The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is
the State Historic Preservation Office.
Our mission is to
foster, encourage, and
support the stewardship
of Virginia's
significant historic, architectural,
archaeological, and cultural resources.
Recent News
National Preservation Awards: Nomination deadline is
March 1:
Do you know of, or are you part of, an exciting and inspiring preservation project? The National
Preservation Awards recognize a diverse array of projects and organizations,
from rewarding
organizational excellence to
honoring preservation projects at
the frontier of the green preservation movement to
volunteer efforts and more.
Download the nomination form now! If you have questions or need additional information
about the awards or the nomination process, please call 202.588.6315 or e-mail
awards@nthp.org.
New NPS Photo Policy:
The National Park Service has finalized its photo policy for nomination
forms to the National
Register of Historic Places. All National Register
nominations will be required to adhere to this policy;
not doing so
will result in a nomination being returned from the NPS. The revised
policy also includes a prohibition against embedded images within
the nomination text. Historic images, maps, and additional materials
should be placed at the end of the nomination. For future
reference,
the new
policy is posted in the Historic Registers section of this site
on the page "
Downloading
Register Forms."
DHR approves 11 new historical highway markers, covering topics in the counties of Caroline,
Carroll, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King George, Northampton,
Scott, and Stafford, and the cities of Richmond and Waynesboro. Read
the
press release.
DHR Approves 16 New Historic Resources for Listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
The new listings cover landmarks in the counties of Botetourt, Campbell, Fauquier,
Floyd, Henrico, King and Queen, Mathews, Nottaway, Smyth, Washington and Westmoreland;
and the cities/towns of Charlottesville, Portsmouth, Richlands,
Saltville, Staunton, and Winchester. Read the full press release and a summary
of each new listing
here.