On June 2, the Chicago Tribune published Chair Sara C. Bronin’s op-ed arguing against the proposed demolition of Chicago’s historic Century and Consumers Buildings. The two early skyscraper buildings on Chicago’s State Street are owned by the federal government’s General Services Administration and are slated to be torn down due to security concerns related to the neighboring Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. The ACHP is currently overseeing a Section 106 review of the project.
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The ACHP is now recruiting for the position of Director of the Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples (OTIP) in Washington, D.C. The OTIP Director is a critical senior management position within the ACHP that reports to the executive director and operates under his general supervision. Long recognized as a government-wide leader in advancing and improving the engagement of Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations (NHOs), and other Indigenous Peoples in the historic preservation program, the OTIP Director plays a critical role in the following areas:
On May 9, Planning Magazine published Chair Sara C. Bronin’s overview of ACHP’s recent work to support more modern approaches to housing, climate change, burial grounds and human remains, and Indigenous Knowledge. The Advisory Council’s four new policy statements are intended to guide decision-makers at all levels of government and professionals in private practice.
The four policy statements address the following important and timely topics:
Join ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin at 5 p.m. CT on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law for a discussion of federal preservation law and policy, including new ACHP initiatives on housing and climate change, and specific government actions involving Chicago's historic resources.
The meeting is open to the public and will take place in Lincoln Hall, Room LM104, 357 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL.
WASHINGTON, DC — Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) members voted on May 17 to approve the issuance of a program comment that provides the Department of the Army with an alternate way to comply with its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This program comment specifically addresses the Army’s inventory of housing constructed on Army installations nationwide prior to 1919 and covers 867 homes located on 19 installations in 14 states.