Historic preservation stimulates community revitalization, promotes heritage tourism, enhances job creation, and strengthens local identity.
Most importantly, historic preservation fosters a sense of place that helps maintain a community’s unique character and creates a sense of continuity and identity.
The consideration of historic properties at an early stage of project planning and consultation with stakeholders are key to effective compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and state/local equivalents.
The review process consists of four basic steps. After determining that the undertaking is subject to project review, consultation is initiated with statutory and other interested parties (Step 1). The agency or applicant then identifies and evaluates historic properties (Step 2), assesses effects of the project on properties listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (Step 3), and resolves any adverse effects through project design modifications or mitigation (Step 4).
Consultation continues through all phases of the project review.
The Ottery Group is first and foremost a firm specializing in compliance with historic preservation laws and regulations. The Ottery Group takes an active role in the consultation process to develop recommendations for the treatment of cultural resources based on scientific, cultural, fiscal, and public relations issues.
