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Preserving and Supporting Businesses in Historic Neighborhoods
April 2017by: Mike Buhler, Kathy Flanagan Payton, Zarana SanghaniThis recorded webinar shares what officials in San Francisco and Houston are doing to support businesses in historic neighborhoods. -
Este Lugar Vale - Preservation 101 for Latino Audiences
July 2014by: Tanya BowersThis video introduces the stakeholders and strategies that can be mobilized to preserve Latino cultural resources. -
Historic Preservation vs. Sustainability?
March 2012by: Maria Casarella, Anna Dyson, Martin MoellerThis video examines the assumed tension between historic preservation and sustainability and points out ways these two strategies can, and must, be pursued together. -
State HTC Campaigns - Tools for Success
September 2015by: Peggy Moretti, Gene Rees, Renee KuhlmanThis recorded webinar shares advocacy strategies that communities can use to push for state historic tax credits. -
Using the Historic Tax Credit
May 2017by: Elizabeth Rosin, Brian Goeken, AICPThis recorded webinar introduces the Historic Tax Credit and describes how the tool can be used to facilitate affordable housing development. -
Why We Preserve: Demystifying Historic Preservation
May 2017by: Daniel VivianThis recorded webinar presents an economic, environmental, and social argument in favor of historic preservation. -
Planning for Complete Communities in Delaware: Historic Preservation
December 2013by: Ted Patterson, Marcia Scott, Elizabeth CattThis video reviews the benefits of historic preservation and identifies how it can be used to support local economies and communities. -
Preservonomics 101: The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation
2014by: Donovan Rypkema, John Barros, Lawrence CurtisThis video features guest speakers and an expert panel discussing the economic benefits of historic preservation. -
Discover New York City Landmarks
2018by: Daniel Watts, AICP, Lisa Kersavage, Jessica BaldwinThis interactive map highlights the historic landmarks and districts of New York City. -
Designated Historic Sites and Districts
2019This interactive map shows all the historic sites and districts in Montgomery County, Maryland. -
Historic Preservation Guidelines: For the Preservation, Promotion and Regulation of Historic Resources
May 2009by: Scott Standish, Carole Wilson, Marie QuiggThis guide supports communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania interested in starting or expanding a historic preservation program. -
Historic Preservation: A Tool for Managing Growth
June 2005by: Gregory Griffith, AICP, Diane Wiatr, AICPThis guide lays out how to do a historic preservation plan for communities in Washington. -
Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning
1985by: Anne Derry, H. Ward Jandl, Carol ShullThis guide supports local governments undertaking a historic preservation survey. -
Historic Structure Reports & Preservation Plans: A Preparation Guide
November 2015by: Dominique HawkinsThis guide advises New Jersey communities on when and how to draft historic structure reports and preservation plans. -
Historic Districts for All: A Social and Human Approach for Sustainable Revitalization
July 2008by: Laure VeirierThis guide places historic preservation in a global context, identifying seven key factors for success. -
Historic Theatre Rescue, Restoration, Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse Manual
2012This guide details how to preserve historic theaters. -
Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual
June 2007This guide reviews the responsibilities and requirements of stakeholders in the federal appropriations process for historic preservation grants. -
New Orleans, LA, Design Guidelines
June 2019These guides outline the design standards for historic buildings in New Orleans. -
Reaching Out, Reaching In: A Guide to Creating Effective Public Participation in State Historic Preservation Planning
1993by: Barry Lawson, Ellen Ryan, Rebecca Bartlett HutchisonThis guide describes how to engage community members in state-level historic preservation planning. -
Raleigh, NC, Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts and Landmarks
May 2017This guide shares historic preservation design guidelines for Raleigh, North Carolina. -
Sacramento, CA, Historic District Plans Design Guidelines
April 2019This guide outlines design standards for historic districts in Sacramento, California. -
Saco, ME, Historic District Design Guidelines
2010by: Sara MartinThis guide discusses the local historic preservation ordinance and sets design standards for Saco, Maine. -
The Oklahoma Main Street Sample Historic Preservation Ordinance
2015by: Isaac HelmerichThis model ordinance provides a template to help cities in Oklahoma push for historic preservation regulation at the local level. -
Michigan Model Historic District Ordinance
2012This model ordinance provides a template to help cities in Michigan designate historic districts. -
Sample Historic Area Zoning Ordinance for Municipalities and Non-Charter Counties in Maryland
