Technical Assistance and Other Resources

"Flo Lentz's knowledge of preservation, especially barns, has helped me to see what our old barn used to look like. Armed with what she has told me, I was able to target research resulting in much more accurate restoration."
    -Patricia Cosgrove, Museum and Farm Director, White River Valley Museum

Technical Assistance

Preservation 4Culture staff offers field assistance to organizations, agencies, and individuals working to identify, protect, and showcase historic places in the community.

We offer advice in several areas:

Strategic Planning: Shaping preservation-based tourism and economic development initiatives

Partnership Building: Developing broad-based partnerships to further regional preservation goals

Issues Advocacy: Organizing and implementing effective campaigns to save historic places

Outreach and Education: Spreading the word about the benefits of historic preservation

Preservation Basics: Accessing the basic tools of historic preservation

Other Resources

The following programs and agencies are indispensable to preservationists and preservation efforts in King County:

1. King County Historic Preservation Program: The official historic preservation program of King County government - contains information on landmark designation and incentives for properties outside Seattle city limits.
www.metrokc.gov/exec/bred/hpp/

2. City of Seattle Historic Preservation Program: The official historic preservation program of Seattle City government - features information on landmark designation and incentives for properties within Seattle city limits.
www.cityofseattle.net/neighborhoods/preservation/

3. Historic Seattle: Historic Seattle - the only nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of Seattle's architectural heritage.
www.historicseattle.org

4. Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation: The official historic preservation agency of Washington State government - includes details on State and National Registers, statewide preservation planning, archaeological protection, and other programs.
www.dahp.wa.gov/

5. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation: Washington's only statewide nonprofit membership organization - dedicated to safeguarding historic places around the state.
www.wa-trust.org

6. National Park Service: The official historic preservation program of the Federal Government - features information on the National Register of Historic Places, publications, technical assistance, federal incentives, and much more.
www.cr.nps.gov/

7. National Trust for Historic Preservation: America's only nonprofit membership organization - dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing communities across the nation.
www.nationaltrust.org

For more information, contact Flo Lentz, Preservation 4Culture, 206-296-8682, flo.lentz@4culture.org.