Downtown Design Guidelines

This document provides guidance for improvements to properties and work within the Downtown and Old Town Historic Overlay Districts in Georgetown, Texas. The guidelines are for property owners planning exterior alterations, additions to or the rehabilitation of existing buildings. They also apply to the design of new buildings.

• Purpose of the Design Guidelines
• Architectural Resources of Georgetown
• Principes for Historic Preservation
• Architectural Features
• Historic Building Materials
• Individual Building Elements
• Additions & Alterations
• Site Design
• Signs
• Awnings and Canopies
• Infill Construction in Area 1
• Infill Construction in Area 2
• Appendix A – Glossary of Terms