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
• Vernacular Architecture

Preservation Maintenance for Your Home

• NPS On-line Training Resources 
• NPS Briefs and Every Topic Imaginable 
• Green Preservation – Energy and Sustainability
• Home Energy Audit
• Be a Friendly Neighbor with Good Lighting
• HSF Guide – Best Practices for Rainwater Mitigation

Window Rehabilitation

• NTHP Green Lab Saving Windows Saving Money
• Window Tip Sheet Update_2021
• Window Preservation Standards Collaborative
• Video How-To Inspiration

Building Rehabilitation

• Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
• Interpreting the Secretary of Interior Standards
• 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

• Staunton FAQs
• Understanding Historic Districts
• Survey and Planning for Historic Districts