Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Sites, City of Plainfield, New Jersey

Hunton, Gail

From introduction: "This publication is a revised, expanded and re-designed edition of the Plainfield Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Sites originally published in 1988 and used by the Historic Preservation Commission and property owners for over fifteen years. The revised edition of the Plainfield Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Sites continues the advancement of historic preservation in Plainfield. The Design Guidelines are intended to further appreciation of Plainfield’s historic buildings and places, to ensure consistency in local decision-making, and to benefit property owners by clarifying community expectations. These Design Guidelines are the legally adopted standards against which the HPC will review proposed projects. They offer information on rehabilitation and appropriate new construction to assist property owners in planning and designing their building projects. As such, they provide a common body of knowledge for all participants in the review process – property owners, commission members, architects and contractors, and city planning and zoning officials... The design guidelines themselves are the core of this publication, and are found in the chapter entitled Design Guidelines for Repairs, Additions and New Construction. In addition, this publication contains a variety of useful reference material for Plainfield residents. In the chapter on Historic Preservation in Plainfield, you will find information about the City’s long-standing historic preservation program, the duties and powers of the Historic Preservation Commission, helpful advice on planning your building project, and how to get the required approval from the Historic Preservation Commission for your project. A Short History of Plainfield provides an overview of the City’s origins and growth, as background for understanding Plainfield’s historic sites and districts. In the chapter on Building Styles in Plainfield, the major architectural styles in Plainfield are described and illustrated. The stylistic descriptions will help you to learn about the architecture and history of your own property, and to identify the features that give a particular building its historic character and that should be preserved in building projects. At the end of the book, in Helpful Information, there are lists of organizations, websites, and publications to obtain more information about historic preservation and Plainfield’s history. In this book there are many architectural terms that may be unfamiliar; see the Glossary of Architectural Terms for help." Funding was provided in part by a 2000 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Portland (project number OR-00-16) administered by the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Design Guidelines for Historic Districts and Sites, City of Plainfield, New Jersey

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