Historic Preservation in Framingham, MA (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Framingham, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
Framingham's Historical Commission keeps a Cultural Resources Inventory of historically or architecturally significant buildings at least 80 years old, under City Code § 284-9. Listing on the Inventory extends the demolition-delay period: a building the Commission votes to preferentially preserve can face up to 12 months of delay, rather than the standard six, before the Building Commissioner may issue a demolition permit.
Framingham's Cultural Resources Inventory
Significant RestrictionsFramingham City Code §§ 284-9, 284-10, 284-12
HISTORICALLY OR ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDING Any building, in whole or in part, which is at least 80 years old and: ... ... B. Is included in the Cultural Resources Inventory prepared by the Commission; or ... For any building on the Cultural Resources Inventory that the Commission has determined should be preferentially preserved, no demolition permit may be issued until 12 months afte...