U.S. General Services Administration
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Lists the nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. GSA owns/maintains over 300 properties on the list, and is actively working to nominate approximately 140 additional eligible properties.
Architecture and Government
At the nation’s founding, the federal government began planning for public buildings that would serve both functional and ceremonial purposes. Classically inspired architecture became a symbol of the democratic ideals of the newly formed government.
Created in 1949, GSA is the proud steward of more than 480 historic buildings constructed between the early nineteenth and mid twentieth centuries. Discover how federal building design has evolved through history and responded to changes in technology, society, and architectural thought.
- Architecture and Government: An American Partnership
- A Timeline of Architecture and Government
- Border Inspection Stations: 1931 – 1943
- Federal Modernism: GSA Buildings of the 1950s, 60s and 70s
GSA Historic Building Stewardship
GSA’s historic preservation program provides national leadership for compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and other historic building stewardship directives. The agency is committed to reinvesting in the country’s landmarks so that they may continue to serve the American people.
Recent successes include:
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum project at the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Antonio, Texas
- First target site net zero energy project at the Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado