Historic Neighborhood Resources

• Guide to city historic district designation
• List of City of Houston historic districts
• A Guide to Researching Your Neighborhood's History (from the Houston History Association)

About Historic Neighborhood Resources
GHPA's Historic Neighborhood Resources program supports the preservation efforts of local organizations and individual owners of historic properties throughout Houston.  When a community association is beginning the process of protecting its neighborhood’s historic character or the owner of a historic house is trying to navigate the designation process, GHPA’s Historic Neighborhood Resources program can help.

The HNR director provides assistance with City of Houston landmark, protected landmark and historic district applications, National Register nominations, prevailing set back and prevailing lot size petitions, design guidelines and Texas historical marker applications. The skills and experience of GHPA’s professional staff and extensive contacts in the community are also at the HNR director’s disposal.

HNR assistance is particularly valuable to small organizations and the individual owners of historic homes who may not have the resources to hire private consultants. HNR staff and volunteers conducted the historic resources surveys that supported the successful efforts by Audubon Place and Boulevard Oaks homeowners to have their neighborhoods designated City of Houston historic districts. The HNR director also assisted the owner of the Scientific Barbershop in Houston's Fifth Ward in the successful effort to have this significant African-American business designated a City of Houston Historic Landmark.

For additional information, contact HNR Director Courtney Tardy at cktardy@ghpa.org.