Historic Home Alterations

Owning a home in an historic district is an important responsibility. There is much to know about making alterations to your home’s character defining features and architectural style if you are considering maintaining, renovating, adding on, or building an ADU.

We’re in this together and this section is a GREAT place to start planning your next upgrade. If you have questions about your home or the landmark review processes, don’t hesitate to contact the CPN Design Review Committee.

Owning in an Historic District

Familiarize yourself with the home’s character-defining features and maintain the property in a sensitive manner to retain its historic character and value.

Features and Architectural Styles

In Curtis Park, original building materials are important character-defining features, as are those specific physical traits associated with your building’s architectural style.

Making Alterations to Your Home

Ready to make some improvements such as repairing or replacing windows, roof replacement, or rebuilding an existing porch? This page provides more details.

Accessory Dwelling Units

ADUs continue the neighborhood’s historic pattern of secondary structures and provide additional housing options to keep our neighborhood vibrant and growing.Learn More

Maintaining Historic Homes

ADUs continue the neighborhood’s historic pattern of secondary structures and provide additional housing options to keep our neighborhood vibrant and growing.Learn More

Resources for Historic Homes

This Resource Section has been compiled by hands-on renovators, restorers and preservationists in Curtis Park.

Historic Preservation Tax Credits

Historic preservation tax credits can help to lower your state property tax bill. Upgrades to your house’s electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems qualify.

Exterior rehabilitation work such as foundation repairs, re-roofing, brick masonry repointing, repairs of historic woodwork, and rehabilitation of historic windows can also qualify.