Kentucky Heritage Council Easement Program brochure

"During the 1988 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, legislation outline in KRS 382 800 was approved that qualified the Kentucky Heritage Council, as state historic preservation office, to accept and hold conservation and historic preservation easements on archaeological sites, historic properties, and cultural resources throughout the Commonwealth. Preservation easements are some of the strongest tools preservationists have to protect these places important to Kentucky's history and heritage. An easement is a legal agreement that assures a property's historic character and integrity will be preserved into perpetuity. An easement places restrictions on development or other changes to a property or historic site, then these restrictions are transferred to a qualified organization charged with ensuring the site's protection through enforcement of the restrictions. The easement remains with the property whenever ownership changes hands, binding not only the current owner but future owners as well. In some cases, an owner who donates a historic preservation easement may be eligible for tax benefits." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Kentucky Heritage Council administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00007).

Kentucky Heritage Council Easement Program brochure

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