The Work
A Range of Historic Preservation Projects to Review and Consider
Please click or tap on the photos within the hexagons below to read about each project
Brewster Historic Preservation clients receive legally defensible historic preservation reports in a cost-effective and timely manner.
Please contact us for estimated pricing and timing.
Services
Many Historic Preservation Planning Services Are Available.
Please scroll down to view several client categories and learn which services may best apply to your needs.
• Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE) Reports
• Secretary of Interior’s Standards Review (SISR)
• Multi-Property Surveys
• EIR/EIS Cultural Resource Sections under CEQA/NEPA
• Mills Act Applications
• California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Inventory Forms
• Historic Resources Reviews (HRR - SF only)
• National Register Nominations
• HABS/HAER Documentation
• Historic Context Statements
Property
Owners
Individual property owners who wish to remodel, expand, or replace their homes or businesses which were built at least 50 years ago and have not been previously evaluated require a historic resources evaluation prior to obtaining a building or demolition permit.
- • Historic Resource Reviews (HRR - SF only)
- • Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE)
- • Secretary of Interior’s Standards Review (SISR)
- • Mills Act Applications
Architects and Developers
Architects or developers whose clients wish to alter or demolish a building that is at least 50 years old and has not been previously evaluated require a historic resources evaluation prior to obtaining a building or demolition permit.
- • Historic Resource Reviews (HRR - SF only)
- • Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE)
- • Secretary of Interior’s Standards Review (SISR)
Land Use
Attorneys
Attorneys whose clients wish to alter or demolish an existing building that is at least 50 years old and has not been previously evaluated require any number of legally defensible preservation products to help determine the time and expense of proceeding with a development project that may affect historic resources.
- • Confidential Due Diligence Reports (DDR)
- • Historic Resource Reviews (HRR - SF only)
- • Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE) Reports
- • Secretary of Interior’s Standards Review (SISR)
- • Expert Witness Testimony
Municipalities and Districts
Charged with enforcing the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), cities, counties, and public use districts require various professional preservation services to help identify historic resources which may be affected by a proposed project, and identify mitigation measures to reduce or avoid significant impacts.
- • Environmental Impacts Report and/or Initial Study Cultural Resource Sections
- • Mitigation measure identification and implementation
- • Historic Resource Neighborhood Surveys
- • Historic Resource Evaluation (HRE) Reports
- • Secretary of Interior’s Standards Review (SISR)
About
"It has been said that, at it’s best, preservation engages the past in a conversation
with the present over a mutual concern for the future."
-William Murtagh, first keeper of the National Register of Historic Places
Trusted and Qualified
Brewster Historic Preservation is proud to be on the consultant lists of qualified architectural historians for the City of San Francisco and the cities of Oakland and San Jose, as well as on the California Historical Resources Information System (CHRIS) Historical Resources Consultants List.
Shown below are three sample historic preservation products which help to illustrate the company’s breadth of services.
