Preservation Resources

Studies, reports and initiatives of the IL SHPO

• Upstairs Downtown
• Mid-Century Main Street
• got mesker?
• Basic Building Maintenance
• Starting Early: Creating Child Friendly Downtowns
• Preservation and Green Design
• Concrete Restoration for Route 66 in Illinois

National Park Service

• Technical Preservation Services Home Page
• Tax Incentives Home Page
• Technical Preservation Services Publication Page
• Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
• Tax Act Project Status

Commercial Sources

• Traditional Building
• Preservation Resource Group (PRG)
• Old House Journal Magazine
• HomeAdvisor (A Guide to Researching the History of a House) 

Preservation Links

• Preserve Net (The preservation index maintained by Cornell University)
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (gopher)

Preservation Organizations

• Landmarks Illinois
• National Conference of State Historic Preservation Offices (NCSHPO)
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Main Street Center
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Reconnecting America
• HABS/HAER at the Library of Congress
• HABS/HAER at the National Park Service
• Preservation Action
• Preservation Chicago

Illinois Historic Resources

• Commission on Chicago Landmarks
• Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond
• Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement (Midwest Chapter)
• Historic Chicago Bungalow Association

Architectural and Preservation Education for Children

• ARCHITEACHER
• ARCHKIDECTURE
• Build Your Own Main Street 
• Chicago Architecture Center: Schoolyards to Skylines
• Color Your Own Main Street 
• CUBE Center for Understanding the Built Environment  
• Illinois State Museum at Home in the Heartland
• National Building Museum
• National Park Service Publications for Kids
• Organization of American Historians
• Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
• Teaching with Historic Places: National Register of Historic Places
• The Archeology Channel Teachers Resources

Geographic Information Systems

• The GIS 2 GPS Portal, Resources for Educators and Students
• GIS.com
• Illinois Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
• Illinois State Geological Survey
• Illinois Geographic Information Systems Association
• National Park Service, Cultural Resources Mapping and Geographic Information Systems