Resources

NATIONAL PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Alliance of National Heritage Areas
Association for Preservation Technology
League of Historic American Theatres
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
National Council for Preservation Education
National New Deal Preservation Association
National Park Service
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Partners for Sacred Places
Preservation Action
Society for Commercial Archeology

NATIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for State & Local History
American Institute of Architects
American Planning Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
Archaeological Conservancy
Cornerstone Community Partnerships
Reconnecting America
Scenic America
Society for American Archaeology
Society for Historical Archaeology
Society of Architectural Historians

NATIONAL PRESERVATION RESOURCES

American Cultural Resources Association
ePreservation
Federal Preservation Tax Credits
Heritage Documentation Programs HABS/HAER/HALS
Heritage Conservation Network
HISTPRES: Job + Blog
NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Historic Landmarks – National Parks Service
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
National Preservation Institute
National Register of Historic Places – National Parks Service
Old House Network
Preservation Briefs – National Parks Service
Preservation Directory
Preservation Tech Notes – National Parks Service
Preserve & Protect, last updated 2008
Preserve America
Preservenet
Save America’s Treasures – National Parks Service
Scenic Byways
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
Section 106 Regulations
Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange (formerly National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse)
US Forest Service

COLORADO STATEWIDE PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

Colorado Historical Foundation
History Colorado

COLORADO STATEWIDE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

Colorado Chapter – American Institute of Architects
Colorado Chapter – American Planning Association
Colorado Chapter – American Society of Landscape Architects
Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists
Colorado Counities, Inc.
Colorado Municipal League

COLORADO LOCAL PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

Golden Landmarks Association
Historic Boulder, Inc.
Historic Denver, Inc.
Historic Georgetown, Inc.
Historic Preservation Alliance of Colorado Springs
Historic Routt County

COLORADO PRESERVATION RESOURCES

Archaeology Laws, Permits & Repositories
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – Colorado
Centennial Farms & Ranches
Certified Local Governments
Colorado Scenic Byways
Colorado Travel and Tourism
Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in Colorado
History Colorado – State Historical Fund
Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC)
State Preservation Tax Credits
State Register of Historic Properties
Survey & Inventory Forms
U. S. Forest Service – Rocky Mountain Region 2

COLORADO HISTORY MUSEUMS

History Colorado

PRESERVATION EDUCATION IN COLORADO

Colorado Mountain College
Fort Lewis College, Center for Southwest Studies
University of Colorado – Denver, College of Architecture and Planning

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Featured Project

Preservation for a Changing Colorado

Historic preservation has a direct economic benefit to communities and Colorado! Take a look at the 2017 study, which considered the ways adaption of historic places has a direct financial effect on the state.

This updated, most resent study, was the result of a partnership between Colorado Preservation, Inc and History Colorado, funded by a grant from History Colorado's State Historical Fund. Prepared by Clarion Associates, the new report document the economic benefits of rehabilitation projects, analyzes property values and neighborhood stability in local historic districts, and summarizes the increasing impact of heritage tourism, private preservation development and the success of Colorado’s Main Street program.

In a key finding, researchers determined that for every $1 million spent on historic preservation in Colorado it produced $1.03 million in additional spending, 14 new jobs, and $636,700 in increased household incomes across the state!

The 2017 report also considers the important role preservation plays in helping Coloradans provide new spaces for creative communities and co-working, create and sustain meaningful places, responds to the state’s changing demographics, and addresses climate concerns.

Click Here to see download and read the full report, "Preservation for a Changing Colorado".