A historic district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development.

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.

[edit] United States

The United States has specific legislation identifying and giving protection to designated historic districts.

[edit] See also

• Old City
• Old Town
• Downtown
• Central Business District

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