Beardstown Main Street

The four points (Design, Promotion, Economic Restructuring and Organization) provide a proven comprehensive method for downtown revitalization.

Volunteerism is encouraged

Beardstown Main Street is a new organization made up of volunteers, business and property owners, and interested citizens of te community. We volunteer because we want to see Beardstown prosper. We want to represent the cross section of the areas people. We will be a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the downtown district.

We are a Associate Illinois Main street Program and follow the National Main Street Center's Four-Point Approach model, which is successful in communities across the U.S. The four points (Design, Promotion, Economic Restructuring and Organization) provide a proven comprehensive method for downtown revitalization. Our funding comes from both the public and private sectors, illustrating the importance of the downtown district to both areas.