General Information

• What is Historic Preservation?
• What is a Local Landmark?
• What is a Local Historic District?
• Local Historic Properties: How Does Landmark or District Status Affect You?
• What is a Certificate of Appropriateness?
• What is the JHPC?

Tax & Financial Incentives

• National Park Service Tax Credits
• Illinois Property Tax Assessment Freeze
• Q&A about the Illinois Property Tax Assessment Freeze
• Unveiling/Paint Restoration Grant

There are national, state and local organizations which offer additional information online. Some are governmental bodies, others are private groups. Choose one of the selections below to go to that website.

National, state and local organizations

Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Chicago Architecture Foundation

Chicago Historical Society

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservacy

Internet Resources for Heritage Conservation, Archaeology and Historic Preservation

Illinois Heritage Association

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

Education and Publications

Federal Tax Credit information

Historic Architectural and Archaeology Resources Geographic Information System (HAARGIS)

Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation

Issues and Initiatives

Community Revitalization

11 Most Endangered Places

Society for American Archaeology

Society of Architectural Historians