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Historic Preservation Design Guideline

States available Georgia
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Connecticut
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New HampshireNew Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina
Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

All listings below are available in the Owens Library. Dates refer to those printed documents that the library holds. Hyper-linked web sites are either specific documents available online, or a link to the design documents page of that particular city. Links marked 'PDF' require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Alabama      back to top
Bessemer: Design Review Guidelines Handbook, (PDF).
Decatur: Design Review Guidelines Historic Preservation Commission.
Dothan: Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Mobile: All About Restoring and Maintaining Property in Mobile’s Designated Historic Districts.
Design Review Guidelines for Mobile’s Historic Districts, 1992, (3 copies).
Design Review Guidelines for Mobile’s Historic Districts, (folder).
Lower Dauphin Street Commercial District Design Guidelines, (2 copies).
Mobile Folder with Miscellaneous Guidelines and Meeting Minutes.
Sign Design Guidelines for Historic Districts of Mobile, Alabama, (folder).
Mobile Historic Development Commission Design Guidelines.

Opelika: Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Design Guidelines
.

Selma: Preserving Selma’s Historic Resources: A Citizen’s Manual to the Selma Historic Ordinance, 1992.
Design Guidelines for the Selma Historic Ordinance, 1991.
 
Alaska      back to top
Juneau: Downtown Historic District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
 
Arizona      back to top
Phoenix: General Design Guidelines for Historic Properties.
Prescott: Design Guidelines.
Tucson: Tucson’s Historic Districts: Criteria for Preservation and Development, 1977
City of Tucson Development Standard No. 9-02.0; Historic Preservation Zone Development Standards, 1995 (folder).
 
Arkansas      back to top
Eureka Springs: Historic District Guidelines, 1980.
Historic District Guidelines.
Hot Springs: Design Guidelines for the Downtown Historic District: The City of Hot Springs, Arkansas in Cooperation with Main Street Hot Springs, 1986.
Little Rock: MacArthur Historic Park Historic District, (PDF).
The Mansion Area, Design Standards.
The Mansion Area, 1998 update.
 
California      back to top
Carmel: Design Traditions of Carmel, Development Potential.
Design Traditions of Carmel, the City’s Design Character.
Long Beach: Design Guidelines Draft.
Los Angeles: Design Guidelines for Historic Downtown.
Los Gatos: Residential Design Guidelines for pre-1941 Structures.
Monterey: Cannery Row Conservation District.
Oakland: Rehab Right: How to Rehabilitate Your Oakland House without Sacrificing Architectural Assets, 1978.
Pasadena: Design Guidelines for Historic Districts.
Paso Robles: Design Guidelines.
Petaluma: Design Guidelines.
Riverside: Citywide Historic District Design Guidelines.
Sacramento: Preservation Element of the General Plan of the City of Sacramento-Draft.
Preservation Ordinance-Draft.
San Diego: Mission Hills Historic District Design Guidelines.
San Francisco: Residential Design Guidelines: San Francisco Department of City Planning, 1989.
Residential Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Preservation Element of General Plan for the City and County of San Francisco-Draft.
Preservation of historical, architectural, and aesthetic landmarks-Article 10, 1991.

Santa Barbara: Design Guidelines.
Design Guidelines Packet.
Guidelines for El Pueblo Viejo District, 1995.
Haley-Milpas Design Manual.
Single Family Residential Design Guidelines.
State Street Landscaping Guidelines.

Santa Clarita: Special Standards District Design Guidelines.
Santa Rosa: Historic Properties and Districts Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Tustin: Residential Design Guidelines.
 
