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Bristol, Rhode Island

Local

• The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, As Amended (2000)

Early Local Preservation

Old and Historic District [The Battery], Charleston, South Carolina (1931)
Municipal Ordinance of March 3, 1937 (No. 14,538 C.C.S.)

• Charleston’s Old and Historic District, Preservation Society of Charleston
• Charleston and Historic Preservation, NPS

Vieux Carré, New Orleans, Louisana (1937)

• Vieux Carré Commission, City of New Orleans
• Historic Districts Map & Neighborhood Information, Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
• The Second Battle of New Orleans: Vieux Carré Riverfront Expressway (I-310) by Richard F. Weingroff, US FHA
• Gulf Coast Recovery: An Update from the Preservation Resource Center and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, August 24, 2006

Old and Historic Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia

• Historic Preservation, Department of Planning and Zoning
• Guide to Historic Districts (PDF file)

Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts (1955)
Massachusetts General Court (Chapter 616 of the Acts of 1955, as amended)

• General Guidelines, Historic Beacon Hill District (PDF file)
• Locally Designated Historic Districts, City of Boston
• On the Road Program for Local Communities, Massachusetts Historical Commission

Additional Reading

• Murtagh, William J., et al. Historic Preservation and Urban Neighborhoods (PDF file), Monumentum, Vol 13, No 7, US/ICOMOS
• Historic Overlay Zoning in Connecticut, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation [Review] Commissions

• National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC)
  • Online Design Guideline
• Working on the Past in Local Historic Districts, National Park Service
• A Comparison of the National Register of Historic Places with Local Historic Landmark and Distrioct Designations, North Carolina SHPO

Standards & Guidelines

• Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (with guidelines)
• Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation

Certified Local Governments, NHPA section 101(c)

• Certified Local Government (CLG)
• CLG re NHPA sec 101
• Section 106 Regulations Flow Chart, ACHP
• Preserving Your Community's Heritage Through the Certified Local Government Program (PDF file)
• Certified Local Government Grant Program, Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission (SHPO)

National Register and State Registers

• National Register of Historic Paces
• State Survey, Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission