Mission Statement

The mission of the Edenton Main Street Program is to preserve, manage, promote, recruit, and enhance the development of Edenton's Historic Downtown in a spirit of cooperation, as the cultural, historic, and economic center of Chowan County.

The Main Street Program is a National Trust for Historic Preservation initiative created in the 1970's to revitalize downtown districts by combining historic preservation, downtown design, promotional events, business recruitment, and community involvement. There are 1800 National Main Street Programs and 57 in the state of North Carolina. Destination Downtown Edenton, inc. works to enhance Downtown Edenton in order to facilitate a vibrant, positive image that will encourage investors, visitors, consumers, and local residents to live, work, play, shop and celebrate downtown.

2011 Board of Directors