Brunswick Old Town Historic District Design Review Guidelines
2020. Brunswick Old Town Historic District Design Review Guidelines. Georgia Historic Preservation Division, Department of Natural Resources; City of Brunswick, Georgia
From the Introduction: "Brunswick has a unique sense of place and an architectural legacy that stretches across centuries. The city's Old Town Historic District links present and future residents with the city's past and provides a distinctive quality of life. Many of the city's buildings date to the 19th century and reflect the stewardship and care of generations. This heritage is one which Brunswick's citizens recognize as vital to protect, preserve, and enhance. The protection and preservation of the city's heritage is a guiding principle for residents, businesses, and city leaders. After the Old Town Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, many residents asked the city for a historic preservation ordinance to protect the neighborhood's architectural resources. The ordinance was passed in 1999 creating the Brunswick Historic Preservation Board (HPB). The ordinance's preamble clearly expresses its purpose: 'The City of Brunswick, in support and furtherance of its findings and determination that historic, cultural and aesthetic resources of Brunswick are among its most valued and important assets and that preservation of this heritage is essential to the promotion of the health, prosperity, and general welfare of the people; In order to provide a uniform process for providing guidance to owners of historic property in making material changes through the approval of Certificates of Appropriateness, In order to stimulate revitalization and reinvestment in the central business district and residential areas of the City of Brunswick and to protect and enhance local historical, cultural, and aesthetic attractions to tourists and thereby promote and stimulate business.'" Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Georgia Historic Preservation Division, Department of Natural Resources, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P19AF00220).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Date of Issue
- 2020
- Publisher
- Georgia Historic Preservation Division, Department of Natural Resources; City of Brunswick, Georgia
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Design Guidelines