Historic Resources

If you are the owner of a landmarked property or a site in a historic district, you are required to submit an Application for a Certificate of Appropriateness to the Commission for any visible changes to your building from the outside. This includes awnings and signage, painting and roofing, along with changes to entrances, windows and other visible exterior features.

Please complete Certificate of Appropriateness below and submit all the required documentation to the Village Building Department, at least 1 week prior to the meeting. We recommend that applicants attend the Commission’s meetings in order to discuss your project.

In order to assist you in preparing your application read the Owner's Guidelines below.

The Village has published three resources available for local residents at Village Hall. They are available below:

There are many online resources for property owners interested in researching and preserving their historic building. They include:

• Great Neck Local History - Great Neck Library
  

Local history section of the Great Neck Library, including archival information in hard copy and electronic form

• New York Heritage Digital Collections (Great Neck)

Searchable database containing images of historic Great Neck

• Nassau County Historical Society

Searchable index of Nassau County Historical Society Journal articles between 1937 and 2024

• National Park Service Technical Services

Digitized publications with technical advice pertaining to historic building maintenance and restoration

• National Register of Historic Places

National database of historic properties recognized by the federal government as being locally, state and/or nationally significant

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Nationwide preservation advocacy organization

• New York Landmarks Conservancy

NYC preservation advocacy organization that also sponsors a statewide program focused on the maintenance and restoration of historic religious properties through technical assistance and access to funding sources

• New York State Historic Preservation Office

Government agency that fosters Historic Preservation activities through technical assistance, information on funding sources and economic incentives, and regulatory compliance

• Preservation League of New York

Statewide preservation advocacy organization

• Preservation Long Island

Regional preservation advocacy organization

• Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen’s Guide to Section 106 Review

Brochure detailing the role of the public when historic properties are threatened through federal activities

Although we cannot recommend specific companies that manufacture appropriate windows, doors and other materials, there are a number of online discussion groups where owners share their experiences.  These include:

• Old House Journal
• Preservation Directory