Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

This illustrated report summarizes the findings of a 1979 ACHP study on the contributions of historic preservation activities to urban revitalization. The data were derived from studying four historic districts - Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia; The Strand in Galveston, Texas; the Savannah Historic District in Georgia; and Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington. The report summarizes the esthetic, economic, and social benefits of historic preservation in each district. 

Mrs. Laura Bush, honorary chair of the Preserve America initiative, led a national Preserve America Summit October 18-20, 2006, in New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the 40th anniversary of the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation was a partner and served as Summit coordinator. In August 2007, the ACHP issued recommendations based on the issues raised at the Summit.

The Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point and North Fields, Tinian Island National Historic Landmark (collectively known as the Tinian NHL) are recognized for the role they played in World War II. The capture of Tinian, an island within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), in the summer of 1944 from Japan by the United States Marine Corps provided American forces with an airstrip from which to support military campaigns in the Western Pacific and served as the base from which the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were staged.

The ACHP offers this as a reference for Native Hawaiian organizations, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) staff, and federal agency staff with responsibility for compliance with Section 106. In 2008, the ACHP adopted the ACHP Policy Statement on the ACHP’s Interaction with Native Hawaiian Organizations. The policy is intended to set “forth actions the ACHP will take to oversee the implementation of its responsibilities under the NHPA with respect to the role afforded to Native Hawaiian organizations in the NHPA.”

Memorandum of Agreement Among the General Services Administration, the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Disposal of the Former U.S. Border Inspection Station in Noyes, MN

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Between the US General Services Administration (GSA) and the Montana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) Regarding the Installation of Radiation Portal Monitors at Chief Mountain Land Port of Entry (LPOE), Glacier National Park, MT

Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Regarding the Renovation Project at Veteran's Haven South, 301 Spring Garden Road, Winslow (NJ)

Memorandum of Agreement Among the General Services Administration and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer Regarding the Development of the Tundra Tykes Childcare Center, Anchorage Akaska

Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Department of State, the District of Columbia State Historic Preservation Officer, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the National Park Service, Regarding the Perimeter Security Improvement Project at the American Pharmacists Association Headquarters Bldg., Washington D.C.   Amendment to MOA (2018)