HDC application documents & resources
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Application documents
How to apply to the HDC (Powerpoint)
2009 HDC meeting schedule and checklist
Abutter notification policy
Abutter notification letter
Application resources
Appraisal vision online database (for square footage and photos)
Nantucket GIS (for locus map/site plan)
HDC approved colors
The Sign Book
Historical research resources
Nantucket Old Historic District (map)
Siasconset Old Historic District (map)
Nantucket Cultural and Architectural Resource (NACR) surveys
Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) images database
Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System (MACRIS)
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
MHC Reconaissance Survey for Nantucket
Nantucket farms as of 1850
Old photos of Nantucket
Preservation resources
Massachusetts Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Preservation easement (tax deductible)
Resources for historic homeowners
Additional financial assistance for preservation projects
Preservation organizations
Historic American Timber Joinery
Preservation is Green
"Old" window / replacement window energy analysis
Windows: replace or repair?
The Conservation and Thermal Improvement of Timber Windows
Testing the Energy Performance of Wood Windows in Cold Climates
Measured winter performance of storm windows
What's Green, Energetic? Many Historic Buildings
New version of LEED to incorporate better metrics for historic buildings
Nantucket Reuse Exchange (search for 'house moves')
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