Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have executed a Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (NPA) that will make it easier to maintain, repair, and upgrade their historic facilities to better address climate resiliency and sustainability.

On July 3, Newsweek published ACHP Chair Sara Bronin’s op-ed on the need to restore Lahaina’s Native Hawaiian cultural sites following last year’s devastating wildfires.

Bronin writes: “Lahaina will rebuild… The crucial question is this: Can Lahaina rebuild in a way that honors and restores the Native Hawaiian history and heritage reflected in the destroyed sites and buildings?… I firmly believe it can and must.”

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.