Main Street Toccoa

The Main Street program began in 1990 to facilitate the revitalization of downtown Toccoa. The Mission Statement of Main Street Toccoa is to improve Toccoa’s quality of life by strengthening downtown’s role as the community’s heart. Toccoa Main Street is a nonprofit organization formed to make the downtown district the economic and cultural center of the community. The overall objective is to improve the viability and appearance of the downtown district and to stimulate long-term reinvestment through business recruitment and retention, all within the context of historic preservation. Recent honors include the Great America Main Street Top Ten Semi-finalist from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Excellence in Downtown Development Award from the Georgia Downtown Association, and the Excellence in Rehabilitation Award from the GA Trust for Historic Preservation. Main Street Toccoa has been accredited by the National Trust for Historic Preservation since Toccoa’s Program is based on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s recommend four-point approach to downtown redevelopment within the context of historic preservation.