Colorado      back to top
Aspen: Historic Preservation Guidelines, (PDF).
Boulder: Design Guidelines.
Chamberlain Historic District Guidelines, 1996.
Chautauqua Design Guidelines, 1989.
Design in the Flatirons Neighborhood.
West Pearl Historic District Design Guidelines, 1996.
Colorado Springs: North End Guidelines Part One.
North End Guidelines Part Two.
Crested Butte: Design Guidelines, 1995.
Denver: Urban Design Guidelines.
Streetscape Design Manual, 1993.
Design Guidelines for Country Club Historic District, 1995.
Design Guidelines for Country Club Historic District, (PDF).
Design Guidelines for Landmark Lighting, 1997.
Design Guidelines for Landmark Structures and Districts, 1995.
Lower Downtown Design Guidelines.
Durango: Design guidelines for the East Third Avenue Historic District, 1998.

Fort Collins: Design Guidelines for Historic Old Town Fort Collins, 1981.
Design Guidelines for Historic Old Town Fort Collins.

Golden: The City of Golden Twelfth Street Historic District Residential Design Guidelines.
Eighth and Ninth Streets Historic District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Georgetown: Design Guidelines.
Greely: Cranford Historic Neighborhood District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Design Guidelines for Downtown Greenley, (PDF).
General Design Review Guidelines, (PDF)
.
Lake City: Lake City Design Guidelines, 2001.
Redstone: Historic Preservation Guidelines for Redstone and Historic Resources of the Crystal River Valley.
Telluride: Design Guidelines.
 
Connecticut      back to top
Bristol: Historic District Commission, Guidelines for Rehabilitation, Additions and New Construction .
Groton: Historic District Handbook: Application Procedures & Design Guidelines, 1994.
Roxbury:  Design Criteria.
Wethersfield: Historic District Commission Handbook, (PDF).
 
Delaware  back to top
Dover: Design Standards and Guidelines for the City of Dover Historic District Zone.
Wilmington: Neighborhood Conservation District Design Guidelines.
 
District of Columbia      back to top
Historic Preservation Design Guidelines.
Historic Preservation Design Guidelines, (PDF).
 
Florida      back to top
Delray Beach: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines.
Hollywood: Design Guidelines for Historic Properties.
Jacksonville:  Historic Preservation Guidelines for the Riverside and Avondale Historic Districts, 1992.
Historic Preservation Guidelines for the Springfield Historic District, 1992.
Design Guidelines.
Key West: Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Design Guidelines for Key West Historic Districts, (PDF).
Historic Architectural Guidelines, (PDF).
Lake Worth: Urban Design Guidelines.
Design Guidelines for Old Town Historic District and Major Thoroughfares, 2001.
College Park Design Guidelines and Community Master Plan, 1999.
Miami: Design Guidelines.
Bayside Historic District Parking Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Mount Dora: City of Mount Dora Historic Design Guidelines, 2001.
Sanford:  Schedule S: Historic Preservation.
St. Petersburg, Florida-Miscellaneous, (folder).
Design Guidelines for Historic Properties.
Sarasota: SmartCode.
Tampa:  Respectful Rehab: A Guide to Housing Rehabilitation in Tampa, 1979.
West Palm Beach: Design Guidelines.
 
Hawaii      back to top
Hanalei:  Summary of Hanalei Design Guidelines Handbook; Hanalei Community Newsletter No. 1 and 2., 1988, (folder).
 
Idaho      back to top
Boise: Residential Historic District Guidelines.
 
Illinois      back to top
Berwyn: Tax Increment Financing Districts Design Guidelines, (PDF).

Chicago: Guidelines for Alterations to Historic Buildings and New Construction, 1992.

Elgin:  Elgin Design Guideline Manual.
Galena: Historic Preservation Guidebook, 1989.
Naperville: Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Plainfield: Design Manual for the Lockport Street Business Corridor, (PDF).
Rock Island: Residential Design Guidelines.
Residential Design Guidelines for Rock Island Historic Districts and Landmarks, 1993.
Rockford: Design Guidelines for historic properties in Rockford, 1999 (PDF).
Wayne: Historic Design Guideline Manual, 2001.
Woodstock: Design Review Guidelines for Structures in Downtown Business Historic Preservation District.
 
