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The designation can make businesses in the historic district eligible for grants and tax credits. It also could boost tourism.

The Union and Confederate cannons flanked the towns monument to Civil War dead for more than a century but were knocked from their bases by cars.

The apartment in the Yellow House museum will be offered for short-term rentals. Income will be reinvested in the Battles estate.

Two Civil War cannons have been displayed in downtown Girard for at least a century. Now both are down and out for repair following vehicle hits.

Girard has applied for National Register designation for its Main Street commercial district. A public meeting on the process will be held Thursday.

How the towns citizen-led revitalization is bringing Main Street back

A historic eastside Erie mansion soon could house shops, services and business offices. The former Rose Koehler Curtze mansion, 138 E. 26th St. was sold in late February along with adjoining property and neighboring buildings to BIRS LLC for $350,000. The company plans to lease space in the mansion for offices; services, such as a barbershop; and possibly retail shops, said property manager Pasang Tamang. "Its an opportunity for community members who have wanted to open their own busines...