The article relates morphological aspects with the preservation of urban space, architectural heritage, and social and cultural memory of a historic neighborhood in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, applying a morphological analysis in the neighborhood originally known as Nossa Senhora da Aparecida, current Patrimônio, a black community built at the end of the nineteenth century, after the end of slavery. The article presents the urban formation of this small area isolated of the urban fabric, its urban evolution, the constructive aspects, and how the current urbanization processes of the city de-characterizes the neighborhood and erases an important urban memory. The research uses the methodology of morphological regions identification to distinguish the different areas of the neighborhood, differentiated through their building elements and typological patterns. The work ends by presenting simulations of possible scenarios to occur, if urban laws adopt morphological parameters, proposing new urban restrictions that would guarantee the preservation of the historical characteristics.