Design Guidelines for the Massillon Downtown Historic District

From the introduction: "The Guidelines provide citizens, business owners, and property owners with a history of the community and with an illustration of the types of buildings that represent Massillon's unique past. The Guidelines highlight different types and styles of buildings found in Massillon, and describe the historic values, influences, and features that are associated with each. Describing proper maintenance of historic materials, these guidelines contain helpful information on metal, brick and stone masonry, windows and doors, and roofing and rainwater system. Lists of resources for more information are readily available through a bibliography and list of web-based sources. Finally, these Guidelines are intended to provide interpretation of the ordinance, based on accepted national standards, such as the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. This interpretation serves both the property owner and the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). It assists the owner when planning work on their historic property before submitting it for review by the HPC; avoiding lengthy review by providing detailed information about acceptable practices in advance. It also aids the HPC to develop consistent interpretation and application of the Ordinance, by providing detailed and ready resources in a single document." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Ohio History Connection, Historic Preservation Office, administered by the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior (grant number P16AF00009).

Design Guidelines for the Massillon Downtown Historic District

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