About Us

The job of the Illinois Historic Preservation Division is to protect the state’s historic resources and promote them so that the public enjoys them and learns from them.

• Learn more about the agency’s mission, historic sites, budget and contact options in the Division Overview section.

• Details and contact information about the Board of Trustees, agency director and senior staff are available in Trustees and Staff 

• For the latest news about the agency’s programs and services visit the News section.

• Many basic questions about the agency – from the address to how a building gets on the National Register of Historic Places – are answered in Frequently Asked Questions.

• A list of the IHPA’s museums, online collections and supportive organizations can be found in Resources.

• A listing of Illinois Department of Natural Resources Forms