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Application Process
Applying For Work
Owners proposing work to the exterior of their property within the Historic District must complete and submit an Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness (PDF) to the City’s Historic Preservation Commission. The application details out all steps that need to be completed including who to contact for questions and to submit the application.
The city encourages people planning work within the historic district to contact the Historic Preservation Commission early in the planning process to discuss and assist with their project.
National Historic Preservation Guidance:
- National Park Service – The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historical Properties with guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation – The mission of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is to promote the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our Nation’s historic resources, and advise the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy.
Rehabilitating Historic Buildings Guidance:
- National Park Service Preservation Briefs provide useful information on specific topics, such as, the application of synthetic siding and fixing historic windows.
- Information and guidance regarding the Federal tax incentives for historic preservation.
- The Secretary of Interior Standards provides an explanation of the standard methodologies for rehabilitating historic buildings.
- How to research the history of a house (PDF) This document provides information on how to research your house’s history.
- Information about the economics of historic preservation (PDF).