A large part of PHW's mission is to better educate citizens on the value and potential in historic or "older" structures. A large part of this education is simply learning where to go to find the answers you need, and PHW aims to help you. Below are helpful links to other preservation and historical resources. To suggest a new site or report a broken link, please e-mail phwi@verizon.net.

National Preservation Resources

• National Trust for Historic Preservation - A nonprofit membership organization providing education, leadership, and resources to preservationists across America.
  • National Trust Forum Online - Publications to educate preservationists (requires paid membership.)
  • Main Street Program - A program of the National Trust for commercial district revitalization.
  
  
• National Park Service - Part of the Department of the Interior that oversees several preservation-minded programs in addition to the national parks network.
  • National Register of Historic Places - The official list of historic properties designated worthy of preservation.
  • Preservation Briefs - Preservation Briefs 1-44 are currently available for free online. The Briefs provide clear and concise information for preservationists.
  • Federal Tax Incentives - Information on the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program.
  • Teaching with Historic Places - Uses properties in the National Register in lesson plans for history, social studies, civics, and geography.
  • National Center for Preservation Training and Technology - Provides preservation professionals with progressive technology-based research and training.
  
  
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - Independent federal agency that serves as the primary federal policy advisor to the President and Congress.

• Land Trust Alliance - Experts in land conservation issues across America, providing training and resources.

• National Register of Historical Places - Directory sorting the National Register properties by state and county.

• PreservationDirectory.com - Online resource directory for historic preservation and cultural resource management.
  

State Preservation Resources

• APVA Preservation Virginia - Nonprofit, statewide organization for protecting Virginia's historic resources.

• Virginia Department of Historic Resources - State government agency for the stewardship of Virginia's significant historic, architectural, archaeological, and cultural resources.
  • Virginia Landmarks Register - List of all properties in Virginia included in the National Register of Historic Places.

• Virginia Main Street Program - Helps localities revitalize the economic vitality of downtown commercial districts using the National Main Street Center’s Main Street Approach.

• Virginia Historical Society - Nonprofit organization that collects, preserves, and interprets the commonwealth's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

• Virginia Foundation for the Humanities - Nonprofit organization striving to bring the humanities fully into Virginia's public life.
  • Encyclopedia Virginia - A growing reference site on the people, places, and institutions of Virginia, published by VFH.

Regional Preservation Resources

• Historic Fredericksburg Foundation - Nonprofit dedicated to preserve, protect and revitalize the distinctive historic environment of the Fredericksburg area.

• Spotsylvania Preservation Foundation - Concerned with the preservation of natural habitats, archaeological sites, historical landscapes and structures in Spotsylvania.

• Clarke County Historical Association - Operates a museum and archives in Berryville, and owns the 18th century Burwell-Morgan Mill, the Miller's House, and the historic Tollhouse in Millwood.

• Warren Heritage Society - Front Royal/Warren County community’s historical society, archives, and museum.

• Newtown History Center - Offers museum exhibits and tours focusing on the people and events of Stephens City.

• Historic Staunton Foundation - Non-profit organization promoting the preservation and revitalization of the rich architectural and historic resources in Staunton.

• Northern Virginia Conservation Trust - Non-profit land trust dedicated to preserving Northern Virginia's open space.

• Shenandoah at War - Website of Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, which works to protect, interpret, and promote Civil War battlefields.

• Valley Conservation Council - Promotes land use that sustains the farms, forests, open spaces, and cultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

Local Preservation Resources

• City of Winchester - Local government which oversees the local historic district, old town, and other programs aimed at maintaining and revitalizing the historic town core.
  • Old Town Development Board - Serves to assist property owners, and potential and existing business owners, with information on all aspects of doing business in Old Town.
    
    • Commercial Facade Program
    • Doing Business in Old Town
  • Winchester Historic District - Information on the historic district of Winchester, which encompasses the core downtown and outlying business and residential areas.
    
    • Properties in the Historic District
      
    • Historic District Design Guidelines
      
    • Criteria for the Winchester Historic Plaque
      
  • Housing and Neighborhood Development - Manages the Community Development Block Grant program, the Housing Choice Voucher program, the Spot Blight Abatement program, and the Housing and Community Resource Center.

• Frederick County Government - Local government which oversees the historic properties and land outside the Winchester city limits.
  • Conservation Easement Authority - A program for landowners to voluntarily place easements on their land to maintain its rural integrity.

• Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society - Non-profit organization interested in the preservation and expansion of knowledge about the Northern Shenandoah Valley, with geographical focus on the City of Winchester and Frederick County.