North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office Long-Term Planning Questionnaire

North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office 5-Year Plan, 2022-2027

Every five years, the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (NDSHPO), at the direction of the National Park Service (NPS), prepares a plan to guide preservation efforts within the state for the next five-year period. This plan is not only intended for the use of the State Historical Society of North Dakota (SHSND) or the NDSHPO. This document is also designed to provide guidance for anyone and everyone–government agencies, organizations, businesses, professional practitioners, members of the public–with an interest in identifying and preserving historic and cultural properties. The preservation plan is intended to assist users by providing information useful in understanding the environment that preservation efforts must navigate and to identify widely held priorities for those efforts.

As part of this process, the NDSHPO asks for public input in determining the goals for the next five years. This short survey will allow planning staff to determine which goals are most important and what challenges we might face as we work toward preserving the heritage of the people of North Dakota.

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* 1. Please choose the category that best defines your involvement with historic preservation:

Federal Agency

State Agency

Tribal Government

Local Government

Architect

Archaeologist

Historian

Historic Property Owner

Contractor/Tradesperson

Museum Professional

Educator

Private Citizen

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where do you live?

North Dakota

Other US State

Canadian Province

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How familiar are you with the following?

	Not Familiar	Somewhat Familiar	Very Familiar
The current North Dakota State Historic Preservation Plan	The current North Dakota State Historic Preservation Plan Not Familiar	The current North Dakota State Historic Preservation Plan Somewhat Familiar	The current North Dakota State Historic Preservation Plan Very Familiar
National Register of Historic Places	National Register of Historic Places Not Familiar	National Register of Historic Places Somewhat Familiar	National Register of Historic Places Very Familiar
Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit	Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Not Familiar	Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Somewhat Familiar	Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Very Familiar
Federal Preservation Laws (e.g., Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act)	Federal Preservation Laws (e.g., Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) Not Familiar	Federal Preservation Laws (e.g., Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) Somewhat Familiar	Federal Preservation Laws (e.g., Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) Very Familiar
State Preservation Laws (e.g., North Dakota Century Code 55-02-07)	State Preservation Laws (e.g., North Dakota Century Code 55-02-07) Not Familiar	State Preservation Laws (e.g., North Dakota Century Code 55-02-07) Somewhat Familiar	State Preservation Laws (e.g., North Dakota Century Code 55-02-07) Very Familiar
Certified Local Government Program	Certified Local Government Program Not Familiar	Certified Local Government Program Somewhat Familiar	Certified Local Government Program Very Familiar

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* 4. Please rank the following Historic Preservation programs by importance with 1 being most important and 10 being least important (note that as you choose a rank the responses reorder themselves to stay in 1-10 order).

Technical Assistance: Providing the public with help in planning, undertaking, and performing projects or tasks related to any of the program functions in this list.

Education: Providing public education about the importance of historic preservation and explaining available programs using brochures, workshops, presentations, classes, and other outreach methods.

Development: Restoring, stabilizing, and rehabilitating National Register listed historical, architectural and archeological properties (may include grants to property owners for restoring public or private property).

National Register of Historic Places: Nominating significant architectural, archaeological, and historical properties to the National Register of Historic Places.

Review and Compliance (Section 106): Reviewing all projects undertaken with federal involvement to provide comment on any impact such projects may have on significant architectural, archaeological, or historical properties.

Research: Exploring documentary materials for information about the specific themes in North Dakota history as they relate to architectural, archaeological, and historical properties and testing (limited archaeological excavation) to gain information.

Protection of Historic Resources: Protecting significant architectural, archaeological, and historical properties from damage.

Survey (Class III Cultural Resource Inventory): Physically examining areas of the state to find archaeological, architectural, and historical properties that are eligible for the National Register.

Tax Credits: Assisting owners of commercial buildings in obtaining income tax credits for rehabilitating certain National Register-listed commercial buildings.

CLGs (Certified Local Governments): Assisting local governments in establishing Certified Local Governments (CLGs) willing to share responsibility for historic preservation with the state for a share of federal historic preservation grant monies.

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* 5. Which of the following do you think are important issues facing historic preservation in North Dakota? (Check all that apply)

Lack of local support for even known significant resources

Competition for volunteer time

Lack of citizen participation and involvement

Availablilty of funds for preservation projects

Misinformed or uninformed public

Lack of technical assistance regarding adaptive reuse (i.e., taking an old building or site and reusing it for a purpose other than it was designed)

Energy production/Oil development

Urban development

Apathy of government leaders

Public ignorance/disinterest/apathy

Cost of preserving historic resources

Lack of protective regulation

Lack of state funding

Lack of recognition of the significance of state and local history

Which of these do you think is the MOST important?

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* 6. Are there specific architectural, archaeological, or historic properties that you think we should protect? Restore? Nominate to the National Register? Is there a specific topic we should research? (Please list below)

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* 7. What specific actions do you think the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office should undertake in the next 5 years? (Please choose up to 10)

Provide information on energy efficiency and alternative energy sources for historic buildings

Strengthen state law to better protect historic resources

Host field/day tours of historic sites

Encourage more participation in the Certified Local Government (CLG) program

Encourage the preservation of government owned historic resources

Nominate threatened historic properties to the National Register of Historic Places

Encourage the adoption of historic preservation ordinances to protect historic resources

Expand TV, web, and print media exposure

Protect archaeological sites

Survey and document historic resources

Host public preservation workshops

Continue education and interpretation for the public

Provide technical assistance

Increase funding for restoration/rehabilitation grants for historic properties

Increase access to historic resource information through digitization projects

Put up signs and markers for historic resources

Which of these do you think is the MOST important?

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* 1. Please choose the category that best defines your involvement with historic preservation:

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* 2. Where do you live?

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* 3. How familiar are you with the following?

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* 4. Please rank the following Historic Preservation programs by importance with 1 being most important and 10 being least important (note that as you choose a rank the responses reorder themselves to stay in 1-10 order).

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* 5. Which of the following do you think are important issues facing historic preservation in North Dakota? (Check all that apply)

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* 6. Are there specific architectural, archaeological, or historic properties that you think we should protect? Restore? Nominate to the National Register? Is there a specific topic we should research? (Please list below)

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* 7. What specific actions do you think the North Dakota State Historic Preservation Office should undertake in the next 5 years? (Please choose up to 10)

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* 8. Please share any additional thoughts you have about historic preservation in North Dakota.