This section has a vast range of information about preservation services, tools, and incentives; historic sites for special events; preservation organizations and historical societies, and much more.

Services
How To...
Preservation Incentives
Preservation Organizations & Historical Societies
Websites & Online Archives
Museums & Historic Sites
Education & Libraries
City Government

SERVICES

Preservation Resource Directory
Need someone to fix the windows in your historic home? Perhaps a contractor, architect, historian, or real estate agent versed in historic properties? Start here, with our regularly updated listing of experts in various aspects of preservation. Preservation Resource Directory

Historic Sites for Special Events
Would you like to celebrate a wedding or other special occasion at a remarkable historic locale? If so, browse this list for some ideas on the perfect venue for your event. Historic Sites for Special Events

HOW TO...

Nominate a Site as a Landmark
This comprehensive guide, from our popular LandmarkTHIS! workshop, explains how to research and nominate a site for designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (local landmark), currently one of our strongest tools for preservation in the City of Los Angeles. LandmarkTHIS! Guide

Research the History of a Property
This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of researching the history of properties in the City of Los Angeles (with some relevance to other cities as well). Historical Research Guide

Dispel Common Myths About Preservation
If you're tired of arguing the merits of historic preservation at dinner parties, check out the Top Ten Myths of Historic Preservation, sure to stop any naysayer in his tracks. Top Ten Myths About Historic Preservation (PDF)

Save a Historic Site
Are you trying to save a historic resource in your community? While each situation is different, here's an introduction to the basic techniques of saving historic buildings -- historic designations, environmental review, and community organizing.  How to Save Historic Buildings

Meet the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation
If you're involved in a preservation project, you'll need to be familiar with the nationally accepted standards for rehabilitating historic structures -- standards used by all levels of government in reviewing the acceptability of projects that would alter historic sites.  Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation

PRESERVATION INCENTIVES

General Incentives for Preserving Historic Buildings
What financial incentives and other programs exist to help make preservation economically feasible? This Conservancy publication covers the basics of income tax credits, property tax reductions, facade easements, and the California Historical Building Code.  Incentives for Preserving Historic Buildings (PDF)

Preservation Incentives for Homeowners
This comprehensive report from the Getty Conservation Institute is tailored specifically to homeowners. Incentives for the Preservation and Rehabilitation of Historic Homes in the City of Los Angeles: A Guidebook for Homeowners (PDF)

Conservation Easements
Owners of a historic property can ensure its future preservation (and collect a tidy tax benefit) by placing a restriction on the property that prevents demolition or inappropriate alterations. The Conservancy, in receiving the easement, accepts an obligation to review future proposed changes to the structure, and the owner, in return, can take a significant charitable deduction. Conservation Easements (PDF)