Historic Preservation Resources - National
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The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. sec. 470 et seq.) directs the Federal Government, in cooperation with state and local governments, Native Americans, and the public, to take a leadership role in preservation.
The earliest Federal preservation statute was the Antiquities Act of 1906. Later came the Historic Sites Act of 1935, which made it national policy to preserve for public use historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance. It also empowered the Secretary of the Interior to designate properties significant to the nation as a whole as National Historic Landmarks or Sites.
Federal Government
- National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) (Advisory Council on Historic Preservation) (as amended through 2006)
- Federal Historic Preservation Case Law, 1966-1996; Thirty Years of the National Historic Preservation Act and Update, 1996-2000
- National Register of Historic Places
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation -- an independent Federal agency that administers the Section 106 process under the NHPA and that provides a forum for influencing Federal activities, programs, and policies as they affect historic resources
- U.S. General Services Administration National Capital Region: Historic Preservation -- includes GSA Historic Buildings Database
- U.S. National Park Service Laws, Regs and Standards -- includes links to the full text of the laws, regulations, standards and guidelines, and executive orders related to cultural resources
- U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings
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Preserve America
Preserve America "is a federal initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve and enjoy our priceless cultural and natural heritage."
National & State Organizations
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National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
"The Alliance is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, governed by a Board of Directors whose members must have direct associations with preservation commissions." -
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
The professional association of the state government officials who carry out the national historic preservation program. -
State Historic Preservation Legislation Database (National Conference of State Legislatures)
Comprehensive listing and narrative summaries for all state legislation or state constitution articles that contain specific references to historic properties; archeological sites or materials collected from archeological sites; or culturally significant unmarked human burials and associated burial objects. - National Trust for Historic Preservation
- PreservationAction
- State Historic Preservation Offices - State historic preservation officers carry out the national historic preservation program as delegates of the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. sec. 470 et seq). Each state's preservation program is designed to identify, evaluate, register, and preserve the state's historic and cultural resources. Statewide historic preservation plans (see documents in this collection) are approved by the National Park Service as meeting program requirements.
- Alabama Historical Commission
- Alaska State Historic Preservation Office
- Arizona State Historic Preservation Office
- Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
- California Office of Historic Preservation
- Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- Connecticut State Historical Preservation Office
- Delaware State Historic Preservation Office
- District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office
- Florida Division of Historical Resources
- Guam Historic Preservation Office
- Georgia Historic Preservation Division
- Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division
- Idaho State Historical Society
- Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
- Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (part of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources)
- Iowa State Historic Preservation Office
- Kansas Historic Preservation Office
- Kentucky Heritage Council
- Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation
- Maine Historic Preservation Commission
- Maryland Historical Trust
- Massachusetts Historical Commission
- Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
- Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office
- Mississippi Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Archives and History
- Missouri State Historic Preservation Office
- Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office
- Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
- New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
- New Jersey Historic Preservation Office
- New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
- New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- North Dakota State Historical Society
- Ohio Historic Preservation Office
- Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office
- Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
- Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation
- Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission
- South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Tennessee Historical Commission
- Texas Historical Commission
- Utah Division of State History
- Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Washington State Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
- West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office