Preservation Web Links
Identifying Architectural Styles
- Classic Commonwealth: Virginia Architecture from the Colonial Era to 1940
- New Dominion Virginia Architectural Style Guide: Virginia’s recent history and architecture from 1946 to 1991
- Architectural Styles of America and Europe
Preservation Maintenance for Your Home
- Technical Preservation Services
- Green Preservation – Energy and Sustainability
- How-To Preservation Briefs
- Displaying Flags on your Historic Home
- Be a Friendly Neighbor with Good Lighting
- HSF Guide – Best Practices for Rainwater Mitigation
Building Rehabilitation
- Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
- Historic Tax Credits for Your Rehabilitation Project
- Federal Historic Tax Credit Program Basics
- Building Science
Sustainability and Revitalization
- Sustainability Matters
- Green Infrastructure
- Walkability is Economically Productive
- HSF Slides Staunton Flooding and Mitigation
- Living in a Converted Gas Station (video)
Historic Districts

Other Great Historic Preservation and Research Sites
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Preservation Virginia
- National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
- Cornell University PreserveNet
- Library of Congress: Hotchkiss Map Collection (Virginia)
- Salem Library: Digital Sanborn Map Collection
- Scroll down to Digital Sanborn Map Collection
- Follow the instructions provided
