Community matters in Gallatin
Since it was founded, Historic Downtown Gallatin, Inc., has spearheaded the revitalization of Gallatin’s historic downtown core. We’ve done it by following the four-point program of the National Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation: Organization, Design, Promotion and Economic Restructuring.
Working in partnership with property owners, preservationists, city and county government, local businesses and merchants in our historic retail district, Historic Downtown Gallatin, Inc. (formerly Greater Gallatin, Inc.), has helped create one of the nation’s best Main Streets. We’ve earned recognition as an authentic, eclectic place that offers something for everyone in an atmosphere that reminds locals and visitors alike of a simpler time in our history – a place where community matters.
Historic Downtown Gallatin, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization governed by a board of directors. It was created to establish a partnership between public and private sectors dedicated to the promotion, preservation and revitalization of the downtown business district.
Who we are
OUR MISSION
VISION STATEMENT
To stimulate quality growth of downtown Gallatin in the areas of design, promotion, organization and economic development.
We of Historic Downtown Gallatin, Inc., vow to unify and work together to protect the historical heritage of downtown Gallatin by preserving the buildings and by promoting the historic downtown as a center of commerce, ensuring the financial success of the downtown businesses.
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We serve building owners by helping them protect their property values. The more downtown is promoted as the place to be, the more the economic climate will improve, thereby creating a better merchant mix and increasing retail retention.
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Through promotion, communication, advertising and social media, we help attract new business and encourage repeat business. We also serve as a conduit through which merchants can work together to make the public aware of what downtown has to offer.
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Our efforts have helped create a revitalized image of the heart of Downtown Gallatin. We want our citizens to have pride in their city and look at downtown as an entertainment center and shopping destination.
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We support the corporate sector by enhancing community livability and, in turn, attracting economic development and making the city a desirable place for employees to live and work.
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We help create demand for both residential and commercial properties - which increases property values - by marketing the community as a special place to live and work.
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We support financial instituions by protecting their extensive downtown investments, both in their own physical plants and in loans to downtown businesses. The healthier the financial condition of a community’s merchants, the healthier the financial institutions which support them.
