Historic District Design Guidelines, City of Saratoga Springs
Design Review Commission, Office of Planning and Economic Development, City of Saratoga Springs. 2012. Historic District Design Guidelines, City of Saratoga Springs. City of Saratoga Springs; Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation; New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Saratoga Springs, New York
PDF versions of eight sections or handouts from the Historic District Design Guidelines for the City of Saratoga Springs are available here: Site Details and Streetscapes, Exterior Cladding, General Information, New Construction, Porches and Decks, Roofs, Signage, and Windows and Doors. From "General Information" handout: "Saratoga Springs’ neighborhoods are unique and nationally recognized for their historic qualities. The Historic Review process is in place to ensure that the architectural integrity of individual historic buildings and the historic character of the districts, as a whole, are preserved and maintained. These Historic District Design Guidelines were developed as a reference tool for building owners considering exterior changes to an existing structure, building an addition, or constructing a new building. These Guidelines are intended to: • Protect the historic architectural character of the City’s Historic District and help direct the quality of new construction that takes place within the District. • Encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of existing historic structures within the city whenever possible. • Protect existing historic structures by ensuring that exterior changes and new construction are compatible in architectural style and character to the original building and district. • Encourage creative and interesting designs which reinforce the tradition of quality design and contribute to the architectural history of the community." Project funding was provided in part by a 2010 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Saratoga Springs (project number NY-10-23) administered by the New York State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 36-10-21939) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Saratoga Springs, New York is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Design Review Commission, Office of Planning and Economic Development, City of Saratoga Springs
- Date of Issue
- 2012
- Publisher
- City of Saratoga Springs; Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation; New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Design Guidelines