Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation

Historic preservation creates jobs, including skilled craft jobs, generates investment on Main Street in smaller towns and prompts reinvestment in historic districts in larger cities.

Heritage tourism in preservation-focused communities drives increased revenue for local governments and for the State of Texas through sales tax revenue, hotel-motel tax revenue, and increased property values. New economic activity in preservation-oriented communities generates at-home jobs for Texans.

See the report linked below for more information.

Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in Texas – Center for Sustainable Development at The University of Texas at Austin and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.