Survey ran from October 1 to October 31, 2008.
Residents voted for Upper Dublin's top ten historic places.
The results of the survey will be posted in early November.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN UPPER DUBLIN TOWNSHIP

The Upper Dublin Township Board of Commissioners passed a Historic Preservation Ordinance on November 14, 2006. The ordinance protects the most important historic resources from demolition while providing a process for discussion with owners of additional resources to consider alternatives to demolition. Ordinance #1175 establishes a Historical Commission to advise the Board of Commissioners regarding historic preservation matters.

A special Historic Preservation Inventory Committee completed a township-wide inventory of potential historic properties and structures that could fall under the ordinance.

Local Event Calendar: The Historical Commission has compiled of list of local events related to historic preservation. Download the event list from the documents web page.

AREA HISTORIC ORGANIZATIONS

Below are links to area organizations that are dedicated to preserving local history.

• Highlands Historical Society
• Historical Society of Fort Washington
• Hope Lodge Historic Site
• Upper Dublin Township Historical Commission
• Wissahickon Valley Historical Society

PRESERVATION BRIEFS FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Below are links to Preservation Briefs provided by the National Park Service.

• ACCESSIBILITY: Making Historic Properties Accessible
• ADDITIONS: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings Preservation Concerns
• ADOBE: Preservation of Historic Adobe Buildings
• AWNINGS: The Use of Awnings on Historic Buildings-Repair, Replacement & New Design
• BARNS: The Preservation of Historic Barns
• CAST IRON: The Maintenance and Repair of Architectural Cast Iron
• CAST STONE: The Maintenance, Repair and Replacement of Historic Cast Stone
• CHARACTER: Architectural Character-Identifying the Visual Aspects of Historic Buildings as an Aid to Preserving Their Character
• CLEANING DANGERS: Dangers of Abrasive Cleaning to Historic Buildings
• CLEANING MASONRY: Assessing Cleaning and Water-Repellent Treatments for Historic Masonry Buildings
• CONCRETE: Preservation of Historic Concrete
• COOLING: Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings-Problems and Recommended Approaches
• ENERGY CONSERVING: Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings
• FLOORS: Preserving Historic Ceramic Tile Floors
• GAS STATIONS: The Preservation and Reuse of Historic Gas Stations
• GLASS-STAINED AND LEADED: The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stained and Leaded Glass
• GLASS-PIGMENTED STRUCTURAL: The Preservation of Historic Pigmented Structural Glass (Vitrolite and Carrara Glass)
• GRAFFITI REMOVAL: Removing Graffiti from Historic Masonry
• HEATING: Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings Problems and Recommended Approaches
• HISTORIC STRUCTURE REPORTS: The Preparation and Use of Historic Structure Reports
• INTERIORS-COMPOSITION ORNAMENT: Applied Decoration for Historic Interiors-Preserving Composition Ornament
• INTERIORS-PAINTING: Painting Historic Interiors
• INVESTIGATION: Understanding Old Buildings The Process of Architectural Investigation
• LANDSCAPES-CULTURAL: Protecting Cultural Landscapes-Planning, Treatment and Management of Historic Landscapes
• LOG BUILDINGS: The Preservation and Repair of Historic Log Buildings
• MAINTENANCE-EXTERIOR: Maintaining the Exterior of Small and Medium Size Historic Buildings
• MASONRY CLEANING: Assessing Cleaning and Water-Repellent Treatments for Historic Masonry Buildings
• MASONRY REPOINTING: Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings
• MATERIALS SUBSTITUTE: The Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Building Exteriors
• MOISTURE CONTROL: Holding the Line-Controlling Unwanted Moisture in Historic Buildings
• MOTHBALLING: Mothballing Historic Buildings
• ORNAMENT COMPOSITION: Applied Decoration for Historic Interiors-Preserving Composition Ornament
• PAINT-EXTERIOR: Exterior Paint Problems on Historic Woodwork
• PAINT-LEAD: Appropriate Methods for Reducing Lead-Paint Hazards in Historic Housing
• PLASTER-FLAT: Repairing Historic Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings
• PLASTER-ORNAMENTAL: Preserving Historic Ornamental Plaster
• PORCHES: Preserving Historic Wooden Porches
• ROOFING-CLAY TILE: The Preservation and Repair of Historic Clay Tile Roofs
• ROOFING-SLATE: The Repair, Replacement & Maintenance of Historic Slate Roofs
• ROOFING-WOODEN SHINGLE: The Repair and Replacement of Historic Wooden Shingle Roofs
• SIDING-ALUMINUM/VINYL: Aluminum and Vinyl Siding on Historic Buildings-The Appropriateness of Substitute Materials for Resurfacing Historic Wood Frame Buildings
• SEISMIC RETROFIT: The Seismic Retrofit of Historic Buildings-Keeping Preservation in the Forefront
• SIGNS: The Preservation of Historic Signs
• STOREFRONTS: Rehabilitating Historic Storefronts
• STUCCO: The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stucco
• TILES: Preserving Historic Ceramic Tile Floors
• TERRA-COTTA: The Preservation of Historic Glazed Architectural Terra-Cotta
• VENTILATING: Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling Historic Buildings-Problems and Recommended Approaches
• WINDOWS-HISTORIC WOODEN: The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows
• WINDOWS-HISTORIC STEEL: The Repair and Thermal Upgrading of Historic Steel Windows

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