Downtown Manhattan Architectural Design Guidelines

adopted

The Village of Manhattan adopted downtown architectural design guidelines developed by Farnsworth Group to guide future redevelopment. The guidelines are advisory and aim to attract businesses, encourage reinvestment, and create a unified 'turn-of-the-century prairie railroad' character for downtown Manhattan. The guidelines include recommended materials, colors, signage, lighting, and minor enhancements such as awnings and uniform fixtures. The village plans to create a design-review or advisory committee and consider incentives to encourage voluntary participation by building owners, along with a pilot project to demonstrate the approach.