Historic Preservation

Information by State  Print version   What's New HUD Wins ACHP Chairman's Award for Federal Achievement in Historic Preservation Holsten Corporation, Chicago Housing Authority, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Among Partners Honored for Effort to Preserve Raymond M. Hilliard Center Historic District more... Historic Preservation Documents   Preserving America Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism in Housing and Community Development: A Guide to Using Community Development Block Grant Funds for Historic Preservation and Heritage Tourism in Your Communities Press Release | CDBG Website - PDF High Resolution (10.2 MB) - PDF Low Resolution (0.4 MB) - WORD (0.3 MB)   Linking Historic Preservation to CDBG Objectives Published in 1991, this Guide illustrates the various methods by which historic preservation can be linked to other eligible activity under the CDBG Program. more... Related Information   Advisory Council on Historic Preservation   National Park Service   State Historic Preservation Officers   Tribal Historic Preservation Officers   Other Historic Preservation Links

Congress made the Federal Government a full partner in historic preservation with passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966. As amended in 1992, Section 110 of the Act calls for, among other things, Federal agencies to establish preservation programs, commensurate with their mission and the effects of their activities on historic properties, that provide broadly for careful consideration of historic properties.

HUD and governments which assume responsibility for administering environmental HUD environmental laws must comply with historic preservation review requirements found in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Review Act

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issues regulations implement The Historic Preservation Act. HUD assistance must comply with the ACHP Regulations.

Historical Preservation Review Resources

The National Register Collection
These files hold information on nearly one million individual resources-historic buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects. The documentation on each property consists of photographs, maps, and a National Register registration form, which provides a physical description of the place, information about its history and significance, and a bibliography.

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