Frequently Asked Questions

How does a successful cost share project benefit a locality?

• Stimulates a community’s interest in its cultural resources—historical, architectural, and archaeological
• Complements planning information for the locality
• Offers an opportunity for interested volunteer organizations and their members to make a substantive contribution to their community by supporting the projects
• Provides the local government with an illustrated narrative report with a history of the locality and a comprehensive list of historic properties
• Results in a scripted slide show for use by local groups and organizations and in public schools that presents a visual look at the history and cultural resources of a community
• In cases where historic districts are successfully nominated to the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places, makes owners of historic properties eligible for substantial government tax credits for rehabilitating their historic homes and other buildings.

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Cost share projects provide local governments with illustrated narrative reports on the history of the locality and a comprehensive list of historic properties such as Waddell Memorial Church in Orange County.









Louisa County's survey stimulated an interest in its cultural, historical, architectural, and archaeological resources, including the courthouse.