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This exemption applies to the increase of assessment due to alterations or rehabilitation made to a property located in the designated Historic District of the City of Rome. Alterations or rehabilitation must be for the purpose of historic preservation and must commence subsequent to the effective date of the local law adopted June 10, 1998. This exemption is equal to 100 percent of the increase in the assessed value of the property for the first five years and then decreases 20 percent per year for an additional four years. This exemption applies to city taxes only.
Click here for the Historic District Exemption application.
A New Program for Rome
New York State & National Registers of Historic Places
In spring of 2025 the City of Rome was officially listed on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places for several historically important properties. The listing provides additional funding resources to protect and enhance the local Historic and Scenic Preservation District and surrounding historic homes not included in the local district, as well as provide further financial resources for capital improvements for building-owners within the boundary.
The City worked with the project consultant and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation on identifying contributing structures that would be worthy of nomination, and identify additional properties that are not currently known as historic resources.
Listing on the registry gives property owners an important financial tool to assist in home maintenance and improvement of registered properties.
For more information on this project visit https://www.romerises.com/historic-preservation
