Introduction	2
Brief History of the Historic District	2
The HDC Review Process	6
Why Was the Histroic District Created?	6
What Does the HDC Review?	6
What is Not Reviewed by the HDC?	7
Why Design Guidelines?	7
How Does the Review Process Work?	8
What Action Does the HDC Take?	8
When Does the Commission Meet?	9
Significant Aspects of Frederick's     Streetscape	10
Guidelines for Rehabilitation and Maintenance	12
Materials	12
Masonry	12
Wood	14
Metal	15
Building Elements	18
Windows	18
Shutters	19
Transoms	19
Porches	23
Roofs	23
Cornices	29
Commercial Buildings	30
Bulkheads	31
Piers, Columns, Pilasters	31
Display Windows	33
Transoms	33
Entrances, Doors & Hardware	34
Friezes	36
Parapets	38
Exterior & Attached Lighting	39
Mechanical Equipment	40

Building Acessories	42
Automated Teller Machines (ATM)	42
Satellite Antennas	42
Utility Boxes	45
Vending Machines	45
Access to the Disabled	45
Guidelines for New Construction	46
New Construction Process & Procedures	46
Style	49
Rhythm	50
Site features and landscape	50
Setback	50
Spacing	50
Height	50
Scale	51
Massing	51
Facade openings - proportion, size,    detailing	51
Texture	52
Roof Form and Materials	52
Additions to Historic Structures	54
Fences and walls	54
Streetscape	58
Street Trees	58
Paving Materials	58
Parking Lots	58
Signage	58
Sign Styles	59
Awnings and canopies	61
Demolitions	64
Demolition Application Process	64
Partial Demolitions	66
Requests for Economic Hardship	66

Why Should I Preserve My Historic Building?
Incentives for Preservation	68
City and County Tax Incentives	68
Maryland Heritage Preservation Tax     Credit	68
Reveiw Procedures for City Commissions	72
Planning Commission	72
Board of Zoning Appeals	72
Streets and Sanitation Committee	72
Mayor and Board of Alderman	72
Appendix
The Secretary of the Interior's     Standards For Rehabilitation	74
The Built Environment of the     Frederick Town Historic District	74
Architectural Styles in the Frederick    Town Historic District	74
Traditional Vernacular Forms,     18th - 19th century	74
Federal c. 1780 - 1840	74
Greek Revival c. 1830 - 1860	75
Italianate/Italian Villa c. 1830 - 1880	75
Second Empire c. 1860 - 1890	75
Queen Anne c. 1880 - 1910	75
Colonial Revival c. 1876 - 1920	76
Neoclassical Revival c. 1900 - 1920	76
Commercial Buildings 1890s - 1930	76
Art Deco c. 1925 - 1940	76
Glossary	77
Sources for Additional Information	78
Historical references	78
Books on Preservation and Architecture	78
Books on Frederick History	78
Magazines	78
Pamphlets	78
Websites	79