Office of Historic Preservation

City of Dallas Revisits Certificate of Appropriateness Fees For Historic Districts

By Candy's Dirt / August 9, 2021 /

From Staff Reports Maintaining and renovating a historic property can be extremely expensive, especially considering the high cost of materials. So it’s no surprise that homeowners with properties within a historic district are sometimes tempted to skip the additional expense of securing a certificate of appropriateness (CA) from the city when looking to save money.…

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The Vision: Keeping an Eye on Historic Preservation

By Karen Eubank / September 1, 2020 /

Dallas is finally getting The Vision! We now have an Office of Historic Preservation at the City of Dallas and that is encouraging for so many reasons. I’m excited because adaptive reuse is bound to become a more prominent reason to save our historic buildings. Preserving iconic Dallas buildings like The Statler Hotel, The Old…

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