Indiana      back to top
Bloomington: Prospect Hill Local Historic District Book of Guidelines.
Evansville:  Design Guidelines for Downtown Evansville, 1987.
Fort Wayne: Downtown Design Guidelines.
La Porte: Book of Guidelines.
South Bend: Preservation Plan for the City of South Bend, 1984.
Historic Districts Model Preservation Guidelines, (South Bend & St. Joseph County), 1980.
Historic Districts Model Preservation Guidelines (South Bend & St. Joseph County), 1989.
Vaparaiso: Design Guidelines, (PDF).
 
Iowa      back to top
Amana: Historic Architectural Guidelines, 1988.
Amana Colonies Land Use District, Land Use Plan, 1996.
Des Moines: Architectural Guidelines New Construction in Des Moines' Historic Districts, 1984.
River Bend Neighborhood Design Guidelines for Affordable Housing, 1998.
Dubuque: Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines for the Historic Districts of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 2002, (West Eleventh).
Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines for the Historic Districts of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 2002, (Langworthy).
Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines for the Historic Districts of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 2002, (Jackson Park).
Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines for the Historic Districts of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 2002, (Old Main).
Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines for the Historic Districts of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 2002, (Cathedral).
Architectural Guidelines for Historic Structures in the Historic Districts of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Iowa City: Historic Preservation Handbook and Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Manchester: Design Guidelines.
Mount Vernon:  City of Mount Vernon Design Guidelines Booklet, Rehabilitation and Preservation Do's & Don'ts for Commercial and Residential Structures, 1999.
Oskaloosa:  Design Guidelines for the City Square Commercial Historic District, 2000.
Sioux City:  Historic Fourth:  Design Guidelines for the Historic District, 1995.
Waterloo:  Design Guidelines for Historic Buildings, 1994.
 
Kansas      back to top
Topeka:  Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Traditional Commercial Buildings (PDF).
Wichita:  Design Review Guidelines for the Topeka/Emporia, North Topeka/10th Street, Park Place/ Fairview, and Bitting Historic Districts.
East Douglas Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Old Town Design Guidelines.
 
Kentucky      back to top
Anchorage: Design Guidelines.
Bowling Green: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines: Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1993.
Historic Preservation Design Guidelines.
Covington:  Historic Covington Design Guidelines.
Frankfort: Design Quality in Historic Areas: Kentucky History Center, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1993.
Guide for Downtown Improvements (Frankfort).
Lexington:  Board of Architectural Review Local Historic District and Local Historic Landmark Design Guidelines, 1989.
Local Historic District and Landmarks Guidebook for Property Owners: A Guidebook to Understand H-1 Zoning in Lexington, Fayette County, KY, 1990.
Louisville:  Design Guidelines.
General Information about Old Louisville, (folder).
Guidebook for Local Landmarks and Preservation Districts.
Ludlow: Architectural Design Review Guidelines, (PDF).
Newport: East Row Historic District Newport, Kentucky: Design Review Guidelines.
East Row Historic District Newport, Kentucky: Design Review Guidelines.
Shelbyville:  Shelbyville Historic District Guidebook.
 
Louisiana      back to top
Lake Charles: Design Guidelines.
New Orleans: Vieux Carre Commission Design Guidelines, 1986.
 
Maryland      back to top

Annapolis: Historic District: Design Guidelines for New Construction, 1978.
Historic District Design Guidelines for Signs.
Building Towards the 4th Century, Annapolis Historic District Design Manual, 1994.
A Guide to Architecture in Annapolis, 2000.

Baltimore: Historic Preservation Guidelines.
Historic Districts in Baltimore City, 1995.
Historic Preservation Guidelines to Assist the Property Owner in Formulating Preservation Plans.
Bel Air:  Design Guidelines For Rehabilitation, Maintenance, & New Construction, 1987.
Calvert County: Historic District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Chestertown: Historic District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Cumberland: Preservation District Design and Preservation Guidelines, (PDF).
Frederick: Historic District Guidelines.
Historic District Guidelines, (folder).
Historic District Guidelines for Storefronts.
Historic District Guidelines for Residential Buildings.
Hagerstown: Architectural Design Guidelines for Downtown Preservation Design Districts.
Laurel: Design Guidelines.
 
