Section 10-A1004. HP-1.2 IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL HISTORIC PROPERTIES

 

1004.1A long-range goal of the historic preservation program is the completion of a comprehensive survey to identify historic resources in the District of Columbia. Over the past 30 years, community sponsors have surveyed many of the District’s older neighborhoods with support from the city’s preservation program. A database of nearly a century’s worth of building permits is in progress, and a photographic inventory of the city’s buildings is also available through the District’s Master Address Repository. Thematic studies and directories of historical architects and builders also help the survey work. Yet much remains to complete this massive task. The following policies are adopted to guide its progress.1004.1

 

1004.2Policy HP-1.2.1: Historic Resource Surveys

 

Identify properties meriting designation as historic landmarks and districts through a comprehensive program of thematic and area surveys that document every aspect of the prehistory and history of District of Columbia. Support these surveys with scholarly research and analytical tools to aid evaluation. 1004.2

 

1004.3Policy HP-1.2.2: Survey Leadership

 

Undertake surveys directly, or provide professional guidance and financial support to assist government agencies and local communities in conducting their own historic resource surveys. 1004.3

 

1004.4Policy HP-1.2.3: Coordinated Survey Plan

 

Organize surveys by historical theme or by neighborhood so that survey efforts proceed according to a logical plan with clear priorities. 1004.4

 

1004.5Policy HP-1.2.4: Inclusiveness of Surveys

 

Ensure that surveys seek out not just buildings, but all types of potential historic properties, including sites of cultural significance, historic landscapes, and archaeological resources. 1004.5

 

1004.6Policy HP-1.2.5: Community Participation in Surveys

 

Encourage property owners, preservation organizations, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, and community and neighborhood associations to participate in the survey process. 1004.6

 

1004.7Action HP-1.2.A: Establishment of Survey Priorities

 

Give priority to the survey of endangered resources and those located in active redevelopment areas. As factors in setting survey priorities, consider the surpassing significance of some properties, the under-representation of others among designated properties, and the responsibility of government to recognize its own historic properties. 1004.7

 

1004.8Action HP-1.2.B: Database of Building Permit

 

Continue the development of a computer database of information from the complete archive of 19th and 20th century District of Columbia building permits, and use this information as a foundation for survey efforts. 1004.8

 

1004.9Action HP-1.2.C: Extensions of the Historic Plan of Washington

 

Complete the documentation and evaluation of the significant features of the historic Plan of the City of Washington, including added minor streets. Survey the extensions of the original street plan and the pattern of reservations throughout the District, and evaluate elements of the 1893 Permanent System of Highways for their historic potential. 1004.9

 

1004.10Action HP-1.2.D: Survey of Existing Historic Districts

 

Complete comprehensive surveys of Anacostia, Capitol Hill, Cleveland Park, Georgetown, LeDroit Park, Takoma Park, and other historic districts where building-by-building information is incomplete. 1004.10

 

1004.11Action HP-1.2.E: Updating Surveys

 

Evaluate completed surveys periodically to update information and to determine whether properties that did not appear significant at the time of the original survey should be reconsidered for designation. 1004.11

 

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