Board Activities & Public Meetings

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Quarterly Board Meetings

The morning Joint Session includes

The DHR Director’s Report
General Board business
Presentation of nominations for the National Register of Historic Places/Virginia Landmarks Register
Votes by the Board of Historic Resources & the State Review Board

The Afternoon Board of Historic Resources Session includes

Presentation and votes for Historical Highway Markers
Historic Preservation Easements
Burial Permits
Other business specific to the BHR

The Afternoon State Review Board Session includes

Presentations of Preliminary Information Forms for evaluation of eligibility for future listing on the NRHP/VLR

The Board of Historic Resources and the State Review Board meet quarterly to consider new nominations of historic sites for listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The two boards also consider proposed updates and boundary increases to nominations for sites previously listed in the VLR and NRHP.

Additionally, the Board of Historic Resources considers new or proposed updates to historical highway markers, and new preservation easements. The State Review Board discusses and evaluates Preliminary Information Forms (PIFs) that DHR staff has requested to be considered (the first step toward listing a site on the state or national registers). On occasion, the boards convene for special meetings, which are announced in advance.

Prior to each quarterly meeting, DHR posts information about new nominations, highway markers, easements, and PIFs on this webpage, along with an agenda for the meeting.

The public is welcome to attend quarterly and special board meetings.

Public Participation at Board of Historic Resources Meetings Information