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Historic Preservation

The Historic Preservation Office provides for the identification, designation, and regulation of historic sites in Montgomery County. Our staff supports the Planning Board and the Historic Preservation Commission. We evaluate resources currently or potentially listed on the Locational Atlas and Index of Historic Sites for possible inclusion in the Master Plan for Historic Preservation. We analyze Historic Area Work Permit applications and evaluate proposed development plans to assess the impact on historic resources. In addition, we review Montgomery County historic preservation tax credit applications, administer the Historic Preservation Commission Grant Fund and educate the public.

  • IMPORTANT NOTICE - Our office has moved!!!
    As of Monday December 21, 2009 we have moved to our new office location. Our new office location is 1400 Spring Street, Suite 500 W, Silver Spring, MD 20910. This is approximately 3-4 blocks from our previous location. Our mailing address of 8787 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring MD, 20910 has not changed.

  • Historic Designation
    • Upper Patuxent Amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation
       The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission is considering an amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation, which evaluates the historical and architectural significance of thirty-one properties mainly located in the Upper Patuxent area of Montgomery County.
    • Greenwich Forest; Animal Industry; Higgins Cemetery Amendment
      The Montgomery County Planning Board has considered an amendment to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation recommending the designation of the Greenwich Forest Historic District, the Animal Industry building, and the Higgins Cemetery.
  • Historic Area Work Permits (HAWPs)
    • The Historic Preservation Commission meeting schedule and agenda can be found here. The next deadline for Historic Area Work Permit application submissions is February 17th, for the March 10 , 2010 meeting
    • A summary of the actions taken by the Historic Preservation Commission at their November 10th meeting is available here. A summary of actions taken at previous meetings is available here (scroll to the bottom of the page).
  • News
    • Upper Patuxent Area properties under evaluation for historic designation
    • The Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has completed its review of the Calendar Year 2008 – Historic Preservation Tax Credit Applications.  The HPC has made its recommendation to the Treasury Division of the Montgomery County Department of Finance (Treasury).   As of, October 8, 2009 a letter with the HPC’s recommendations was sent to all tax credit applicants.  The finance department makes the final approval of property tax credit applications, and applicants can expect to receive notification from the treasury by the end of 2009.  The HPC is proud of the County’s tax credit program and encourages all owner’s of designated properties to take advantage of this excellent incentive.
    • The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) recently awarded the 2009 grants.
    • Historic preservation design guidelines are available to assist owners of historic properties in the development of their project plans.
    • The Teardown-Mansionization Bulletin 2006, is a publication for exploring alternative tools and new regulations that could have a positive effect of retaining existing community character.

Learn More

Watch this episode of Montgomery Plans, as Valerie Berton talks with research & designation coordinator, Clare Kelly about what we do at Historic Preservation.

Date of last update: June 22, 2009