Preserving Montana: The Montana Historic Preservation Plan, 2013-2017

From public summary: "Historic preservation is about saving our important heritage places. Preservation benefits Montana – culturally, educationally, functionally, and economically. State Preservation Plans, prepared for Montana by the State Historic Preservation Office, serve as a guide for all state and local preservation efforts. This Plan PRESERVING MONTANA: The Montana Historic Preservation Plan 2013-2017, is a revision and update of the previous 2008-2012 Plan. It was developed from feedback, study reviews, and input from interested parties and stakeholders, including the public, historic preservation professionals, government officials, tribal representatives, state and local preservation organizations, avocationalists, and educational specialists. Montana has a rich and varied set of heritage properties that represent different themes in Montana history. Over 54,000 historic and pre-contact sites, buildings, structures, and districts have been identified and recorded in the state, and about 1,100 of these have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Many more places are known or expected to exist as only about 5.5% of Montana has been inventoried for heritage properties to date. The landscape of historic preservation in Montana is also made of various federal, state, tribal and local preservation organizations. While there has been considerable success in preserving Montana’s important heritage places, a significant number of Montana's heritage properties are at risk due to such factors as commercial and resource development, urban sprawl, neglect, mismanagement, changing population needs, lack of understanding, and limited financial resources for preservation. Significant issues and challenges face Montana preservation over the next five years. These reflect national, state and local trends and perspectives. Issues include finding ways to: address the availability of necessary financial resources; increase knowledge and understanding of cultural resources and preservation issues; cope with urban commercial growth and rural decline; and address historic and cultural landscapes." Funding was provided in part by a 2013 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Montana State Historic Preservation Office (project number MT-13-002, grant number P13AF00010) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Preserving Montana: The Montana Historic Preservation Plan, 2013-2017

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