The Old Towne Preservation Association (or OTPA) in Orange

Orange, California

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, California

California

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, is a public benefit non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Old Towne Orange area, a one-square-mile area centered around Orange Plaza. Old Towne Orange is largest National Register District

National Register of Historic Places

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in California. The organization has influence over development, construction, and renovation in the Old Towne area.

History

Dale H. Rahn founded the OTPA in 1986, as an organization to "preserve, protect, and enhance Old Towne." In 1988, the Association helped push forward city design standards for Old Towne, which were adopted in 1995. The OTPA also consider as one of their accomplishments the adoption of Old Towne Orange as a National Registry historic district in 1997.