NC State Historic Preservation Office

What We Do

The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office assists private citizens, private institutions, local governments, and agencies of state and federal government in the identification, evaluation, protection, and enhancement of properties significant in North Carolina history and archaeology. The agency carries out state and federal preservation programs and is a section within the Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR). The office serves as the staff of the State Historic Preservation Officer, who is the NCDNCR Deputy Secretary for the Office of Archives and History, and as staff of the North Carolina Historical Commission in the review of state and federal development projects that might affect historic North Carolina properties.

Architectural Surveys and the National Register of Historic Places

Asheville's historic Baird Store as seen after its rehabilitation using federal and state tax credits

Restoration Services & Historic Tax Credits

Environmental Review

Compliance with Section 106 & GS 121.12(a) ensures consideration of North Carolina's historic cultural resources.

GIS Maps & Data

Use HPOWEB or download datasets into your own GIS

Group Photograph for Local Preservation Commission / CLG Staff

Local Historic Preservation Commissions & Certified Local Governments

Grants

About Us

HPO News & Events

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

June 1st kicks off the Atlantic hurricane season.

Have you developed your disaster preparedness and recovery plan?

We would love to help!

Click on the link below to visit our disaster related information pages or contact your county's SHPO staff with questions.

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery in NC

NC SHPO Staff by County

New Listing on the National Register of Historic Places

Bethlehem Baptist Church, a rural Gothic Revival frame church, built circa 1902 in the vicinity of Bethlehem, Hertford County.

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New Historic Tax Credit Rehabilitation

"Plant L" of the Thomasville Chair Co. has been rehabilitated using federal & state historic tax credits, bringing 139 affordable housing units and +$20 million of private investment to Thomasville.

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Section 106 Compliance

C. F. Ferrell House, a contributing resource within the National Register-listed Carpenter Historic District, has been prepped for relocation to avoid demolition. Wake County, March 2019.

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