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PRESERVATION TOOLBOX FOR STRONGER COMMUNITIES
Useful Links

Preservation

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (federal)
http://www.achp.gov/
Ohio Historic Preservation Office
www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/

Cincinnati Preservation Association
www.cincinnatipreservation.org

Heritage Ohio
www.heritageohio.org

Main Street Program: Ohio
http://www.heritageohio.org/main-street-program/

National Association of Preservation Commissions
http://www.uga.edu/napc/programs/napc/links.htm

National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/

National Trust for Historic Preservation
www.preservationnation.org

Ohio Historic Preservation Office
www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/

Ohio Historic Preservation Office: Preservation related links
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/etcetera/links.html

Preservation Ohio
http://www.preservationohio.org/

Historic Designation

Local Historic Districts: benefits of designation
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/workingonthepast/

National Historic Landmark Program
http://www.nps.gov/nhl/

National Register of Historic Places
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/toolbox/nr/nr-01.html
 
Historic Markers

Ohio Historic Marker Program
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/oahsm/markers.html

Ohio National Register Plaques
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/toolbox/nr/nr-10.html

Restoration

Association for Preservation Technology
http://www.apti.org/

National Park Service: A Checklist for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/TPS/cheklist.htm

National Park Service: Preservation Briefs
http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/index.htm

Ohio Historic Preservation Office: Fast Facts on Old House Topics
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/fastfacts.html

Ohio Historic Preservation Office: Building Doctor Program
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/programs/bd/bd-01.html

Cincinnati Preservation Association: Contractors’ List
www.cincinnatipreservation.org

Old-House Journal Magazine
http://www.oldhousejournal.com/

Funding

Hamilton County Home Improvement Program (HIP): Reduced-interest home improvement loans
http://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/hc/hc_hip.asp

Save America’s Treasures Grants
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/treasures/application.htm
Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/histpres/yourtown/taxincnt.html
Historic Architecture

Architectural History
http://www.preservationdirectory.com/historicphotogallery/architecturalstylesgalleries.aspx

Recent Past (Mid-Century Modern)
Recent Past Preservation Network
http://recentpast.org/

Cincinnati Form Follows Function
Nonprofit Modern design forum
www.cf3.org

Vernacular Architecture Forum
www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org

Local History

Cincinnati Museum Center Research Library
http://www.cincymuseum.org/educators_researchers/researchers/historical_society_library/

Cincinnati Memory Project: Archival photos online
www.cincinnatimemory.org

Planning

Anmerican Planning Association
http://www.planning.org/

Brookings Institution Metropolitan Project
www.brookings.edu

Cyurbia
www.cyurbia.org

Form-Based Codes
http://www.formbasedcodes.org/

Planning Commissioners Journal
http://pcj.typepad.com/

Project for Public Spaces
www.pps.org

TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21/legis.htm

Urban Land Institute
www.uli.org

Walkable Communities
http://walkscore.org/

Smart Growth

Smart Growth Online
www.smartgrowth.org

Greater Ohio
http://greaterohio.org/

Sustainability

Embodied Energy Calculator
http://www.thegreenestbuilding.org/

Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy: LEED classes and green building tours
http://green-cincinnati.com/

National Trust for Historic Preservation: Sustainability and preservation
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/sustainability/

Ohio Department of Development: Incentives for energy efficiency
http://www.development.ohio.gov/cdd/oee/default.htm

U.S. Department of Energy: Tax credits for energy efficiency
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index

U.S. Green Building Council: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
www.usgbc.org


Prepared by: Cincinnati Preservation Association March 2010 

                  


Preservation field services provided by Cincinnati Preservation Association are assisted by a Partners in the Field challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.