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Contact:
Nancy Schamu
Executive Director
Suite 342, 444 N. Capitol St, NW
Washington, DC 20001-1512
Phone: 202-624-5465
Fax: 202-624-5419
E-mail: schamu@sso.org
Web: www.ncshpo.org
Membership Information
The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers is
a state-based historic preservation trade association, not a
membership organization.
Brief Summary of the Organization and Its Mission
The NCSHPO is the association of the gubernatorially
appointed officials who carry out the National Historic
Preservation Act for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
and the Secretary of the Interior. The mission is to facilitate
communication among the State Historic Preservation Officers and to
represent them nationally with the administration, Congress, the
private preservation organizations, and industry.
SHPOs interact with architects most often on rehabilitation plans
for which the owner is seeking a federal investment tax
credit.
Initiatives in the Past Year Illustrating the Focus and
Direction of the Organization
1. Reworking of the Secretary’s Standards for Rehabilitation
and the investment tax credit review process with the National Park
System Advisory Board.
2. Participation in the administration’s and First Lady’s
Preserve America Summit
Preservation Issues that are of Particular Concern to Your
Organization
1. Inadequate financial support to carry out the
Nation’s preservation program from the National Park Service
through the federal budget requests for withdrawals from the
Historic Preservation Fund.
2. Improvements in the federal leadership to carry out the National
Historic Preservation Act.
Preservation Trends/Opportunities that Your Organization
Views as Advancements or Potential Advancements in the Field of
Historic Preservation at Large and/or Advancements in Historic
Preservation within Your Organization
1. Preserve America Summit, October 18-20, 2006, New
Orleans, setting a course for historic preservation for the next
decade.
Ways the AIA/HRC and Its Members Can Be Supportive of Your
Organization
1. Participate in historic preservation advocacy to increase the
funding for restoration projects through Preservation Action
Inc.
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