Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States

Virginia Department of Historic ResourcesAgency overview

Preceding agency|

* Virginia Landmarks Commission

Type| State Historic Preservation Office
Jurisdiction| Government of Virginia
Headquarters| 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221
Parent department| Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources
Website| Virginia Department of Historic Resources

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is the State Historic Preservation Office for the Commonwealth of Virginia.[1] The agency maintains the Virginia Landmarks Register (the first step for properties and districts in Virginia seeking listing on the National Register of Historic Places). It also holds historic property easements,[2] administers the state's historic tax credit program and approves official highway historical markers for the state. Its headquarters are leased from and shared with the Virginia Historical Society.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Program: State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO)". National Park Service Website. National Park Service. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
2. ^ Loth, Calder. "Forty Years of Preservation: Virginia's Easement Program" (PDF). Notes on Virginia 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
3. ^ "History of the Virginia Historical Society". Virginia Historical Society. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

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State agencies of Virginia

Boards|

Commonwealth Transportation Board

* Virginia Parole Board
* Virginia State Board of Education

Commissions|

* Virginia Employment Commission
* Marine Resources Commission
* State Corporation Commission
* Workers' Compensation Commission

Departments|

* Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
* Department of Conservation and Recreation
* Department of Corrections
* Department of Education
* Department of Elections
* Department of Emergency Management
* Department of Energy
* Department of Environmental Quality
* Department of Forensic Science
* Department of Forestry
* Department of Health
* Department of Historic Resources
* Department of Housing and Community Development
* Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
* Department of Labor and Industry
* Department of Medical Assistance Services
* Department of Motor Vehicles
* Department of Rail and Public Transportation
* Department of Social Services
* Department of Taxation
* Department of Transportation
* Department of Wildlife Resources

Law Enforcement|

* Virginia Capitol Police
* Virginia Conservation Police
* Virginia Marine Police
* Virginia Port Authority Police
* Virginia State Police

Other|

* Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority
* Virginia Information Technologies Agency
* Library of Virginia
* Virginia Lottery
* Virginia Retirement System
* Virginia Port Authority

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Historical societies for the southern United States

South Atlantic|

| Florida|

| Orlando|

* Historical Society of Central Florida
* Orange County Regional History Center

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Others|

* Clearwater Historical Society
* Florida Historical Society
* Friends of Seagate Inc.
* Jacksonville Historical Society
* Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
* Taylor County Historical Society

Georgia|

| Atlanta|

* American Baptist Historical Society
* Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
* International Time Capsule Society

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Others|

* Historic Chattahoochee Commission
* Georgia Historical Society
* Georgia Salzburger Society
* Roswell Historical Society
* Southern Historical Association

North Carolina|

| Durham|

* Forest History Society
* Labor and Working-Class History Association

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Others|

* Conference on Latin American History
* Hickory Sabre Society
* Society of North Carolina Archivists

South Carolina|

| Charleston|

* Historic Charleston Foundation
* Preservation Society of Charleston
* South Carolina Historical Society

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Others|

* Beech Island Historical Society
* Sea Research Society

Virginia|

| Lexington|

* Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
* Society for Military History

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Richmond|

* American Association for the History of Medicine
* Historic Richmond Foundation
* Preservation Virginia
* Virginia Department of Historic Resources
* Virginia Historical Society

Others|

* Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
* Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
* Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
* Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
* United States Marine Corps History Division

East South Central|

| Alabama|

* Alabama Historical Commission
* Historic Chattahoochee Commission

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Kentucky|

* The Filson Historical Society
* Kentucky Historical Society
* Southern Association for Women Historians

Mississippi|

| Jackson|

* Mississippi Department of Archives and History
* Mississippi Heritage Trust
* Mississippi Historical Society

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Tennessee|

* American Association for State and Local History
* East Tennessee Historical Society
* Oral History Association
* Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
* Tennessee Historical Society
* West Tennessee Historical Society

West South Central|

| Arkansas|

* Arkansas Historical Association
* Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society
* Sequoyah Research Center

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Louisiana|

* Louisiana Historical Association
* National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
* North Louisiana Historical Association

Oklahoma|

* American Journalism Historians Association
* Cherokee Heritage Center
* Oklahoma Historical Society
* Pushmataha County Historical Society

Texas|

| Austin|

* Texas Historical Commission
* Texas Jewish Historical Society
* Texas State Historical Association

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Fort Worth|

* North American Society for Oceanic History
* North Texas Historic Transportation

Houston|

* Modern Greek Studies Association
* Southern Historical Association

Lubbock|

* American Cowboy Culture Association
* West Texas Historical Association

Others|

* Dallas Historical Society
* Gillespie County Historical Society
* National Coalition of Independent Scholars
* Society for the History of Discoveries
* South Texas Historical Association

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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