Greenburgh, NY Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

Chapter 235, Historic Districts and Landmarks, states in § 235-1 that the Town Board finds it desirable to designate historic districts and landmarks to protect, enhance and perpetuate places of historic or aesthetic value and to foster civic pride in the Town's past. L. No. 7-2024, the Historic Preservation Board may recommend landmark designation for an individual structure, building, object or site that is associated with historically significant persons or events, illustrates the Town's, region's, state's or nation's growth, embodies a distinctive architectural type or period, is the work of an influential designer, contains unique architectural, archaeological or artistic qualities, or is already on the National Register.

Section 235-5C uses parallel criteria to designate historic districts, including areas already on the National or New York State Registers of Historic Places. Any person or public or private entity may submit a written designation proposal, which must include a description of the property's physical and historical significance, a statement matching the specific designation criteria, photographs and a site map, the owner's name, address and tax section-block-lot number, and contact information for the proposer; district proposals additionally require boundary justification and a list of every property owner in the proposed district.

Owners are notified once a proposal meets the filing requirements, and the Board sets its own procedures for processing proposals consistent with the chapter's mandatory requirements.