North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office

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 National Register of Historic Places is the nation's official list of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts worthy of preservation for their significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, and culture.

Visit our gallery of GIS web mapping applications including HPOWEB, which shows the locations of over 120,000 historic resources across the State.

Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and North Carolina General Statute 121-12(a) ensures consideration of North Carolina's historic cultural resources.

In 1980, Congress amended the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 to require each state to establish a procedure by which local governments may be certified to participate in the national framework of historic preservation programs.