Historic Preservation

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• Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

  Learn how to qualify and apply for a 25% state tax credit on expenses used to rehabilitate a certified historic structure.

• Historic Homes Rehabilitation Tax Credit

  Homeowners can apply for a 30% return of up to $30,000 on the rehabilitation of their historic home listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places.

• Archeological Review

  Get the official guide for an environmental review when proposing to investigate a Connecticut archeological site.

• 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.

• NOTE: The Institutional Support for Capacity Building Grant for Historic Preservation Nonprofits is Now the Local Preservation Partners Grant.  Please find application and guidelines on the Survey and Planning Grants Page.

  Get guidelines and forms to apply for grants to promote research, education and historic preservation planning.

• Certified Local Government (CLG) Grants

  Get details on how to apply for federal and state support for municipal historic preservation initiatives.

• Good to Great Grant Program

  Find funding for capital projects that link art, history and tourism in ways that enable cultural and historical sites to enhance the visitors’ experience.

• Historic Restoration Fund Grants (HRF)

  Municipalities and 501(c)3 and 501(c)13 nonprofit organizations are eligible for matching, reimbursable grants of up to $200,000 for restoration, rehabilitation, and archeology at sites listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places.

• Historic Preservation Council

  Learn more about the Historic Preservation Council and access meeting agendas and minutes.

• Cultural Resources Information System

  Search an online viewer for Connecticut's cultural resources inventory.

• SHPO and Museum Division Newsletter

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

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

  Explore the unique and complex history of the Nation's first chartered copper mine and first state prison.

• NOTE: Applications for the  Threatened Properties Fund (TPF) Grant are not being accepted at this time.

  Learn about this program, which has supported restoration of historic properties damaged by unanticipated man-made or natural acts.

• Archaeological Permits

  Get details on the permits, qualifications and reporting requirements needed to conduct research on State Archeological Preserves.

• Archaeological Preserves

  See what it takes to qualify an area as a State Archaeological Preserve. Find a list of currently designated preserves.