The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program encourages private sector rehabilitation of historic buildings and is one one of the nation's most successful and cost-effective community revitalization programs. It generate jobs and creates moderate and low-income housing in historic buildings.
The program is administered by National Park Service and the Internal Revenue Service in partnership with State Historic Preservation Offices.
Introduction to Federal Tax Credits for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings - Rowhouses is a guide to the tax credits and the application process for first-time program users and small-project owners, using rowhouses as sample projects. (PDF format)
Follow the guidance in Photographs for Historic Preservation Certification Applications to ensure that a lack of sufficient, good quality photographs does not delay review of your application.
Planning Successful Rehabilitation Projects provides guidance on interpreting and applying the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, windows, interior treatments, new additions and related new construction, modern requirements and new technologies and materials, and functionally-related complexes.
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Technical Preservation Services' Publications and Online Materials
Index to printed and web information about preserving historic buildings and the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives. (PDF format)
