Shepherdstown Historic District Design Guidelines

Mills Group, LLC

From introduction: "West Virginia’s oldest town has a rich and diverse architectural and historical heritage that can be maintained for generations to come—with the assistance of our town’s property owners and residents. As of 2018, most of Shepherdstown’s more than 200 acres is within a local historic district, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. An amendment and boundary increase to the district was completed in 1986. These Guidelines outline how to stabilize, restore, protect, and preserve contributing structures and the public view in the Shepherdstown Historic District. With adaptations where our historic district requires more flexibility, these Guidelines follow the principles of The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (‘the Standards’). These Guidelines are not intended to prevent property owners from making changes to their property. Rather, they are intended to assist property owners in making practical decisions that enhance the historic qualities of our town." Project funding was provided in part by a 2017 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Shepherdstown Historic Landmarks Commission (project number WV-17-045) administered by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P17AF00018) and the State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Shepherdstown, West Virginia is a Certified Local Government.

Shepherdstown Historic District Design Guidelines

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