Lexington, Virginia Historic District Design Guidelines

From the Introduction: "The original National Register of Historic Places nomination of Lexington's historic districts in 1972 stated: 'The beautiful setting of the Valley, indeed the overall aesthetic impression of Lexington, is not essentially changed since the later-nineteenth century. Lexington has in abundance - if fragile equilibrium - what other communities aspire to; she is what other Valley towns were thirty years ago.' Lexington's early commitment to preserve its rich architectural heritage has resulted in one of the best examples of a revitalized historic small city in Virginia. The founding of Historic Lexington Foundation in 1966 mirrored the timeframe of the rise of the American historic preservation movement. The local historic zoning provisions enacted in the 1970s brought the local government into a shared stewardship of these historic buildings.... This document, the Lexington Historic District Design Guidelines, relates well to [the] current [Comprehensive] planning effort since the [vision statement of the Comprehensive plan] states, in part, that the plan 'will grow strategically...while protecting the City's rich historic and natural resources.' Specifically, these guidelines will assist in protecting the rich heritage of the City by providing more detailed information and guidance to aid all the stakeholders involved in the protection and preservation of Lexington's historic resources." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00023).

Lexington, Virginia Historic District Design Guidelines

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