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National Park Service Regional Coordinators for the Historic Surplus Property Program can answer questions about properties in specific states.

National Office

Rebecca A. Shiffer
Historic Surplus Property Program
Technical Preservation Services
National Park Service
1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 7243
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 354-2029

Alaska Region (Interior Region 11)

John Wachtel
Heritage Assistance Program
National Park Service
240 West 5th Avenue, Room 114
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 644-3459

Intermountain Region (Interior Regions 6, 7, 8)

John P. Olson
Heritage Partnerships Program
National Park Service
12795 West Alameda Parkway
Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 905-6165

Midwest Region (Interior Regions 3, 4, 5)

Iowa, Ohio
Rachel Franklin-Weekley
(402) 661-1928
Historic Preservation Partnerships
National Park Service
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102-4226


Illinois (Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties), Missouri, Wisconsin
Mark Buechel
(402) 661-1920

Illinois (except Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties), Indiana, Minnesota
David Calease
(402) 661-1954

Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska,
Dena Sanford
(531) 800-7033

Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota
Tim Schilling
(402) 437-5392 x116

National Capital Region (Interior Region 1 – National Capital Area)

Kathryn G. Smith
National Historic Landmarks Program
National Park Service
1100 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20242
(202) 619-7180

Please contact the
National Capital Region about properties in the District of Columbia,
and in selected counties in Maryland (Allegany, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's,
and Washington Counties), Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties;
and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church), and West Virginia (Berkeley,
Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral, and Morgan Counties).

Northeast Region (Interior Region 1)

Dennis Montagna
History and Preservation Assistance
National Park Service
1234 Market Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 597-5824

Pacific West Region (Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, 12)

Elaine Jackson-Retondo
Preservation Partnerships and History Program
National Park Service
333 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 623-2368

Southeast Region (Interior Region 2)

Ellen Rankin
Cultural Resources Division
National Park Service
100 Alabama Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 507-5791


Alesha Cerny
Cultural Resources Division
National Park Service
c/o Midwest Regional Office
601 Riverfront Drive
Omaha, NE 68102
(404) 276-5092

Last updated: February 14, 2024