Easements have emerged as a vital legal tool for protecting land and historic properties across North Carolina. As part of our “Preservation 101” educational series, we are taking a closer look at how these agreements function to safeguard our architectural inheritance. Essentially, an easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a property owner and a qualified preservation organization or public agency.
Category Archives: Preservation 101
Preservation 101: The NCOD
A Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (NCOD) is a specific zoning tool in Raleigh’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). An NCOD regulates the built environmental characteristics of a street, focusing on height, setback, and lot sizes. Learn more about NCODs in this Preservation 101 article.
Preservation Advocacy- Get Involved!
Preservation advocacy involves actively supporting the protection and maintenance of historic, cultural, and natural resources. It encompasses a range of activities, from educating the public and policymakers about the value of preservation to directly influencing legislation and funding decisions. Advocacy is the business of Preservation Raleigh as reflected in our mission statement: Securing Raleigh’s Architectural Inheritance for Everyone’s Benefit.
Demolition by Neglect: The Silent Destruction of Irreplaceable History
Demolition by neglect occurs when a property owner—either through inaction or intent—fails to maintain a historic structure, leading to severe disrepair. Learn more about this topic in our Preservation 101 series.
A Guide to Preservation Organizations
As part of our “Preservation 101” series, we’d like to help familiarize you with a few of the various preservation groups working and advocating together in our city, county, state, and country.
Understanding the COA Process
This article, the third installment in our Preservation 101 series, will guide you through the Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) process, a requirement for any exterior modifications in Raleigh’s historic districts.
Impacts of Becoming a Local Historic District: Fact and Fiction
This article, the second in Preservation Raleigh’s “Preservation 101” series, delves into the world of local historic districts, exploring the potential benefits and dispelling some common myths.
Beyond Recognition: The Power of Landmarking
What does the term “landmarking” mean? If you’ve ever chatted with historic preservationists, you might have heard the term used. Landmarking simply refers to the process of landmark designation for historic properties. Here, in the first of our “Preservation 101” series, Preservation Raleigh helps explain the process.