Historic preservation is a conversation with our past about our future. It provides us with opportunities to ask, "What is important in our history?" and "What parts of our past can we preserve for the future?" Through historic preservation, we look at history in different ways, ask different questions of the past, and learn new things about our history and ourselves. Historic Preservation conserves the historic, architectural, and aesthetic character and heritage of Fort Worth, and helps to provide a sense of place and continuity for future generations.
Local Historic Districts
Local Historic Districts Design guidelines are regulations specific to a historic district, used in conjunction with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties to guide preservation, rehabilitation, conservation, and the revitalization of historic districts. They are created and approved by the property owners of the historic district and then adopted by the City Council for use by the Historic & Cultural Landmarks Commission to review applications for a certificate of appropriateness. Once adopted, amendments may be approved only with the majority vote of the historic district and the City Council. Guidelines typically address new construction and alterations to the materials and design of existing structures. In the absence of approved guidelines for a district, the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties are used.
Meeting Dates & Application Deadlines
Application Deadline |
Meeting Date |
December 20, 2021 |
January 10, 2022 |
January 17, 2022 |
February 14, 2022 |
February 21, 2022 |
March 14, 2022 |
March 21, 2022 |
April 11, 2022 |
April 18, 2022 |
May 09, 2022 |
May 16, 2022 |
June 13, 2022 |
June 20, 2022 |
July 11, 2022 |
July 18, 2022 |
August 8, 2022 |
August 15, 2022 |
September 12, 2022 |
September 19, 2022 |
October 10, 2022 |
October 17, 2022 |
November 14, 2022 |
November 21, 2022 |
December 12, 2022 |
Past Decisions/Annotated Agenda
- March 14, 2022(PDF, 264KB)
- February 14, 2022(PDF, 263KB)
- January 10, 2022(PDF, 248KB)
- December 13, 2021(PDF, 272KB)
- November 8, 2021(PDF, 261KB)
- October 11, 2021(PDF, 259KB)
- September 13, 2021(PDF, 249KB)
- August 19, 2021 (Special Meeting)(PDF, 231KB)
- July 12, 2021(PDF, 257KB)
- June 14, 2021(PDF, 251KB)
- May 10, 2021(PDF, 249KB)
- April 12, 2021(PDF, 142KB)
- March 8, 2021(PDF, 113KB)
- February 8, 2021(PDF, 120KB)
Historic Windows Workshop Videos
Historic Building Research and Survey Information
- Historic Schools(PDF, 2MB)
- African-American Churches(PDF, 3MB)
- Below the Bluff - Urban Development at the Confluence of the West Fork and the Clear Fork of the Trinity River(PDF, 104MB)
- Garden of Eden Resource Survey(PDF, 15MB)
- Historic Carver Heights Resource Survey(PDF, 7MB)
- Morningside Resource Survey(PDF, 205MB)
- Mistletoe Heights Resource Survey(PDF, 323MB)
- Preservation Plan 200(PDF, 2MB)3
- Stockyards Historic Resources Survey(PDF, 16MB)
- Terrell Heights South of Hattie List of Primary Resources(PDF, 841KB)