Celebrating 150 years of The City Beautiful

Historic Preservation

Orlando has six Historic Preservation overlay districts with a variety of architectural styles.

Historic Preservation Services

Historic Preservation Districts

Orlando has six Historic Preservation overlay districts with a variety of architectural styles.

Apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Major Review

Do you want to make major changes to your historic property? To protect the city's historic districts and landmarks, our Historic Preservation Board offers guidance to help you get a Certificate of Appropriateness and necessary permits.

Apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness for Minor Review

Do you want to make minor changes to your historic property? To protect the city's historic districts and landmarks, our Historic Preservation Board offers guidance to help you get a Certificate of Appropriateness and necessary permits.

Find Historic Landmarks

Orlando is home to 51 historic buildings, sites, structures and objects worthy of preservation. Twelve of those are also included on the National Register of Historic Places.

Nominate a Local Historic Landmark

Do you want the city to recognize your property as a historic landmark? The Historic Preservation Board reviews nominations and recognizes sites that demonstrate significance in history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.

Historic Preservation Incentive Programs

There are many resources that can help private property owners preserve or rehabilitate historic structures.

Apply for a Historic Preservation Board Award

The Historic Preservation Board Awards recognize property owners who take an active role in preserving and protecting their historic structures and the integrity of the City’s historic districts through appropriate additions and renovations to existing historic structures and compatible new construction in historic districts.