What are the basic categories of designation for cultural resources?
There are three basic categories into which significant cultural resources are designated: • historic building, object or site, • historic district, and • building or site of distinction. 1) A historic building, object or site is one which has been found to have significance to the community as a whole and has been officially designated on the Inventory of Historic and Cultural Landmarks by resolution of the City Council as being worthy of public interest and protection. 2) A historic district is a collection of buildings or sites which, although perhaps not all qualifying individually, as a group they have been found to have significance to the community as a whole and have also been officially designated on the Inventory of Historic and Cultural Landmarks by resolution of the City Council as being worthy of public interest and protection. 3) A building or site of distinction is one which is unique and of interest to the community as a whole and may be potentially historic. Due to per
