NATION WIDE
ORGANIZATIONS

Organizations/Agencies/Institutions Offering Services
and Materials  on a National Basis

National Park Service
18th and C Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20840
202-208-4621

National Center for Preservation Training and Technology
Northwestern State University
Box 5682
Natchitoches, LA 71497
318-357-6464

Regional Offices:
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
2nd and Chestnut Streets, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-597-5129

Serving: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Southeast Regional Office
75 Spring Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-331-2632

Serving: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands.

Rocky Mountain Regional Office
12795 West Alameda Parkway
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225-0287
303-969-2875

Serving: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Western Regional Office
600 Harrison, Suite 600
P.O. Box 36063
San Francisco, CA 84107
415-774-3988

Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, America Samoa, Guam

Alaska Regional Office
2525 Gambell Street
Room 107
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-257-2687

In addition to the regional centers listed above, the National Park Service has other regional offices dealing primarily with NPS-owned properties.
National Capital Regional Office
1100 Ohio Drive, SW
Washington, DC 20242
202-619-7222

North Atlantic Regional Office
15 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
617-835-8800

Midwest Regional Office
1709 Jackson Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-864-3431

Southwest Regional Office
Box 728
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-476-6388


Pacific Northwest Regional Office
83 South King Street, Suite 212
Seattle, WA 98104
206-399-5565
Harpers Ferry Center
National Park Service
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-925-6588

The American Institute of Architects
1735 New York Ave.
Washington, DC 20006-5292

Contact AIA for a list of materials including the
Sourcebook and information on their
"Architect in the Schools" program.

National Archives and Records Administration
7th and Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20408

Contact the NARA for a copy of
Teaching with Documents: Using Primary Sources from the National Archives.

National Building Museum
401 F. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

This museum offers many programs, publications, and materials for teaching design and architecture.

National Endowment of the Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 627
Washington, DC 20506

Center for Understanding the Built Environment
Ginny Graves
5328 West 67th St.
Prairie Village, KS 66208-1408

CUBE is a not-for-profit organization focusing on architecture and design. Teacher workshops are conducted nationally and internationally and a catalogue of books and materials for the classroom is available.

Historic Preservation Consulting
Maurie Van Buren
40 Clarendon Ave.
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
404-297-1850
email

HPC specializes in customized heritage education plans and educational materials including books and videos.

The Foundation for Architecture
One Penn Center at Suburban Station
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-569-3187

The Foundation for Architecture offers many programs and materials for teachers and students.

Center for Historic Preservation
Middle Tennessee State University
Box 80
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
615-898-2947
e mail

American Association for State and Local History
530 Church Street, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
615-255-2971 email

Publications of AASLH support local heritage studies. Contact them for a current catalog and information on workshops and other programs.

National Council for Preservation Education
C/o David Ames, Chair
Center of Historic Architecture and Engineering
135 Newark Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302 831-1050



NCPE is an organization primarily for professionals in higher education representing programs offering degrees or courses in historic preservation and related curricula

The
National Park Service is the principle federal agency responsible for historic preservation. Contact the nearest regional office or your nearest NPS-operated site for more information about specific heritage education programs and services.

Denver Service Center
National Park Service
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225
303-969-2100

The National Register of Historic Places of the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation collaborate on the "
Teaching with Historic Places" program. Drawing on the National Register listings, the program offers opportunities for schools, preservationists, museum and site interpreters to work together to explore and enjoy the historic places of a community. Short lesson plans on many National Register properties are available and ready to use in the classroom. For further information, contact:

Teaching with Historic Places, NRHP
National Park Service
P. O. Box 37127, Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127


The
National Trust for Historic Preservation also has regional offices to provide localized advocacy and assistance. National Trust Properties (see state listings) and regional offices provide a variety of technical assistance and educational materials for heritage education.

National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-673-4000

Northeast Regional Office
Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
617-523-0885

Serving: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215-438-2886

Serving: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Virgin Islands, West Virginia.

Southern Regional Office
456 King Street
Charleston, SC 29403
803-722-8552

Serving: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.

Midwest Regional Office
53 West Jackson Blvd.
Suite 1135
Chicago, IL 60604
312-939-5547

Serving: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.

Mountains/Plains Regional Office
511 16th Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80202
303-623-1540

Serving: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming.

Texas/New Mexico Field Office
500 Main Street, Suite 606
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-332-4398

Western Regional Office
1 Sutter Street
Suite 707
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-956-0610
Serving: Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington.