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Exploring Historic Preservation in Lakewood
BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
May is National Historic Preservation Month, and Lakewood has its own Historic Preservation Commission, which is a bit di erent than the more widely known National Register and Historic Societies. LHPC’s Poppie Gullett recently spoke with the Je co Transcript about what the LHPC is and why it’s so important to the community.
According to Gullett, the National Register of historic places is the most well-known in the community and the country. Properties on the register get a black plaque.
“All of those sites have basically submitted an application,” Gullett said. “ ey come up with a little bit of their history, they send it to the state o ce, and then they send it o to the National Park Service. And if you’re approved, you get a plaque.” e plaque comes with bene ts, which Gullet said vary from one state to another.
e Historic Society is another agency that registers properties on a state level.
en, there is the local agency, the Lakewood Historic Preservation Commission. ese agencies operate in Lakewood to help property owners recognize, restore and protect their landmark properties. is means
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