Historic Preservation Commission

• Promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the recognition, enhancement and perpetuation of sites and districts of historical and cultural significance;
• Safeguard the city's historic, aesthetic and cultural heritage by preserving sites and districts of historic and cultural significance;
• Stabilize and improve property values;
• Foster pride in the legacy of beauty and achievements of the past;
• Protect and enhance the city's attractions to tourists and visitors and the support and stimulus to business thereby provided;
• Strengthen the economy of the city;
• Promote the use of sites and districts of historic and cultural significance as places for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people of the city.

As a state-certified organization, the Decorah Historic Preservation Commission is bound by state of Iowa open meeting laws and record-keeping procedures. The Commission’s permanent record of minutes, annual reports, grant proposals, and formal actions including National Register nominations is on file in City Hall and is available for viewing by the public. The Commission’s working files and research resources are kept in a file cabinet in the Decorah Library. The cabinet key is available to the public at the Library circulation desk.

Click Here to view the Historic Preservation City Ordinance