The City Of Marshall's historic preservation program seeks to encourage investment in Marshall's older areas.  Encouraging investment in these older neighborhoods and the downtown is wise public policy.  Marshall's older neighborhoods and the downtown give the city a character and image unlike any other place.  Marshall's distinct identity is portrayed in neighborhoods such as East End and Northside; Rainey Addition and Gregg Addition; Belmont and Baptist Hill; New Town and West End;  South Marshall, Sunny South and Yankee Stadium; and in the Original Townsite neighborhoods and downtown.

Two programs work together to preserve Marshall's unique identity and then use this unique identity to encourage investment in the older areas of Marshall.  Helping Marshall's older neighborhoods thrive and prosper is the goal of the Historic Preservation  program. Marshall's Main Street program focuses on the revitalization of Marshall's historic downtown commercial area.