Cultural Resources Services LLC provides historic resource evaluations for property owners throughout California, with particular experience in Los Angeles County. Principal Graham Larkin, Ph.D. (Harvard University, 2003), is an architectural historian with more than twenty years of experience, who meets and exceeds the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards. He has authored or co-authored hundreds of evaluations of historic resources, ranging from single-family residences to campuses, towns, and park systems.

Services include historic resource evaluations required in connection with building permits, remodeling, and demolition review; applications for local landmark and historic district designation; and preparation of Mills Act contract applications. Reports are prepared in accordance with state and local requirements, and are written to withstand review by city staff, preservation commissions, and other public agencies. Each engagement is tailored to the owner’s particular property and circumstances. Clients can expect prompt, attentive communication from initial consultation through final approval.