Design Guidelines for Residential Properties, Carver, Minnesota

Thomas R. Zahn and Associates, LLC

This publication provides building preservation and rehabilitation information for residential property owners within Caryer's Historic District. One of Carver's greatest resources is its unique concentration of historic buildings. This manual is designed to demonstrate how using guidelines can often uncover and preserve a building's hidden historic or architectural value. The Carver Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) and City Staff have answered many questions from property owners about improvements or repairs to their buildings since the establishment of the Carver HPC in the 1980s, ranging from the proper treatment for doors, windows, siding and roofs, to dealing with new construction within the historic district. The written guidelines and visual examples within this manual are meant to aid those desiring to understand and care for an historic property. The illustrations, comprehensive in nature, represent the ideal. However at times, due to financial constraints, a property owner may incorporate only part of the plan or undertake long-term phasing of the plan. This guide is part of a continuing effort to provide information on sound maintenance practices and to encourage building improvements for Carver's rich, historic residential resources (from preface). This survey was funded in part by a 2013 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Minnesota Historical Society (grant number P13AF00103) and a subgrant to the City of Carver, Minnesota (project number MN-13-034). Funding allowed the City of Carver's to update its residential design guidelines, making them more user-friendly and consistent with architecture types in Carver's Historic District. Carver, Minnesota is a Certified Local Government.

Design Guidelines for Residential Properties, Carver, Minnesota

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