Illinois Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, 2005

From the Introduction: "The Preservation Services Division of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) first prepared a Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan in 1995 to establish a body of organizing principles providing guidance for the citizens of Illinois when undertaking any historic preservation activity. This revision in 2005 takes into account changes and developments in the State of Illinois' population, historic resources, and the economy. The State of Illinois must also prepare such a plan to be eligible to receive financial assistance from the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The Illinois Historic Preservation Act of 1976, which establishes the state historic preservation office in Illinois, also requires the preparation and implementation of a plan. The Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan is the rational, systematic process by which the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) develops goals and objectives for historic preservation throughout the state. The goals and objectives lead to a vision in which historic preservation is commonly accepted as a significant means for making better communities and better citizens. It is a vision wherein preservation is used to manage change, wherein the basis for revitalization is the adaption of resources from the past for modern uses, wherein all citizens of the state, regardless of their heritage, can derive some personal and collective identity from the public patrimony, wherein we can gain an understanding of history and how we developed as a civilization, wherein the economic consequences of preservation in such areas as employment, tourism or public revenue are always assumed to be beneficial until proven otherwise. It is a vision in which all who ever think about the future of their communities unhesitatingly and as a matter of course take the principles and practices of historic preservation into account..." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Illinois State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Natural Resources, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Illinois Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, 2005

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