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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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