Buildings on Winthrop Street in Augusta are seen on Tuesday. The City Council will consider an ordinance proposal that would create a new historic district on the city’s west side.

Bob Jacobs visits with a friend on Water Street in Augusta Tuesday. The City Council will consider an ordinance proposal that would create a new historic district on the city’s west side.

The unused St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Augusta is in a section of the city’s west side that could become a new historic district.

Water Street in downtown Augusta is in the section of the city’s west side that could become designated a historic district.