Massachusetts      back to top
Allston Village: Facade Improvement Program Design Guidelines.
Arlington: Design Guidelines for Local Districts, (PDF).
Belchertown: Historic District Design and Maintenance Guidelines.
Boston:  Back Bay Architectural District Business Sector Guidelines, 1977.
Boston:  Back Bay- Guidelines for the Residential District, (PDF).
Historic Beacon Hill District: Architectural Guidelines, (PDF).
South End Landmark District: Standards and Criteria, (PDF).
Mission Hill Triangle: Architectural Guidelines, (PDF).
St. Botolph Architectural Conservation District: Standards and Criteria, (PDF).
Brookline:  Design Guidelines for Brookline's Local Historic Districts, 1995.
Design Guidelines for Local Historic Districts, (PDF).
Concord:  Historic District Guidelines, (PDF).
Lowell:  Review Standards of the Lowell Historic Board. 
Salem: Historical Commission Guidelines Notebook, (with amendments to 1998).
 
Michigan      back to top
Ann Arbor:  Final Report of the Downtown Historic District Study Committee, 1989.
Banners and Awnings on Commercial Buildings: Regulations, Submittal Requirements and Design Guidelines, 1996.
Porches: Regulations, Submittal Requirements, and Design Guidelines, 1996.
Replacement Windows: Regulations, Submittal Requirements and Design Guidelines, 1996.
Detroit: Historic District Commission Design Guidelines.
Design Guidelines for Commercial Buildings, (PDF).
Grand Rapids: Guidelines for Alterations.
 
Minnesota      back to top
Cottage Grove:  Historic Property Guidelines for Cottage Grove, 1998.
Faribault:  City of Faribault Downtown Design Guidelines, 1993.
Minneapolis: Guidelines for Signs, Signage, and Murals for Historic Properties and Districts, 1993.
Historic Preservation Commission Permit Application Packet.
Minneapolis Design Guidelines, 1983.
Mills District Design Guidelines.
Red Wing:  The Red Wing Downtown Preservation Design Guide.
St. Paul:  Guidelines for Design Review: Historic Hill Heritage Preservation District, 1990.
 
Mississippi      back to top
Cleveland:  City of Cleveland's Crosstie Historic District Design Guidelines, 1999..
Corinth:  Downtown Preservation District: Design Review Guidelines for Existing Buildings and New Construction (Corinth), 1993.
Jackson:  Design Guidelines for the Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District, 2000.
Natchez:  Historic Natchez Design Guidelines, 1998.
Tupelo: Architectural Design Guidelines.
 
Missouri      back to top
Blue Springs:  Preserving Blue Springs Historic Neighborhoods: A Citizen’s Guide to Community Preservation, 1986.
Boonville:  Downtown Boonville: Design Handbook for Commercial Buildings, 1989.
Independence:  A Guide to Preservation Standards for Designated Historic Properties in the Truman Neighborhood, 1999.
Truman Heritage District Design Guidelines.
St. Charles:  City of St. Charles: Architectural Design Guidelines for the South Main Street Historic District.
Architectural Design Guidelines for the South Main Street Historic District, 1997.
St. Louis: Guidelines for Local Historic Districts.
Design Standards For Signs.
Springfield: Commercial Street Historic District Design Guidelines.
Design Guidelines for Exterior Rehabilitations.
Walnut Street Design Guidelines.
University City:  Design Guidelines for University City’s Early 20th Century Houses, 1995.
Washington:  The Design Handbook for Buildings in Downtown Washington, Missouri.
 
Nevada      back to top
Carson City:  Carson City Historic District Design Guidelines, 2005.
 
New Hampshire      back to top
Gilford:  Gilford Village Historic District Guidelines, 1987, (folder).
Jaffrey:  Design Guidelines for Jaffrey Center Historic District, 1996, (folder).
Sandwich: Historic District Guidelines.
Somersworth:  Visual Guidelines for the Somersworth Historic Districts, (folder).
 
