Historic Preservation Resources
DVRPC Resources
Preserving historic and cultural resources is an important part of DVRPC's Long-Range Plan. Here are some DVRPC resources that support historic preservation.
The Plan seeks to achieve this vision by supporting projects and improvements within targeted growth areas through the Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia program.
Primary Resources
- National Park Service Historic Preservation Planning Program
- National Park Service Fundamentals of the National Register
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's Project for Transportation and Heritage
- New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office
Other National and State Resources
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Preserve America
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- American Planning Association's Policy Guide on Historic and Cultural Resources
- Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
- How to Navigate the Historic Review Process in Philadelphia: A Guide for Property Owners [0.2 MB pdf]
- Sense of Place: Design Guidelines for New Construction in Historic Districts [3.1 MB pdf]
- Preservation Pennsylvania
- Preservation New Jersey
Burlington County
- Burlington County Department of Economic Development and Regional Planning
- Burlington County Department of Resource Conservation
- Burlington County Historical Society
Camden County
Mercer County
Gloucester County
Bucks County
- Bucks County Planning Commission
- Mercer and Fonthill Museums operate as the Bucks County Historical Society
Chester County
- Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation Preservation Services
- Chester County Planning Commission
- Preserving Our Place: Historic Preservation Planning Manual for Chester County Communities [3.2 MB pdf]
- Battlefield Protection Strategies: A Guide for Brandywine Battlefield Communities [0.4 MB pdf]
- Landscapes2 Vision Partnership Program Grant Program
- Chester County Historical Society
- Chester County Historic Preservation Network
Delaware County
- Delaware County Planning Department, Historic Preservation
- The Delaware County Historic and Preservation Network
- Delaware County Historical Society
Montgomery County
- Montgomery County Planning Commission
- Community Revitalization Program
- Montgomery County Parks and Heritage Services
- The Historical Society of Montgomery County
- The Conservancy of Montgomery County