ROME — With an eye on additional funding for enhancements and possible tornado recovery funding, the city of Rome will apply to both the state and national Registers of Historic Places for a designation of a 13-block area at the heart of the city between West Cedar and West Liberty streets.
The proposed designation would be separate from the city’s existing Local Historic & Scenic Preservation District, although that area would continue to exist within the new proposed zone, according to city officials…