WISCONSIN NOMINATION PROCESSING PROCEDURES
Upon receipt of a complete State Register and National Register nomination, the Division of Historic Preservation will notify the preparer that the nomination has been received. Incomplete nominations that do not satisfy all requirements specified under “Required Materials” will not be reviewed until all materials are received.
If the nomination is complete, it will be reviewed by the architectural historian and historian as a draft nomination using the State Register and National Register Criteria for Evaluation. If substantial revisions are necessary, the nomination will be returned to the preparer.
Following the receipt of the final revised nomination, Division staff will again review the documentation. If it is complete, accurate, technically correct, and meets the criteria of the State Register and the National Register of Historic Places, the staff will notify the preparer and schedule the nomination for the next available Historic Preservation Review Board. If the required changes are not made, if the nomination does not meet State Register and National Register criteria, or further revisions are necessary, it will not be scheduled for the Review Board, but instead returned to the preparer for further action.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW BOARD MEETING
Once a nomination form is fully complete and acceptable, the Division of Historic Preservation staff will schedule it on an available quarterly agenda of the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Review Board. Presenters should follow the recommended presentation guidelines. The Review Board generally meets on the third Friday of January, April, July, and October of each year. When the board approves the nomination it is listed in the State Register; the nomination is then sent to Washington, D.C. for final approval and listing in the National Register. Nominations will be scheduled in the order of their receipt, except that priority will be given to the nomination of threatened properties.
The board may have questions about the nomination –sometimes many questions- and may either defer judgement or reject it. The individual who prepared the nominated or a knowledgeable designated representative should be present at the board meeting to answer questions. Often, minor points of discussion can be settled if someone familiar with the nominated property is present. Unresolved issues that cause deferral result in the nomination having to be resubmitted to the board months later. If the board requires changes to be made to the form, it will be the responsibility of the writer to make them. If the writer is not present to hear the concerns of the board members, he or she will have difficulty making the proper changes, and will face the potential of still further delays. If you have any questions regarding the preparation of a nomination form, you may contact the staff of the Division of Historic Preservation by calling (608) 264-6498. If you would like to discuss your questions in person, please call for an appointment to ensure that an appropriate staff member will be available. The Office of Historic Buildings in located in Room 305 of the Wisconsin Historical Society building at 816 State Street in Madison. The Society building is located at the west end of State Street, with its entrance off Library Mall, facing the fountain. The nearest public parking is at the Lake Street Parking Ramp on the north side of Lake Street, between State Street.
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