In building value, how do you account for historical value? I do not know for certain but I have always kept in mind that pricing is an art, not a science. I would think you would go about it in much the same way as looking at a regular building's value.       1. First, if possible, find a similar historical building in a smaller footprint, taking an estimate and multiplying with the decreasing factor of price per square foot with a larger footprint to get a starting basis.     2.    Does the current owner have a business? Is there a "net sheet" (how much they make, in other words) and can that be continued with a new owner/     3.    Is the building currently being used at its highest in best use?     4.    Does the building have current tenants? What does that take in for the owner? W... 09/17/2008

If you are reading my blog in order you will see just some of what it took to just send in the application for the National Historic Register on the part of Crestview. You can see there was alot of work done on the part of everyone with the city. It is a great thing to preserve historic heritage. I am a big fan of historic buildings and areas I guess that is one of the things that brought me here too.   I wanted to list what I had on information that I aquired over time from people with the City of Crestview and if there is any Realtors part of any association like a Main Street Association in Florida and were wondering where to start this I hope will help.   Florida Real Estate with Brandon Jordan, your Northwest Florida Realtor and ActiveRain featured Realtor for Okaloosa County since... 08/21/2008

1.         Crestview's Main Street - Late 1990s time period Southern portion of the West side of the North 400 Block Facing Northwest from the intersection of N. Main Street and West Beech Ave. Slide taken by City of Crestview staff in late 1990s       2.         Crestview's Main Street - Late 1990s time period Southern portion of the West side of the North 500 Block Facing Northwest from the intersection of N. Main St. and West Pine Ave. Slide taken by City of Crestview staff in late 1990s       •3.                  Crestview's Main Street - Late 1990s time period Northern portion of the West side of the North 200 Block Facing Northwest from the East side of the 200 Block of N. Main St. Slide taken by City of Crestview staff in late 1990s       4.         Crestview's Main Street - Late... 08/21/2008

NPS Form 10‑900a                                                                                                                                                                             OMB No. 10024‑0018 (Rev. Aug. 2002)   United States Department of the Interior National Park Service   Crestview Historic Business District Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida Geographical Data National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet   Section number    10       Page      1                                                                                                                                                                                     Verbal Boundary Description (Continuation Sheet)   This historical district can generally be described (rough boundaries) as:  North on W... 08/21/2008

SUMMARY   The City of Crestview Historic Business District is significant at the local level under Criterion A in the areas of Commerce and Community Planning and Development.  The area's first map was the Crestview Station map drawn from surveys done by Colonel W.D. Chipley, Major W.J. Van Kirk and W.T. Wright of the survey team employed to map the route from Pensacola to River Junction (Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee).  This map was completed in 1881.  (See Appendix 1, Railroad Station Map, Crestview: the Forkand excerpt, page 30.) 1  By 1887 W.B. Wright, a wealthy sawmill operator, incorporated the Yellow River Railroad to build a logging railroad between Crestview and Florala, Alabama. 2  Once the railroads lines were complete, Crestview Station became a major trade hub and the... 08/21/2008

        Source References: f/land = Crestview, The Forkland book, jm = Jerry Milligan, long-time resident and City Historic Preservation Board Chairman, ec = Ellis Conner, long-time resident and current City Council President, jp = Jerry Parker, long-time resident and local businessman, mj = Mary Jones, long-time resident and local businesswoman, bk = Bill Kilpatrick, long-time resident and City CRA/Main Street Director, as = Ann Spann, long-time resident and local area historian, and mb = Mack Brooks, long-time resident and local businessman          THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL PAGES PROVIDES SOME BASIC HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC OCCUPANCY HISTORY ON NON-CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW HISTORIC BUSINESS DISTRICT COPIES OF BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES OF BUILDINGS ARE... 08/21/2008

SUMMARY   The National Register of Historic Places Nominating District comprises seventy (70) buildings and one (1) site located in the core of the Crestview Historic Business District of the City of Crestview, Florida.  The historic district is approximately 18.09 acres in size and is mostly situated along both sides of the six (6) blocks of North Main Street between U. S. Highway 90 W. (at the north end) and the CSX Railroad tracks (at the south end) in the central downtown business district.  The historic district is primarily two blocks wide, bounded on the east by State Highway 85 N. (Ferdon Boulevard) and on the west by North Wilson Street.  Included in the historic district, as contributing property resources are fifty-two (52) buildings and one (1) site, a small (unnamed) passiv... 08/21/2008