National Trust for Historic Preservation
https://savingplaces.org/
HARB (Historic Architectural Review Board) Districts in Cumberland County
Carlisle Borough:
• https://www.carlislepa.org/government-and-officials/boards-commissions/historical-and-architectural-review-board/
• https://www.carlislepa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HARB-Guildelines.pdf
• Reference guide for Property Owners:
http://www.carlislepa.govoffice2.com/vertical/sites/%7BDAE19CE2-0C18-44BC-A364-9960FD11CF6F%7D/uploads/%7BDE4F9DC4-C268-427E-8779-51E7ED79B945%7D.PDF
• Chapter 255: Zoning – Historic Preservation District (overlay)
https://ecode360.com/10685306
Mechanicsburg Borough
• http://mechanicsburgborough.org/harb/
Shippensburg Borough:
• http://www.borough.shippensburg.pa.us/boardscommissions/harb/
Upper Allen Township:
• https://ecode360.com/8574418
Cumberland County Comprehensive Plan
https://www.ccpa.net/3546/Cumberland-County-Comprehensive-Plan
National Park Service
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards:
• https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards.htm
Preservation Briefs:
• https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm
Technical Preservation Services – Four Approaches to the Treatment of Historic Properties:
• https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards/four-treatments.htm
Preservation by topic:
• https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/by-topic.htm
Tax Incentives for Preserving Historic Properties:
• https://www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives.htm
National Register Application Process
http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/National-Register/Pages/default.aspx
Applying for a State Historic Marker
http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Historical-Markers/Pages/default.aspx
Find a Historic Marker near you:
• http://m.patrailsofhistory.com/historical-markers
Select links to Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
Statewide Historic Preservation Plan:
• http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/About/Pages/Preservation-Plan.aspx
Cultural Resources GIS:
• http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Cultural-Resources-GIS/Pages/default.aspx
Learn more about Certified Local Governments:
• http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Community-Preservation/Pages/Certified-Local-Government.aspx
Grants & Funding:
• http://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/Grants-Funding/Pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania Historic Preservation – Blog of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office:
• https://pahistoricpreservation.com/
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA):
• https://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservation/national-historic-preservation-act.htm
• http://www.achp.gov/overview.html – This is on the website of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
• http://preservation50.org/about/nhpa-history/ – Preservation50 was an initiative to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NHPA in 2016.
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