Landmarked Buildings and Historic Districts

Landmark designation is used by the City of Boulder to honor, preserve and protect buildings or areas that have been determined to have a special character and historic, architectural, or aesthetic interest or value to the city.

Types of Landmark Designation

There are two basic types of landmark designation.

• An "individual" landmark designation recognizes the significance of a particular building and its site. Individual landmarks are evaluated against criteria relating to historic, architectural and environmental significance.
• A “district" designation recognizes a particular area or neighborhood that has a collection of buildings that have architectural or historic significance to the community and are also judged against established criteria.

Both types of designations have the same protection and require the same procedures or review for exterior changes, though buildings within districts are further differentiated between “contributing” and “non-contributing.” Buildings in the non-contributing category are held to different standards for alterations than contributing buildings.

Landmark Designation Links

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 13:51