HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN PUEBLO!

East Side Historic Context and Neighborhood History Report

The Northside Historic Building Survey

Pueblo's Historic Preservation Ordinance (Code) was passed in 2002, establishing the city's program for identifying and designating important local cultural resources, preserving those designated historic landmarks and historic districts, and educating and informing Pueblo's citizens and others about the importance of our built heritage. 

The powers and duties of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) include (among others):

Ø    Recommend to the City Council guidelines and standards necessary to carry out the identification, designation and preservation purposes of the Code.

Ø     Survey the community to identify cultural resources reflective of the community's architectural and cultural heritage

Ø    Review applications and make recommendations to the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding all applications for designation of significant cultural resources as Landmarks or Historic Districts

Ø    Prepare and maintain a register of designated Landmarks and Historic Districts

Ø    Issue or deny Certificates of Appropriateness, Demolition Permits, or Certificates of Economic Hardship affecting designated Landmarks

Ø    Advise and assist Landmark owners; and inform and educate citizens of Pueblo concerning the heritage of the City

Ø    Recommend State Historic Fund Grant applications

Pueblo's 2002 Historic Preservation Ordinance addressed many important purposes related to historic preservation:

Since passage of the Code in 2002, 15 Pueblo Historic Landmarks have been designated, along with one Historic District, Mineral Palace Park.  These local landmarks are joined by 5 properties on the Colorado State Register of Historic Places.  In addition, 114 Pueblo properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, either as individual landmark properties, or as contributing to Pueblo's two National Register Historic Districts:  The Union Ave. Historic District, and the Pitkin Place Historic District.  All 135 properties constitute the Pueblo Register of Historic Places. 

This website should provide you with all the information you need to begin the process of nominating a new historic landmark or district, understand the authority of the Commission in regulating cultural resources, get the latest update on surveys and studies conducted by the City prior to designation of new landmarks/districts, and monitor the activities and opportunities of the Pueblo Historic Preservation Commission.  The links below guide you through these issues.