Davidson Historic Preservation Plan

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Recent Updates -  Plan Adoption

The Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the Davidson Historic Preservation Plan at their January 24, 2023, regular meeting. The final plan and appendices may be found under the "Documents & Resources" tab below.

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Historic Preservation In Davidson 

Historic preservation has long been a priority for the Town of Davidson. In 1989, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) was created, as well as the first local historic district. This local district gave the town control, through the HPC, over the design of structures built within the district. The Davidson Board of Commissioners affirmed the importance of historic preservation in their 2020 Comprehensive Plan.

In the fall of 2020, the town began the process of working towards its first ever Historic Preservation Plan, and in early 2021, Heritage Strategies, LLC was chosen to produce the Historic Preservation Plan. The plan was adopted by the Board of Commissioners in January 2023. 

Town staff views a historic preservation plan as a direct result of the community-input driven Comprehensive Plan and the 2020-2021, 2022-2023 Strategic Plans. Based on the Historic Preservation Plan, town staff seeks to involve as many as possible in the input process, increase historic designations, update design standards, and craft an overall strategy for signage and storytelling. The Historic Preservation Plan’s goal is to provide a “roadmap” for historic preservation in the Town of Davidson for the next 10-15 years. 

For questions and more information, please email historicpreservation@townofdavidson.org.