Historic and Cultural Resources Plan

Historic and Cultural Resources Plan Update 

December 2023 Update: Read the Historic and Cultural Resources Plan (HCRP).
On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Arlington County Board approved an update to the HCRP.

Updates to this webpage will be published in early 2024. 

• Read the recommended draft(PDF, 12MB) Historic and Cultural Resources Plan.
• See what's changed(PDF, 147KB) between the initial draft and the recommended draft.
• Review the public input received(PDF, 3MB) in 2023on an initial draft of the HCRP.
• Explore an interactive site with story maps.
• Review a summary infographic(PDF, 111KB) of the draft plan.
• Watch a brief narrated video introduction of the draft plan. 

More about the Historic and Cultural Resources Plan Update

The Historic and Cultural Resources Plan is the primary guide for historic resources in the County. The purpose of this plan is to establish proactive priorities, goals, and objectives for County historic preservation activities that involve the historic built environment and County history in general. The Historic and Cultural Resources Plan serves as a guide to communicate the County’s Historic Preservation policies to citizens, businesses, developers, and others.

Current Historic Preservation Plan (adopted Dec. 2006)

Implementation

The Implementation Framework (found in Appendix 2) completes the Plan by describing how the County will accomplish the efforts implied in its strategies, setting out an approach to implementation focused on the actions of County staff and elected and appointed officials.