A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from certain types of development .
12-531: (Redirected from Stockyards ) [REDACTED] Look up stockyard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stockyard or Stockyards may refer to: Places [ edit ] Stockyard, Queensland , Australia, locality in the Shire of Livingstone Stockyard Landing, original name of Arabi, Louisiana Stockyards, California , former town Stockyards, nickname for
24-426: A rural areas with historic agriculture-related properties, or even a physically disconnected series of related structures throughout the region. Much criticism has arisen of historic districts and the effect protective zoning and historic designation status laws have on the housing supply. When an area of a city is designated as part of a 'historic district', new housing development is artificially restricted and
36-512: Is deemed "significant". The term "old street" refers to a neighborhood with historic buildings. Many of these are tourist attractions and filled with hawkers catering to visitors. Many jurisdictions within the United States have specific legislation identifying and giving protection to designated historic districts. Criticism of historic districts in Chicago and elsewhere in the United States
48-516: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages stockyard [REDACTED] Look up stockyard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stockyard or Stockyards may refer to: Places [ edit ] Stockyard, Queensland , Australia, locality in the Shire of Livingstone Stockyard Landing, original name of Arabi, Louisiana Stockyards, California , former town Stockyards, nickname for
60-446: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Historic district Historic districts may or may not also be the center of the city . They may be coterminous with the commercial district , administrative district , or arts district , or separate from all of these. Historical districts are often parts of a larger urban setting, but they can also be parts or all of small towns, or
72-408: Is primarily based on arguments that such laws creating such districts restrict the supply of affordable housing, and thus the result of such districts is that of enforcing caste structures and class divisions by region and segments of urban areas. Several historic districts have been proposed not for a true preservation purpose but to prevent development. The term "Historic District" is not used in
84-532: The Cultural Heritage Preservation Act [ zh ] protects certain historic districts under the "groups of buildings" category. Districts are overseen by their respective municipality, city, or county governments, but can also be promoted to a "significant" status and overseen by the Ministry of Culture directly. As of July 2021, there are twenty protected districts, one of which
96-642: The northwest quadrant of The Junction , Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fort Worth Stockyards , a historic district in Fort Worth, Texas Other uses [ edit ] A feedlot or other gathering point for livestock, especially cattle STOCKYARD Magazine , a Chicago-based publication Stockyard, amateur baseball team in the Boston Park League , Massachusetts, United States See also [ edit ] Meat packing industry Union Stock Yards Yard (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
108-530: The northwest quadrant of The Junction , Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fort Worth Stockyards , a historic district in Fort Worth, Texas Other uses [ edit ] A feedlot or other gathering point for livestock, especially cattle STOCKYARD Magazine , a Chicago-based publication Stockyard, amateur baseball team in the Boston Park League , Massachusetts, United States See also [ edit ] Meat packing industry Union Stock Yards Yard (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
120-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Stockyard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stockyard&oldid=1051638039 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Stockyard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stockyard&oldid=1051638039 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732852736742144-696: The supply of new housing permanently capped in area so designated as 'historic'. Critics of historic districts argue that while these districts may offer an aesthetic or visually pleasing benefit, they increase inequality by restricting access to new and affordable housing for lower and middle class tenants and potential home owners. In Canada , such districts are called "heritage conservation districts" or "heritage conservation areas" (known as "arrondissements historiques", "secteurs de conservation du patrimoine" or "districts de conservation du patrimoine" in French ) and are governed by provincial legislation. In Taiwan ,
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