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NC DNCR »   About »   History »   The Division of Historical Resources »   State Historic Preservation Office »   About the NCHPO »   HPO Staff

HPO Staff

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Raleigh Office  
919-814-6570 (Auto Attendant)
Fax  919-814-6898

Physical address
109 E. Jones St.
Raleigh NC 27601
(second floor, east side, of the Cultural Resources Building)

Mailing address  
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-4617

Fed Ex/UPS address
109 E. Jones St.,
Raleigh NC 27601

Please see our Visitation Policy for using files and maps at the State Historic Preservation Office

List updated as of February 8, 2022.

Administration

Ramona Bartos
Administrator and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
ramona.bartos@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6583

Michele Patterson McCabe
Grants Coordinator
michele.patterson.mccabe@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6582
Coordinates federal Historic Preservation Fund grants and other preservation grants as they are available. (There are, unfortunately, no funds available for privately owned buildings.)

Dan Becker
Hurricane Grants Manager
dan.becker@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6591. 
Coordinates federal Emergency Supplemental Historic Preservation Fund grants. 

Kristi Brantley
Local Preservation Commission/CLG Coordinator
kristi.brantley@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6576
Advises local governments in the establishment and operation of historic preservation commissions, coordinates the Certified Local Government program. 

Environmental Review Branch

Coordinates review of federal and state undertakings to assess their potential effects on historic properties and districts. 

Renee Gledhill-Earley
Environmental Review Coordinator 
renee.gledhill-earley@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6579

Katie Harville
Environmental Review Specialist 
katie.harville@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6581

Devon Borgardt
Environmental Review Technician
devon.borgardt@ncdcr.gov 

919-814-6586

Lori Townsend
Environmental Review & Records Technician

lori.townsend@ncdcr.gov

919-814-6571

Currently vacant, Historic Preservation Specialist for Disaster Recovery

Survey and National Register Branch

Link to branch web page and county assignments map
Administers the statewide architectural survey and the National Register of Historic Places program for historic structures. Maintains a geographic information system for historic properties, including HPOWEB, an online map service. 

Sarah Woodard
Branch Supervisor  
sarah.woodard@ncdcr.gov  
919-814-6573
Currently vacant, National Register Coordinator 

Julie Smith
National Register Assistant  
julie.smith@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6597

Jeff Smith
Architectural Survey Specialist  
jeff.smith@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6698

Chandrea Burch
Technical Assistant  
chandrea.burch@ncdcr.gov  
919-814-6593

Sharon Hope
Technical Assistant  
sharon.hope@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6594

Andrew Edmonds
GIS Technical Support Analyst  
andrew.edmonds@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6592
 

Restoration Services Branch

The Restoration Services Branch staff provides coordination and technical services for state and federal preservation grant-in-aid projects throughout the state. Technical services include architectural research, planning, and review of architectural plans and specifications. The branch also coordinates the federal and state rehabilitation tax credit programs in NorthCarolina. The branch advises building owners and their architects on application procedures and requirements for securing the credits, and reviews all tax credit applications.

Mitch Wilds
Branch Supervisor 
mitch.wilds@ncdcr.gov  
919-814-6588

Tim Simmons
Senior Preservation Architect and Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit Coordinator & Americans with Disabilities Act Review Coordinator
tim.simmons@ncdcr.gov  
919-814-6585

Currently vacant
Preservation Architect and State Rehabilitation Tax Credit Coordinator

Jeff Adolphsen
Senior Restoration Specialist 
jeff.adolphsen@ncdcr.gov  
919-814-6572

Brett Sturm
Restoration Specialist 
brett.sturm@ncdcr.gov  
919-814-6589

Jannette Coleridge-Taylor
Historic Tax Credit Program Assistant 
jannette.coleridge-taylor@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6590

 

Restoration Branch - County Assignments (5/19/2020) 

Grants for Historic Preservation Projects

Michele Patterson McCabe
Grants Coordinator
michele.patterson.mccabe@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6582

Dan Becker
Hurricane Grants Manager 
dan.becker@ncdcr.gov         
|919-814-6591

Architectural Surveys and the National Register of Historic Places Staff

Staff member

Position

Email address

Phone number

Sarah Woodard
 

Branch Supervisor sarah.woodard@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6573

Currently vacant
 

National Register Coordinator    
Hannah Beckman-Black
 
National Register and Survey Specialist hannah.beckman@ncdcr.gov 828-250-3112
Julie Smith
 
National Register Assistant julie.smith@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6597

Beth King
 

Architectural Survey Coordinator elizabeth.king@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6580

Jeff Smith
 

Architectural Survey Specialist jeff.smith@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6698
Chandrea Burch
 
Technical Assistant chandrea.burch@ncdcr.gov Phone: 919-814-6593, Fax: 919-814-6897
Sharon Hope
 
Technical Assistant sharon.hope@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6594
Bill Garrett
 
Photographer bill.garrett@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6595
Andrew Edmonds
 
GIS Technical Support Analyst andrew.edmonds@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6592
Michael Southern
 
Historic Preservation Specialist michael.southern@ncdcr.gov 919-814-6596
John Wood
 
Preservation Specialist, Eastern Office john.p.wood@ncdcr.gov 252-830-6580 x 225
Audrey Thomas 
 
Survey Specialist, Western Office audrey.thomas@ncdcr.gov 828-250-3107
Eastern Office

252-830-6580 |  Fax  252-830-6583
Office location and mailing address: 117 West Fifth Street, Greenville NC 27858  

John Wood
Regional Supervisor/Restoration Specialist  
john.p.wood@ncdcr.gov  
252-830-6580 x 225

Reid Thomas
Restoration Specialist 
reid.thomas@ncdcr.gov  
252-830-6580 x 222

Currently vacant, Preservation Specialist 

Currently vacant, Administrative Assistant

Western Office

Link to office web page  828-250-3100
Office location and mailing address: 176 Riceville Road, Asheville NC 28805

Hannah Beckman-Black
Preservation Specialist 
hannah.beckman@ncdcr.gov 
828-250-3112

Beth King
Architectural Survey Coordinator 
elizabeth.king@ncdcr.gov 
919-814-6580

Audrey Thomas
Survey Specialist
audrey.thomas@ncdcr.gov   
828-250-3107

Jennifer Cathey
Restoration Specialist 
jennifer.cathey@ncdcr.gov  
828-250-3113

Local Historic Preservation Commissions and CLGs

Kristi Brantley
Local HP Commission and CLG Coordinator
kristi.brantley@ncdcr.gov
919-814-6576

Office of State Archaeology

The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) is a separate section within the Division of Historical Resources, N.C. Office of Archives and History. For staff contacts and other information, visit OSA at http://www.archaeology.ncdcr.gov . Offices are located in Archives/State Library Building at 109 E. Jones Street, Raleigh 27601. Mailing address:  4619 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-4619. 

The Underwater Archaeology Laboratory at Kure Beach is a branch of OSA. (tel. 910-458-9042; fax 910-458-4093). Mailing address: P.O. Box 58, Kure Beach, NC 28449

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Mail Service Center 4601

Raleigh, NC 27601
 

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