An independent federal agency, the ACHP promotes the preservation, enhancement, and sustainable use of our nation’s diverse historic resources and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. It also provides a forum for influencing federal activities, programs, and policies that affect historic properties. The ACHP promotes historic preservation to foster the understanding of the nation’s heritage and the contribution that historic preservation can make to contemporary communities and their economic and social well-being.
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ACHP MEMBERS Hon. Sara C. Bronin, Chair Jordan E. Tannenbaum, Vice Chairman John H. Frey, General Public Carmen A. Jordan-Cox, PhD, General Public
Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Defense Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing
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Chair Bronin’s Message
Executive Summary
and Urban Development Secretary of the Interior
CHAPTER 1 Introduction, Progress Report, and 2024 Themes CHAPTER 2 Identifying Historic Properties CHAPTER 3 Protecting Historic Properties CHAPTER 4 Using Historic Properties CHAPTER 5 Findings and Recommendations
Kristopher B. King, Expert Frank G. Matero, Expert Monica Rhodes, Expert Charles L. “Sonny” Ward III, Expert Hon. Reno Keoni Franklin, Indian Tribe Member Hon. John C. Carney, Governor of Delaware Hon. Randall L. Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Architect of the Capitol
Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairs Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Administrator, General Services Administration Chair, National Trust for Historic Preservation President, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers Board Chair, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
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ACHP OBSERVERS Chair, ACHP Foundation Chair, National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
Chair, National Preservation Partners Network Director, Preserve America Youth Summit
Front Cover Photos Top: The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, an NHL in lower Manhattan, has recently undergone repairs to remediate water infiltration and restore exterior features. The federal building remains a popular outlease location for events and other public access opportunities. (Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc./GSA). Bottom right: Interior of the James A. Farley Building, which houses the Moynihan Train Hall, in Midtown Manhattan (Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, LLC). Bottom Center: Hands- on window glazing training during initial Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps program orientation at Halfway Ranger Station Historic District, Minnesota. (USFS) Bottom left: Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is jointly administered between the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and five federally recognized Tribes. (Bob Wick/BLM) Opposite Page The San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico is a major tourist attraction and one of 19 designated World Heritage Sites in the Carribbean, as of 2023. (ACHP)
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