New Jersey      back to top
Cape May:  Design Standards: Historic Preservation Commission, City of Cape May, 2002.
Montclair:  Design Guidelines for the Montclair Town Center Historic District, 2001.
Neptune:  Preservation Guidelines: Board of Architectural Review, Neptune Township, 1989.
Paterson:  Design Guidelines for the Great Falls National Historic Landmark District, 1999.
Perth Amboy:  Recommendations and Guidelines for the Special Improvement District: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 1994.
Plainfield: Design Guidelines.
Trenton:  Preservation Guidelines: City of Trenton Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
Tewkesbury: Design Guidelines within Historic Preservation Districts.
West Orange: West Orange Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation.
 
New Mexico      back to top
Albuquerque:  Historic Preservation in Albuquerque:  Enriching the City Through Conserving Our Heritage, 2000.
Arroyo Grande: Design Guidelines and Standards for Historic Districts, (PDF).
Santa Fe:  Archaeological Districts Handbook: A Guide to Archaeological Review in Santa Fe's 3 Archaeological Review Districts, 1991.
Historic Districts Handbook: A Guide to Historic Preservation and Design Regulations in Santa Fe, 1986.
Historic Building Inventory Manual:  A Citizen's Guide to Conducting Architectural Survey in Santa Fe, 1997.
 
New York      back to top
East Hampton:  Village of East Hampton Historic Preservation Program: Huntting Lane Historic District Design Review Manual, 1998.
Village of East Hampton Historic Preservation Program: Hook Historic District Design Review Manual, 1997.
Village of East Hampton Historic Preservation Program: Main Street Historic District Design Review Manual, 2000.
New York City :  Landmarks Preservation Commission Rules, 2000.
Rowhouse Manual, 2000.
Owego: Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Seneca Falls:  Guidelines and Standards for the Protection and Enhancement of the Seneca Falls Historic District, 1997.
Schenectady: Appendix A: Design Guidelines for Downtown Schenectady, (html).
Design Guidelines for Downtown Schenectady, 1999.
Watertown:  Community Design Guidelines Manual: The Tug Hill Commission.
 
North Carolina      back to top
Asheville:  Proposed Downtown Asheville Design Guidelines: For the Historic Core Area and Gateway Corridors, (draft).
Albemarle, Montford and Biltmore Village Design Guidelines.

Chapel Hill: Historic District Guidelines Handbook, 1979.
Downtown Design Guidelines, (PDF).

Durham:  Design Manual, 2002.
Charlotte: Policy and Design Guidelines for Historic Properties, (PDF).
Clinton: Design Guidelines for the Commercial District and Landmarks, (PDF).
Greensboro:  Historic District Design Guidelines.
Historic District Design Manual: A Handbook for Property Owners and Residents of Greensboro’s Historic District Neighborhoods, 1990.
Historic District Program Manual and Design Guidelines.
South Greensboro Historic District Design Guidelines, 1990.
Design Guidelines for Infill Housing on the Dunleath Property in the Aycock Historic District.
Hillsborough: Historic District Design Guidelines.
Hillsborough Historic District Design Guidelines, 2000.
High Point: Design Review Guidelines, (PDF).
Mount Airy :  Design Guidelines: City of Mount Airy, 1992.
Old Salem: Historic District Design Review Guidelines, (PDF).
Raleigh:  Guidelines for Exterior Rehabilitation for the Moore Square Historic District (Raleigh), 1983.
Guidelines and Standards for the Rehabilitation of Early Raleigh Neighborhoods and Buildings, 1982.
Historic Preservation Element and Appendices; Excerpts from Raleigh's Comprehensive Plan, 1991, (folder).
Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts, 2001.
Salisbury: Historic Design Guidelines.
City of Salisbury Historic Design Guidelines, 1993, (notebook).
Sanford: Historic District Design Guidelines.
Statesville:  Statesville Design Guidelines, 2000.
Wake County: Wake County Design Guidelines, 1996, (notebook).
Washington: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines.
Wilmington: Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Landmarks.
Wilson:  Guidelines for Property Improvements, 2000.
Winston-Salem: West End Historic District Overlay Design Review Guidelines.
Old Salem, Bethabara, and West End Historic Districts Design Guidelines.
Manual for North Carolina Historic District Commissions, 1985.
Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina: Preservation through Private Investment; rport on 1985-1987.
 
