SHPO Documents

The Archaeological Survey of Idaho (ASI) Database Site Form is the standard for recording all archaeological sites, mining, timber, and livestock industries sites, and linear sites associated with foot and wagon travel. If you need assistance with the site form, please contact the Data Coordinator via email.

The Idaho CLG Grants Manual is intended to assist and support Certified Local Governments interested in pursuing federal funds for historic preservation projects in their community, and to provide guidance to CLGs in successfully carrying out an approved grant-funded project. To receive those funds, it is necessary for the CLG to be able to comply with certain federal, state, and local regulations. This manual has been developed to help clarify and simplify those regulations to the greatest extent possible, and to make the process to apply for and spend those funds easy and efficient. This manual is not intended to replace the Idaho Certified Local Government Program Handbook. Please refer to the Program Handbook for more details on becoming a Certified Local Government, maintaining CLG status, and more information on the CLG program in general.

This document is divided into two major sections. Section I: Certification of Local Governments explains the process and requirements for a community to become a CLG. Section II: Transfer of Funds to Certified Local Governments provides a basic introduction to the CLG Grant program; more information on the grant program and details on its requirements is available in the Idaho CLG Grant Manual.

The purpose of this document is to provide a practical guide for consulting with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office  (SHPO) primarily in regard to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This guide will be most useful to applicants, property owners, managers and those agencies without cultural resource staff, or anyone new to the process. These guidelines do not supersede more detailed Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations (36 CFR §800). Our guidance is offered as an introduction to the process of Section 106 Review and not as legal advice; rather it is offered as a recommendation for conducting cultural resource consultation with the Idaho SHPO.

This document is an excerpt from the Consulting With the Idaho SHPO guidance. This excerpt is a summary of the survey documentation requirements for consultation with the Idaho SHPO.

This document is an excerpt from the Consulting With the Idaho SHPO guidance. This excerpt discusses the process of evaluating historic significance of historic properties.

The Idaho Historic Sites Inventory (IHSI) Database Site Form is used for recording all architectural and above-ground historic resources as well as linear resources such as agricultural irrigation systems, railroads, and motorized-vehicle-related corridors. If you need assistance with the site form, please contact the Data Coordinator via email.

The Idaho Historic Preservation Plan (IHPP) establishes the priorities and goals for the historic preservation community throughout the State of Idaho. This community includes individuals and organizations on all levels and of all types, not just the State Historic Preservation Office – it includes Tribes, nonprofit organizations, private firms, other government agencies, historic preservation commissions, owners of historic properties, and individuals. With so many different groups and organizations making up Idaho’s historic preservation community, it is necessary to have a common framework for our efforts. The purpose of the IHPP is help ensure that all of these dedicated and passionate preservationist are better able to carry out the work necessary to try and bring the Plan’s vision to reality.

The following list is provided by the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) as a reference for property owners, local, state and federal agencies in Idaho, and other interested parties, who are seeking professional consultants with expertise in the varied fields of historic preservation. Consultants included on this list have provided documentation that shows that they meet the minimum qualifications as defined by the Department of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards: Federal Register Vol. 62, No. 119, p. 33719, 1997 (36 CFR part 61).

The purpose of this booklet is to define briefly the National Register of Historic Places program and to provide a guide to Idaho properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is hoped this publication will stimulate the user’s curiosity to seek more information about these and other important sites in Idaho’s history. More detailed information regarding each property can be obtained by contacting the Idaho State Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).

Whether prepared by private citizens or by consultants, most nominations – regardless of size – go through at least two drafts before consideration by the Idaho Historic Sites Review Board (HSRB) at one of its bi-annual meetings. SHPO staff must review all submitted nominations to ensure that they adequately document the property and its significance; and meet the standards set by the National Park Service’s National Register program. When needed, staff will provided written comments and/or a marked copy of the nomination to the preparer.

The following document is an application for a preliminary determination of eligibility, for the nomination potential of a property, for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Please use the following protocol for conducting a search of the archaeological and historic records at the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).

This document is a sample checklist for information required by the Idaho SHPO to respond to a request for review under the Section 106 process. Users of a checklist like this should first be familiar with the more detailed description of each item provided in Consulting with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office.

The following is a template for survey documentation requirements for consultation with the Idaho SHPO. Data can be presented and integrated in diverse ways. What is necessary, however, is a clear and concise presentation that incorporates all required elements of a report.

Cultural resource contacts for state, federal, and tribal offices.