Get comfortable, pour yourself a cup and click, click, click to discover the world of historic preservation…

HistoricCOS – THE guiding document for all things historic preservation in Colorado – the 2020 Plan. A MUST read. Seriously.

Haven’t visited our Pioneers Museum in awhile? Try a virtual tour!

Visit Colorado Springs’ oldest house and EARLIEST preservation effort here  – McAllister House Museum

History Colorado’s online learning center is fantastic! Check it out!

Visit the Pikes Peak Library District History and Genealogy Center

Check out Colorado Preservation, Inc. – an excellent statewide resource

Learn about how the National Preservation Act of 1966 came to be!

Learn about the National Register of Historic Places!

National Park Service Technical Preservation Brief #43: Historic Structure Reports

Building Condition Assessments – excellent information from one of America’s oldest preservation organizations: Historic New England

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training has this excellent information to help with Building Condition Assessments!

How to Save your Historic Neighborhood Schools

ATTENTION ALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND PLANNING STAFF!  Click below for must-know essentials!  

City of Colorado Springs Historic Preservation Ordinance

National Alliance of Preservation Commissions

Certified Local Government (CLG) program of the National Park Service (NOS)

Section 106:  National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties – Illustrated Guidelines

Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

Preservation Briefs – 50! – published by the National Park Service