Advanced Training: Historic Preservation Certification Application (HPCA)

This on-demand five-webinar training series focuses on the Historic Preservation Certification Application (HPCA) for the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program. The training discusses the three-part HPCA application and is intended to help in streamlining the review process and avoiding incomplete submissions and delays in review. The series is intended for consultants, architects, developers, and other frequent program-users already well familiar with the program and NPS certification requirements. Resources discussed in the webinars are linked below.

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  Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications – Webinar #1

  This webinar includes an introduction to the training, best practices for a complete application, electronic submission of Historic Preservation Certification Applications, and tips for avoiding administrative holds.

  Duration:

  37 minutes, 47 seconds

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  Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications – Webinar #2

  This webinar focuses on the Historic Preservation Certification Application Part 1 – Evaluation of Significance and documentation requirements.

  Duration:

  31 minutes, 33 seconds

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  Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications – Webinar #3

  This webinar covers the Historic Preservation Certification Application Part 2 – Description of Rehabilitation Work, including how to structure the narrative and narrative case studies on masonry, flooring, and MEP systems.

  Duration:

  55 minutes, 20 seconds

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  Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications – Webinar #4

  This webinar continues the discussion of the Historic Preservation Certification Application Part 2 – Description of Rehabilitation with a comprehensive overview of submission documentation requirements, including for architectural drawings, documentation requirements for replacing windows and for special circumstances such as additions, new construction, and demolition.

  Duration:

  53 minutes, 26 seconds

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  Advanced Training on Historic Preservation Certification Applications – Webinar #5

  This webinar discusses the requirements and considerations for phased rehabilitation work, amendments to Part 2 applications and phase advisory determinations, and the Historic Preservation Certification Application Part 3 – Request for Certification of Completed Work.

  Duration:

  34 minutes, 11 seconds

Resources discussed in the webinars

• NPS Historic Preservation Certification Program Regulations

• National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation

• Application Process, with links to the electronic submission of applications; the Historic Preservation Certification Application; application instructions, including information on phased projects and supplemental instructions for documentation requirements for Part 1 application preliminary determinations of significance; documentation requirements for photographs, architectural drawings, and maps/site plans; and preliminary consultations

• Documentation Required for Establishing the Structural Condition of a Building

• Evaluating Historic Windows for Repair or Replacement and Documentation Requirements for Replacement Windows

• Historically-Finished Secondary Spaces: Avoiding Problematic Treatments at Project Completion

• Preservation Brief 14: New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings: Preservation Concerns, Rooftop Additions, and "New Exterior Additions to Historic Buildings and Related New Construction" in Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings