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Loudoun County residents have long treasured the county's historic, archaeological, and cultural resources.
Structures, roadways, environmental features, scenic vistas, and villages have been identified as significant resources and many are recognized as such by national, state, and local organizations and governments.
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The Planning Department provides administrative and professional support for preservation of Loudoun's historic and cultural resources. The county does this by administering seven Historic and Cultural Conservation Districts and one Historic Roadways District, implementing the Heritage Preservation Plan, and protecting archaeological resources from most development, among other methods. The county is also a Certified Local Government (CLG), which allows it to compete for federal grant money earmarked for local preservation.
The Historic District Interactive Guide is one project funded by CLG grant money. This site teaches Loudoun County residents about its historic districts. A text version of the interactive guide is also available.
More information on the county’s Historic Preservation Program is available by following the links below:
Online Map Gallery Exhibits Historic Maps of Loudoun County
The Loudoun County Office of Mapping and Geographic Information (OMAGI) recently created a Map Gallery hosted by Flickr.com. Historic maps in the gallery include the 1853 Map of Loudoun County made by Yardley Taylor and the 1926 Rural Delivery Routes map used by the Post Office for mail delivery. Additional maps made by OMAGI show Loudoun County’s original land grants, historically African American communities, or Historic and Cultural Conservation Districts.
More information about the Map Gallery, including how to access a variety of Loudoun County maps, including Historic Maps, is online at www.loudoun.gov/mapgallery.
A direct link to the Historic Maps of Loudoun County posted in the Map Gallery, is available here.
Board of Supervisors Adopts Amendments to Heritage Preservation Plan
At the February 9, 2009, public hearing, the Board of Supervisors suspended the rules and adopted the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM) 2008-01, Draft Amended Historic Preservation Plan. More information about the plan can be found on the Heritage Preservation Plan webpage.
Board of Supervisors Adopts Updated Historic District Guidelines
On December 8, 2008, the Board of Supervisors adopted ZOAM 2008-001, Historic District Guidelines Update. The updated Historic District Guidelines have been divided according to historic district into three documents, the Waterford Guidelines, the Goose Creek Guidelines, and the Aldie, Bluemont, Oatlands, and Taylorstown (ABOT) Guidelines. CAPP applicants should also refer to the appropriate updated Guidelines for guidance.
To view the guidelines, you will need the Adobe Reader, which may be downloaded here for free.
More details about the update of the Historic District Guidelines are available here. |