Every State and U.S. Territory is home to an expertly-qualified State Historic Preservation Officer.
☑ Conducting a comprehensive survey of historic properties
☑ Maintaining an inventory of historic properties
☑ Administering state programs of Federal assistance
☑ Identifying and nominating eligible properties to the National Historic Register
☑ Advising and assisting Federal, State and local governments in matters of historic preservation
☑ Preparing and implementing a statewide historic preservation plan
☑ Providing public information, education, training and technical assistance
☑ Working with local governments in the development of local historic preservation programs and help them become “certified local governments”
☑ Provide consultation for Federal undertakings under the Section 106 provision of the National Historic Preservation Act
☑ Promoting historic preservation efforts within state government
☑ Coordinating with tribal governments on historic preservation matters
☑ Maintaining and managing historic house museums and historic sites
☑ Coordinating state heritage tourism efforts
☑ Holding and enforcing historic preservation easements
☑ Managing State Rehabilitation Tax Credit programs
☑ Maintaining state granting programs
☑ Supporting Main Street communities and revitalization efforts
☑ Providing consultation for State undertakings, similar to the Section 106 provision of the National Historic Preservation Act
Sources: https://ncshpo.org/about-us/what-is-shpo/
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/state-historic-preservation-offices.htm
Alabama Historical Commission 468 South Perry Street P.O. Box 300900 Montgomery, AL 36130-0900 Phone: 334-242-3184 |
Office of History & Archaeology 550 West 7th Avenue Suite 1310 Anchorage, AK 99501 Email: dnr.oha@alaska.gov |
American Samoa
Letitia Peau-Folau, SHPO Executive Offices of the Governor AS Government/Historic Preservation Office Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Phone: 684-699-2316 Fax: 684-699-2276 E-mail: tish.folau@go.as.gov |
SHPO Administrative Assistant State Historic Preservation Office Arizona State Parks & Trails 1110 W Washington St, Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85007 ----- (602) 542-4009 To submit comments or questions, please email at: azshpo@azstateparks.gov |
| Arkansas Historic Preservation Program 1100 North Street, Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-324-9880 Email: info@arkansasheritage.com |
Office of Historic Preservation 1725 23rd Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 445-7000; fax: (916) 445-7053 |
History Colorado 1200 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303)-447-8679 |
| Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 5, Hartford, CT 06103 Phone: 860-256-2800 |
Delaware Historical & Cultural Affairs Office 29 N. State St. Dover, DE 1990 P: (302) 736-7400 F: (302) 739-5660 |
District of Columbia's Historic Preservation Office 1100 4th Street, SW, Suite 650 East, Washington, DC 20024 Phone: (202) 442-7600 Fax: (202) 442-7638 TTY: 711 Email: planning@dc.gov |
Florida Division of Historical Resources R.A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Phone: 850.245.6300 Fax: 850.245.6436 |
Georgia Historic Preservation Division 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta GA 30329 Phone: 404-679-4840 |
Guam
| Department of Parks and Recreation Government of Guam 490 Chalan Palasyo, Agana Heights, Guam 96910 Phone: 671-475-6294/6337 |
Hawaiʻi State Historic Preservation Division Kakuhihewa Building 601 Kamokila Blvd., Suite 555 Kapolei, HI 96707 Ph: (808) 692-8015 Fax: (808) 692-8020 |
Idaho State Historical Society 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd. Boise, ID 83712 General Inquiries: (208) 334-2682 Fax: (208) 334-2774 |
State Historic Preservation Office (Preservation Services) IDNR-One Natural Resources Way Springfield, IL 62702-1271 (217) 782-4836 |
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology 402 W. Washington Street, W274 Indianapolis IN 46204 Phone: 317-232-1646 |
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, State Historic Preservation Office State Historical Building – 3rd Floor East 600 E. Locust St. Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-5111 |
Kansas Historic Society 6425 SW 6th Avenue Topeka, KS 66615-1099 (785)-272-8681 |
Kentucky Heritage Council The Barstow House 410 High Street Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-7005 |
Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Division of Historic Preservation PO Box 44247 Baton Rouge LA 70804 Main: (225) 342-8160 Fax: (225) 219-9772 |
Maine Historic Preservation Commission 55 Capitol Street 65 State House Station Augusta, Maine, 04333-0065 (207) 287-2132 |
Marshall Islands, Republic of the
