Historical Significance and Preservation of Local Structures Policy

Adopted by the GH/MCHS Board of Trustees on August 2, 2016.

Position Statement of the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society Regarding the Historical Significance and Preservation of Local Structures

Given the mission of the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society and its focus on the historical significance of the communities it represents, the Society recommends the following criteria for consideration regarding the proposed preservation and/or demolition of any existing structure within the City of Grandview Heights or the Village of Marble Cliff:

1. The age and condition of the building.

2. The quality of the building’s architectural design, detail, use of materials or construction.

3. The importance of the building to the character and quality of the neighborhood.

4. The identification of the building as the work of an architect, artisan, engineer, landscape architect, builder, or developer whose work is significant to the City, Village, Central Ohio, State of Ohio or nation.

5. The identification of the building with a public or private figure who significantly contributed to the City, Village, Central Ohio, State of Ohio or nation.

6. The significance of the style or design of the building to the historical, architectural or cultural development of the City, Village, Central Ohio, State of Ohio or nation.