Making the Irving Heritage District a great place to live and work is the goal of the Preservation and Redevelopment Program. Our mission is to encourage high quality historic preservation while furthering the physical redevelopment of the district. This five point approach includes historic preservation, economic restructuring, organization, promotion and design. Irving history covers almost 100 years. Founded in 1903 as a railroad town by two railroad engineers, we still have much of that early character in our downtown area.
Heritage park is located at the core of the Heritage District.
In the park are memorabilia that includes an early train depot and caboose, a water tower, the Caster Cabin, an old Windmill and a replica of an early gazebo. The actual birthplace of Irving took place at Main and Rock Island. Lots were auctioned off there and this is where the original depot was located. Developing a good working relationship with different downtown organizations interested in the economic vitality of the area is a key to our program. Groups such as the Irving Downtown Association, the Irving Heritage Society, and the Irving Downtown Residents Association are a perfect example of people that will make the area what it is and what it will become.