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 Planning, Response, and Recovery

-- Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund -- The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (HPO) funding to provide recovery assistance to historic resources damaged by Hurricanes Florence and/or Michael that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. • 61 eligible counties • $9.17 million in grants • 22 projects funded

Debris lines street in front of homes after Hurricane Florence.

Request for Public Comments

The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office invites you to comment on federally-funded projects to provide recovery assistance for historic properties (including archaeological sites) damaged by hurricanes Florence and/or Michael that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

--- Preparedness and Recovery -- June 1st kicks off the Atlantic hurricane season. Did you know that that rainstorms and tornadoes in early 2020 caused enough damage in Western North Carolina to warrant a federal disaster declaration? Or that there have already been multiple named storms in 2020 that have impacted the North Carolina coast and piedmont? Have you developed your disaster preparedness and recovery plan? We would love to help!

House severely damaged by Hurricane Florence

Disaster Preparedness and Response for Historic Properties

NCHPO staff want to help you protect your historic property and recover after a disaster event. Visit our Disaster Preparedness and Response page for tips, staff contacts, and our new damage reporting form.

Hurricane Dorian travels up the east coast.

Natural Disaster Impacts to Historic Properties

Visit the NCHPO Disaster Response page for more information on preparing your historic property before an event and repair tips from our Restoration Branch staff. Please report historic property damages by completing our damage report form.

NCHPO Disaster Response

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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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