...our downtown Lake Worth - technically the "Old Town Historic District" - is the only commercial downtown in Palm Beach County that is on the National Register. This was confirmed today as I was working on another related project. There are others that are locally designated, but none that have achieved "National" status. It is an honor, not much more than that - same regulations apply. It does offer opportunities for contributing commercial properties to be eligible for a Federal Income Tax credit. I wonder if anyone is promoting this possibility?
I have a copy of the designation report. It's too big to e-mail, but if you are interested, I could burn a disk for you.