Landmarked Buildings & Historic Districts

What is landmark designation?
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 historical, architectural, or aesthetic interest or value.

• Applications & Design Guidelines
• Benefits of Landmarking
• Criteria for determining Individual Landmark status
• Frequently Asked Questions
• State Income Tax Credit
• Search landmarks within the City of Boulder
•  List of Boulder landmarks 
•  Map of Historic Districts
•  Application for Individual Landmark Designation 
  

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 based on criteria relating to historic, architectural and environmental significance. “District" designation recognizes a particular area or neighborhood that has a collection of buildings that have architectural or historical significance to the community and are also judged against established criteria.

Both types of designations have the same protection and require the same procedures for renovation, though buildings within districts are further differentiated between “contributing” and “non-contributing.” Buildings in the non-contributing category are held to less strict standards for alterations.

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 March 2008 07:40