Historic preservation design guidelines
Property owners must follow design guidelines when altering a historic building or district.

General design guidelines
These guidelines apply to all historic properties.
Historic district design guidelines
Find the guidelines that apply to your project. Use these guidelines if you plan to alter a property in a district.
- C. A. Smith Lumber Historic District
- Church of the Incarnation Historic District
- Dinkytown Commercial Historic District
- Fifth Street Southeast Historic District
- Golden Valley Road Apartments Historic District
- Harmon Place Historic District
- Healy Block Historic District
- Lowry Hill East Residential Historic District
- Lynnhurst Residential Historic District
- Milwaukee Avenue Historic District
- Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District
- Ninth Street South Historic District
- St. Anthony Falls Historic District
- Stevens Square Historic District
- Tilsenbilt Homes Historic District
- University of Minnesota Greek Letter Chapter House Historic District
- Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District
Landmark design guidelines
We have guidelines for the following landmarks.
Find a historic district or landmark
View the Minneapolis landmarks and historic districts map