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Historic Preservation in Fitchburg, WI (2026)

1 verified historic preservation rules for Fitchburg, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Historic-Cultural Monuments

Fitchburg's Landmarks Preservation Commission can designate a structure or site as historic based on cultural significance alone, not just architecture. Once approved by the common council, the property can carry a city-funded plaque and becomes subject to certificate-of-appropriateness rules before any alteration, construction or demolition.

Fitchburg, WI Historic Site Cultural Designation

Significant Restrictions

Fitchburg City Code §§ 29-47, 29-68

At such time as a historic structure or historic site has been designated in accordance with the provisions of this article, such structure or site is eligible to have erected on it, at city expense, a suitable plaque declaring that such property is a designated historic structure or site. ... For purposes of this article, a historic structure or historic site designation may be placed on any s...

Looking for Dane County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Fitchburg city rules.

Historic Preservation in Dane County