1. Woodland-Larchmere Commercial Historic District Cleveland, Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio National Register Public Hearing May 21, 2015 Barbara Powers State Historic Preservation Office Ohio History Connection Wendy Naylor and Diana Wellman Naylor Wellman, LLC

2. State Historic Preservation Office Division of the Ohio History Connection Planning (Certified Local Governments) Ongoing statewide survey – Archaeology/Architecture Resource Protection and Review Technical Preservation Services/Tax Incentives

3. National Register of Historic Places National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) as amended Created National Register of Historic Places System to administer the program – State Historic Preservation Office

4. National Register of Historic Places Program of the National Park Service, in Ohio administered by State Historic Preservation Office 3,976 listings, with more than 51,000 historic properties 530 listings for historic districts, including commercial, residential, large farms or estates, and campuses

5. National Register of Historic Places Anyone can nominate a property Notification of owner prior to listing State Historic Preservation Office staff review Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board -- state review board National Park Service -- final listing

6. Buildings Structures Sites Objects Districts National Register of Historic Places Property TypesTo Qualify Age Significance Integrity

7. National Register of Historic Places Criteria for Evaluation A. Event or broad pattern of events B. Persons important in our past C. Architectural merit D. Yield important information Integrity Location Design Setting Materials Workmanship Feeling Association

8. National Register of Historic Places Historic Districts Geographically definable area Contributing properties Non-contributing properties May include individual National Register-listed properties

9. National Register of Historic Places A Public Policy Definition of what Historic Properties are Significant A Planning Tool A Means of Protection Certification of a Property’s Eligibility for Historic Preservation Benefits A Resource for Research and Education An Honor Roll

10. What the National Register of Historic Places Does Not Do Prevent owner from remodeling, repairing, altering, selling, or demolishing with other than federal funds Obligate owner to make repairs or improvements to property

11. What the National Register of Historic Places Does Do Recognition of historic properties and their importance (planning/education tool) Consideration in planning federal and federally assisted projects Eligibility for federal and state tax benefits (income-producing contributing properties) Qualifying preservation projects for federal grant assistance

12. Property Owners and Local Officials are notified of nominations to the National Register of Historic Places 1. 60-30 days before the State Review Board meeting 2. When nomination is sent to National Park Service 3. When nomination is listed in National Register Less than 50 property owners – receive certified letters More than 50 property owners – public hearing/legal notices Certified Local Governments – comment on nomination before the State Review Board meeting If a majority of private property owners object to nomination – Not listed in National Register Nomination is reviewed for Determination of Eligibility National Register Notification

13. Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board Meeting June 26, 2015, 10:00 am Ohio History Center 800 E. 17 th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio Send correspondence to Burt Logan, SHPO State Historic Preservation Office Ohio History Connection 800 E. 17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43211 (614) 298-2000 www.ohiohistory.org Have additional questions? Contact Barb Powers at 614-298-2000 or bpowers@ohiohistory.org

14. The National Register encourages citizens, public agencies, and private organizations to recognize and use the places of our past to create livable and viable communities for the future.