The North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (NC HPO) today announced the release of its new statewide historic preservation plan for 2025-2034. The statewide plan offers a comprehensive approach for all North Carolinians, local governments, organizations, and agencies to inform and guide efforts to protect and revitalize North Carolina’s historic places for the next decade. The State Historic Preservation Office is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The plan focuses on core objectives and opportunities, such as continuing to identify, recognize, and enhance our historic communities by fostering local preservation efforts; growing and maintaining partnerships; providing expert assistance and support to North Carolinians for their historic preservation efforts; creating jobs and improving the economy through historic preservation rehabilitation projects; and encouraging a statewide appreciation for preservation of our state’s history and the history of all North Carolinians.
The plan reflects the input of many individuals, the business community, non-profit organizations and government officials.
“Our cultural history — available to all of us through our architecture, our landscapes, and our archaeological heritage — collectively gives us our sense of place,” said Dr. Darin Waters, deputy secretary, Office of Archives and History. “This Historic Preservation Plan provides a compelling direction for us to collaboratively preserve and steward the most valuable reminders of our state’s shared history, with clear, achievable goals for the next ten years that support community enhancement and economic vitality through the preservation of our state’s historic places.”
To access the 2025-2034 North Carolina State Historic Preservation Plan online, or to learn more about the State Historic Preservation Office, visit https://www.hpo.nc.gov/.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) manages, promotes, and enhances the things that people love about North Carolina – its diverse arts and culture, rich history, and spectacular natural areas. Through its programs, the department enhances education, stimulates economic development, improves public health, expands accessibility, and strengthens community resiliency.