Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing

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Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing

• National Historic Tax Credit Conference
• Chicago
• September 2008

Judith L. Kitchen, Ohio Historic Preservation
Office, Ohio Historical Society
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State Historic Preservation Offices

• Identify historic places and archaeological sites
• Nominate eligible properties to the National
  Register of Historic Places
• Develop the state historic preservation plan
• Review rehabilitation work to properties
  qualified for federal and state historic
  rehabilitation tax credits
• Review and monitor federally assisted projects
  for their effects on historic, architectural and
  archaeological resources
• Assist in designating Certified Local Governments
  and make matching grants available to CLGs for
  local historic preservation projects
• Advise and consult on building and site research,
  protection and conservation
• Offer educational programs and publications

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Role of State Historic Preservation Offices in
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Programs

• Contact and work with the states housing finance
  agency to establish selection criteria for
  actively including historic properties in the
  states Qualified Allocation Plan for Low-Income
  Housing Tax Credits
• Encourage and educate qualified applicants in
  ways to combine Low Income Housing Tax Credits
  with federal and state historic rehabilitation
  tax credits
• Hold preliminary meetings with potential
  applicants to review evaluations of significance,
  including procedures for listing properties on
  the National Register of Historic Places, and to
  review preliminary rehabilitation plans for
  compliance with the Secretary of the Interiors
  Standards for Rehabilitation
• Establish procedures and timeframes for
  applicants to submit Part 1 (Evaluation of
  Significance), Part 2 (Description of
  Rehabilitation), Part 3 (Certification of
  Completed Work) and state historic rehabilitation
  tax credit applications to the State Historic
  Preservation Office for review and
  recommendations, and complete all reviews in a
  timely manner
• Involve the states National Park Service tax
  project reviewer, as appropriate, to resolve any
  questions about whether the proposed work will
  meet the Standards for Rehabilitation
• Make site visits as needed to help in
  understanding and addressing issues
• Publicize and/or present awards to exemplary
  projects for recognition, public awareness and
  education purposes

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Burrows Apartments Cleveland, Ohio
before
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State-May Rowhouse Apartments Columbus, Ohio
before
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North Fourth Street Rowhouse Apartments
Columbus, Ohio
before
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Plaza Apartments Toledo, Ohio
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National Home, Daughters of America Tiffin, Ohio
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Camden School Camden, Ohio
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Robinson Music Company Steubenville, Ohio
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Ohio Historic Preservation OfficeOhio Historical
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