Historic Preservation in Florida
Hays-Hood House, home of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Tallahassee, Florida
This guide from the State Library of Florida explores historic preservation in great detail, from historic architectural styles to technical bulletins and briefs.
Materials are generally available through interlibrary loan from the circulating collection of the State Library.
Links within the bibliographies take you to information in our State Library catalog or to more information on external sites.
Historical architectural styles
- Baker, John Milnes. American House Styles: A Concise Guide. New York, NY: Norton, 1994.
- Blumenson, John J. G. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945. 2nd ed. Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1983.
- Caemmerer, Alex. Houses of Key West. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 1992.
- Carley, Rachel. The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture. New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1994.
- Manucy, Albert C. The Houses of St. Augustine, 1565-1821. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1992.
- McAlester, Virginia, and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York, NY: Knopf, 1984.
- Phillips, Steven J. Old-House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American Domestic Architecture, 1600-1940. Lakewood, CO: American Source Books, 1989.
- Rifkind, Carole. A Field Guide to Contemporary American Architecture. New York, NY: Dutton, 1998.
- Wilson, Joie, and Penny Taylor. Dream Houses: Historic Beach Homes & Cottages of Naples. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2011.
Federal and state programs
- Florida Division of Historical Resources. “Architectural Preservation Services.” Florida Department of State.
- Florida Division of Historical Resources. “Small Matching Grants.” Florida Department of State.
- Florida Division of Historical Resources. “Special Category Grants.” Florida Department of State.
- Joeckel, Jeff. How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. Washington, DC: National Park Service, 2002. National Register Bulletin.
- National Park Service. Historic Preservation Tax Incentives (PDF). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, 2012.
- National Park Service. “National Register of Historic Places Database and Research Page.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- National Park Service. “National Register of Historic Places Federal Program Regulations.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- National Park Service. “Tax Incentives for Preserving Historic Properties.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
Technical preservation guidance
National Park Service
- National Park Service. “Interpreting the Standards Bulletins.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- National Park Service. “Preservation Briefs.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- National Park Service. “Preservation By Topic.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- National Park Service. “Preservation Tech Notes.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- National Park Service. “The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.” NPS.gov. U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Weeks, Kay D., and Anne E. Grimmer. The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (PDF). Washington, DC: National Park Service, 1995.
Other preservation guidance resources
- 1000 Friends of Florida. “Disaster Planning.”
- Association for Preservation Technology International. “Building Technology Heritage Library.” Archive.org.
- Florida Division of Emergency Management. The Florida Greenbook: Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (PDF). Tallahassee, FL: 2015.
- National Center for Preservation Technology & Training et al. Preservapedia.
- U.S. General Services Administration. “Historic Preservation Technical Documents.” GSA.
