The most successful projects are those supported by a great deal of careful planning. The Center for Historic Preservation offers two types of preservation plans: 1) the community or neighborhood/district plan, and 2) the individual building plan.
The Community Plan
The community or neighborhood/district plan serves as a planning document. It can include a survey of an area’s existing resources and its condition, traffic or parking studies, and recommendations on how to develop the area’s potential.
Our staff works closely with local community leaders, planning offices, and neighborhood groups to establish a focused, yet holistic, approach that will use a community’s historic resources to enhance future progress.
The Individual Building Plan
The individual building preservation plans created by the Center for Historic Preservation help individual building owners prepare for restoration, rehabilitation, or renovation projects by creating in-depth surveys of a building’s historic, architectural, and artistic elements.
Our preservation plans have also included a prioritized listing of elements in need of repair and detailed histories of past building uses and owners.
Our recent work for the Downtown Indianapolis Columbia Club is a good individual building preservation plan example.