# Historic Preservation in Raleigh. What to keep?

**URL:** <https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/historic-preservation-in-raleigh-what-to-keep/659>\
**Category:** The Pub\
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/historic-preservation-in-raleigh-what-to-keep/659 "2018-10-25T00:28:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![trueurbanist](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/trueurbanist/32/23903_2.png) [@trueurbanist](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/trueurbanist)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/historic-preservation-in-raleigh-what-to-keep/659/143 "2023-02-01T02:59:47Z")

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It would be great if some developers started buying the older buildings downtown and making them taller, while matching or restoring the original designs. Here’s a pretty cool example of this in MA:

[https://twitter.com/haightnothate/status/1619825424649031680?s=46&t=eYqgJciMhsDL32r5KIAvLQ](https://twitter.com/haightnothate/status/1619825424649031680?s=46&t=eYqgJciMhsDL32r5KIAvLQ)

 ![image](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/1/4/14d702a2f0bf525297bf682b7e370be8bd185025.jpeg)  
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**Author:** ![GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/guccilittlepig/32/25831_2.png) [@GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/GucciLittlePig)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/historic-preservation-in-raleigh-what-to-keep/659/144 "2023-02-01T03:06:18Z")

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We’ll get there, I hope. But probably not just yet sadly

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**Author:** ![trueurbanist](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/trueurbanist/32/23903_2.png) [@trueurbanist](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/trueurbanist)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/historic-preservation-in-raleigh-what-to-keep/659/145 "2023-02-02T15:46:09Z")

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We’ll get there if the constant attitude to build from scratch is debated by council members more. It would be great if the conservationists supported the densification of historically pleasing buildings instead of advocating for them to stay the same.

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**Author:** ![onlyhereforrail](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/ad7895/32.png) [@onlyhereforrail](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/onlyhereforrail)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/historic-preservation-in-raleigh-what-to-keep/659/146 "2023-02-02T19:29:09Z")

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Durham actually has a very cool building going through the review process ([link](https://www.durhamnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/47812/COA2200079---216-218-Rigsbee-Avenue---New-Construction-and-Site-Work-PDF)) that maintains the cozy nature of the street while adding density. They aren’t preserving the building (existing facade is not original anyways), but this is the sort of model I’d like to see a lot more of moving forward.  
Render below.

 ![Screen Shot 2023-02-02 at 2.27.22 PM](https://d3tmycllq5yp1y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/7/3/734a7b4eb57463a9d35fbc6fd0433aa6b05da8d8.jpeg)

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