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Historic York, Inc. Services
Historic York, Inc. offers a variety of services to the York Community. Many are provided free of charge or for minimal cost. The fees collected from consulting services help retain credentialed staff and help us fulfill our important mission.
Professional Services
Historic Preservation Consulting
Historic York, Inc. provides knowledgeable, in-house staff with advice on preservation issues and projects of all types to the public, property owners, developers and municipalities on a variety of historic preservation questions, issues, and concerns as well as restoration, heritage tourism and transportation projects.
National Register Nominations
Our qualified staff can prepare individual or multiple property and historic districts nominations designating properties to the National Register of Historic Places. These designations are vital in helping owners obtain tax incentives and in preserving historic architecture and communities. Historic York, Inc. is the leading regional organization for individual property and municipal designations.
Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Program
Historic York, Inc. is the leading regional organization for individual property and municipal designations. The Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credit Program (RITC) is a federal government sponsored tax incentive program for historic buildings. Historic York, Inc. has a vast experience with the program and is able to prepare necessary documentation to participate in the program.
Historic Property Demolition and Development Review
Historic York, Inc. reviews and comments on demolition plans that affect historic properties in many York County municipalities. Our trusted advice is well recognized for its fair application in helping to present viable alternatives for adaptive use of these important and irreplaceable resources.
Community Services Programs
Partners for Sacred Places
Historic York, Inc. in partnership with the York County Council of Churches initiated a program where local churches look funding opportunities to preserve their historic places of worship.
Preservation Advocacy
Historic York, Inc. will continue our advisory roles on the Lancaster-York Heritage Region, YorkScape Beautification Committee, and the York Heritage Committee. We have also been invited to participate in the newly formed Growth Management Task Force that will help update the county's comprehensive plan. We expect preservation to play an increasingly important role.
Preservation Easements
Historic York, Inc. holds easements and protective covenants on sixty-three properties throughout York County. Our easement monitoring program safeguards inappropriate alteration or demolition of many local historic properties as well as helping them retain their social and economic value to the community.
Preservation Education
Historic York, Inc. strives to educate our community on the important and active role historic buildings play in our economy. Through our Annual Historic House Tour, Annual Preservation Awards Program, educational workshops and lecture series, we show that any building can be reused in the twentieth-first century
Historic Preservation Resource Library and Archives
Historic York, Inc.’s Resource library contains many books, periodicals, reference materials and period maps to help researchers and those with a desire to learn more about historic architecture and related issues. The library and archives are open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Historic Sites Survey of York County
Historic York, Inc. has compiled architectural descriptions and summary histories on over 30,000 historic buildings in York County through our Historic Sites Survey. The information is available for research through the Historic Preservation Resource Library.
Historic preservation of York County is the shared talents of many people, each one caring about their community. Please consider becoming a member of Historic York, Inc. Click here to open our membership application. Your support is important to “Building a Future with the Architecture of the Past.”
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