Preservation Guidelines

Preservation Planning at Rancho Los Alamitos
Eight interviews with Executive Director Pamela Seager (transcripts and podcasts) on long-term planning for National Historic Landmarks.

A list of preservation resources from government agencies----

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
These are guidelines used by professionals and other agencies to preserve historic properties and to fund preservation projects.

Historic Structure Reports and Preservation Plans--A Preparation Guide
A comprehensive manual prepared by Dominique M.Hawkins, AIA
for the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office.

National Parks Service's Preservation Brief 36--Protecting Cultural Landscapes
Prepared by noted historic landscape architect Charles Birnbaum.

A Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports (Open Library)
Prepared by Robert R. Page, foundation director of the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preparation (2009).

Design Review Guidelines--a Bibliography (2008)
Recent sources for design review guidelines compiled by the California State Office of Historic Preservation.

Qualifications of Preservation Professionals
Includes the Department of Interior guidelines for the selection of qualified professionals who are involved in historic preservation projects. The participation of these professionals are mandatory for funding projects.

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
A federal program that preserves the documentations of significant historic buildings.
The HABS collection online at the Library of Congress

Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)
A federal program that documents significant historic landscapes.
The HALS collection online at the Library of Congress