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Integrity THE SEVEN ASPECTS OF
In order to convey significance, a property also must retain integrity, with a INTEGRITY ARE:
sufficient percentage of the structure dating from its period of significance. • Location
A majority of the building’s structural system, original materials and its
character-defining features should remain intact. To retain integrity, a building • Design
will always possess several, and usually most, of the aspects. • Setting
• Materials

In the case of districts, integrity means the physical integrity of the buildings • Workmanship
and structures, or features that make up the district as well as the historic, • Feeling
spatial and visual relationships of the components. Some individual buildings • Association
or features may individually have been more altered over time than others.
In order to possess integrity a district should still communicate its historic
identity.

Building Integrity

The degree of a building’s integrity is shown below.

BUILDING INTEGRITY
ALTERED, SUBSTANTIALLY ALTERED,
TRADITIONAL FACADE TRADITIONAL FACADE MINIMAL HISTORIC FEATURES

“Contributing” Property “Contributing” Property with “Non-Contributing” Property
This building retains its integrity. some alterations with major alterations
This building retains its integrity. This building does not retain its
integrity.

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