Page 20 - Plano, TX Heritage Preservation Plan

STATE OF TEXAS
The Texas Historical
Commission
Details about The Texas Historical
Commission are available by the
following link:
http://www.thc.texas.gov/
State Antiquities Landmarks
The State Antiquities Landmarks are
listed on the following weblink:
http://www.thc.texas.gov/preserve/
National Preservation Partners
Information on several national
preservation partners can be viewed
by using these links:
National Register of Historic Places:
https://www.nps.gov/Nr/
National Trust for Historic
Preservation:
https://savingplaces.org/
National Alliance of Preservation
Commissions:
https://napcommissions.org/
20 Preservation Plano 150
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) is the state agency for historic
preservation. Staff of the THC works with citizens and organizations to preserve
Texas through architectural, archaeological, and cultural landmarks. The
organization also operates a variety of programs throughout the state that
focus on cemeteries, heritage tourism, highways, museums, town squares, and
numerous other topics. The City of Plano works closely with the THC through a
variety of programs including the Certified Local Government (CLG) program.
The THC also maintains a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) and subject
marker program, each of which recognize properties that are historically and
architecturally significant to the state of Texas. At the state-level, there are also
State Antiquities Landmarks (SALs) that are designated by the THC. These can
be historic buildings and other above ground historic resources, as well as
archaeological sites, all of which receive protection under the Antiquities Code
of Texas when designated as SALs.
NATIONAL
Additional preservation partners found at the national level support preservation
efforts at the local, regional, and state levels. At the national level, historic
preservation is operated within the National Parks Service (NPS). Authorized
through the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register
of Historic Places is the official list of the nation’s historic places and is part of
a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to
identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archaeological resources.
National Register listing honors a property by recognizing its importance to the
community, state, or nation. Listing provides protection from harm by federal or
state activity, but does not place restrictions on the actions of property owners.
It also makes properties eligible for federal and state tax credits for certain
types of rehabilitation work. Additional organizations that support preservation
efforts at the national level include:
A National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
A National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP)
A National Alliance for Preservation Commissions (NAPC)
NOVEMBER 2018