NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
NOMINATION ASSISTANCE
Submitting a nomination application to the City of Astoria is the first step to having your property designated as a local historic landmark. For more information on the City's process, which includes a public hearing and approval by the Historic Landmarks Commission, please contact the City of Astoria.
In 2019, as part of our 20th Anniversary, Lower Columbia Preservation Society initiated a program to offer assistance to Astoria property owners who would like to voluntarily nominate their historic building or site to become a locally designated historic landmark. LCPS's assistance includes research, documentation, and payment of the City of Astoria's nomination fee. We are pleased to announce that we are continuing this program again this year.
The goals of the Astoria Historic Landmark Nomination Assistance Program (HLNAP) are to:
Eligibility: Applicant must be the legal owner of the property. The property must be within the city limits of Astoria.
What you will receive if chosen: Up to 10 hours of historical research, documentation, and application assistance. $100 nomination fee paid to the City of Astoria with your completed application.
LCPS HLNAP Application Process: Fill out our online application below.
Deadline: We accept applications on a rolling basis.
The LCPS board of directors will choose up to three properties for assistance in 2022.
Decisions will be made based on the following criteria:
In 2019, as part of our 20th Anniversary, Lower Columbia Preservation Society initiated a program to offer assistance to Astoria property owners who would like to voluntarily nominate their historic building or site to become a locally designated historic landmark. LCPS's assistance includes research, documentation, and payment of the City of Astoria's nomination fee. We are pleased to announce that we are continuing this program again this year.
The goals of the Astoria Historic Landmark Nomination Assistance Program (HLNAP) are to:
- Educate the public on the general benefits of historic property designation
- Designate landmark properties that are outside of current historic inventory areas
- Alert the public that there are still large areas of Astoria that have not been inventoried
- Encourage property owners who have recently purchased properties that the previous owner opted out of being designated as historic at the time of a neighborhood inventory to "opt-back-in"
- Support owners who have restored properties that were previously ineligible but have now regained the historic integrity necessary to become designated
- Protect the integrity of historically significant properties and streetscapes by triggering design review of adjacent new construction
- Recognize historically significant buildings that were not designated during a previous inventory due to having been built after the period of significance for that specific historic district
Eligibility: Applicant must be the legal owner of the property. The property must be within the city limits of Astoria.
What you will receive if chosen: Up to 10 hours of historical research, documentation, and application assistance. $100 nomination fee paid to the City of Astoria with your completed application.
LCPS HLNAP Application Process: Fill out our online application below.
Deadline: We accept applications on a rolling basis.
The LCPS board of directors will choose up to three properties for assistance in 2022.
Decisions will be made based on the following criteria:
- Physical integrity of the property
- Historic significance
- Location (lack of protection— outside of inventoried areas, not adjacent to already designated properties)
- Preference may be given to Alderbrook or South Slope landmarks
