SHPO Among States
SHPOs exist not only in 50 states, but also in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia; making 59 SHPOs total. Each State Historic Preservation Office is responsible for effective planning to address preservation matters. For example, agricultural structures such as barns are significant to New Hampshire’s “values of heritage, hard work, productivity and stewardship” and the state has devoted special programs to help preserve these values. However, barns are not significant in Florida; instead, Art Deco buildings in South Beach are significant to the state. As a result of these differences, states have expanded and/or specialized their SHPO purposes and created private organizations. The Alaska Coastal Management Program is a private organization, created by the state to regulate agencies to acknowledge environmental and cultural resources within the Alaskan Coast and protect them.
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