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

 

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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)