The Owens Library at UGA's College of Environment and Design, partnering with the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, now has 278 design guidelines on it's shelves from across the nation and beyond.

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If your current design guidelines are not included in the collection or are out of date, please send a copy to NAPC at:

P.O. Box 1605
Athens, GA
30603

A Letter to George: How to Keep the Preservation Commission out of Court and Avoid Being Sued, by Robert E. Stipe

Since it first appeared in The Alliance Review in 1993, this seminal text has been photocopied, faxed, and otherwise distributed throughout the preservation community. Its down to earth and humorous approach disarms commissioners' concerns with dexterity while providing crucial information. We are grateful to professor (Emeritus) Robert E. Stipe of the North Carolina State University School of Design for his kind permission to make this resource available.

Click below to download the .pdf version of
A Letter to George: How to Keep the Preservation Commission Out of Court and Avoid Being Sued and information About the Author

The United States Preservation Commission Identification Project (USPCIP) 1994 & 1998

The United States Preservation Commission Identification Project (USPCIP) was a joint project of NAPC, the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers to identify and learn about as many preservation commissions in the United States as possible. The information provided by the commissions that responded to the surveys not only helps NAPC address local commissions needs, but also helps local commissions learn from the experiences and practices of other commissions from throughout the United States. Click the links below to view the Executive Summary from the 1994 and 1998 surveys and the survey form. Plans are underway to conduct a third USPCIP survey soon.

1994 Executive Summary
1998 Executive Summary
Survey Form