Downtown

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Downtown Action Corporation Inc.
Dedicated to the Revitalization of Downtown Lake City

We believe that the best way to preserve the community's heritage is to restore its historic and traditional downtown as a working and profitable economic center. Because the history of downtown is so closely tied to our efforts in 1989, the DAC began the process of having the downtown commercial and residential areas included in the National Register.

In November of 1993 the Lake Isabella Historic Residential District was added to the National Registry. The district is roughly bounded to the east by Church Street, and to the west by Columbia Street. The northern boundary is Duval Street and the southern is Baya Avenue. In June of 1994, the Lake City Historic Commercial District was added to the National Registry. This district is roughly bounded by Railroad Street, Hernando Avenue, Duval Street and Columbia Avenue and includes all of the North Marion Avenue business district. The preservation efforts of the DAC have been rewarded with businesses both retail and professional moving into historic homes and continuing the historic preservation efforts in renovation and revitalization to both districts.

Today the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce occupies a historic home at 162 South Marion Avenue and the Downtown Action Corporation (DAC) office is located in the Columbia County Historical Museum which is at 157 SE Hernando Avenue.

Through the years, downtown Lake City has been the hub of the community. Within the confines of downtown are located City Hall, the Columbia County Courthouse, The Post Office, the Public Library, the Chamber of Commerce, financial institutions, Shands Lake Shore Hospital and the Columbia County Historical Museum.

From 1859 to the present, downtown Lake City continues to be the heart of the community.

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