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: