Planning for the Past, Preserving Delaware's Heritage: Delaware's Historic Preservation Plan 2008-2012

Living With Our History - Partnering to Protect Our Resources: "Creating this Statewide Historic Preservation Plan brought together many of those who treasure the legacy and future of Delaware's distinctive places. Delaware is fortunate to have many dedicated groups and individuals involved in historic preservation, some working on local issues, others specializing in a particular aspect of historic preservation. Historic preservation spread a large tent, encompassing everything from shipwreck recovery to zoning ordinances, housing rehabilitation to classroom lessons, database management to main street activism. Historic preservation is public. Our lead organizations, the state's Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA) and the non-profit Preservation Delaware Inc. (PDI), rely on many willing partners to carry out historic preservation in Delaware and create momentum for a strong historic preservation ethic throughout the state. The partners in our historic preservation community include preservation professionals in both governmental agencies and private, for-profit firms, such as planners, historians, architectural historians, architects, and archaeologists; local governments protecting their community character; non-profit organizations, such as historical societies, preservation alliances, and archaeological societies; educators working in museums, universities, and the school systems; and preservation trades craftsmen and professionals. It is the goal of HCA and this Plan to expand the sharing of knowledge, resources, and strategies among the groups. HCA consulted with dozens of individuals, non-profit organizations, commercial firms, educators, and governmental agencies in consolidating this plan. From their suggestions and priorities, we derived two overarching principles to guide the vision of historic preservation in Delaware, and selected four goals to focus our historic preservation efforts at both the local and state levels over the next five years...." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund Grant to the Delaware Historic Preservation Office, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Department of State, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Planning for the Past, Preserving Delaware's Heritage: Delaware's Historic Preservation Plan 2008-2012

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