Historic Preservation in Waco, TX (2026)
1 verified historic preservation rules for Waco, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Historic-Cultural Monuments
Waco can designate any building, structure, object, or site as a historic landmark, whether inside or outside a historic district, if it meets any of six criteria in Sec. 28-1139(a), from cultural and architectural significance to being a distinctive and familiar visual feature of the city, the code's closest analog to a cultural monument. Listing on the National Register auto-qualifies a property.
Waco Historic Landmark & Monument Designation
Significant RestrictionsWaco, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 28-1139
(a)A site may be designated as a historic landmark if any of the following applies:(1)It possesses significance with respect to history, culture, architecture, archeology, paleontology, or as a natural site with a demonstrable cultural association;(2)It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local, regional, state, national or international ...