Historic Preservation Resources

The following links and references provide information about Historic Preservation, including the laws governing historic properties and the agencies charged with their regulatory oversight, economic incentives, technical assistance to maintain and restore historic properties, and guides for historic and architectural research.

Laws & Regulatory Oversight

Economic Incentives

Technical Assistance

  • National Park Service - Federal agency website with technical information on historic property conservation.
  • New Jersey Preservation Office (Technical Assistance and Information) - State agency website with technical information on historic building conservation and research.

Historic Building Research & History-Related Programs & Events

  • Bergen County Historical Society - County historical society website with information about access to historical documentation, programs, and events.
  • Westwood Heritage Society - Local historical society website with information about access to historical documentation, programs, events, and past preservation campaigns. The Heritage Society holds public meetings and work sessions every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Westwood Train Station.

Reference Books on Architectural Styles & Construction

  • Building by the Book: Pattern Book Architecture in New Jersey (Rutgers University Press, 1992)
  • A Field Guide to American Houses (Knopf, 1984)
  • The Queen Anne House: America's Victorian Vernacular (Abrams, 2006)
  • What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture (Preservation Press, 1983)