The City of Mineola is updating the 2009 Mineola Historic Resources Survey that led to the listing of the Mineola Downtown Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The city is committed to preserving and promoting its rich heritage and architecture. To help meet these goals, the city has contracted with Mead & Hunt, a national architectural and engineering firm that specializes in historic preservation.

Mead and Hunt historians will update the previous survey by documenting architectural styles and exterior features of buildings built through 1970 within the city limits. They will also examine buildings built between 1971 and 1980 in the city’s Heritage Overlay District. Historians will begin local research and photography beginning July 13 and expect to complete survey work by the end of August. All photos will be taken from the public right-of-way and no owner/occupant contact is needed. 

A report with survey results will be provided to the city in late 2020. The survey report will provide up-to-date information on the city’s historic resources, make recommendations for historical designations and help guide priorities for future preservation and development activities.

The survey is funded by the city through a grant from the Meredith Foundation.

“We are looking forward to updating this important information for our town,” said Mineola Main Street Manager and Historic Preservation Officer Doris Newman. “The Landmark Commission relies on this information in considering Certificates of Appropriateness for exterior changes in our Historic Overlay District. The real stories of our community are what give people a sense of place, a very valuable asset to our town, and are what become our history.”

For more information about the survey, please contact Newman at 903-569-6183.