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Topic 4 Lesson 4,6
Neighborhood Planning and Historical Districts
Question | Answer |
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HOw long has Neighborhood Planning been around? | Since the 1900's |
Who introduced neighborhood planning? | Robert Park and E.W. Burgess in 1915 |
What is a historical district? | a group of buildings, properties or sites that have been designated either at the local, state, and/or national level. |
According to the National Register of Historic Places what is the defintion of a historic district | geographically definable area, urban/rural, possessing a significant concentration, linkage, continuity of sites buildings structures, or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development. |
Where is the first hisotrical district? | Charleston, South Carolina. |
which govt agency looks over the Historical districts? | U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service |
When was the National Register of Historic Places created? | 1966 |
What are the incentives for historical places? | qualify for federal tax incentives. Being listed also provides protection should the federal government plans to alter the site. |
What are the main elements for a historical area? | Documentation of the cultural resources that deserve preservation. The district's historic resources should be more than 50 years old. |
what did the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 do for states? | states must have a State Historic Preservation Office |
Can state and city write historical process applications. | Yes, states have created their own historic district designations. State and local governments can write their own criteria or use similar criteria based on the National Register. |
The important item when creating a Historic Preservation Program is...? | Educational materials for historic building owners. Design guidelines for historic building renovations. Tax incentives to encourage renovation. |
What was the name of the first Historical commission? | Vieux Carre Commission |
A significant event. Association with a specific person. An architectural style. Site of a pre-historic “mound”. | All qualify under historic registration. |
Is spot zoning accetbale for historical buidligns. | Yes, if it has a historical value or environmental importance. |
The national register of historic places is the official list of the nations? | historic properties, including strcutures objects and historic districts which are considered worthy of preservation. |
In the early 1990s there was a push by cities to engage with their waterfronts by transforming them into destinations. What water act help restore this? | The clean water act |
When developing waterfront planning what act is clearly required? | Clean Water Act |
What City is tops in the United States in its use of the Federal Tax Credit for Historical Rehabilitation of Buildings? | New Orleans |
This organization was designated as a protected district in 1932 and was the first landmark preservation designation? | Vieux Carre' of New Orleans |
Informing owners of potential tax incentives, creating a historic overlay zone, and promoting adaptive reuse of historic structures can be used to encoraged what? | Historical Structures. |