Historic Preservation in Guilford County, NC (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Guilford County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Guilford County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Historic-Cultural Monuments

Guilford County's Historic Preservation Commission, created under G.S. 160D-303, reviews and recommends Historic Landmark and Historic District designations to the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners, and it alone can grant or deny a Certificate of Appropriateness for work on a designated landmark or within a Historic District Overlay.

Historic Landmark Designation and Certificates in Guilford County

Significant Restrictions

Guilford County UDO Subsec. 2.6.E

1. To review, analyze, and recommend to the Planning Board, items which pertain to existing and potential historic districts and individual buildings, structures, objects, sites, or areas to be designated by ordinance as "Historic Landmarks". ... 4. To grant or deny the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness in accordance with this Ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission must hold...

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Historic Preservation by City in Guilford County

1 cities in Guilford County have their own historic preservation rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

GreensboroPop. 299,035

1 verified rule • Historic-Cultural Monuments

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