Historic Sites Board of Review
The Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review is a group of 11 professionals from various fields that meets quarterly to review and recommend nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and the Register of Historic Kansas Places, and award preservation planning and rehabilitation grants. As prescribed by the Kansas Historic Preservation Act of 1977 (K.S.A. 75-2719), the board is comprised of the following members: the governor or the governor's designee, the state historic preservation officer or such officer's designee, and nine members appointed by the governor for three-year terms. At least one member must be professionally qualified in each of the following disciplines: architecture, history, prehistoric archeology, historical archeology, and architectural history.
Members
Jennie Chinn, State Historic Preservation Officer
J. Eric Engstrom, Wichita, governor's designee, chair
Sharron Hamilton, Salina
John W. Hoopes, Lawrence
Joseph Johnson, Wichita
Samuel Passer, Overland Park
Beka Romm, Lawrence
David H. Sachs, Manhattan
Gregory Schneider, Topeka, vice-chair
Toni Stewart, Topeka
Margaret Wood, Topeka
Quarterly Meetings
The Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review meets quarterly in the Kansas Historical Society's museum classrooms, and the public is welcome to attend. Future meetings are scheduled for May 3, 2014, August 9, 2014, and November 8, 2014. See this link for the 2014 nomination deadlines. For additional information, please contact the Cultural Resources Division at 785-272-8681, ext. 240.
May 3, 2014 Meeting
Agenda & Nominations
Useful Links
National Register Bulletin: How to Complete the NR Form
National Register Bulletin: How to Apply the NR Criteria for Evaluation
