NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

The National Parks Service (NPS) is part of a national preservation partnership working with American Indian tribes, states, local governments, nonprofit organizations, historic property owners, and others involved in the preservation and stewardship of our shared heritage. The NPS develops standards and guidelines for historic preservation planning and the treatment and rehabilitation of historic properties and administers the following programs on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior:

Historic Preservation Grants

Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program

National Register of Historic Places

National Historic Landmarks

National Heritage Areas

       



NPS Useful Links

  • National Park Service Web Portal

  • Archeology and Historic Preservation: Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines (amended)

  • Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives

  • Heritage Documentation Programs - HABS/HAER/HALS/CRGIS

  • National Historic Landmarks

  • National Register Listings
  • National Register Bulletins

  • Preservation Portal

  • Professional Qualification Standards

  • Preservation Briefs

  • The Secretary of the Interior's Standards & Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

  • The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Treatment of Historic Properties (1995)