Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

By Kennedy Dunn, Rutgers University

Located on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Los Angeles, The Black Cat is a monument to the city’s pivotal role in the fight for LGB rights. When the modest Art Deco building was built in 1939, it originally housed a grocery store but by 1966, the building was a gay bar. At the time, homosexuality was criminalized in California, and the community faced constant harassment from the Los Angeles Police Department. The Black Cat was meant to be a safe space for the gay community.

New Closing Date of July 1!

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is now recruiting for a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Liaison/Program Analyst within the ACHP’s Office of Federal Agency Programs (OFAP), located in Washington, DC. The OFAP plays a key role in meeting the ACHP’s mission to advise the President and Congress on historic preservation matters, and oversees the Section 106 review process.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chair Sara C. Bronin today announced the installation of three new ACHP members: Expert Member Erica Avrami; Tribal Member Amelia Marchand; and General Public Member Jane Woodfin. President Joe Biden appointed them to terms ending June 2028.

​​​​​Join ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin in New York City at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 20, for a second Housing and Historic Preservation Roundtable, focused on how New York can implement policies to identify solutions to their housing needs using historic buildings.

The location of the roundtable is:

NYU School of Law
Furman Hall, Room 214
245 Sullivan St
New York, NY 10012

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will have its next business meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. The meeting will take place in the Kennedy Caucus Room (Room 325) of the Russell Senate Office Building, 2 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002. The meeting is open to the public.  The meeting will be live streamed on Facebook and the recording will be made available following the proceedings on the ACHP's YouTube Channel. 

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

Call to Order 

Chair’s Welcome