It also is an element of the long-term health and continuity of the community. In the coming weeks and months, you will be hearing more about a proposal to seek listing areas of the city on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmark Register. Listing on these registers makes property owners eligible for various benefits. Perhaps most significantly, federal and state income tax credits may be available for property qualified rehabilitation projects. Listing on the register is not a regulatory program.
Property owners are free to alter, demolish or dispose of property as they see fit.
Listing in the registers is required for this benefit. A listing on either register does not restrict an owner in the free use of their property. A property owner may alter, demolish or otherwise dispose of property as they see fit. This document provides a basic description of the subject area or property with associated maps, photographs, a list of property owners and a narrative justifying the designation. Local volunteers can complete this form and interested citizens should be encouraged to pursue this effort.