Historic Preservation

Welcome to the Historic Preservation Web Page. Within these pages, you should find information about VA's program to comply with Federal preservation requirements and some interesting information about VA history.

Inventory of VA's Historic Properties Historic Properties by state History of VA Facilities History of the Department of Veterans Affairs Historic Preservation Requirements Section 106 Training, and Links to Preservation Resources (Information)

What is Historic Preservation?

It is the caretakers of historic properties belonging to the American people recognizing and preserving America's past for future generations.

Why do we care about historic preservation?

We care about it because Congress mandated that Federal agencies integrate historic preservation into their mission activities.  The American people care about it.

Historic Preservation Office

The office is located in Washington, DC, in the Office of Facilities Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.  There is one professional staff architect on the staff.

Contact Information:

Please Note: This office deals with building preservation issues, not history or genealogical research.

The Department of Veterans Affairs does not maintain veterans military service or patient residency records. For information on history or genealogical research, please contact the individual VA Medical Center/Hospital or VA National Cemetery facility involved. For Burial Records in VA National Cemeteries, only, go to Locating Veterans Burial Records.

The main repository for Veterans-related records is the National Archives and Records Administration. For basic Genealogical information, visit the Genealogy Search site. For Military Service or Veterans Pension Records, visit the Military Records or Veterans Service Records sites. Also, visit Alternate Records Sources. For other information regarding records, see Obtaining Military Records. For a list of records about VA agency history located in the Archives, see VA History in Archives.

We hope this provides you with successful research options.

Telephone:

202-565-5680

FAX:

202-565-5532

Postal address:

Historic Preservation Office (182C)
Office of Facilities Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420

Electronic mail:

General Information: karen.tupek@hq.med.va.gov