Historic Preservation Commission
January 9, 2007, the Municipality of Anchorage created a Historic Preservation Commission to encourage and further the interests of historic preservation by identifying, protecting, and interpreting the municipality’s significant historic and cultural resources for the economic and social benefit of the community.
The Anchorage Historic Preservation Commission is a member of the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, and pursuant to and in accordance with Anchorage Ordinance No. 2006-175, the Historic Preservation Commission shall address the following.
A. Identification and Inventory of Historic Resources
1. Prepare regulations establishing standards, definitions, and procedures for identification of, designation of, and review of actions pertaining to historic resources.
2. Prepare and maintain a comprehensive inventory of historic resources. The local Historic Inventory shall be compatible with the Alaska Heritage Resource Survey and shall be submitted annually to the State of Alaska Office of History and Archaeology.
3. Prepare a procedure for designating resources on the Historic Inventory (HI) and Properties listed in local, state and federal Historic Registries with (HR).
B. Protection and Developing an Historic Preservation Plan
4. Formulate an Historic Preservation Plan.
5. Review applications for designation of Historic Properties, Historic Resources or Historic Districts.
6. Serve as the historic preservation review commission for the municipality. Serve as the local historical district commission for the municipality and maintain the local Historic Register. Recommend eligible properties to the state historic preservation officer for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
7. Recommend resources and potential incentives to assist historic property owners in the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation and repair of historic properties.
8. Advise on historic preservation planning and its implementation.
9. Recommend maintenance programs for municipally-owned Historic Properties, Historic Resources or properties within Historic Districts.
10. Make recommendations concerning the acquisition of property or interest in property; availability of funds to promote preservation of properties and districts within the municipality; encourage the use and adaptive reuse of historic properties.
C. Interpretation and Public Education
11. Provide information, in the form of pamphlets, newsletters, workshops or similar activities, to historic property owners on methods of maintaining and rehabilitating historic resources.
12. Recognize excellence in the rehabilitation of historic buildings, structures, sites and districts, and new construction in historic areas.
13. Develop and participate in public information, educational and interpretive programs and activities in increase public awareness of the value of historic preservation.
14. Establish liaison, support, communication and cooperation with federal, state and municipal government entities and departments, as well as boards and commissions, to further historic preservation objectives, including public education.
Commissioners
- Bobbi Bianchi
- Debbie Corbett
- John Crittenden
- Julie Jessen, Chair
- Aaron Leggett
- Darrell Lewis
- Michelle McNulty, Vice-Chair
- Richard J. Porter
Ex Officio Commissioners
- Greg Jones, Executive Director, Office of Community Planning & Development
- Jerry Weaver, Director, Planning Department
- Judith Bittner, State Historic Preservation Officer
Historic Preservation Officer
Darrel W. Hess, Office of Community Planning & Development, 907-343-4698, HessDW@muni.org
Contact Information
Anchorage Historic Preservation Commission
Municipality of Anchorage
P.O. Box 196650
Anchorage, Alaska 99519