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.
Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery
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
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.

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.

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.

Certified Local Government
HPO staff and participants following the fall 2018 Northeast Regional CLG training on the steps of the 1767 Historic Chowan County Courthouse.
Preservation Plans and Reports
NCHPO Contact Information
109 E. Jones Street, 2nd Floor
Mail Service Center 4617
Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 814-6570
Fax: (919) 814-6898
Fed Ex/UPS address: 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh NC 27601
HPOWEB
Visit our gallery of GIS web mapping applications including HPOWEB, which shows the locations of over 120,000 historic resources across the State.