Working With the NPS and the States

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Working With the NPS and the States
IPED / Reznick Historic Tax Credit
Conference Miami Beach, FL February 5, 2009
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SHPO / NPS Approval Process

• 3 Part Application
• Part 1 - Historic Status
• Part 2 - Design Approval
• Part 3 - Project Completion
• State and National Park Service Review
• 60-Day Minimum Review
• National Register Listing Can Take Longer
• All Approvals Must Be Obtained Within 30 Months
  of Project Completion

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Qualifying Buildings

• National Register Properties Individual or in
  District
• Generally 50 Years Old
• Architectural or Historic Significance
• Local Landmark Designation or Building in Local
  Historic District Generally Does Not Qualify

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Part 1 Certified Historic Structure Status

• Used to Establish
• Preliminary Determination for Individual Listing
  in the National Register
• Actual Listing in NR Would Occur Later
• Contributing Building in Registered Historic
  District
• Usually National Register District
• Functionally Related Buildings in Complex

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Part 2 Preliminary Certified Rehabilitation
Status

• Basic Data About Developer and Proposed Project
• Narrative Describing Existing Condition of
  Building and Proposed Alterations
• Baseline is Condition When Developer Came Into
  Possession of Building
• With Approval, Project Proceeds With Certainty of
  Final Certification at Completion

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Part 2 Key Application Materials

• Interior Exterior Photographs Before Project
  Work Starts
• Plans
• Existing Condition Demolition
• Proposed Work at Least 30 Design Development
• Identify Project Phases

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Part 3 Final Certified Rehabilitation Status

• Brief Application With Photos Documenting Project
  Was Built as Proposed in Part 2 Application
• Issued to Owner of Certified Historic Structure
• Requires Actual Listing in National Register

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Keys To Success

• Consider Buildings Not Obviously Historic
• Let Existing Building Drive Design
• Plan to Negotiate
• Allow Enough Time for Review
• Pay Attention to Part 2 Conditions

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• Bill MacRostie
• MacRostie Historic Advisors LLC
• Washington, DC / Chicago / Boston
• www.MacRostieHistoric.com