Heritage Preservation Commission

The Heritage Preservation Commission helps preserve the community’s unique identity, culture and character by protecting significant historic resources from the City’s past.

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Heritage Preservation Commission annual reports

The commission publishes an annual report to detail its activities during the prior year.

Bylaws of the Heritage Preservation Commission

See the rules that guide how the commission performs its official duties.

Heritage preservation applications and public hearings

You can find applications for public hearings, and learn how your application is consid...

Older Heritage Preservation Commission meeting information

The City is updating its website. Heritage Preservation Commission agendas and actions before 2020 are available in our meeting archive.
See Heritage Preservation Commission meeting archive

What we do

The Heritage Preservation Commission is charged with hearing and deciding applications for preservation reviews. This includes:

  • Certificates of appropriateness
  • Historic variances
  • Demolitions of historic resources
  • Proposed nominations of landmarks and historic districts
  • Other matters related to preservation.

Minneapolis code governs the Heritage Preservation Commission’s powers and duties.

See Code of Ordinances § 599.120

The commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 4:30 p.m.

Learn more about historic preservation in the city

The Mill City Museum is located in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District. Photo courtesy of Meet Minneapolis.

Landmarks and historic districts

Minneapolis has over 200 locally-designated landmarks and historic districts.
Explore landmarks and historic districts