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McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission and Relation to Other Agencies
The McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is what is known as a Certified Local Government (CLG), which means the commission comprises the local representation of the National Historic Preservation program. The overall program authority is the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended, particularly in 1980), administered at the federal level by the National Park Service. The federal and local responsibilities are connected through the State Historic Preservation Office, which administers the CLG program for the entire state. Local CLGs in Illinois may be cities, counties, towns, or villages. The CLG Program thus forms a vertical federal–state–local partnership. The McHenry County HPC also works, horizontally, with local municipal governments, local historic groups, and interested citizens. The table below outlines responsibilities and programs at the various levels. Also included are key partner organizations that are not part of the Certified Local Government "chain" but are important in promoting historic preservation and historical knowledge.
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Agency Level |
Link to Agency Main Page | Functions, Programs, or Topical Areas of Interest | |||
| County & Local Government |
• McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission |
Local preservation ordinances – County landmark designations – Local landmark designations – Rural Surveys – Intergovernmental Agreements and Networking –
Local historic district designations; and – Local preservation-oriented design reviews (municipalities) |
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| Local Level (other) | • McHenry County Historical Society • Local Libraries • Local Historic Interest Groups |
Local historic society, library ,and museum |
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| State Government | • Illinois State Historic Preservation Office • Illinois State Archives (Secretary of State archives) • Illinois Digital Archives (Collections from libraries across the state) |
State Historic Preservation Office – Certified Local Governments – Financial Incentives – HARGIS – Laws & Regulations – Preservation Resources |
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| State Level (other) |
• Illinois Association of Historic Preservation Commissions |
A non-profit organization of affiliated preservation commissions |
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| Federal Government |
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Federal-level Historic Preservation – Certified Local Government Program – Laws & Regulations – Historic Preservation Standards and Guidelines – National Register of Historic Places – Tax Incentives |
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| National Level (other) | • National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
• National Trust for Historic Preservation |
A national non-profit organization of affiliated preservation commissions A national non-profit organization for the advocation of historic preservation |
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Historic Preservation Topics and Links
Architectural Styles, General
- Architectural Dictionary (Buffalo Architecture and History)
- Architectural Styles List (Buffalo Architecture and History)
- Architectural Styles List (Wikipedia article)
Architectural Styles, Residential
- Architectural Style Guide (Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation)
- Guide to Researching the History of a House (Home Advisor)
- Rural Residential Typologies and Styles – a concise guide (McHenry County HPC)
Barn Preservation
- Barn Journal, The
- Barn Preservation info (Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation)
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Illinois Barn Association Survey Report
- Indiana Barn Foundation
- Iowa Barn Foundation
- McHenry County Barn Registry (McHenry County Historical Society)
- National Barn Alliance
- The Preservation of Historic Barns (National Park Service article)
Barn Typologies
- Barn Typologies – a concise guide (McHenry County HPC)
- Historic Barns (Old House web)
- Barns (Wikipedia article)
- Wikimedia Commons: Barns
Cemetery Preservation
- Cemetery Preservation web page (Illinois State Historic Preservation Office)
- Cemetery Preservation Handbooks (Illinois State Historic Preservation Office)
- Cemetery Preservation (Chicora Foundation, Inc., Columbia, SC.)
Cemeteries in McHenry County (with web pages)
- Cary Cemetery, Village of Cary
- Huntley Cemetery Board, Village of Huntley
- Ostend Cemetery, McHenry Township (County Landmark)
- Lake Avenue Cemetery, Crystal Lake (City Landmark PDF)
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, Dunham Township near Harvard (County Landmark)
- Nunda Township Cemeteries
- Riley Township Cemetery Board
- Search for gravesites in McHenry County (findgrave.com - pictures, tombstone lists, map tool)
Highways in McHenry County
- Galena–Chicago trail (later became U.S. 20)
- Grant Highway / U.S. 20 (Historic US Route 20 Association)
- Grant Highway / U.S. 20 (Wikipedia page)
- Northwest Highway / U.S. 14 (Wikipedia page)
Historic Preservation Policy and Advocacy
- The Federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (independent federal agency promoting historic preservation)
- Landmarks Illinois (a state grassroots lobby for historic preservation)
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation (a national non-profit advocate agency for historic preservation)
- Preservation Action (a national grassroots lobby for historic preservation)
Historic Preservation Directories / Multi-topic sites
- Illinois Restoration Resources Guide (a directory of contractors, et cetera , from Landmarks Illinois)
- Preservation Directory .com (a multi-topic historic preservation guide)
Historic Preservation Easements
- Preservation Easements (Information from Landmarks Illinois)
- Easements to Protect Historic Properties
(from the National Park Service)
- The Trust for Architectural Easements (An informative non-profit group's website)
Historic Preservation Methods and Technology
- The Association for Preservation Technology International (a multi-discipline knowledge base membership organization)
- Illinois Restoration Resource Directory (from Landmarks Illinois)
- Preservation Briefs (guides to preservation topic from the National Park Service)
- Renovation versus Replacement Cost Calculator Tool, Commercial Structures
- Renovation versus Replacement Cost Calculator Tool, Residential Structures
- The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (from the National Park Service)
- Technical Preservation Services: Online Publications (from the National Park Service)
Histories of McHenry County
- "McHenry County" (historical overview in the Encyclopedia of Chicago)
- "McHenry County" (article in Wikipedia, which could use some work.)
- See also County Histories in The Digital Research Library of Illinois History
- McHenry History Bibliography (under development)
- "Facts to Remember"" (section of the McHenry County Yearbook)
- Local Municipal Histories Online (published by the municipalities)
Libraries in McHenry County
- Algonquin Area Public Library
- Cary Area Public Library District
- Crystal Lake Public Library
- Fox River Grove Memorial Library
- Harvard Diggins Library
- Hebron Public Library
- Johnsburg Public Library District
- Marengo-Union Library District
- McHenry County College Library
- McHenry County Historical Society Research Library
- McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society (search online records)
- McHenry Area Museums
- McHenry Public Library District
- Nippersink Public Library District, Richmond
- River East Public Library, McHenry
- Woodstock Public Library
Maps of McHenry County
- Historical Official Highway Map Collection (from IDOT)
- Historical Railroad Map Collection (from Illinois Digital Archives)
- Map of McHenry County Illinois (1862) (from the Library of Congress)
- Map of McHenry County Illinois (1872) (from the Historic Map Works Co. (for viewing or purchase))
- Map of McHenry County Illinois (1903) (from the Library of Congress)
- McHenry County Division of Transportation Maps
- McHenry County Government Maps
- McHenry County Interactive Maps
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