What is the difference between a National Register District and a Local Historic District?
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of buildings, sites or areas worthy of preservation. Listing does not restrict what the property owner may do with the property unless the owner is using federal assistance. A Local Historic District offers the most protection for significant historic and architectural buildings in Connecticut and allows municipalities to establish districts for which exterior architectural changes are reviewed by a local preservation commission. This allows towns to ensure that alterations, additions or demolitions are in keeping with special character of the designated district. For more information on both the National Register and Local Historic Districts please see Designating and Listing Your Historic Building, Area or Road under PRESERVATION HELP. Help! Someone has just purchased one of our town’s architecturally significant historic buildings and has plans to demolish it. What can we do as concerned citizens and neighbors? W