Ohio      back to top
Centerville: Design Review Criteria for the Architectural Preservation District, City of Centerville, Ohio, 1979.
Cincinnati:  Historic District Design Guidelines.
Cincinnati Old House Handbook, 1984.
Court Street Historic District: Conservation Guidelines, 1984.
Ninth Street Historic District Conservation Guidelines, 1985.
West Fourth Street Conservation Guidelines, (PDF).
Cleveland:  The Cleveland Storefront Renovation Program Design Manual, 2002.
Columbus:  German Village Handbook, 1982.
Zoning Guidelines.
Architectural guidelines for maintenance, design, and new construction: Columbus Register of Historic Properties, 1997.
Dublin: Design Guidelines.
Hudson: City of Hudson Architectural and Design Standards, 1999.
City of Hudson Architectural and Design Standards, 2002.
Mariemont: Mariemont: A Guide to Citizens & Property Owners.
Wilmington:  Wilmington Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Landmarks.
 
Oklahoma      back to top
Norman: Chautauqua Historic District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Oklahoma City :  Oklahoma CIty Historic Preservation District Guidelines, 1998.
Oklahoma City Historic Preservation Resource Handbook, 1997.
Tulsa: Neighborhood Design Guidelines.
 
Oregon      back to top
Ashland:  Site Design and Use Standards, 1992, (2 copies).
Eugene:  Advisory Design Guidelines for Historic Residential Properties, 1999.

Portland: Planning Department Design Guidelines.
Downtown Design Guidelines, 1983.

 
Pennsylvania      back to top
Bellefonte:  Historic Gem that is Bellefonte: Guide to the Preservation of Historic Properties in Bellefonte, PA, 1992.
Bristol Borough: Design Guidelines.
Carlisle:  Guidelines for the Preservation, Restoration, and Rehabilitation of Buildings in the Historic District of Carlisle, 1992.
Ephrata: Downtown Design Guidelines.
Gettysburg:  Historic Gettysburg: Planning for Preservation.
Lancaster:  Preserving Community Character: City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1992.
Lancaster's Design Guide.
Pittsburgh:  City of Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission: 10 City-designated Historic Districts, 1997.
University of Pennsylvania: Design Guidelines and Review of Campus Projects.
West Chester: Design Guidelines.
Yardley: Edgewood Village Design Guidelines, (PDF).

Manual for Pennsylvania Historical Architectural Review Boards and Historical Commissions, 1998.
Repair and Preservation Maintenance for Historic and Older Homes, 1988.

 
Rhode Island     back to top
Cranston: Standards and Guidelines for Review.
Providence:  Neighborhood Design Guidelines
Downtown Design Guidelines.
Easy Guide to Rehab Standards, 1992.
 
South Carolina      back to top
Aiken:  Design Manual: Aiken, South Carolina.
Anderson: Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Beaufort:  Beaufort Preservation Manual, 1979.
Preservation Manual Supplement.
Northwest Quadrant Design Principles.
Charleston:  Developing Design Guidelines for Historic Districts:  A Discussion Document, 1992.
Cheraw:  Cheraw Preservation Manual, 1986.
No-nonsense Guide to Historic Building Maintenance: Cheraw, South Carolina, 1987.
Columbia: Design Guidelines.

Greenville:  Design Guidelines for the Central Business District, 2000.
Design Guidelines for Preservation Overlay Districts, (PDF)
.
Greenville Design Guidelines: Hampton-Pinckney Historic District, Colonel Elias Historic District, East Park Avenue Historic District, 1990.
West End Design Guidelines: Greenville, South Carolina, 1992.

