Historic Preservation

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• DECD Announces Funding to Enhance Cultural and Historic Sites in the State

  DECD announced today it will provide $3,051,971 in grants to 12 nonprofit organizations through the Good to Great grant program.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Initiative to Help Protect Historic Resources across Connecticut’s Coastline

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a series of historic preservation initiatives that will strengthen the state's commitment to prepare and respond to disasters and protect historic sites along Connecticut's shoreline.

• Economic and Quality of Life Impact Study

  In December 2018, the SHPO issued an RFP for an economic and quality of life study

• Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive

  Eligible applicants can earn a 20% federal tax credit for qualifying historic rehabilitation projects.

• Survey and Planning Grants

  Discover a variety of grants and programs that support planning and development for historic preservation projects.

• Historic Preservation College Internship Program

  Learn how to apply for internships that give students hands-on experience in many facets of historic preservation.

• Hurricane Sandy Program

  The SHPO’s Hurricane Sandy program did not just assist property owners with repairs. The SHPO’s team also surveyed thousands of historic properties, developed GIS databases, assisted towns with resiliency planning, nominated properties to the National Registers of Historic Places—and much more!

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

  This privately funded nonprofit organization works to save America’s historic places by fostering a deep sense of community, commitment and passion for saving places.

• New London Landmarks

  This organization strives to promote the preservation and development of the urban environment of New London, Connecticut, including significant individual structures, streetscapes, neighborhoods and open spaces.

• Historic Neighborhood Preservation

  HNP advocates improving quality of life behind the scenes and through education.

• Office of State Archaeology

  This office is housed within the Museum of Natural History/Connecticut Archaeology Center and was established to identify, manage and preserve Connecticut's archaeological resources.

• National Park Service — Technical Preservation

  This office develops national standards and guidelines for preserving, rehabilitating, restoring and reconstructing historic properties.

• Monthly Newsletter

  Review new and archived SHPO newsletters and enroll for future news and special announcements.

• Henry Whitfield State Museum, Guilford

  Delve into four centuries of Connecticut history through the evolution of the state’s oldest house, built in 1639 and restored in the 1930s.

• Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, East Granby

  Discover the newly restored site of the oldest surviving state prison in America.