Links to Historic Preservation Websites

The following sites provide general information about historic preservation guidelines:

National Park Service – The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historical Properties with guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/standguide/

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation – The mission of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is to promote the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our Nation’s historic resources, and advise the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. http://achp.gov/

The following web sites provide guidance and information on rehabilitating historic buildings:

Historic Preservation Services

National Park Service Preservation Briefs provide useful information on specific topics, such as, the application of synthetic siding and fixing historic windows.
www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm

Information and guidance regarding the Federal tax incentives for historic preservation.
www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/tax/index.htm

The Secretary of Interior Standards provides an explanation of the standard methodologies for rehabilitating historic buildings.
www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/secstan1.htm

State of New Jersey

How to research the history of a house? This document provides information on how to research your house’s history.
www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/4sustain/houseresearch.pdf

Information about the economics of historic preservation.
/www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/4sustain/spkrseries1.pdf

Information on the social and economic value of historic preservation.
/www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/4sustain/spkrseries2.pdf

The following sites provide general information about historic preservation in New Jersey:

New Jersey Historic Preservation Office

www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo

New Jersey Historic Trust

www.njht.org

Preservation New Jersey

www.preservationnj.org