The City of Atlanta Historic Preservation and Urban Design Commission, which is part of the

City of Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

government, nominates and designates five types of historic properties: Landmark Building or Site, Historic Building or Site, Landmark District, Historic District, and Conservation District.Urban Design Commission
City of Atlanta. The Atlanta Urban Design Commission was established by

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in 1975. In 1989, the city enacted its current

historic preservation Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK), is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance. It is a philos ...

ordinance. Since that time, the city has designated more than seventy individual properties and eighteen districts. There are specific criteria for each type of designation.Designation Criteria
City of Atlanta Historic Preservation and Urban Design Commission. These designations are city-level designations, separate from the federally designated properties on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

(see

National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia This is a list of properties and districts in Fulton County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It covers most of the NRHP properties in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous ...

List of individual designated sites

The following places are designated as either as a "Landmark Building or Site" or "Historic Building or Site."Property & District Information
City of Atlanta Historic Preservation and Urban Design Commission. The Georgia State Capitol is designated an "Honorary Landmark," the only site to be so designated by the City of Atlanta.

List of designated districts

The following are designated as a "Landmark District," "Historic District," or "Conservation District."

References

{{reflist City of Atlanta-designated historic sites Buildings and structures in Atlanta History of Atlanta

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...