Facilities Historic Preservation

Coming Soon: Guide for Historic Libraries
Funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts

General

• Why Should We Preserve Historic Places? (NPS)
• Preservation Briefs - National Park Service
  • Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings
  • Dangers of Abrasive Cleaning to Historic Buildings
  • Roofing for Historic Buildings
  • The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows
  • The Preparation and Use of Historic Structure Reports
  • More...
• Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation
• How to Preserve a Historic Building [National Trust for Historic Preservation]
• "Ten Basic Principles for Sensitive Rehabilitation" (see page 4) [Department of the Interior]
• Working with Contractors and Architects; Finding Supplies and Furnishings; Interior Design and Decorating [National Trust for Historic Preservation]
• American Institute of Architects

Government Resources

• NYS Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
  • New York State and National Registers Information
  • State Preservation Historical Information Network Exchange (SPHINX)
  • Find Your SHPO Review Process Staff
  • Projects Review Submission Cover Form
  • Technical Preservation Guidance
• New York State Department of State's Local Government Handbook
• National Parks Service - Preservation
  • National Register of Historic Places FAQs
  • The National Register of Historic Places Brochure
  • How to apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation
  • Working on the Past in Local Historic Districts

Funding

• Sources of Preservation Assistance (SHPO)
• Preservation League of New York State
  • Preserve New York Grant Program
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • National Trust Preservation Fund
  • Northeast Regional Office
• Construction Grants (MHLS)

Updated: September 2009

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