Adaptive reuse of the Ware Hotel, Plainview, Texas

In 1980, Plainview was selected to participate in the National Main Street Program which is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This selection indicates a positive attitude and commitment of the City's leadership and citizens toward the revitalization of the downtown area. To be successfully rejuvenated, the downtown must undergo an economic restructuring that would create new economic levels and markets. In conjunction with the Main Street Project a Commercial Historic District was placed on the National Register. The Main Street Project works within the context of historical preservation to aid the revitalization of small towns.

In response to this renewed interest and active involvement in the downtown and Main Street Project, the Ware Hotel has become a major factor in the successful development of the Historical District. Because of its significant historical contribution to the Historical District and its strategic location, the Ware Hotel has a prime potential for regaining its much deserved prominent position in the economic and physical fabric of the downtown. The proposed renovation of Ware Hotel into quality apartments would broaden the population range of the CBD and create a permanent and more stable economic structure in the Historical District. The success of the Ware Hotel would strengthen and encourage greater involvement in the Main Street Project and in the City of Plainview.