Historic District Commission

The Westminster Historic District Commission (HDC) consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council. Qualifications to serve include special interest, knowledge or training in fields such as history, architectural history, planning, archeology, anthropology, conservation, landscape architecture, historic preservation, urban design or other related disciplines, and residence in the City. The members of the Board must reside in the City and are appointed for three year terms.

The Commission meets at 7pm the second Wednesday of each month at City Hall. The meetings are open to the public.

Current Commissioners:

Kristen McMasters- chair

Dean Camlin- vice chair

Greg Goodell

Kevin Wagman

Arlette Mitchell

Grace Kelly-Lawler

VACANT SEAT

Agenda for Next Meeting (pdf)

Biannual Holiday House Tour

2011 Scavenger Hunt Map (.pdf)

Historic District Zoning (.pdf)

National Register District

Historic Tax Credits (.pdf)

Why You Should Use Historic Tax Credits (.pdf 6MB)

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards

Maryland Historic Trust

Historic Toolkit

Technical Preservation Services, WASO, is pleased to announce the launch of our expanded and redesigned website at www.nps.gov/tps. In the new site, you will find the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines; information about the historic preservation tax incentives; all of our publications, including the Preservation Briefs and Tech Notes; guidance on meeting the Standards in rehabilitation projects; information on the Historic Surplus Property Program and the Historic Preservation Internship Training program; online training; and much more.

The new site features expanded information on Sustainability and Historic Preservation, including the recently-published Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. Also included are links to research and studies on energy efficiency and historic buildings and to sustainability resources for home owners, historic districts and communities and Federal agencies.

Case studies highlighting successful tax incentives projects and projects that combined historic rehabilitation and green building practices rotate on the home page and in several sections of the site. A Site Map has also been added, at www.nps.gov/about/site-map.htm, to help users navigate the site.

Technical Preservation Services develops historic preservation policy and guidance on preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings, administers the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program for rehabilitating historic buildings, and sets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.