Historic Resources Documents
Historic Resources Plan presentation, February 20, 2008 (PDF, 9.40 MB)
Chester County Historic Preservation Network/Spring 2007
Workshop PPT (PDF)
This presentation, sponsored by the Chester County Historic Preservation Network, discusses Historic Impact Studies. A Historic Impact Study would be required under municipal regulation to protect historic resources/landscapes during the development process. Its specific purpose is to identify and mitigate potential impacts of proposed developments on historic resources/landscapes.
Preserving Our Places, Historic Preservation Planning Manual
for Chester County Communities
This planning manual promotes the implementation of Landscapes historic preservation goals and objectives. It does this by providing general information about historic preservation for Chester County municipalities, and also by discussing historic preservation planning specifically for Chester County's Urban, Suburban, and Rural landscapes. The list below provides the entire document as well as its separate chapters/appendices.
- Complete document (PDF, 3.27 MB)
- Individual Chapters
- Cover (PDF, 270 KB)
- Table of Contents (PDF, 102 KB)
- Preface (PDF, 43 KB)
- Chapter 1
Protecting Historic Resources (PDF, 190 KB) - Chapter 2
Historic Preservation at the Federal Level (PDF, 191 KB) - Chapter 3
Historic Preservation at the State Level (PDF, 289 KB) - Chapter 4
Historic Preservation at the Local Level (PDF, 184 KB) - Chapter 5
Private Historic Preservation Initiatives (PDF, 153 KB) - Chapter 6
Historic Preservation in Chester County (PDF, 210 KB) - Chapter 7
Preservation Planning for Urban Landscapes (PDF, 195 KB) - Chapter 8
Preservation Planning for Rural Landscapes (PDF, 220 KB) - Chapter 9
Preservation Planning for Suburban Landscapes (PDF, 224 KB) - Appendix A
A Summary of Architectural Styles (PDF, 620 KB) - Appendix B
Glossary (PDF, 89 KB) - Appendix C
Certified Historic Districts in Chester County (PDF, 77 KB) - Appendix D
National Register Properties in Chester County (PDF, 120 KB) - Appendix E
Pennsylvania Historic Resource Form (PDF, 127 KB) - Appendix F
National Register NominatioN Form (PDF, 200 KB) - Appendix G
Historic Preservation Contacts (PDF, 66 KB) - Appendix H
References (PDF, 108 KB)