University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Historic Property Management Program 

Since its establishment in 1867, the administration of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has dedicated itself to provide a superior campus environment to support its educational objectives.  The physical development of UIUC has witnessed the construction and acquisition of architectural, engineering, landscape and archaeological resources which are historically significant.  To promote the preservation of its historic resources, UIUC adopted a Campus Historic Preservation Plan in 1995 which advocates the following objectives:   

• To preserve the historic assets of the campus

• To respect the integrity of historic structures during rehabilitation and/or new construction

• To use heritage as a inspiration for new projects

• To seek private funding for the rehabilitation of historic assets

• To pass historical and architectural heritage on to future generations

To ensure that UIUC historic resources are appropriately addressed, in relation to UIUC development initiatives, maintenance functions, academic/auxiliary operations or administrative procedures that could directly or indirectly affect historic resources, UIUC has created a historic resource management program which provides the following services for UIUC personnel:   

• Historic resource identification and management guidance

• Technical guidance for adaptive reuse or rehabilitation of historic resources

• Selection/supervision of external consultants for projects involving historic resources

• Legal support to ensure UIUC compliance with environmental regulatory statutes

• Liaison with federal/state agencies, local/statewide/national historic preservation advocacy organizations and the media regarding historic property management issues

• Practical learning environment for students pursuing historic property management curriculum or related disciplines

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