Tools for Preservation

The best place to find more information about historic preservation in your state including funding, research, laws, project review, listing on the National Register or your State Register (if applicable), is through your State Historic Preservation Officer.

Below is a selection of other useful documents and tools for historic preservation:

• Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. By far the industry standard for providing guidance on treatments for historic buildings.
• National Register Bulletins. Guidance on the nomination of historic resources to the National Register, evaluating property types, conducting surveys, and preparing documentation.
• Preservation Briefs Technical guidance provided by the National Park Service on methods and approaches to specific issues.