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Local Des Moines and Iowa Resources

Historic Preservation Planning – Des Moines: https://www.dsm.city/departments/development_services/planning_urban_design/historic_preservation.php

‍Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) – Des Moines: https://www.dsm.city/government/boards_commissions/historic_preservation_commission/index.php

‍Des Moines Heritage Trust: https://www.desmoinesheritagetrust.org/

State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Iowa: https://opportunityiowa.gov/community/historic-preservation

State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI): https://history.iowa.gov/

State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program - Iowa: https://opportunityiowa.gov/community/historic-preservation/historic-preservation-tax-credits/state-historic-preservation-tax-credit-program

Preservation Iowa: https://preservationiowa.org/

Historic Property Inventory Database (SHPO Records) - Iowa: https://shporecords.opportunityiowa.gov/

Federal and National Resources

National Park Service (NPS) Preservation Briefs: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/preservation-briefs.htm

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm

The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/taxincentives/secretarys-standards-rehabilitation.htm

Federal Historic Tax Credits (HTC): https://www.nps.gov/subjects/taxincentives/index.htm

Library of Congress Historic Sanborn Maps Collection: https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/?searchType=advanced

Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Collection: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/

Professional and Trade Networks

Association for Preservation Technology International (APT):https://www.apti.org/

‍National Trust for Historic Preservation:‍ https://savingplaces.org/

National Alliance of Historic Preservation Commissions:https://www.napcommissions.org/

American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Iowa Chapter: https://www.aiaiowa.org/default.aspx

Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) – Iowa Chapter: https://www.csicentraliowa.org/