Preservation Resources
The Lower Columbia Preservation Society is an Astoria, Oregon,-based organization that encourages and promotes historic preservation in the northwest Oregon-southwest Washington region. The organization publishes a quarterly newsletter and sponsors numerous events throughout the year, including how-to workshops on historic preservation techniques, lectures, historic home tours, the annual Holiday historic home tour in December, and--its signature event--the annual historic garden tour in July.
The National Park Service, a division of the US Department of the Interior, maintains the National Register of Historic Places. Their "Cultural Resources" website offers a National Register search function, information on grants, travel guides, educational resources, and even tax information.
National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Go to their website for travel, research and educational information, as well as information about listing a property or finding a property.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is the nation's foremost educational and advocacy group for historic preservation issues. The private, non-profit organization "....is dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable and fighting to save historic buildings and the neighborhoods and landscapes they anchor." The Trust also publishes Preservation, a bi-monthly magazine, and numerous books, pamphlets, and other documents on historic preservation.
The Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation is the state's primary agency with knowledge and expertise in historic preservation. The agency advocates for the preservation of our irreplaceable cultural resources through education. DAHP also oversees historic preservation regulations and is the central repository for information and reports on this topic.
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is a non-profit group that promotes safeguarding the state's "historic places through advocacy, education, collaboration, and stewardship." The group produces a quarterly newsletter, lobbies for preservation-friendly legislation, and assists communities with historic preservation-related issues.