Mount Pleasant: Conservation-Historic District Guidelines.
Newberry: Newberry Commercial District Design Review Guidelines, 2003.
Horry County:  Horry County Historic Guidelines.
Rock Hill:  Design Review Process and Design Review Guidelines: Rock Hill.
South Carolina: Design Review Guideline Manual, 1990.
St. Mary:  St. Mary’s Historic District Guidelines Study, 1986.
Design Review for South Carolina Historic District Commissions, 1988.
 
South Dakota      back to top
Deadwood Downtown Design Guidelines: Design Guidelines for Use in the Downtown Historic District, 1991.
Comprehensive Plan & Historic Preservation Action Strategy: A Plan for the Development and Preservation of Deadwood, 2001.
 
Tennessee      back to top

Chattanooga: Ferger Place Design Guidelines: City of Chattanooga, 1991.
North Shore Design Guidelines: Commercial District, 1998.
St. Elmo Historic District Design Review Guidelines: Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1996.

Franklin:  Franklin Design Guidelines Manual.
Jackson: Terrace Place Historic District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Design Guidelines: East Main Street Historical District.
Johnson City:  Kitzmiller/Blowers Landmark Conservation District Design Guidelines, 2000.
Tree Streets Historic Conservation District Design Guidelines, 1999.
Cox/Adams Landmark Conservation Design Guidelines, 2000.
Jonesborough:  Building Standards and Guidelines of the Jonesborough Historic Zoning Commission, 1992.
Advertising Standards and Guidelines, 1992.
Knoxville: Fort Sanders Neighborhood Conservation District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Old North Knoxville Historic District Design Guidelines (PDF).
Memphis:  Architectural Design Guidelines for the South Main Street Historic Preservation District, 1998.
Evergreen Historic Conservation District Design Guidelines, Including the Midtown Corridor West Redevelopment Area (Memphis), 1990.
Murfreesboro: Guidelines for Alterations, Additions, Demolitions, and Removals.
Nashville: Belle Meade Links Triangle Conservation Zoning District: Handbook and Design Guidelines, 2003.
Edgefield Historic Zoning District, 1978.
Historic Landmark District Guidelines, 1989.
Historic Zoning Handbook: A Guide to Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Conservation Zoning in Nashville.
Lockeland Springs-East End Conservation Zoning District: Handbook and Design Guidelines (Nashville), 1985.
Neighborhood Design Book: A Guide to Styles, Renovation, and New Construction in Nashville’s Neighborhoods, 1978.
Richland - West End Conservation Zoning District, 1996.
South Music Row Conservation Zoning District, 1997.
Second Avenue Design Guidelines, 1997.
Woodland in Waverly Historic Zoning District Handbook and Design Guidelines, 1994.
 
Texas      back to top
Beaumont: Historic-Cultural Landmark Preservation Overlay District: City of Beaumont.
Bryan: Design Guidelines for Bryan, Texas: the Downtown Historic District and other Local Commercial Historic Resources, 1995.
Denton: Property Appearance Guidelines, 1997.
Elgin: Design Guidelines.
El Paso: Administrative Review Design Guidelines.
Downtown Historic District Design Guidelines.
Ysleta Historic District Design Criteria.
Fort Worth: Elizabeth Boulevard A-HC District Guidelines.
Fairmont Southside Guide to Rehabilitation, Restoration, and New Construction, (PDF).
Magnolia Avenue Design Guidebook, 1983.
Galveston: Design Guidelines for Historic Districts.
Design Standards for Historic Properties.
Georgetown: Design Guidelines.
Granbury: Granbury Historic Preservation Handbook, 1999.
Historic Preservation Design Guidelines.
Grapevine: Design Guidelines.
Laredo: Historic Urban District Design Guidelines.
Lubbock:  Guide for Identification and Preservation of Architecture in Lubbock.
Mansfield: Design Guidelines for Downtown Mansfield, 1991.
Nacogdoches: Design Guidelines for Nacogdoches, Texas, 1991.
Richmond: Design Guidelines for Commercial Buildings, (PDF).
Design Guidelines for Residential Buildings, (PDF).
San Antonio: The Lavaca Neighborhood Design Guidelines: San Antonio, Texas, 1997.
Historic Preservation and Urban Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Victoria: A Manual for Preserving the Character of Victoria's Historic Buildings, 1985.
 
