Historic Preservation
In addition to architects members of the Carmina Wood Design Historic Preservation Division have been clients, state preservation officers, and have served in multiple nonprofit leadership roles, providing vision and expertise for projects areas beyond those of most architecture firms.
Services
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Camina Wood Design can prepare and submit applications for both the Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit and, where available, the New York State Rehabilitation Credit.
This service can be "stand alone" as historic preservation consultants or be combined with our Architectural Services' experience with these types of projects, providing services from start to completion.
Carmina Wood has a solid track record in the approval of the credits, acting not only as preparers and architects, but also as advocates on your project's behalf to the State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service.
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Carmina Wood Design has experience in preparing applications and projects for review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and Section 14.09 of the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Act of 1980.
These reviews are triggered by the involvement of Federal and/or State funding, permitting, or licensing at a property either listed on the National Register of Historic Places, or determined eligible for listing by the New York State Historic Preservation Office.
Carmina Wood can assist with determining the National Register status or eligibility of the property during these processes and guide a project through the review. Our staff has extensive experience in advising on Impact or Effect resolution and if needed Effect or Impact mitigation. If agreement documents such as Letters of Resolution, Memoranda of Agreement, or Programmatic Agreements are required, we can assist in preparing those as well.
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Carmina Wood is experienced with assisting clients with buildings in local (municipally designated) preservation districts. Our staff has experience in working with local design guidelines, from designing a full restoration of missing elements, or planning a rehabilitation for a new use that honors the history of the property. We can also assist in new design that meets existing local design guidelines, with services including preparing all necessary materials for submission and representing our clients at meetings.
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Looking to educate an organization, a community group, or municipality on historic preservation issues, laws, or programs? Our staff can make presentations on many topics tailored to your needs or questions, with real world examples and case studies.
Presentations can be made as part of a larger panel, or a dedicated meeting. Topics can cover the National Register of Historic Places, Federal and State Tax Credit programs, Federal and State Preservation laws and regulations, Historic Preservation Grant programs, and local government and historic preservation, including the Federal Certified Local Government program.
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A Historic Structure Report (HSR) is the foundation of any significant repair, rehabilitation, or restoration project at a historic building or structure.
Such a report researches the history (social, architectural, design evolution) of a building and assesses the existing condition, with recommendations and priorities for any necessary repair, rehabilitation, or restoration. These reports are prepared under the guidelines in The National Parks Service's Technical Preservation Services Preservation Brief 43, The Preparation and Use of Historic Structures Reports.
An HSR can be part of a successful grant application, showing careful consideration and planning of a project in the grant request, or they can be used as a guide for the future treatment of a historic property under the stewardship of a NFP organization or other ownership.
