Historic Preservation in North Dakota, 2016-2021: A Statewide Comprehensive Plan

From introduction: "The North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is housed within the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND), the state agency charged with the responsibility of preserving the state's historic legacy. Since 1895, the agency has been collecting information, documents, artifacts and sites that help identify, preserve, interpret, and promote the history and the heritage of the diverse cultures that comprise modern North Dakota... During the SHSND’s 120 years of preserving history and after 49 years of specific concentration on identifying, recording, evaluating and preserving physical manifestations of the state’s heritage, it is useful to reflect on past accomplishments and to determine appropriate directions for the future. As a part of this reflection, the SHSND as an integrated entity and specifically the State Historic Preservation Office have undertaken long range planning efforts. In addition, it must be noted that the National Park Service requires each of its partners in historic preservation to periodically undertake a review of its efforts, its needs and appropriate directions for the future. Therefore, this plan was revised as part of North Dakota’s commitment to its continuing participation in the National Historic Preservation Program established by the National Historic Preservation Act. While fulfilling one of the requirements for continued participation in the national program; the plan also summarizes accomplishments and goals of the historic preservation program in North Dakota. This summary provides focus for a preservation program which can be used to benefit the people of North Dakota. This plan is intended to provide guidance for anyone and everyone, not just the SHPO–government agency, organization, business, professional practitioner, interested individual–with an interest in identifying and meeting the challenges and opportunities of preserving historic and cultural properties for the future. This document is intended to assist user focus by providing information useful in understanding the environment with which preservation must contend (and perhaps compete) if it is to occur at all, and to identify widely held priorities for preservation efforts. It should be noted that the preservation program will continue to undergo modifications as research continues to identify additional historic properties, and as conditions and perceptions about the state’s history, its historic properties and the program’s needs, priorities and limitations continue to evolve." Funding was provided in part by a 2016 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (project number ND-16-14, grant number P16AF00144) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Historic Preservation in North Dakota, 2016-2021: A Statewide Comprehensive Plan

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