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Kentucky Heritage Council - www.heritage.ky.gov
            -State Historic Preservation Office


National Main Street Center - www.mainstreet.org/
            -Leader for preservation-based revitalization in downtown areas


National Park Service - http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/index.htm
            -Provides information and tools for historic preservation revitalization projects


Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation - http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/TPS/e-rehab/index.htm
            -Visual representation and explanation for application of the Standards

Kentucky Web Sites


Division of Farmland Preservation - www.kyagr.com/enviro_out/pace/index.htm
            -Specializes in agricultural conservation easements


Graduate Organization @ UK - www.uky.edu/Centers/Preservation/hpgo/
            -Student organization dedicated to preservation issues


Kentucky Historic Preservation Tax Credits - www.heritage.ky.gov/tax_credit.htm
            -State tax credit information for rehabilitation projects


Kentucky Main Street Program - www.heritage.ky.gov/kyheritage_mainstreet.htm
            -State Downtown Revitalization Program


Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation - www.thekentuckytrust.org/
            -List of Kentucky’s endangered buildings and sites for sale


Preservation Kentucky, Inc. - www.preservationkentucky.org
            -Education and advocacy for the preservation of Kentucky’s historic resources


Renaissance on Main - www.gold.ky.gov/renmain/
           -State funding program for revitalization projects in Kentucky’s downtown commercial areas


University of Kentucky Center for Historic Architecture and Preservation - www.chapuk.org/
           -Historic preservation consulting and research services


National Web Sites


Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE) - www.cubekc.org
            -Coordination of educators and community partners for support of the built and natural environment


National Register of Historic Places - www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm
           -Nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation


National Trust for Historic Preservation - www.nationaltrust.org/
           -Organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America’s communities


Partners for Sacred Places - www.sacredplaces.org/reservation
           -Preservation of older and historic religious places


Preserve America - www.preserveamerica.gov/
           -Federal funding program for the preservation of small town communities


Save America’s Treasures - http://www.saveamericastreasures.org/
           -Federal funding program for the preservation of small town communities


Save Our Land, Save Our Towns - www.saveourlandsaveourtowns.org/index.html
           -Information for public awareness of the effects of urban sprawl


Teaching with Historic Places - www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/
           -Educational resources for teachers interested in historic preservation


Walk Through Historic Buildings - http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/walkthrough/index.htm
           -Aid for identifying visual character of historic buildings


Working on the Past in Local Historic Districts - http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/workingonthepast/
           -Information on using local legislation for preservation efforts in historic communities