Historic Districts Commission

The Dedham Historic Districts Commission is a volunteer board of Dedham residents appointed and approved by the Board of Selectmen. The Commission is composed of persons with professional expertise in Law, Architecture, History, Historic preservation and Conservation, local Real Estate and Finance. The Commission is the official agent of municipal government responsible for district wide historic preservation, contextual compliance, and for regulatory design review within the designated local historic districts.

 
The local historic districts are areas with specific boundaries, (Click Here) that have been recognized for their historic and architectural significance, and so designated in 1974 by a vote of the Dedham Town Meeting under Chapter 40C of the Massachusetts General Laws.