Historic Tax Credit FAQs and Tips
Updated: 10/23/2025
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS PAGE
FAQs are currently being updated and will return here soon. Thank you!
The Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office currently requires that all Historic Tax Credit Applications, masonry sample, and/or other mock-up submissions are submitted electronically. Please see the submission instructions for detailed information.
Suggested dates and recommendations are provided by the SHPO as a general guide to applicants. Staff are available to answer questions that pertain to a particular project or circumstances and applicants may submit questions using the link below.
FAQs
Additional information
- SHPO's Minnesota Tax Credit web page
- How to prepare a National Register nomination
- Minnesota Credit for Historic Structure Rehabilitation (Sec. 290.0681) 2021 Minnesota Session Laws, 1st Special Session, Chapter 14, Article, 1, Sec. 11. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2021/1/Session+Law/Chapter/14/
- National Park Service, Technical Preservation Services Check Project Status Page: Check the status of a Historic Preservation Certification Application that has been sent onto the NPS service by the SHPO for consideration to the federal program (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 applications).
- Submission Content Checklist for Part 2 Applications and Amendment Submissions (PDF)
Contacts:
To Submit a Project:
historictaxshpo@state.mn.us
Part 1 & National Register Questions:
Ginny Way
National Register Architectural Historian
ginny.way@state.mn.us
(651) 201-3293
Part 2/Part A and Part 3/Part B Questions:
Catherine Sandlund
Design Reviewer
catherine.sandlund@state.mn.us
(651) 201-3295
Natascha Wiener
Historical Architect
natascha.wiener@state.mn.us
(651) 201-3294
Communication & Website Questions:
Jon Discher
Communications and Grants Manager
jon.discher@state.mn.us
(651) 201-3284