Historic preservation (profession)

Historic preservation professionals (or preservationists) seek to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historic significance. The term historic preservation encompasses a wide range of occupations and people who work is this field may hold degrees in anthropology, archaeology, architecture, architectural history, construction management, engineering, environmental studies, history, landscape architecture, museum studies, planning, public administration, or in the historic preservation itself. Historic preservation professionals generally practice from within State Historic Preservation Offices, local planning agencies, landmarks commissions, and private architectural and restoration firms.