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.
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