Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

When the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation convened for its business meeting in November, members and staff had a chance to tour one of Washington, D.C.’s most historic buildings, Union Station. This multi-use transportation hub has continued to evolve in the 117 years since it was built. It was designed by architect Daniel Burnham as one of the nation’s first great union railroad terminals. The station opened in October 1907, was completed in April 1908, and has continuously operated since then.

This week, ACHP Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Director Ashley Fry attended the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The Tribal Nations Summit, established by Executive Order 13647, is the flagship annual convening of the federal government and Indian Country, and reflects the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to strengthening Nation-to-Nation relationships.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and its partners, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, are accepting nominations for the following two separate award programs. 

National Trust/ACHP Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation

In this episode of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, host Expert Member Monica Rhodes speaks with the ACHP's new director of the Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples, Ashley Fry.

Ashley came to the ACHP from the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Heritage Center where she was the Executive Director of the Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee and led the White House Council on Native American Affairs International Repatriation Subcommittee. Her previous experience includes extensive work with Native American communities on the international repatriation of ancestors and significant cultural heritage, the promotion and protection of Native American art and craftwork, and the development of regulatory frameworks.

Members of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation met at the Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room Nov. 19 for their fall business meeting. Chair Sara Bronin welcomed new members Lakota Hobia, chair of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, and Eric Beightel, executive director of the Permitting Council, to the meeting. She also noted Susan Barnes is stepping down from her role chairing the ACHP Foundation.