Historic Preservation Grant Applications Due September 30th! Only ONE Grant Cycle This Year!

If you live in the portion of the North Main Neighborhood that is a designated local historic district (North Main Historic District), you are eligible for the Historic Preservation Incentive Grants offered by the City of Salisbury to assist you in making exterior repairs and improvements to your home!

These modest matching grants are available for exterior projects on owner-occupied homes within the four local residential historic districts in Salisbury NC.

Typically, depending on annual city budget approvals, these grants are offered bi-annually, in Spring and in Fall, with a relatively short time allowance to complete the work.

This year, Historic Preservation Incentive Grants will be awarded in just ONE application cycle!

Applications are due September 30, 2015...however applicants have until June 1, 2016 to compete the work upon receiving notice of award!

If you live in the historic district, watch your mailbox! A notice will be mailed to owner-occupied properties and more information will be available from the Historic Preservation Commission website or by calling staff at 704-638-5324.

On May 19, 2015, the Salisbury City Council adopted new historic district design guidelines that guide the process for making changes to the exterior of buildings and property in local historic districts and establish the amount of review and approval required per type of project before work commences.


The design guidelines are the official document that the Historic Preservation Commission uses when making decisions on the appropriateness of a proposed project. This document provides a helpful table with information on what types of projects that do not require a COA (Certificate of Appropriateness) and those projects that do, as well as the level of review required for projects that entail obtaining a COA. A recent guideline update also simplified the process to obtaining a COA, and many projects that previously required a hearing by the full Historic Preservation Commission can now be approved at staff level.

If you have any questions about any work you are considering for your property, city staff is available to help you navigate the approval process. 

Work that is completed without a COA or deviates from the approved COA may be subject to an 'after-the-fact' COA process, which may include notices of violation and civil penalties if not corrected! 

There is a copy of the new guidelines on sidebar to the right! > > >

Questions?

If you have any questions about historic preservation in Salisbury, please do not hesitate to contact Catherine Garner, City of Salisbury Preservation Planner at 704-638-5324 for more information. 

Together we can ensure that Salisbury maintains its status as the statewide leader in historic preservation for future generations to visit, enjoy, and learn from, and that the North Main Neighborhood is at the top of the list!

The North Main Neighborhood (NOMA)
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Salisbury's Historic Grant Program Suspended This Year!

For close to ten years, the City of Salisbury has been able to offer matching grants to help historic district property owners with basic exterior maintenance and repairs.  In addition to Historic Preservation Incentive grants for residential areas, two additional grant programs have been available for commercial properties.  This year, faced with budget constraints that meant the possibility of cuts to vital services, The city Council was not able to fund these important programs.  However, we are hopeful that funding can be reinstated in the next city budget. 

The Historic Preservation Incentive Grants were offered to those historic districts within Salisbury city limits that fall under a local historic designation.  There are five local historic districts in Salisbury:

• Brooklyn South Square
• Ellis Street Graded School 
• North Main Historic District
• West Square
• Downtown Salisbury

Not all of the North Main neighborhood (NOMA) is in the North Main Historic District.  The neighborhood is bounded by the Norfolk Southern Railway at its east and south boundaries, N. Jackson Street to the west, and the Spencer Town Line at the north border.  The North Main Historic District lies along both sides of N. Main Street from the 600 block to the 1700 block, and one block to the east.  The North Main Neighborhood Association supports ALL of the interests of the neighborhood, historic or otherwise.

Watch city updates for whether the Historic Preservation Grant Incentives will be reinstated in 2013.  You can also contact:

Janet Gapen 704.638.5230
jgape@salisburync.gov