Design Guidelines

A Plan to Guide Building Development in Downtown Erie

Erie Downtown Partnership recognizes the value of the City’s historic, cultural, and aesthetic heritage. The care for and use of its historic buildings can enhance economic development and revitalization, promoting the health, prosperity, and general welfare of the people of Erie. These historic properties represent the layers of historic development over the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, which comprise the Erie story.

Erie Design Guidelines were created to help property owners make good decisions in the maintenance and improvement of their historic buildings. The goal for the guidelines is to create a useful resource for decisions made in support of projects in the downtown that contribute to the overall aesthetics and vitality of the area. Download an electronic copy below:

Design Guidelines

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