who lived here.

Some of the benefits of a Historic House Plaque program include:

• Education: Marking a substantial number of buildings in a given district or a neighborhood provides a graphic image of the history of that area. As such, the Old North Salisbury Association may be better able to bring history directly to those it was previously unable to reach - uninvolved residents, visitors, or tourists.
• Preservation and Rehabilitation: Although a plaque program itself does not necessarily imply the recognition of buildings as historic sites, the program may serve to encourage building owners to rehabilitate and maintain their historic structures.
• A plaque program of this sort can be used as a basis for a walking tour. This may tie in very nicely with the City's Fitness Program and our new sidewalks!

ONSA is in the process of developing a Historic House Plaque program to allow homeowners to show pride in owning their historic houses. The plaques will identify the original owner of the house and the date of construction. Our neighborhood has many many structures that were built over 75 years ago. The Historic House Plaque program can provide one of the most effective and least expensive ways of bringing history "to the streets."
To raise more awareness of the history of our neighborhood and the potential for this program, ONSA will embark on a direct mail campaign to homeowners that have houses which were built over 75 years ago. The material will include the historical importance of the house and the proposed Historic House Plaque appearance. Homeowners receiving the material can acknowledge the historical value of their house by requesting a handcrafted plaque from the Old North Salisbury Association. There will be a fee, yet to be determined, which will cover the costs of the plaque. In addition, we are considering raffling off one Historic House Plaque at our annual meeting and social. Under the proposed program, your home does not have to be listed on a historic registry. And, if you do not know your home's history, we can assist in obtaining that information.

If you would like to know more about this, respond to this blog entry below, or email us at oldnorthsalisbury@gmail.com for more information or to offer suggestions!

North Main Area Fitness Needs Survey

Hey Friends & Neighbors!

As part of the improvements coming to our area that include the crosswalks and sidewalks connecting our North Main Neighborhood to City Park, the City is expected to provide a Fitness Program. After all, the grant money that is being used for this purpose comes from the Fit Community Program. Check it out at www.fitcommunitync.org. The City is calling this initiative the "North Main Street Neighborhood… Enjoying the Journey" , which aims to increase routine physical activity among our neighborhood's residents by providing a safe 1.5-mile extension of the Salisbury Greenway linking us to nearby parks and healthcare facilities.

A survey was sent to each household in our North Main Street Neighborhood that is specifically trying to address our fitness needs as a community so that the City can create a program or programs best suited for US!! If you have not had the chance to fill in your survey, please try to get it out ~ the City even provided postage-paid envelopes for us! Just fill it in & drop it in the mail!

If you did not get a survey, please phone 704-638-5230 to request one. Multiple surveys can be filled out for your household ~ anyone who is 16 years old or older should fill it out. Or email the Old North Salisbury Association at oldnorthsalisbury@gmail.com and we'll email you an electronic copy (but no postage paid envelope ~ sorry!)

Thanks for showing you care about the North Main Neighborhood!

North Main Newsletter

In July, the Old North Salisbury Association sent out our first newsletter. This is something we would like to distribute on a routine basis, probably quarterly, so watch your mailboxes! We still do not know all the neighbors, residents, and homeowners in the community. We used a list of folks provided by the City of Salisbury's property tax info to try to get the news letter to your address. If you did NOT receive the letter ~ please let us know (oldnorthsalisbury@gmail.com) ! As time goes on we will be able to build an accurate list of members of our community...YOU, your friends, your neighbors, and the businesses in our area. This is important to YOU so that you can know what is happening in the community you live and work in. Copies of the letter can be found at Spenzanelli's Coffee Shop at the corner of Kerr St. and North Main St. if you missed out on getting one in your mailbox.

Our additional challenge is in seeing to it that both renters and landlords receive the news, as well as the homeowner-resident. If you rent at your residence, you are no less positioned to be a positive contributor to the community and we need your voice! As a landlords, you need to be aware of any changes in the community that may effect either your tenants or your property. So please, please make sure you are connected to the Old North Salisbury Association!

Another great avenue for receiving this local news update is, of course, the Internet. In the interest of going green, we can email the newsletter to you at a greatly reduced time and cost frame. Email us at oldnorthsalisbury@gmail.com, provide your contact information and email address. The more folks we can get tuned in the stronger we are as a community.

Strength in Numbers, My Friends & Neighbors!!!

Check Out the Changes at City Park!

Happy Summer, All!
Have you been by our Salisbury City Park in the last week or so? The tennis courts at City Park are undergoing some changes. Well, in fact they are gone!! The nets were removed a few weeks ago in preparation for building new courts, and the work has begun on tearing out the old surfaces. How nice for us! This should be really wonderful when the project is completed. Our new City Park tennis courts should be ready within about 90 days.
Old North Salisbury is a beautiful place to be! Thank you, Salisbury!

Old North Salisbury Membership Cards!

Hello Friends & Neighbors!

Be Cool ~ Go North!
As a member of the North Main St. community in Salisbury and a member of the Old North Salisbury Association, you are entitled to one of our new membership cards! We will be welcoming long-time members and gathering new members at our upcoming Social Event (coming soon to City Park ~ Salisbury! Keep listening!). Paid dues members will receive the wallet-sized card to keep with you. This card may have some future benefits in addition to your voting voice within the Old North Salisbury Association. We'll tell you more real soon!

We will have a membership table at the party so keep a look-out, bring your $10.00 and we'll mail you the card!

We can't wait to say "Hello" to you all in person!

The Fit Community Grant & Our Neighborhood!

Hello All! You've heard by now that the City of Salisbury was awarded the Fit Community Grant that is the first step towards the improvements we outlined in the North Main Small Area Improvement Plan. This grant will help us get crosswalks on Main St. and sidewalks to the parks. The grant comes hand in hand with a fitness program, as you may imagine from its title. The City is creating a survey that will be sent specifically to the North Main residents! In order to effectively create a fitness program springing from the City Park Recreation Center that will be most beneficial to the North Main community, the City would like to get our opinions.

Be on the lookout for the survey ~ coming from the Old North Salisbury Association ~ that we will give to the City to help them develop these programs, whether they be walking, running, bike riding programs ~ you can make the difference! If you do not get a survey, (because we are still trying to establish a comprehensive contact list for the neighborhood)and you want to provide your input ~ please send an email to the Old North Salisbury Association at oldnorthsalisbury@gmail.com and we will send you an electronic copy of the survey. We really appreciate your feedback and this wonderful opportunity to work with the City towards the improvements here we all envision. Thank you in advance for taking the time to give us your input! You're the best!