顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街歷代(dai)為漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)縣、漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)軍、漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)府的(de)(de)政治、經(jing)濟和文化(hua)中心,擁有1400多(duo)年的(de)(de)歷史,是(shi)武漢(han)(han)古(gu)老的(de)(de)街道(dao)之(zhi)一(yi)(yi),也是(shi)古(gu)漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)城(cheng)內(nei)的(de)(de)繁盛(sheng)中軸。顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街兩(liang)旁曾(ceng)有漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)府衙、漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)縣衙、漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)府學、漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)縣學、漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)貢院等主要機(ji)構,顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街其名“縣正(zheng)街”,即(ji)漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)縣之(zhi)正(zheng)街演化(hua)而來(lai)。光緒六年漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)城(cheng)重建,從鳳山門(men)到朝宗門(men)的(de)(de)這條通衢(qu),依然是(shi)漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)城(cheng)的(de)(de)正(zheng)街,今(jin)天(tian)的(de)(de)顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街。如今(jin),顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街片現狀以居(ju)住(zhu)商業功能為主,街區(qu)內(nei)軸線(xian)兩(liang)側(ce)為現代(dai)多(duo)層建筑,內(nei)部保留大量傳統民居(ju)。武漢(han)(han)市國土資(zi)源和規(gui)劃(hua)局規(gui)劃(hua)將沿(yan)顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街分布的(de)(de)各景點與西(xi)側(ce)的(de)(de)歸元寺—西(xi)大街片相連(lian)通,東(dong)側(ce)延伸至長江,形(xing)成一(yi)(yi)條體現漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)古(gu)城(cheng)風貌的(de)(de)主軸線(xian),其中顯(xian)(xian)正(zheng)街—共勉街傳統古(gu)城(cheng)展示區(qu)則為昔(xi)日漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)古(gu)城(cheng)的(de)(de)核心區(qu)域(yu),匯集漢(han)(han)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)工商業、宗教(jiao)、建筑、民俗(su)等非物(wu)質文化(hua)資(zi)源。