Jefferson Matters Wins 2025 Great American Main Street Award

7 Apr 2025

News

Nation’s top honor for excellence in preservation-based commercial district revitalization

Main Street America announced today that Jefferson Matters in Jefferson is one of three recipients of the prestigious Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA), which recognizes Main Street communities for their excellence in preserving and revitalizing their historic downtowns and commercial districts. The 2025 GAMSA honors were presented during the opening plenary for the Main Street Now Conference in Philadelphia.

Other recipients include Denison Main Street (Denison, Texas) and Raton MainStreet (Raton, New Mexico).

A local ceremony and press conference is set for later this month in Jefferson, a western Iowa town of just more than 4,000. Jefferson was named a Main Street Iowa community in 2012 after a rigorous application process. To maintain this distinction, communities need to demonstrate a long-term commitment to Main Street principles via annual accreditation expectations among other requirements.

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