HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

Prince George's County Historic Preservation Grant Program application form and guidelines now online. View program flyer here..

The County Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), appointed by the County Executive, administers the provisions of the Prince George's County historic preservation ordinance, and the County's preservation tax credit program. The HPC's responsibilities are to protect the historic resources, Historic Sites and Historic District listed in the County Inventory of Historic Resources. As a result of the protection afforded by the ordinance, today there are over 500 properties, including 315 Historic Sites, and one locally designated Historic District in Prince George's County. National Register of Historic Places listings for the county include 75 individual properties and nine historic districts.

The Historic Preservation Commission meets monthly, on the third Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m., at the County Administration Building (CAB) in Upper Marlboro. Click here or call 301-952-3520 for the meeting agenda.

The nine-member Historic Preservation Commission has Countywide jurisdiction (excluding the City of Laurel), with appointed representatives from a number of organizations: Prince George's County Board of Realtors, Minority Building Industry Association, Municipal Governance, and the Prince George's County Historical and Cultural Trust. Other appointees are selected because of demonstrated special interest. knowledge or training in such fields as history, architecture, architectural history, archeology, anthropology, agriculture and historic preservation, as well as from the fields of commerce, building/preservation restoration, and the law.