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The mission of the Raleigh Historic Development Commission is to identify, preserve, protect, and promote Raleigh’s historic resources.

Previously, the RHDC issued occassional publications to provide updates on local and national historic preservation news. Each issue of the old RHDC newsletter is available as a PDF document below. Please note the newsletters are image intensive and may take a moment to load.

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Volume XIII

Issue 1: Winter 2014-15
- From the Chair
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Volume XII

Issue 1: Summer 2014
- Design Guidelines for Raleigh Historic Districts: New Construction and Additions
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Volume XI

Issue 2: Summer 2013
- Crabtree Jones House is on the Move!
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Issue 1: Spring 2013
- Deja New in Review: A Look Back at the Commission's Anniversary Year
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Volume X

Issue 2: Summer 2012
- Raleigh's Newest Historic Overlay District
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Issue 1: Spring 2012
- Raleigh's Kit Homes
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50th Anniversary Issue

Winter 2011
- A Retorspective on RHDC's 50th Year, and Launching its Next 50
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Volume IX

Issue 2: Spring 2011
- Renewal at RHDC
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Issue 1: Winter 2011
- Design Guidelines Update; Rail in Raleigh; Your Best Foot Forward; COA Meeting Procedures; Concrete Sidewalk Replacemnt; Landmark Designations; Rehabilitation Tax Credits
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Volume VIII

Issue 3: Fall 2010
- Celebrate Ordinary Architecture; RHDC Recognized Nationally; Mechanical Equipment, Certified Local Government Program; RHDC Who's Who; Local Historic Districts
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Issue 2: Spring 2010
- Preservation is "Green;" Historic Landscapes; Metal Windows; Design Guidelines Update; Surprising Statistics; Green Tax Credits
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Issue 1: Winter 2010
- Financial Benefits of Preservation; No Pell-Mell Additions; Tree Protection Plans; Committee Action; Senate Bill 44
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Volume VII

Issue 1: Fall 2009
- Modernism in Raleigh; Replacement Roofs; Latta Site; After-the-Fact COA Applications; Community Conversations; A Broader View
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Volume VI

Issue 3: Summer 2002
- Proposed Depot Historic District; Craftsmen; Pruning; Demolition by Neglect Enforcement; Desinging Infill Projects; COAs for Prefab Accessory Buildings; Rehabilitation; ACHP and Section 106
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Issue 2: Winter 2002
- National Register Nominations; Architectural Style and Form; Protecting Wood Windows; City-Neighborhood Partnerships; Commission Member Profiles; House Rehabilitations
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Issue 1: Fall 2001
- Updated Design Guidelines; Minor Work Tree Removal Notices; Learning More About Your House; Sir Walter Awards
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Volume V

Issue 2: Summer/Fall 1999
- Glenwood-Brooklyn Architectural Study; District in the Woods; LL Polk House Readies for Move; History for Hire; A Matter of Venting; Design Review
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Issue 1: Winter/Spring 1999
- Transformation on Blount Street; Mordecai Place Named to National Register; Expoxies; New City Landmarks; Redevelopment in the (Water) Works
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Volume IV

Issue 1: Winter 1998
- Compatible Innovation: The Exploris Example; Cameron Park; Peeling Paint; New Plans for Glenwood-South; COAs Set New Record; Five Properties Named to National Register
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Volume III

Issue 3: Fall 1997
- Home Again at Moore Square; Preparing Your House for Seasonal Changes; Matching Accessories; Cemetery Damage Assessment Report; RHDC Who's Who; Preservation on Display
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Issue 2: Summer 1997
- New Preservation Tax Credits; Oakwood: From 'Problem' to Partnership; Cleaning Clapboard; Serving Notice on COAs; RHDC Who's Who; Historic Guidesheets Debut
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Issue 1: Winter/Spring 1997
- Cemetery Study to Assess Hurricane Damage; Boylan Heights; Chimney and Foundations; 416 Elm Street: A Visual Testimony; Who's Who in RHDC; New Landmarks
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Volume II

Issue 3: Fall 1996
- Surveys Lead to New Historic Districts; Continuing Transformation: Moore Square HOD; House Moving Three Times; Slate Roofs; RHDC's 35th Anniversary; Preservation and Raleigh's Comprehensive Plan; On Deck(s)
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Issue 2: Summer 1996
- Paint Colors: Keeping True to Your House; Blount Street Historic District; Wood Window Repairs; RHDC's Plaque Program; Matters of Enforcement; Adding to Additions
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Issue 1: Winter/Spring 1996
- Landscaping in the Districts; Capitol Square Historic District; Fences; City Revolving Fund Helps Save Oberlin Home; Commission Members; Buildings on the Move
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Volume I

Issue 3: Fall 1995
- Speaking the Vernacular; The Raleigh Comprehensive Architectural Survey; Water's Effect on Old Buildings; RHDC Staff; Raleigh: A Certified Local Government; COAs Part II; Before/After
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Issue 2: Summer 1995
- Commission Secures White-Holman House; A Renewal in Oakwood; Repainting Preparation; The Design Review Advisory Committee; Raleigh Historic Districts; COAs Part I; Raleigh Historic Landmarks
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Issue 1: Winter/Spring 1995
- Building Within the Lines; Culture Town Captures Awards; Protecting Trees; Mansion Square Inn Threatened; Oakwood Studied for Southern Expansion; Getting the Word Out; A Broader View
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