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🔗Architectural Historian
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Provide guidance in the preservation and rehabilitation of historic properties, primarily through interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (SOI Standards).
Review architectural designs and project proposals to provide information on appropriate treatments and technical assistance in accordance with the SOI Standards.
Focus on assuring compliance with state and federal preservation regulations related to historic property treatments proposed or performed under federal and/or state historic tax credit programs.
Advise property owners and project contacts how to provide sufficient documentation to ensure proposals or applications are compatible with federal standards.
Develop, prepare, and deliver presentations regarding design and technical issues as related to application submission and the SOI Standards. The target audience of these presentations will be Certified Local Governments (CLGs), property owners, preservationists, developers, and/or other preservation professionals.
Assist as needed with review and consultation on projects undergoing Section 106 review and National Register eligibility assessments and nominations.
Assist as needed with the monitoring of state-held easements and covenants.
Assist as needed with outreach programming and events.
Visit historic properties around the State of Missouri, attend meetings and statewide conferences, and prepare site visit reports.
The position will require some travel with occasional night or weekend hours for site visits, special events or public meetings.
Site visit conditions may involve abandoned buildings, walking on uneven surfaces, climbing flights of stairs, low light situations, and dust.
This position will be performed with significant independence, judgment, and initiative within established guidelines.