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 .
12-553: The West Bluff Historic District is one of three Registered Historic Districts in the Peoria County, Illinois , city of Peoria . The district is mostly residential and is an example of the opulence once enjoyed by the upper class in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Of particular note are two contributing structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright : Francis W. Little House at 1505 W. Moss Ave., and
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
36-496: A subordinate to either Yazd or Isfahan, despite being part of the administration of the Fars province. The historian and geographer Hamdallah Mustawfi reported that the walls of Nain's castle, which are still present as mud brick remnants, were four thousand paces long. The nearby mountains' silver mines are also described by the geographers. During the Safavid era, the kaolinite of Nain
48-604: Is a city in the Central District of Nain County , Isfahan province, Iran , serving as capital of both the county and the district. The history of Nain appears to go back to pre-Islamic times, but no information about it has survived. It is famous for its big castle and its congregational mosque , the Jameh Mosque of Nain . It was described by medieval historians to have been in the sardsīr ("cooler highland areas"), and being
60-456: 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
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
96-598: The United Kingdom. The equivalent urban areas are known as Conservation Areas . Iranian Heritage and Tourism organization has nominated and selected several cities for their valuable historical monuments and districts. Baft-e Tarikhi (In Persian: بافت تاریخی or historical texture) is the name such areas are labelled with. Naein , Isfahan and Yazd are examples of Iranian cities with historic districts. [REDACTED] Media related to Historic districts at Wikimedia Commons Naeen Nain ( Persian : نائین )
108-420: The adjacent streets are included in the historic district. Registered 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
120-556: The house at 1316 W. Moss Ave. Other NRHP properties also listed as contributing to this district include the Judge Jacob Gale House at 1007 N. North St. and Pettingill-Morron House at 1212 W. Moss Ave. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1976. The district boundaries are roughly defined by Randolph, Moss and High Streets, an area west of Western Avenue. In addition, some of
132-696: 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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#1732858153259144-616: Was utilized to manufacture porcelain at the city of Kashan . Under the Buyid dynasty (934–1062), the Jameh Mosque of Nain was constructed. The following graph depicts the language composition of the city. Naini is a Central Plateau language which is part of the Northwestern Iranian languages . At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 24,424 in 6,954 households. The following census in 2011 counted 25,379 people in 7,730 households. The 2016 census measured
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