City of Hammond Historic District Commission Design Guidelines
Southeast Preservation and Blokker LE. 2015. City of Hammond Historic District Commission Design Guidelines. Hammond Historic District Commission; Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation. Hammond, Louisiana
From introduction: "The purpose and intent of these historic district design guidelines is to ensure that Hammond’s historic fabric is preserved for the enduring benefit of the city and its residents. This is the central historic preservation policy document for the City Hammond, Louisiana. The wording in this document provides the official current guidance on work to all historic district properties and overrides any previous versions of the design guidelines. It is the intent of these guidelines to encourage the continued use, enjoyment, and adaptation of Hammond’s historic resources through appropriate work that respects and retains historic character and material. These guidelines are about the future of Hammond as much as they are about its past. Replacement of a few columns, windows, or siding with synthetic modern equivalents of similar appearance may not seem like it would have a significant impact on a historic environment, but every loss of historic fabric adds up. Incremental and continuous replacement of historic features can ultimately result in the loss of the historic character and feeling of a whole neighborhood. Often, we are not stirred to protect historic places until total loss is imminent or a disaster occurs, but it is always better to plan than to react. Properties within and facing the historic district have been collectively recognized as places of historic significance to the city and its residents. These design guidelines are a tool of proactive planning for the protection of those significant places." Project funding was provided in part by a 2014 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Hammond (project number LA-14-013) administered by the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P14AF00062) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Hammond, Louisiana is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Southeast Preservation; Blokker, Laura
- Date of Issue
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hammond Historic District Commission; Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Design Guidelines