Preservation Planning, Cultural Resource Surveys

Reliable baseline information is the foundation for good planning. For specific buildings, that information is provided by historic structures reports. For larger areas, significant properties are identified by cultural resource inventories. These projects require extensive research, thorough field survey, and careful analysis of physical and archival data.

Preservation planning encompasses a wide variety of activities addressing immediate and long-term issues. Tools such as design guidelines help property owners preserve and improve their historic buildings. Outreach to organizations with compatible missions can result in alliances to solve problems and promote strategies to encourage preservation.