The National Register of Historic Places Ian Johnson, Oregon State - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The National Register of Historic Places Ian Johnson, Oregon State Historic Preservation Office

What is the National Register of Historic Places? • The National Register is the nation’s official list of historic places worthy of preservation • Over 2,000 properties listed in Oregon, including 130 historic districts. • A National Register district is a concentration of properties united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development

How can the National Register help communities? • Neighborhood recognition and stabilization • Consideration in planning for state and federally funded projects • Qualification for federal and state preservation tax benefits and grants • Building code leniency • Design review

. . . And how can it not? • Doesn’t mean that a building or neighborhood will be protected from time and change forever • Protection is only as strong as local historic preservation laws

National Register Process

Getting Listed: Best Practices • Make sure the National Register is the right tool • Listen, really listen • Plan, plan, plan, and then plan more • Take time for the process, but not too long! • Make sure the nomination is good, very good

National Register Contacts National Register Contacts Jason Allen Jason Allen To be determined… To be determined… Survey and Inventory Survey and Inventory National Register Program National Register Program Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator (503) 986-0579 (503) 986-0579 Jason.Allen@oregon.gov Jason.Allen@oregon.gov oregonheritage.org oregonheritage.org