Historic Department

Are you in a Historic District? Click here to find out.

There are two Historic Districts in the Town of Dennis, the Old King's Highway Regional District and the South Dennis Historic District.

Certificate of Appropriateness, Exemption, Letter of Amendment and Demo Delay (for Historic Commission) applications are ONLINE ONLY. 

Online permitting: If you upload new or revised documents for a pending application, please inform Ed (Ted) Mooers via email of the new/revised uploaded documents.

You are in the Old King's Highway District if you live north of the Mid-Cape Highway (Route 6). Please see the OKH Meeting Schedule 2022 for meeting dates and deadlines.

To find out if you are in the South Dennis Historic District, check for your address in the link above, South Dennis Address List. Please see the SDH Meeting Schedule 2022 above for meeting dates and deadlines.

Applications are reviewed for their aesthetic appropriateness to the historic integrity of the district, neighborhood and setting.