Utah      back to top
Murray City: Design Guidelines for the Downtown Historic Overlay District, (PDF).
Ogden: Design Guidelines for New Construction.
Park City: Historic District Guidelines.
Salt Lake City:  Design Guidelines for Residential Historic Districts in Salt Lake City.
Design Guidelines for Residential Historic Districts, 1997.
University Of Utah: Fort Douglas Historic District Guidelines.
 
Vermont      back to top
Burlington: Design Review Guide.
Manchester:  Design Guidelines for Manchester's Commercial & Historic Districts, 2001
Design Guidelines for Manchester's Commercial & Historic Districts.
 
Virgin Islands      back to top
Preservation Guidelines 1-16.
 
Virginia      back to top
Charlottesville: Historic District Design Review Guidelines, (folder).
Chesapeake: Historic and Cultural Preservation Overlay District Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Falls Church:  City of Falls Church Design Guidelines, 2001.
Fredericksburg:  Historic District Handbook: City of Fredericksburg, VA, (PDF).
Historic District Handbook: City of Fredricksburg, VA, 1997.
Front Royal: Board of Architectural Review Guidelines for Fences and Walls in the Historic Districts.
Leesburg:  Design Manual for the Town of Leesburg in Virginia, 1977.
Old and Historic District Design Guidelines, 1994.
Loudon County: Historic District Design Guidelines.
Beaverdam Historic Roadways District.
Lynchburg:  Historic Districts Design Guidelines: Building on the History of Lynchburg, 1987.
Residential Historic District Design Guidelines.
Commercial Historic District Design Guidelines.
Manassas: Historic District Handbook.
Norfolk: Ghent Historic and Cultural Conservation District Design Guidelines (PDF).
West Freemason Historic and Cultural Conservation District Design Guidelines (PDF).
Richmond: The Richmond Old and Historic Districts Handbook and Design Review Guidelines, 1999.
Roanoke: H-1 Historic Downtown Overlay District Design Guidelines.
H-2 Historic Residential Overlay District Design Guidelines.
Suffolk: Design Guidelines.
Historic District Design Guidelines: Suffolk, Virginia, 1990.
Winchester: Historic District Design Guidelines.
Yorktown: Historic District and Design Guidelines, (PDF).
 
Washington      back to top
Ebey's Landing:  Design Considerations for Historic Properties, Ebey’s Landing, WA., (2 copies).
Everett: Historic Neighborhood Conservation Guidelines: Handbook and Historic Zoning Overlay Standards for the Rucker/Grand Avenue Historic.
Oysterville: Design Guidelines.
Port Townsend: Design Review Guidelines, 1999.
Seattle: Guidelines: Pike Place Market Historical District, 1974.
International Special Review Design Review Guidelines.
Downtown Design Guidelines.
Neighborhood-Specific Design Guidelines.
Snohomish: Historic District Design Standards, (PDF).
Spokane:  Historic Preservation Program (Spokane).
Design Guidelines.
 
West Virginia      back to top
Beverly: Design Guidelines Manual.
Weston: Design Guidelines Manual.
 
Wisconsin      back to top
Beloit:  Historic Preservation: A Guide for Property Owners.
Brillion: Downtown Design Guidelines, (PDF).
Milwaukee:  Brady Street District, Grant Boulevard Historic District, First Ward Triangle Historic District (folder).
As Good As New: A Guide for Rehabilitating the Exterior of Your Old Milwaukee Home, 1993.
Historic Preservation in Wisconsin, A Manual for Communities, 1995.
 
Wyoming      back to top
Cheyenne:  Building in Historic Cheyenne: Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board, 1986.

 

 


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