Preserve & Protect
DHR is committed to preserving and protecting Virginia’s historic and cultural resources. Through its preservation programs, DHR works to ensure that historic sites and structures are protected and maintained for future generations. DHR’s protection efforts are focused on safeguarding these resources from harm, enforcing regulations, and providing technical assistance to individuals and organizations engaged in historic preservation.
Preserve
Preservation is a critical aspect of historic preservation, and DHR is committed to ensuring that Virginia’s historic and cultural resources are preserved for future generations. The agency’s preservation efforts include providing technical assistance and guidance to property owners and local governments, as well as developing programs to support the conservation and maintenance of historic sites and structures.
- DHR's preservation efforts are focused on promoting the long-term protection and maintenance of Virginia's historic resources, ensuring that they are preserved for future generations.
- DHR's preservation efforts promote the sustainable use and reuse of historic buildings and sites. This in turn contributes to the environmental sustainability and resilience of Virginia's communities.
- Through its preservation efforts, DHR helps to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of Virginia's unique history and culture by supporting educational and interpretive programs that enhance public access to, and understanding of, historic resources.
Protect
DHR plays a critical role in protecting Virginia’s historic and cultural resources. DHR’s protection efforts are designed to safeguard these resources from harm, whether from natural disasters, human activities, or other threats. DHR’s protection efforts involve a range of activities, including providing technical assistance and guidance to property owners and local governments, conducting surveys and assessments to identify threats to historic resources, and developing emergency response plans to address potential threats.
- DHR provides resources and training to individuals and organizations engaged in historic preservation, helping to promote a greater awareness of the importance of protecting Virginia's historic resources.
- DHR enforces federal and state regulations related to historic preservation to ensure that historic resources are protected from illegal activities such as theft, vandalism, and destruction.
- DHR collaborates with other state and federal agencies, as well as with local communities, to ensure a coordinated and effective approach to protecting Virginia's historic resources.
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia