Benefits
Here are some of the benefits of historic preservation
Promotes active neighborhood involvement and participation.
Strengthens bonds among community members.
Demonstrates public commitment to a neighborhood.
Results in cost-effective and climate-friendly structures.
Produces ongoing positive economic impacts beyond the project itself.
Supports residential areas that are home to diverse cultural, social, and economic groups.
Stablizes neighborhoods.
Recognizes a community’s heritage.
Creates more jobs than building the same number of new houses.
Reuses materials rather than sending them to the landfill.
Encourages economic, social, and personal investment in the area.
Prevents suburban sprawl.
Sources and more information
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Community revitalization and economic benefits.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Measuring economic impacts of historic preservation.
City of Bend [Oregon]. Historic preservation.
City of Lakeland [Florida]. 6 benefits of owning a home in a historic district.
National Park Service. National Park Service historic preservation economic impact.
National Trust for Historic Preservation. Six essential reasons to save old places.
Next City. Survey of 50 U.S. cities sees benefits of historic preservation.
Place Economics. Twenty-four reasons historic preservation is good for your community.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Smart growth and preservation of existing and historic buildings.