Category: PA SHPO (Page 2 of 21)

PA SHPO is Hiring an Above Ground Environmental Reviewer!

July 22, 2024 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

Are you interested in joining a dedicated and pro-active team of preservationists? If so, the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) has the perfect opportunity for you! We are seeking a Historic Preservation Specialist with a discipline in architectural history or history within the Environmental Review division. Apply today to join a team that strives to discover, protect, and share Pennsylvania’s past, inspiring others to value and use our history in meaningful ways!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! PA SHPO can now work from home except for days when you’ll be out visiting Pennsylvania’s historic places and one day a month in the office with your colleagues in Harrisburg.

Mitigation Spotlight: Section 106 Agreements, January – June 2024

July 17, 2024 / Emma Diehl / 0 Comments

This is part of a biannual blog series highlighting the agreement documents executed by PA SHPO in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations.

Between January 1 and June 30, 2024, PA SHPO has been a signatory to approximately ten (10) Section 106 agreement documents with five different federal agencies as part of consultation for the resolution of adverse effects to historic properties.

Wooded area with leaves covering the ground over a large depressed hole. — Precontact jasper quarry pit in southeastern PA. Photo by Don Giles, PHMC, 2005.

Quarrying our Data for Quarry Districts Part 2: The Updated Hardyston Jasper District

June 26, 2024 / Kristen Walczesky / 0 Comments

Back in October 2023, we shared a blog highlighting the updates to the Hardyston Jasper District that PA SHPO archaeologists were working on. These updates included reevaluating our PASS data to create and formally designate the NPS/Keeper Eligible Hardyston Jasper District, refine the district’s boundaries from the boundary established in the 1988 report by Anthony and Roberts, and identifying and evaluating sites for inclusion in the Hardyston Jasper District.

3-story brick building with rows of many windows.

Celebrating the Fallon Hotel

May 28, 2024 / Elizabeth Shultz / 0 Comments

Prominent landmarks in small towns hold a special type of nostalgic significance for those who have interacted with them.

Man looking at large pagoda with many tiled roofs, stone foundation, and wood railing.

The Historic Property Inspection Program (HPIP): A Walkthrough

April 17, 2024 / Alex O'Gorman / 0 Comments

A few years ago, we announced a new PA SHPO program, the Historic Property Inspection Program (HPIP). We’ve talked about what HPIP is and shared our first site visit under this new program.

PA SHPO is Hiring a National Register Reviewer!

March 12, 2024 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

Are you a highly skilled historic preservationist with National Register knowledge and experience? The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is seeking a Historic Preservation Specialist to work as a National Register reviewer, focused on assisting the public with determinations of eligibility and National Register nominations. Join us in preserving the treasured history of Pennsylvania.

Aerial view of archaeology dig with excavation squares, exposed stones, plywood borders, and people and tools. — Field school excavations in progress around one of the stone hearth foundations uncovered at Fort Halifax (36DA0008).

A Trip Through the PASS: The 2023 Annual PASS Report

February 21, 2024 / Taylor Napoleon / 1 Comment

Now that 2023 is officially in the PASS, let’s look back on another successful year of archaeological site recording and survey efforts throughout Pennsylvania.

Meet the Newest PA SHPO Staff!

February 7, 2024 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 1 Comment

I’m happy to introduce you to our newest PA SHPO staffers! We are very excited to have Jennifer Thornton join us as our National Register Coordinator, Ashley Respet as part of the above ground Environmental Review team, and Alex O’Gorman as the Historic Property Inspection Program Coordinator.

I asked each of them to answer a few questions to help us get to know them.