Local Historic Districts & Properties

Local Review

An owner or person in charge of a local historic structure, local historic site or structure within a local historic district shall not reconstruct, alter or demolish all or any part of the exterior of such property or construct any improvement upon such designated property or properties or cause or permit any such work to be performed upon such property or demolish such property unless a Certificate of Appropriateness has been granted by the Historic Preservation Commission.  The Building Inspector shall not issue a permit for any such work until a Certificate of Appropriateness has been approved by the Commission.  Demolition of such property shall also require approval by the Plan Commission and the Common Council.

Ordinary building maintenance and other work that involves repairs to existing features of a historic structure or site, or the replacement of elements of a structure or site with pieces similar in appearance may be undertaken without the approval of the Commission.  A Certificate of Appropriateness is still required for this work; however, the work shall be approved by the Building Inspector or Community Planning and Development Director as designees of the Commission.  The types of projects that can be approved by these designees is described below.  Unless the Commission or the designee(s) approves a Certificate of Appropriateness, a building permit shall not be issued for any such work.

Local Historic Properties

• Main Street Historic District
• 315 W. Main Street
• 25 W. Gridley Avenue
• 480 N. Third Street
• 130 N. Hickory Street
• 180 Bayley Avenue
• 185 Bayley Avenue
• 230 Bayley Avenue
• 280 Division Street
• Indian Park (located in between the 500 blocks of N Court St and N Fourth St)
• 460 W. Madison Street (Rountree Stone Cottage)