Contributing Property
Contributing Property is a legal concept in United States law that regulates the establishment of a Historic District. Contributing, thus contributing, there is a building, structure, object, or a place that contributes to the historical integrity or architectural qualities of a historic district and thus makes it federal or nationally significant. Government agencies at the state, national or local level use case different definitions of what constitutes a Contributing Property, but there are common features. Due to local regulations, changes are often limited, which may be made of such property within historic districts Classified Used. The first local statute, which regulated change of ownership in this way, was adopted in 1931 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Property within the boundaries of a historic district corresponds to one of two types: contributing or non- contributing. Is the property contributing, it helps to make a historic district historically, for example, a country house from the 19th century, a modern gas station about not doing this. The contributing property is therefore the key to understanding an area as historically, for its historical or archeological quality. If the property is changed significantly - by remodeling or renovation - can the status of contributing to non- contributing change or vice versa.
History
According to the National Park Service, the first application of a law that adopted the use of property in a historic district beitragendem 1931 by a statute in the city of Charleston in South Carolina. This statute established that building could not be changed within the district in its architectural features, provided that such amendments from the road would be visible. Until the mid-1930s, followed by other cities in the United States along the lines of Charleston. A constitutional amendment in the state of Louisiana in 1937 led to the creation of the Vieux Carre Commission, which was tasked with the protection and preservation of the French Quarter in the city of New Orleans. The city then passed statutes that were defined by the standards for structural changes in the district. ( In other sources, such as the Columbia Law Review in 1963, another year figures for the first monument protection statutes are called, in 1925 New Orleans and 1924 for Charleston. This publication also indicates that these two cities were the only ones with development plans for a historic district, to Alexandria, Virginia in 1946 its statutes adopted .. The National Park Service is obviously disagree )
1939, the city of San Antonio, Texas statutes in force by the area of La Villita was protected, the old marketplace of the original Mexican village, the city developed from which. 1941, the legal force of local Baureglementierungen was first challenged in court. In City of New Orleans v. Parchment ( 198 La. 852, 5 So 2d 129 (1941 ) ) decided an appeal court in Louisiana that the control of the design and demolition permits within defined historical districts is permitted. From about the mid-1950s to have such regulations, which were once only applied to historic districts, extended to individual landmarks. In 1950 already, the Congress of the United States had adopted a law with which the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC was placed under protection. By 1965, 51 municipalities had adopted conservation statutes in the United States. 1998 already had more than 2300 Towns, Villages and citys of such guidelines.
Definition
Contributing properties are defined by historic districts or development plans, in which historical monument protection zones are established, usually at the local level. Such development plans are designed to preserve the historic character of an area by controlling changes to existing objects and breaks. In the legislation on listed buildings, structures, objects or sites are contributing when they lie and enhance its historic quality, its historical context, archaeological quality within a district. The definitions may vary from state to state, but the main features are similar. Another key aspect is the historical integrity of the property. Significant changes can destroy the connection with the past and thus impair the historic integrity. Contributing properties are integral parts of the historical relationship and character of a historic district. They meet the requirements that apply and provide the associated benefits, such as the income tax for individual entries in the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing versus non- contributing
The distinction between contributing and non- contributing may be unclear. Especially with items of historical districts in the National Register of Historic Places that occurred prior to 1980, there are a few notes about not contributing components. The State Historic Preservation Offices conduct surveys to assess the historic character of buildings in historic districts. When after 1980 listed in the Register districts usually are not contributing components are listed.
General help a Contributing Property to the historic district to be considered as historical. A 19th- century Queen Anne style, such as the David Syme House, is contributing, whereas a modern gas station or a hospital within the boundaries of the historic district does not do this and therefore is non- contributing.
Also classified as contributing historic buildings can be later non- contributing, if major changes are made. So sometimes, a new facade damage the historical integrity of a building. In some cases, this damage is reversible, in some cases, the historical value of a house is irreversibly destroyed.