DESIGN GUIDELINES

The Valparaiso Downtown Business District is listed on the National Register of historic places. The Downtown Design Guidelines were established in 1996 as part of the Downtown Master Plan. The downtown guidelines are suggestions for building façades, signage, and awnings. These guidelines are consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation.

The Historic Preservation Commission has put together a list of general guidelines and processes that they suggest for all rehabilitation projects for historic structures in Valparaiso.

These two (2) documents have been saved as a PDF file. You will need to download or have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or better on your computer in order to view the Design Guidelines Handbook and the Guide to the Process. In order to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please access Adobe's website.