Regional Resource Links
National Organizations (with regional presence)
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior – Technical Preservation Services
- The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
- Preservation Briefs series
- Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
- Weatherizing and Improving Energy Efficiency
- Online Education Tools
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior – Heritage Preservation Services
- Historic Preservation Planning
- Historic Landscape Initiative
- American Battlefield Protection
- Federal Agency Preservation Assistance
- Tribal Preservation
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior – National Historic Landmarks
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior – National Register of Historic Places
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Society of Architectural Historians
State Organizations
Every New England state has a designated state agency or office that is responsible for administering federal and state historic preservation programs, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs)
Every New England state also has a statewide, non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to historic preservation. These organizations function as advocates for monitoring, promoting, and coordinating historic preservation efforts at the state level and work closely with their respective State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO) and local communities.
Statewide Non-Profit Preservation Organizations
The Community Preservation Coalition, an alliance of open space, affordable housing, and historic preservation organizations, works with municipalities to help them understand, adopt, and implement the Community Preservation Act (CPA), a tool in Massachusetts to help communities preserve open space and historic sites, and create affordable housing and recreational facilities.
Community Preservation Coalition – Massachusetts
Local Organizations
Local preservation commissions are agents of local government and may identify, evaluate and protect a community's historic resources. Cooperative planning efforts are often undertaken with other municipal departments or agencies (planning, economic development, conservation commissions) as well as local historical societies and other interested local groups. Call your municipal town offices or SHPO to determine whether your town has a local preservation commission or historic district.
Non-profit local preservation organizations are member-based preservation advocacy, education, membership support, and service organizations that may be active in New England’s larger cities. Local preservation organizations are important sources of support for all kinds of preservation questions, from local political advocacy to technical assistance and programming. We encourage you to support your local preservation organization. Among the non-profit preservation organizations active in New England are the following:
Connecticut
Massachusetts
- Boston Preservation Alliance
- Historic Boston Incorporated
- Historic Salem
- Nantucket Preservation Trust
- Newburyport Preservation Trust
- Preservation Worcester
Maine
Rhode Island
- Newport Restoration Foundation
- The Preservation Society of Newport County
- Providence Preservation Society
- Providence Revolving Fund
Vermont
Specialty Organizations
Modern/Recent Past
Recent Past Preservation Network
Friends of Modern Architecture (FOMA)
Religious Buildings
Historic Landscapes/Landscape Preservation and Conservation
The Association for Gravestone Studies
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Barns
The National Trust - Barn Again
Historic Barns of Connecticut - Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation Massachusetts - Preserve Mass Barns
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance - Save That Barn
Vermont Division for Historic Preservation - Barn Grants
A Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings by Thomas Visser
