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This material is presented for informational
purposes only. Herron-Morton Place holds no liability for inaccuracies
that may be contained herein. Individuals are urged to contact the
Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission for complete guidelines
as may apply to your project.
Approval is not required for painting existing
buildings. Staff approval is required for paint colors on
new construction. An exemption to paint colors and painting is available
to qualifying low-moderate income homeowners (owner-occupants).
- Remove all loose paint and clean the surface
before repainting. It is not necessary to remove all old paint
as long as it is firmly fixed to the surface.
- Paint colors are essentially a personal
choice. They are reversible, have no permanent effect and have
usually changed many times throughout the history of a building.
There are two general approaches which are appropriate for selecting
a color scheme.
- Identify through research the original
colors and repaint with matching colors. Previous paint colors
can be found by scraping through paint layers with a knife,
analyzing the paint in the laboratory, or finding hidden areas
which were never repainted.
- Repaint with colors commonly in use
at the time the building was built.
- Consider using different shades of the same
color when variation in color is desired but there is a danger
of the color scheme becoming too busy.
- Avoid monochromatic (single color) schemes
on buildings which originally had vibrant, multiple and contrasting
colors.
- Avoid highly polychromatic (multi-color) schemes
on buildings which were originally painted with restraint and
simplicity.
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