Preserving our nation's historic buildings.

Technical Preservation Services develops historic preservation policy and guidance on preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings, administers the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program for rehabilitating historic buildings, and sets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

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  • New fees for review of Historic Preservation Certification Applications go into effect on December 31, 2012. New fees apply to new applications received by SHPOs on or after December 31, 2012.
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Award-Winning Projects

Ten projects that participated in the Federal Historic Tax Credit Program were recently honored at the 2012 Richard H. Driehaus National Preservation Awards ceremony. Read more about the award-winning projects.