Nevada Historic Preservation Plan 2020-2028

Executive Summary: "Nevada's history is unique. The physical places created over that history are among the state's greatest cultural and economic assets and are worth preserving. Referred to as 'historic' or 'cultural resources' they include buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts. The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (NSHPO) reached out to its preservation partners and the broader public to identify challenges and develop collaborative goals for preserving these resources while creating sustainable and vibrant communities. This document is the result of that process. As required by the National Historic Preservation Act, state historic preservation offices (SHPOs) maintain a statewide plan and revise it on a regular basis. In the fall of 2017, the NSHPO efforts began to revise and update Nevada's statewide preservation plan for the period covering 2020 to 2028. The planning process revealed that Nevada's preservation community efforts have been successful in recent years. There is growing acknowledgment that preservation supports economic development, creates community identity, and improves quality of life. At the same time, challenges remain. To address these challenges, and to reinforce the positive developments, the 2020-2028 plan focuses on five preservation goals: Goal 1) Identify and formally recognize significant cultural resources; Goal 2) Establish historic preservation as a cornerstone for sustainable and vibrant communities; Goal 3) Balancing the goals of respecting, preserving and promoting Nevada's significant cultural resources and strengthening the state's economy and infrastructure; Goal 4) Provide Nevadans with access to information about cultural resources and how to care for and engage with them responsibly; and Goal 5) Foster a diverse historic preservation community. These goals were developed from feedback gained via online and in-person surveys, combined with previous plan goals and NSHPO staff input; they are support by a series of objectives and action items. These all add up to a significant effort and no one person, ground, or agency can tackle them alone. We must each do our part to overcome challenges and preserve our cultural resources for future generations to appreciate." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Nevada Historic Preservation Plan 2020-2028

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