Sources used for the drafting of the design guidelines for Old Coppell were the Old Coppell Master Plan, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, Traditional Construction Patterns, and the following cities' guidelines:

• Ames, IA

• Blacksburg, VA

• Boston, MA

• Chicago, IL

• Denver, CO

• Eureka Springs, AK

• Iowa City, IA

• Washington, NC

• Wichita, KA