The Evolution of Main Street
Our History
With a historic courthouse square dating back to the late 1600s, Gloucester Main Street is rich in history. During the mid-eighteenth century, Edward Gwynn conveyed a six-acre tract to the people of Gloucester County to be the site of a new courthouse and prison. Shown on a plat dating 1774, the “Town of Botetourt” (Gloucester Main Street) consisted of a courthouse, prison, new ordinary (Botetourt Hotel), two stores, a clubhouse, and the old ordinary.
Main Street Preservation Trust Beginnings
The Main Street Preservation Trust (MSPT) may have officially launched in February 2005, but the vision the MSPT brought to Main Street started long before. It started with a dream. A gift.
Want to launch a business on Main Street? Find out about available grants to restore an old building on Main? Find out more about how the Trust supports our partners on Main Street.
Enter Gloucester Main Street Association
The Gloucester Main Street Association is a group of Main Street business owners, residents, commercial and residential property owners, and other individuals who have joined together to form a non-profit organization with its goal being to promote Historic Gloucester Main Street, plan and implement events and attract additional businesses and residents. We want to make Gloucester Main Street beautiful, interesting, and a great place to visit, live, invest, and work.