Monticello Main Street, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by concerned local volunteers dedicated to historic preservation and strengthening our community's economic growth. The main area of concentration is in the downtown business district and the extended fringe area of Monticello's downtown. We assist businesses that are starting or considering opening in our downtown. We support existing businesses and building owners with resources. We facilitate and supplement better design planning in our downtown to improve the experience for our visitors and community members. We ensure historic preservation of our downtown structures stays at the forefront of our downtown planning and provide needed resources for business and building owners.
Monticello Main Street also plans several events throughout the year to highlight our unique downtown. In 2026, you can expect us to operate or assist with Piatt County Antique Day in March, Whites of Spring, a Block Party, and Reds of Christmas. Each year, we also host the Monticello Farmers' Market on Thursday afternoon, May-October!
Our partners allow us to help our downtown business owners and building owners! We certainly hope you will consider becoming a partner to help us continue our downtown support.
If you've spent any time downtown, you've probably crossed paths with Shelly Crawford-Stock...or she's crossed something off her to-do list while you weren't looking.
Meet the Executive Director of Monticello Main Street!
Shelly is a proud Monticello native who knows downtown from just about every angle. She grew up here, owned a downtown business for many years, and now spends her days helping our downtown district thrive.
Since stepping into the Executive Director role in 2020, she's been the person behind countless events, projects, meetings, grant applications, community partnerships, and probably a few last-minute miracles involving solving power supply issues for musicians.
Fun fact: Shelly is the 8th Executive Director in Monticello Main Street's 30-year history. That's a lot of big shoes to fill—but thankfully, she's got comfortable ones.
It started because Monticello wanted downtown to thrive...
30 years later, we think we're doing a pretty good job... 😉
Our partners make the downtown a better place- thanks to First State Bank and Trust for their continued partnership!
It's National Kitten Day - and we've got quite possibly the cutest display window to walk by in downtown Monticello...