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The Planning Department provides the following information and services related to historic preservation activities in the county: 

  • Incorporate historic preservation issues into Planning Board Report and Capital Planning process.
  • Develop appropriate treatment of significant buildings and sites.
  • Monitor design and construction of Capital projects to assure protection of historic character to greatest degree possible.
  • Facilitate New York State Historic Preservation Office Review of projects involving National Register-listed and eligible properties.
  • Maintain county wide list of properties on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places, and list of sites on the Westchester Inventory of Historic Places.
  • Implement special historic preservation projects as directed by the County Executive.
  • Coordinate efforts of citizen groups such as the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and the Bronx River Parkway Reservation Conservancy.

 

 

 Past historic preservation conferences
 Preparing National Register Nominations Workshop April-May 2006
 Historic Preservation IS Green 2005
 Stonewalling: Strategies Regarding Stonewall Preservation 2003
 Historic Preservation Ordinance Workshop 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Additional preservation resources
 Westchester County Archives
 Westchester County Historical Society
 New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
 Preservation League of New York State
 Preservation Briefs
 National Register of Historic Places
 National Historic Landmark Program
 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
 National Trust for Historic Preservation
 Stone Wall Initiative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
For further information, contact Chris Gomez, Planner, by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or by phone at (914) 995-5166.

 

 

 

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