EHT Traceries, Inc., is a certified woman-owned small business specializing in history and historic preservation. Since 1989, our award-winning firm has provided its clients with a wide range of professional services, including Preservation Planning, Technical Preservation Services, Historic Tax Credit Certification, Survey and Documentation, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Planning, and Regulatory Compliance. EHT Traceries has a staff of preservation planners, preservation specialists, architectural historians, and historians, all of who meet the Secretary of the Interior professional standards (36 CFR 61).
The firm has received national recognition for our successful preservation and consultation strategies for both public and private projects. Our staff is adept at the interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and their application in a variety of contexts. From individual building rehabilitations to large-scale master plans, we are an integral member of a project team and contribute a sound understanding of the issues of historic significance, compliance. Compatibility, and environmental concerns. Our experience working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary project teams helps ensure that historic preservation is a successful component of all our project. We also have extensive experience working closely with government agencies, State Historic Preservation Offices, and other stakeholders to guide projects through stringent reviews at the local, state, and federal levels.
A recognized authority in the documentation and evaluation of historic and cultural resources, our staff has worked throughout the United States and abroad applying and adapting national standards to a wide range of historical periods and resource types. Numerous local and federal government agencies have employed our expertise to address their more challenging historic properties, from nineteenth-century landscapes to Mid-Century Modern office buildings. Our staff is fluent in the national criteria used for evaluation of historic significance and integrity and members have authored determinations of eligibility and nominations for the National Register of Historic Places that cover thousands of resources.
While the majority of our work spans the United States, international projects have taken us to Argentina; Czech Republic; Haiti; Italy; and Paraguay. Our U.S. projects include work in California; Colorado; Florida; Hawaii; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Louisiana; Massachusetts; Maryland; Michigan; Mississippi; New Jersey; New Mexico; Minnesota; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Texas; Utah; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington State; and West Virginia.
EHT Traceries provides the following preservation services consistent with federal standards:
Preservation Planning
- Entitlements and agency compliance
- Review of treatment plans and specifications for consistency with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
- Assessment of existing conditions and historic integrity
- Design consultation for preservation and new construction projects
- Historic Preservation Plans and Design Guidelines
- Master Plans and Cultural Resource Management Plans
- Historic preservation issues related to embassies and foreign missions (FMBZA)
Technical Preservation Services
- Architectural Surveys
- Design Guidelines
- Maintenance Plans
- Historic Building Preservation Plans and Historic Structures Reports
- GIS Mapping
- Cultural Landscape Reports
- Historic preservation sections of Environmental Impact Statements/Environmental Assessments
Historic Tax Credit Certification
- Historic Preservation Certification Applications
- Architectural Surveys
- Tax Credit Consultation
- Feasibility Studies
- Historic Rehabilitation/Adaptive Use Guidance
Survey and Documentation
- Surveys, inventories, and documentation of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts
- National Park Service-directed documentation (HABS, HALS, HAER, HSR)
- Determinations of Eligibility/Preliminary Information Forms
- National Register of Historic Places Nominations and Multiple Property Documents
- National Historic Landmark nominations
- Archaeological Phase 1A
- Research and Documentation
- Cultural Landscape Surveys
- Historic Context Reports
- Interiors Studies
Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Planning
- Coordination of historic preservation and sustainability design components
- Assessment of building codes to identify alternative approaches for historic resources
- Sustainability Studies
- Flood and Hazard Mitigation Plans
- Sustainability Enhancements for Historic Properties
- Solar applications and permits
- Unified Federal Environmental and Historic Preservation Review (UFR) Process Regulatory Compliance
- National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106, 110, and 111
- US Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(f) compliance
- National Environmental Protection Act, cultural resource components
- Coordination of local and federal regulatory reviews