Historic preservation
How It Works
Through with a process called designation, the US federal government acknowledges structures and sites whose characteristics are considered historically significant and placed on the official list called the National Register of Historic Places. State and city governments also grant recognition with their own registers or historic resources. Stamford recently established a Cultural Resources Inventory to record and protect historic resources in the city.
A building, structure or site can get on the coveted list based on its architectural uniqueness, representative of a particular style or aspect of history; for its association with historical figures or events that contributed to the history of a neighborhood, city, state or the country. Significance can also be accorded to groupings of buildings, which are called historic districts. Designation requires documentation in the form of a scholarly “nomination” report that states the unique or common elements and time period are worthy of recognition.
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Building the Future by Preserving the Past
Historic preservation is a proven engine of economic development that generate jobs for local businesses while contributing to quality of life. Owners of properties listed on the State and/or National Registers of Historic Places are eligible for tax credits toward rehabilitation costs.
HNP has assisted the Hubbard Heights and Glenbrook Neighborhood Associations to establish the groundwork to enable commercial and residential (including single-family beginning in 2015) property owners take advantage of this benefit unavailable to new construction.
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Preserving Stamford Blog
What’s the Matter with Stamford?
This article was originally published in the StamfordAdvocate.com Demolishing Historic Buildings in Stamford Robs It of a Sense of Place Stamford is a “cultural hellhole” for Arthur Augustyn. In his op-ed last month, he argued that Stamford’s development...
Visit ‘The Fish’ a Newly Named National Historic Landmark
Fish Church Interior Photo by Robert Gregson First Presbyterian Church of Stamford 1101 Bedford StStamford, CT Saturday, October 08, 2022 from 10:00am - 4:00pm The sanctuary of First Presbyterian (1958) is a major accomplishment of twentieth-century...
Help Save the Historic Hunt Center Carriage House
Exterior of the empty Hunt Center in Courtland Park in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday August 24, 2022. Stamford's chief building official, Shawn Reed, has ordered that the Hunt center in Courtland Park be demolished. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media. The...
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