National accreditation was bestowed on the Heritage Centre Association of Mount Vernon, after an annual review evaluating our growth and contributions to the community over the past year. It enables the HCA to be named a National Main Street program.

State accreditation had been previously achieved from Heritage Ohio, earning HCA some recognition at the state level. “That was a ton of work ... a monumental undertaking,” said Corby Wise, president of HCA. “We have a really outstanding city that backs us. Most of us are from here, and we all want to see us succeed.”

Heritage Ohio is the statewide Main Street coordinating program in Ohio, designed by the National Main Street Center. It exists to help groups save the places that matter, build community and live better. They accomplish this by operating the Ohio Main Street Program; advocating for initiatives such as the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program; advocating for sustainable, community-enhancing policies; and conducting the Revitalize Ohio program.