Newburyport Historic District Exterior Building & Landscape Guidelines

The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide guidance to property owners within the district

in planning appropriate exterior changes to their properties.

 

These guidelines are based on The Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings (Standards) by

Kay D. Weeks and Anne E. Grimmer, published by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1995 and updated in

2001, and The Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties With Guidelines for

the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes, edited by Charles A. Birnbaum with Christine Capella Peters, published

by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1996, www.nps.gov.

 

The guidelines take into consideration the property owners’ concerns about energy efficiency and sustainability. The Guidelines

and Recommendations in the Windows and Doors section show that preserving historic fabric and energy

conservation are not mutually exclusive.   Property owners are encouraged to consider the entire envelope

including insulation when making renovation decisions and to remember that restoration of a building may be

considered the ultimate recycling.

Table of Contents

 

Contributing Buildings

Entrances & Doors

Storefronts

Demolition Issues

Roofs and Dormers

Signage & Awnings

Masonry

Skylights, Satellite Dishes, Solar Collectors & HVAC

Additions

Siding

Porches & Decks

New Construction

Trim

Fences, Site Walls & Trees

Elements

Windows

Barns & Outbuildings

Glossary

 

ACCESSIBILITY AND LIFE SAFETY CONSIDERATION – PUBLIC BUILDINGS