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Polk County Preservation Partners at the Local,
Polk County supports preservation in a State, and Federal Levels
variety of ways including the operation of
the County Recorder and Assessor's Offices, To learn more about Polk County, visit:
which offer resources for historical research.
https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
State of Iowa To learn more about the programs and
Iowa's State Historic Preservation Office resources offered by the SHPO, visit:
(SHPO) is part of the Iowa Economic https://iowaculture.gov/history/
Development Authority (IEDA). The SHPO preservation
operates a variety of programs including
the Certified Local Government Program, To learn more about the National
a program that Des Moines participates in. Register of Historic Places, as operated
The SHPO also offers resources for property through the National Park Service, visit:
owners and historic preservation programs,
ranging from educational workshops and https://www.nps.gov/subjects/
technical assistance to grants and other nationalregister/index.htm
funding sources. To learn more about the National Trust
for Historic Preservation's work, visit:
National https://savingplaces.org/
At a national level, numerous organizations
and programs support historic preservation To learn more about the National
throughout the country. Historic preservation Alliance of Preservation Commissions,
is operated by the National Park Service visit:
(NPS). As established by the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, the National https://www.napcommissions.org/
Register of Historic Places is the official list
of the nation's places of national historic
significance. Listing provides protection from
harm caused by federal or state activity,
but does not place restrictions on property
owners at a local level. Designation also
makes properties eligible for federal and
state tax credits.
In addition to the National Park Service, the
National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP)
and the National Alliance of Preservation
Commissions (NAPC) are important
organizations that support preservation
activity across the country.
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