National Historic Register

[boo]

What exactly does that mean if you find a house that is for sale but it says, on "National Historic Register". Does it mean there are a lot of rules to what you can do to your home? :unsure:

[joclyn]

yes.

[natalie]

yup, you have regulations to follow on how to keep the house and its grounds a certain way...and I believe it gets pricey a lot too. They are usually connected to the area's historical society, and you can probably get some info from them.

[boo]

Uh, no thanks. The house is being sold with the furniture that was designed for it when it was originally built back in prehistoric times :rolleyes: but its freaking butt ugly. I was just curious. thanks :)

[natalie]

:lol::lol: lol --That sounds about right

[Bernie]

yup, you have regulations to follow on how to keep the house and its grounds a certain way...and I believe it gets pricey a lot too. They are usually connected to the area's historical society, and you can probably get some info from them.

AND you need to get permission to make ANY changes including paint colors, the type of materials used and in some areas even the plant materials are regulated. I think it’s sad that so many beautiful old homes fall to the bulldozer. I admire people who try to keep history alive. Unfortunately it takes a really big pocket book, dealing with a lot of bureaucracy and a willingness to live without expressing your imagination or personality. Even if I had the money I couldn’t live that way.
Bernie

[natalie]

Me neither, even with my own house, every so often, I just need to change something.
And can you imagine someone telling you that you're not allowed to garden on your own property?

[joclyn]

condo associations do that all the time - which is why i'll never live in one of those places!!!

just because there are regulations in place doesn't mean you can't express your own personality with plants or paints...it's just a matter of working within what is being preserved. there's usually a fair amount of leeway - and choices.

yes, maybe some modifications to your plans might be needed. still, all in all, to preserve a bit of history, even with restrictions to what i could do, would be the chance of a lifetime and worth it (usually, lol) in my mind.

depends on the property and location and the particular period of history, though.