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

Each issue of the RHDC newsletter is available as a PDF document. Please note the newsletters are image intensive and may take a moment to load.

Volume XIII

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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