Considering Purchasing an Historic Property? Call Us First!
If you're shopping for a new home or business location, you may be wondering about the property's historic status. Individual Fort Collins City Landmarks, properties in Landmark Districts, and those that may be eligible for historic designation come with certain responsibilities, application requirements, and financial incentives.
- Check HERE to see if the property you're considering is historic or not. You should also check your title, which will include the recorded ordinance from Fort Collins City Council.
- Check HERE to see what responsibilities historic property owners have in Fort Collins.
- Check HERE to see what financial incentives historic properties qualify for in Fort Collins.
- Check HERE to see how requirements for historic resources may affect your proposed development project.
Please feel free to call or email us for property-specific information at preservation@fcgov.com or 970-416-4250.
What is Historic Preservation?#
Historic preservation is a community-led process of preserving places that reflect our history and diverse culture. Whether it is the home of an important person, an outstanding example of architecture or construction, or a park that has served a neighborhood for a century, the historic places around us reflect our collective ancestry and connect us to what makes Fort Collins unique today.
Fort Collins preserves its important places because they:
- Connect residents to the ongoing stories of their community.
- Conserve building materials and reduce construction waste.
- Support sustainable economic development goals.
Survey Notification & Design and Development Review
Historic Resources Database
- Table of Historic Resources
- Map of Historic Resources
- Types of historic designations (local, state, and national)
- Historic Districts
- Recent Survey Projects
Fort Collins Preservation At A Glance#
- Nearly 1,000 designated historic resources, from individual properties to historic districts.
- More than 300 Fort Collins Landmarks and 4 Landmark Districts that have been officially recognized and protected by City Council.
- More than 800 properties in the National Register of Historic Places or Colorado State Register and subject to advisory review.
- The City has completed more than 70 historic preservation grant projects, translating into over $21M in direct and indirect revenue.
Trying to look up an historic building or place? Check out our online database.
Highlights#
Friend of Preservation Awards 2024
On May 21, 2024, the Fort Collins Historic Preservation Commission, with City Council, recognized the contributions of four individuals for their contributions to preservation and local history during a reception and awards ceremony.
Civil Rights Historic Context
The City of Fort Collins and McDoux Preservation recently completed a civil rights historic context project supported by the State Historical Fund that documents how and where Fort Collins community members have sought greater civil rights and recognition of human rights over the last two centuries. The next step is to properties identified in the report to learn more about them.
Preservation & Sustainability
The City of Fort Collins has set ambitious sustainability goals, from its Climate Action Plan, to waste diversion from regional landfills, and historic preservation plays an important part.
Stay Informed#
Demolition Notification Process: Proposed demolitions of single-unit dwellings are posted on our website, in our newsletter, and in the This Week in Development Review newsletter. Please contact us at preservation@fcgov.com with any questions.
Curious about existing building conservation options and requirements in Fort Collins? Visit our new webpage and learn more about why reusing buildings and building materials contributes to our climate action goals.
