The Northwest Quadrant is an important neighborhood within the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District. Its houses and commercial buildings are tangible reminders of the lives and contributions made to Beaufort’s history by the many people who lived and worked in this traditionally African-American neighborhood.

These design principles have been developed at the request of neighborhood residents to help insure that building rehabilitation projects and new construction within the Northwest Quadrant are consistent with its traditional character — defined by simple, small-scale buildings, typically built by people with limited financial resources who used readily available workmanship, design and materials.

These design principles form a basic approach to building rehabilitation and new construction that will help projects fit in with the traditional character of the neighborhood. Rehabilitation should respect the traditional character of the building and new construction should respect the character of the surrounding historic building stock.

New historical research is continually shedding light on our understanding of the history of building traditions within the historic district and its neighborhoods. As this new information surfaces, the community and the [Historic District Review Board (HRB)] should assess its impact on these design principles.

Cover Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Historic Overview for the Northwest Quadrant
Chapter 2 Character-Defining Features
Chapter 3 Design Principles
Chapter 4 Appendices

For a map of the Northwest Quadrant boundaries click here.