Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

The ACHP knows history learning can happen anywhere. During this new reality of schooling from home, the ACHP wants to offer history resources that will surely educate and entertain as students and parents continue to work from home.

Here are some suggested lesson plans and interesting content to keep kids engaged with history and historic preservation. Please feel free to add to the conversation with your own history, civics, and social studies learning ideas on our Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/usachp and www.facebook.com/PreservationTheNextGeneration.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint Florida architect Rick Gonzalez to be an Expert Member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The White House made the announcement yesterday.  

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation staff is currently in telework status.

For complete information about ACHP operations, please go to the COVID-19 and ACHP Operations web page.

Get to Know Jay Vogt

WASHINGTON, DC – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chairman Aimee Jorjani today welcomed new Expert Member Jay D. Vogt and ACHP Observer Ann Pritzlaff Walker during the ACHP business meeting at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Vogt, appointed by President Donald J. Trump, was sworn in for a four-year term.

“The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will benefit greatly from both Jay and Ann’s unique perspectives, wide-ranging experience, and long careers in the preservation field,” Chairman Jorjani said. “I look forward to working with them in the coming years.”

Letter sent to Senate Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer

Letter sent to House Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy

WASHINGTON, DC – The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) today unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Great American Outdoors Act. President Donald J. Trump last week asked for this bill from Congress that would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the long-term maintenance backlog in National Parks.