Staff reviewed 113 applications for the Montgomery County
Historic Preservation Tax Credit. Property owners submitted nearly $3 million in eligible preservation expenses and received over $700,000 in credit toward their property taxes.
Did you do any tax-credit eligible work this year?
The deadline to apply for credit for work completed in the 2019 calendar year is April 1, 2020.
HAWPs Reviewed
Historic Preservation staff have processed over 250 Historic Area Work Permit (HAWP) applications thus far in 2019. Each year, staff review hundreds of cases for public hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission, and work with property owners to ensure their projects meet preservation standards.
Design Review Spotlight
Over the course of several months, the Historic Preservation Commission and staff have carefully reviewed proposals for a comprehensive redevelopment of the parcel containing the
Farm Women's Cooperative Market, a Bethesda community institution and landmark founded in 1932 as a self-help response to the Great Depression.
The site was designated to the Master Plan for Historic Preservation in 1979 in recognition of its unique place in county history as the first of three farm women's markets to be established and the only surviving example of its type in the county.
The Planning Board approved a sketch plan for the site in October, and preliminary plans are in development. Historic Preservation staff and commissioners will continue to work with the applicant to develop plans that enable the sensitive integration of this historic market into the newly developed site.
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Photo by the Montgomery Farm Women's Cooperative Market
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