Please note the following:

• The SHPO does not offer monetary grants to individuals. Information on grants for Certified Local Governments and our two rehabilitation tax credit programs is available here.
• If contacting SHPO staff via email, include a content-specific message in the subject line.
• All phone #s are area code (517).
• Staff is typically available Monday through Friday during regular office hours (8:00-5:00).
• The SHPO recommends that researchers make an appointment before coming in to use materials. To schedule an appointment, contact Todd Walsh at 373-1979 or 373-1630.

General inquiries

phone: 373-1630

fax: 335-0348

email: preservation@michigan.gov

Questions about the website, Historic Sites Online, etc.

email: preservation@michigan.gov

Administration

Brian D. Conway - State Historic Preservation Officer

phone: 373-1630

email: conwaybd@michigan.gov

Todd Walsh - office administration

phone: 373-1979 or 373-1630

email: walsht@michigan.gov

Designation Section

Amy Arnold - survey, local historic districts, Certified Local Governments, and planning

phone: 335-2729

email: arnolda@michigan.gov

Laura Ashlee - Michigan Historical Markers and public relations

phone: 335-2725

email: ashleel@michigan.gov

Robert Christensen - National Register of Historic Places

phone: 335-2719

email: christensenro@michigan.gov

Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock - GIS and survey data

phone: 335-2722

email: grevstadt@michigan.gov

Alexandra Raven - Centennial Farms

phone: 373-1272

email: ravena@michigan.gov

Incentives Section

Kelly Larson - Michigan Main Street design services

phone: 241-0242

email: LarsonK@michigan.gov

Bryan Lijewski - State tax credits

phone: 373-1631

email: lijewskib@michigan.gov

Martha MacFarlane-Faes - Michigan Lighthouse Project

phone: 335-2720

email: lighthouses@michigan.gov

Robbert McKay - Federal tax credits

phone: 335-2727

email: mckayr@michigan.gov

Denise Sachau - Certified Local Government grants, lighthouse grants

phone: 373-1904

email: dsachau@michigan.gov

Protection Section

General inquiries and Section 106 project status updates

phone: 335-2721

fax: 335-0348

email: er@michigan.gov

Martha MacFarlane-Faes - environmental review coordinator

phone: 335-2720

email: faesm@michigan.gov

Brian Grennell - environmental review

phone: 335-2721

email: grennellb@michigan.gov

Diane Tuinstra - HUD project review

phone: 335-2723

email: tuinstrad@michigan.gov

Contact the SHPO by Mail or Information Request Form

For information about any of the programs described on this site, write the State Historic Preservation Office, Michigan Historical Center, Department of History, Arts and Libraries, P.O. Box 30740, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48909-8240.

The SHPO programs are funded, in part, with federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color national origin, or disability or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office for Equal Opportunity, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20240.

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