NPS Regional Offices
In order to share the workload, different National Park Service (NPS) offices oversee different sources of HABS/HAER/HALS documentation. Please contact us at the beginning of your project.
- For Section 106 or Section 110 mitigation documentation projects: Contact the NPS regional office that serves your state (see below).
- For all other projects and general questions: Contact Heritage Documentation Programs (Washington, DC).

Philadelphia Office
Oversees documentation of structures and sites recorded in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Catherine Turton Community Planner 215-597-1726 catherine_turton@nps.gov Kathy Schlegel Historical Landscape Architect 215-597-6486 kathy_schlegel@nps.gov |
Mailing Address: History and Preservation Assistance National Park Service Interior Region 1, North Atlantic - Appalachian 1234 Market Street, 20th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
Atlanta Office
Oversees documentation of structures and sites recorded in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ellen Rankin Architectural Historian 404-507-5791 hdp_ser-collections@nps.gov |
Mailing Address: Cultural Resources Division National Park Service Interior Region 2, South Atlantic - Gulf 100 Alabama Street SW 1924 Building, 6th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 |
Omaha Office
Oversees documentation of structures and sites recorded in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
MO, WI Mark Buechel Historical Architect 402-661-1920 mark_buechel@nps.gov OH Geoffrey Burt Landscape Architect 402-661-1918 IL, MN Alesha Cerny Architectural Historian 402-661-1948 alesha_cerny@nps.gov AR, IA, IN Rachel Franklin-Weekley Program Manager 402-661-1928 |
Mailing Address: Historic Preservation Partnerships National Park Service Interior Regions 3, 4, 5 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, NE 68102 |
KS, MI, NE, SD, ND Dena Sanford Architectural Historian 308-436-9797 |
Mailing Address: c/o Agate Fossil Beds National Monument 301 River Road Harrison, NE 69346-2743 |
Denver Office
Oversees documentation of structures and sites recorded in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
Kristen Luetkemeier Historian 928-326-1088 kristen_luetkemeier@nps.gov John P. Olson Historical Architect 303-905-6165 john_p_olson@nps.gov Justin Henderson Program Manager 303-969-2540 justin_henderson@nps.gov |
Mailing Address: Heritage Partnerships Program National Park Service Interior Regions 6, 7, 8 P.O. Box 25287 Lakewood, CO 80225-0287 Delivery Address: Heritage Partnerships Program National Park Service Interior Regions 6, 7, 8 12795 West Alameda Parkway Lakewood, CO 80228-2838 |
San Francisco Office
Oversees documentation of structures and sites recorded in California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Minor Islands.
Christopher E. Johnson Historian 206-220-4141 christopher_e_johnson@nps.gov Elaine Jackson-Retondo Preservation Partnerships and History Programs Manager 415-623-2368 elaine_jackson-retondo@nps.gov |
Mailing Address: National Park Service Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, 12 909 First Avenue, Fifth Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Mailing Address: National Park Service Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, 12 333 Bush Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94104 |
Anchorage Office
Oversees documentation of structures and sites recorded in Alaska.
John Wachtel Historical Architect 907-644-3459 john_wachtel@nps.gov Grant Crosby Historical Architect 907-644-3463 |
Mailing Address: National Park Service Interior Region 11 - Alaska 240 West 5th Avenue, Room 114 Anchorage, AK 99501 |
Quicklinks
- HABS celebrated 75 years in 2009 with a symposium. More information, including podcasts of the speakers, is available here.
- HABS/HAER/HALS Webinar: In Pursuit of the Complete Resume of the Builder's Art. Listen to the recording of our June 13, 2012 webinar.