Historic Preservation in Minnesota (2026)
8 rules on the books across Minnesota, 8 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Historic-Cultural Monuments
How buildings, sites, and trees are nominated and designated as Historic-Cultural Monuments, the protections that follow, and the demolition-stay process.
Duluth
Significant RestrictionsExterior changes, new construction, moving a building or demolition inside one of Duluth's two historic preservation…
Read full rule →Eden Prairie
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Eden Prairie, the Council designates Heritage Preservation Sites under City Code § 11.38 to protect…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Significant RestrictionsSaint Paul designates historic buildings, districts and objects as heritage preservation sites through the Heritage…
Read full rule →St Louis County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Louis County's zoning ordinance bars any structure or use within 50 feet of a cemetery, platted or not, unless the…
Read full rule →Carver County
Some RestrictionsIn the unincorporated Shoreland District, Carver County bars any structure from being placed on a significant historic…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis designates culturally significant sites as landmarks or historic districts through the Heritage…
Read full rule →Olmsted County
Some RestrictionsOlmsted County's zoning code bars placing any structure on a significant historic site within the shoreland overlay in…
Read full rule →Coon Rapids
Light RestrictionsThe City of Coon Rapids has no landmark or cultural-monument designation ordinance. City Code Section 3-212 creates a…
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