Programs

Click on the following names to learn more about:

Funding

1. Grants
   The AHPP offers grants for rehabilitation of historic courthouses and other structures, and assists in other grant programs.
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   Preservation Tax Incentives
   Learn about state and federal income tax deductions for rehabilitation of historic properties.

Services

1. ADA
   Learn how the Americans with Disabilities Act interacts with historic preservation.
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3. Planning
   Help the AHPP set goals and priorities for preservation in Arkansas.
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5. Technical Assistance
   The AHPP can help answer your questions about how to preserve your historic structure.
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7. Certified Local Governments
   The AHPP works with city governments around the state to foster preservation at the local level.
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9. Geographic Information Systems
   Learn how the AHPP is using GIS technology to document historic resources in Arkansas.
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11. Easements
    Learn how to guarantee the preservation of your historic structure while gaining a tax break for yourself.

Arkansas’s Outdoor Sculptures

1. Since 1993, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program has conducted an ongoing project to document publicly accessible outdoor sculptures all over the state. 
   

Heritage Trails

1. Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail
   Working locally to preserve the state's Civil War-related properties.
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   Trail of Tears
   Learn about efforts to identify and preserve properties associated with the Cherokee Trail of Tears.

Cemetery Preservation Program

1. Cemetery Preservation
   Learn how to care for and learn from your historic burial ground.
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3. Cemetery Laws
   Learn about the state laws governing cemeteries.

Historic Commemorations

1. Sesquicentennial Commission
   Arkansas took its first step toward observing the 150th anniversary of the Civil War as Act 635 of the 86th Arkansas General Assembly created the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.

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   World War I Centennial Commemoration
   
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   Historical Markers
   Search a database of historical markers in Arkansas and learn how you can include your local markers in the database.
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   Arkansas Famous and Historic Tree Program
   The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is involved in the Arkansas Famous and Historic Tree Program, which has two goals: education and preservation of famous and historic trees in the state. Trees may be nominated to the program by anyone with permission of the property owner. To learn more about the program and to obtain a nomination form click here.