What are historic preservation and adaptive reuse?
Historic preservation is the process of saving historic buildings and landmarks because of their value to the community. Orange has demonstrated its commitment to historic preservation through the establishment of the Old Towne Historic District and the design standards that regulate changes to historic properties. One way of preserving buildings is adaptive reuse and can be defined as adapting or modifying a historic building for a different purpose than it was originally intended in order to keep the building viable.