2002This model ordinance provides a template to help cities in Maryland adopt historic preservation protections. -
Model Landmarks Preservation Local Law for New York State Municipalities
November 2013This model ordinance provides a template to help cities in New York regulate historic preservation. -
Model Ordinance for Historic Preservation
February 2014This model ordinance provides a template to help cities in California pass historic preservation regulations. -
San Diego, CA, General Plan
Updated June 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Historic Preservation, and Solar Energy collections. -
Montclair Township, NJ, Master Plan
Adopted November 2016The township’s comprehensive plan contains a historic preservation element. -
Sarasota, FL, Sarasota City Plan
Updated December 2008The city’s comprehensive plan includes a chapter on historic preservation. -
Sarasota County, FL, Code of Ordinances
2018by:This regulation belongs to the Historic Preservation and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Gaithersburg, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Historic Preservation and Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW collections. -
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The city-county’s codified ordinances create the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Historic Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission assigned with designation and design review responsibilities. -
Lemont, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The city’s unified development code regulates historic preservation procedures and sets design standards. -
Ann Arbor, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2019The city’s codified ordinances regulate the process for designating a historic district and for altering the exterior of properties in historic districts. -
Topeka, KS, City Code
Updated September 2019The city’s codified ordinances set historic designation and design review processes. -
El Reno, OK, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Historic Preservation and Wind Energy collections. -
Deadwood, SD, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2019The city’s zoning code establishes a historic overlay zone, historic preservation commission, and historic district commission. -
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Updated 2019This web page features the work of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO). -
NIBS Historic Preservation
Updated 2019This web page introduces historic preservation from the perspective of building design. -
US/ICOMOS
2019This web page introduces the work of US/ICOMOS, an affiliate organization of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) working to protect world heritage in the U.S. -
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Updated 2018This web page describes how the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is working to preserve the world’s cultural heritage. -
National Park Service: Technical Preservation Services
Updated 2019This web page features the work of Technical Preservation Services and their federal preservation standards. -
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Updated 2019This web page highlights the work of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. -
National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places
Updated 2019This web page introduces the National Register of Historic Places. -
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
Updated 2019This web page shares the work of the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC). -
1938: Urban Land Policies: Land Reserves for American Cities
National Conference on Planning: Proceedings of the Conference Held at Minneapolis, Minnesota - June 20-22, 1938by: Philip Cornick, Harold ButtenheimThis resource is on page 73 of National Conference on Planning: Proceedings of the Conference Held at Minneapolis, Minnesota - June 20-22, 1938, an electronic text contained in the APA Library E-book Collection. This text is available to APA members as a benefit of membership. -
Older, Smaller, Better: Measuring How the Character of Buildings and Blocks Influences Urban Vitality
May 2014by: Stephanie Meeks, David Brown, Terry RicheyThis report points out how older, smaller buildings contribute to sustainability outcomes through case studies of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. -
A Layperson's Guide to Historic Preservation Law: A Survey of Federal, State, and Local Laws Governing Historic Resource Protection
2004by: Julia MillerThis book reviews historic preservation laws at the federal, state, and local levels to present different strategies for enhancing or restricting preservation efforts. -
Measuring Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation
September 2013by: Donovan Rypkema, Caroline Cheong, Randall MasonThis report shares the results of a literature review and a series of interviews that shed light on how the economic impact of historic preservation can be measured over time.