RMI Historic Preservation Office PO Box 1454 Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960 · Tel: (692) 625-4476 Fax: 625-4476 E-mail: RMIHPO@ntamar.com |
Maryland Historical Trust 100 Community Place, 3rd Floor Crownsville, MD 21032-2023 (410) 697-959 |
Massachusetts Historical Commission 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02125 Tel: 617-727-8470 Fax: 617-727-5128 |
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office 300 N. Washington Sq., Lansing, MI 48913 (888).522.0103 |
Micronesia, Federated States of
Historic Preservation Office P.O. Box 714. YAP State Government Colonia, Yap, FM 96943. Phone: 011-691-350-4226. Fax: 011-691-350-4256 |
State Historic Preservation Office Administration Building Suite 203 50 Sherburne Ave St. Paul, MN 55155 651-201-3287 |
Mississippi Department of Archives and History P.O. Box 571 Jackson, MS 39205-0571 601-576-6850 |
State Historic Preservation Office P.O. Box 176 | Jefferson City, MO 65102 800-361-4827 573-751-7858 |
Montana Historical Society. All rights reserved 225 North Roberts P.O. Box 201201 Helena, MT 59620-1201 406-444-2694 406-444-2696 (fax) |
History Nebraska 1500 R Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 402-471-3270 |
Nevada State Historic Preservation Office 901 South Stewart Street, Ste 5004 Carson City NV 89701 (775)-684-3448 |
NH Division of Historical Resources 19 Pillsbury Street - 2nd floor Concord, NH 03301-3570 603-271-3483 / FAX 603-271-3433 |
Mail Code 501-04B State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office PO Box 420 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 TEL: (609) 984-0176 FAX: (609) 984-0578 |
New Mexico Historic Preservation Division Department of Cultural Affairs Bataan Memorial Building, 407 Galisteo Street, Suite 236, Santa Fe, NM 87501 General E-mail: nm.shpo@dca.nm.gov General Information: (505) 827-6320 |
New York State Historic Preservation Office Peebles Island Resource Center P.O. Box 189 Waterford, NY 12188-0189 518-237-8643 |
| North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office 109 E. Jones Street, 2nd Floor Mail Service Center 4617 Raleigh NC 27601 Phone: (919) 814-6570 Fax: (919) 814-6898 |
State Historic Preservation Office of North Dakota 612 East Boulevard Ave. Bismarck, North Dakota 58505 phone: 701.328.2666 email: history@nd.gov |
Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Caller Box 10007, Capitol Hill, Saipan, MP 96950 670-664-2587 |
Ohio History Connection, State Historic Preservation Office 800 E. 17th Ave Columbus OH 43211 tel: 614.298.2000 fax: 614.298.2037 |
State Historic Preservation Office Oklahoma Historical Society 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-521-6249 Fax 405-522-0816 |
Oregon Parks & Recreation Department 725 Summer Street NE, Suite C Salem, OR 97301 |
Palau, Republic of (phone: 011-680-488-2486)
Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 Phone: (717) 783-8946 |
Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica de Puerto Rico P.O. Box 9023935, San Juan PR 00902-3935 Teléfono: (787)721-3737 |
Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Old State House 150 Benefit Street Providence RI 02903 Phone: 401-222-2678 Fax: 401-222-2968 |
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, State Historic Preservation Office 8301 Parklane Road Columbia SC 29223 (803)-896-6196 |
South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office 900 Governors Dr Pierre SD 57501-2217 Phone: 605-773-3458 Fax: 605-773-6041 |
State Historic Preservation Office 2941 Lebanon Pike Nashville, TN 37214 (615) 532-1550 |
Texas Historical Commission Main Office P.O. Box 12276 Austin, TX 78711 Phone: 512.463.6100 Email: thc@thc.texas.gov |
Utah State Historic Preservation Office 3760 S. Highland Drive Millcreek UT 84106 Phone: 801-245-7263 |
Division for Historic Preservation One National Life Drive Deane C. Davis Building, 6th Floor Montpelier, VT 05620-0501 802-828-3222 |
St. Croix Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office Fort Frederik Museum 198 Strand St. Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00840 Phone: (340) 719-4315 |
Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2801 Kensington Ave Richmond VA 23221 Phone: 804-367-2323 Fax: 804-367-2391 |
Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation PO Box 48343 Olympia, WA 98504-8343 Telephone (360) 586-3065 Fax (360) 586-3067 |
West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office WV Department of Art, Culture and History The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston WV 25305 Phone: 304-558-0220 |
Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State Street Madison WI 53706 608-264-6535 |
Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office 2301 Central Avenue Barrett Building, Third Floor Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 Phone: 307-777-7697 |
