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

• Weatherization of Historic Buildings – Technical Preservation Services (U.S. National Park Service)
• 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
• Attic Air Sealing Guide and Details | buildingscience.com
• READ THIS: Before You Design, Build or Renovate – Building Science

Window Rehabilitation

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

Building Rehabilitation

• • Interpreting the Secretary of Interior Standards
  • Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications – Technical Preservation Services (U.S. National Park Service)
  • Historic Tax Credits for Your Rehabilitation Project
  • Federal Historic Tax Credit Program Basics
  • NTCIC | National Trust Community Investment Corporation
  • Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits

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