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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY (OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)

PLUS

AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARENA

OR

A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY (OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)

PLUS

AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARENA

Areas of study closely related to Architectural History include, but are not limited to, Art History and Historic Preservation.

Demonstrable experience in applying the methods and practices of Architectural History in the historic preservation arena includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Scholarly research, publications, papers, or similar research and writings related to the history of architecture, historic material culture, historic properties, or the historic built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
2. Teaching the history of architecture, material culture, historic properties, or the historic built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
3. Administrative, project review, or supervisory experience in an historic preservation program or office (academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, cultural resources management consulting firm, or similar professional institution) with an emphasis on and relating to the history of architecture, historic material culture, historic properties, or the historic built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
4. Field work that emphasizes the identification and evaluation of architecture, material culture, historic properties, or the historic built environment of the United States and its Territories.