Register now for two live ACHP webinars! There are still spaces for the courses, Section 106 Program Alternatives on Sept. 12 and Implementing Section 106 Program Comments on Sep. 19. For details and registration instructions, go to https://lnkd.in/eFTVk9FE #historicpreservation #training #webinar #achp
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Public Policy
Washington, DC 11,951 followers
Promotes the preservation, enhancement, and sustainable use of our nation’s diverse historic resources.
About us
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is an independent federal agency with the primary mission to encourage historic preservation in the government and across the nation. The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), which established the ACHP in 1966, directs federal agencies to act as responsible stewards when their actions affect historic properties. The ACHP is given the legal responsibility to assist federal agencies in their efforts and to ensure they consider preservation during project planning. The ACHP serves as the federal policy advisor to the President and Congress; recommends administrative and legislative improvements for protecting the nation’s diverse heritage; and reviews federal programs and policies to promote effectiveness, coordination, and consistency with national preservation policies. A key ACHP function is overseeing the federal historic preservation review process established by Section 106 of the NHPA. Section 106 requires federal agencies to consider the effects of projects, carried out by them or subject to their assistance or approval, on historic properties and provide the ACHP an opportunity to comment on these projects prior to a final decision on them.
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http://www.achp.gov/
External link for Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- Industry
- Public Policy
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1966
- Specialties
- Historic Preservation, Archaeology, Architecture, Planning, Legislative, and Tribal Relations
Locations
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Primary
401 F Street, NW., Suite 308
Washington, DC 20004, US
Employees at Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Updates
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Tune in to American History TV on C-SPAN 2 this Saturday, September 7 at 4:50 p.m. ET to see a story featuring ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin and this summer’s Cultural Heritage in the Forest internship students. They toured Mount Zion-Female Union Band Society Historic Memorial Park in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. and conducted stewardship work. View the schedule at: www.c-span.org/history #historicpreservation #cspan #achp
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The ACHP and Illinois SHPO this week signed a programmatic agreement with the GSA that will save two historic Chicago downtown Loop skyscrapers from demolition and set them up for leasing to put them back into productive use. The buildings dating to the mid-1910s have been vacant for years and fallen into disrepair. The agreement stipulates that the lessee will restore the buildings, including many of the historic features. ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin’s latest Preservation Shorts video focuses on preservation of the Century and Consumers Buildings. https://lnkd.in/ekNhDH9B Read more about the agreement and history of the buildings here: https://lnkd.in/eEQjG2hs #achp #historicpreservation Landmarks Illinois National Trust for Historic Preservation Preservation Chicago
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Registration is now open for “U.S. Climate Heritage in the International Context,” a one-day conference taking place Friday, October 4 at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. The conference is sponsored by the ACHP, Georgetown Climate Center, Georgetown Law Center, The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Cornell Law School, and Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Find out how federal preservation and cultural heritage policy of the United States can be informed by the domestic activities of other countries to both better adapt and protect the nation's cultural heritage from the effects of climate change and utilize historic buildings as a climate change mitigation tool. Learn more and register for either in-person or virtual attendance at: https://lnkd.in/grTtsGCX National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
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The ACHP is taking public comment through October 9 on a proposed action on housing, climate-smart buildings, climate-friendly transportation, and clean energy that will make it faster and easier to meet the nation’s climate and housing goals while preserving historic properties. This is in keeping with the Biden-Harris Administration’s all-of-government approach to accelerating permitting and reviews to deliver on our infrastructure and clean energy future. This draft program comment is the most significant step the ACHP has taken to date in implementing the agency’s climate and housing policy statements, enacted last year. For more information: https://lnkd.in/e98_f6MU
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Save the date of Friday, October 4 for a one-day conference, U.S. Climate Heritage in the International Context, sponsored by the ACHP, Georgetown Climate Center, Georgetown University Law Center, The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Cornell Law School, and Cornell Center for Social Sciences. The full program and registration information will be announced shortly. #historicpreservation #climatechange #achp #preservationlaw
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Pennsylvania’s Historic Moravian Bethlehem District was recently selected to be included on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The list “highlights cultural and natural heritage sites around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.” ACHP’s Executive Director Reid Nelson represents the ACHP on an intergovernmental panel that approves these nominations. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dBHHtkVR #worldheritage #historicpreservation #achp
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There are a few days left for the public to submit feedback on the ACHP’s updated draft Exemption for Indigenous Knowledge-Informed Activities by Native Hawaiian Organizations. This action proposes to exempt from historic preservation review under Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act certain restoration, rehabilitation, preservation, and reconstruction activities that are carried out, permitted, or funded by federal agencies and proposed, directed, authorized, or supported by NHOs. The Exemption would cover the types of preservation activities that are encouraged by the National Historic Preservation Act, including: traditional landscaping practices and agricultural activities, restoration of water features, restoration of sacred and traditional sites, installation of interpretive signage, and the reconstruction or restoration of traditional and cultural Native Hawaiian buildings and structures. Full details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e45n77EE The public comment period is open through Monday, Aug. 26 and comments may be sent to native@achp.gov. National Trust for Historic Preservation Indian Country Today National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
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Save the date of Friday, October 4 for a one-day conference, U.S. Climate Heritage in the International Context, sponsored by the ACHP, Georgetown Climate Center, Georgetown University Law Center, The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Cornell Law School, and Cornell Center for Social Sciences. The full program and registration information will be announced soon. American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) World Heritage Watch National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers National Trust for Historic Preservation U.S. Green Building Council American Institute for Conservation & Foundation for Advancement in Conservation Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) Europa Nostra European Heritage Hub
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In this episode of the ACHP's Preservation Shorts, Chair Sara C. Bronin visits Fallingwater, a house designed in 1935 by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright for the Kaufmann family, owners of Pittsburgh's largest department store. The home in Southwestern Pennsylvania is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a National Historic Landmark. Fallingwater is owned by the non-profit The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which has opened the home to the public as a museum. Chair Bronin talks about the Conservancy's sustainability efforts, including using clean, renewable energy, climate-friendly transportation solutions, planting native species, etc. She says Fallingwater is a model in this regard. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/e7Egayvz #historicpreservation #achp #fallingwater #franklloydwright
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