preservation

PRESERVATION PLANNING: Preservation Planning includes a variety of services. At the most basic level, CHRS creates cultural resources management plans that enable municipalities to manage their cultural resources. A second level of service involves providing plan guidance through the preparation of design guidelines, or supplying consulting services for local HARBs. We also help clients implement and support preservation plans by preparing such products as walking tour publications and interpretive signage. As an additional service, CHRS conducts historical investigations and evaluations necessitated by preservation plans.

Clients:
Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County Planning Department, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
EDSA, Inc.
Honesdale Borough, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling
Lower Merion Township Historical Commission
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
North Wales Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Terrana Law P.C.
West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CHRS provides a range of Historic Preservation Services to governmental and non-profit organizations. Much of this work is performed for telecommunications, transportation, and Section 106 compliance projects. Other work is conducted either outside this regulatory framework, or for the purpose of placing resources in broader cultural contexts. CHRS services range from the preparation of individual resource survey forms to the completion of thematic and countywide surveys of historic properties. We also help clients comply with municipal and local ordinances.

Clients:
Commerce Bank
Conver and Smith Engineering, Inc.
First National Bank of Chester County
Newark (New Jersey) Public Schools
New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office
Pennsylvania Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pike County (Pennsylvania) Community Planning and Human Development Office
South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office

TRANSPORTATION STUDIES
CHRS performs cultural resources studies for agencies and engineering firms engaged in transportation projects. Recent studies have focused on highway, mass transit, rail, and aviation facilities.

Clients:

Alfred Benesch & Company
Anchor Health Properties
Bethlehem Works
BRINJAC Engineering, Inc.
Bursich Associates, Inc.
Carroll Engineering, Inc.
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
Catania Engineering Associates, Inc.
Center City District
Central York School District
Cornerstone Development Group, Inc.
Delta Development Group, Inc.
DePallo Design & Planning
Destec Energy
MNOP, Inc.
Montgomery Twp. Board of Supervisors
The Moser Group
Omega Engineering, Inc.
O’Neill Properties
Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.
Paula S. Reed and Associates, Inc.
Radnor Associates
Rothermel Associates, Inc.
SDA Architects
Silvi Group Companies
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy
St. Thomas Development, Inc.
TEC, Inc.
TH Properties, Inc.
Toll Brothers, Inc.
Valley Forge Center Associates, L.P.
Waterbridge at Pine Grove
Woodrow and Associates, Inc.
WSI Moretown Landfill, Inc.

SECTION 106 COMPLIANCE
CHRS provides a variety of Section 106 compliance services to clients in the Transportation and Telecommunications industries. Other clients include developers, federal and state agencies, engineering firms, and others parties needing to comply with Section 106 of the National Environmental Policy Act either by statute or through the permitting process.

Clients:

National Park Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Delaware Department of Transportation
Maryland Department of Health
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
County of Adams, Pennsylvania
City of Bethlehem
Borough of Downingtown
Delaware County Planning Commission
Philadelphia Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Philadelphia Water Department
Alfred Benesch & Company
Anchor Health Properties
Bethlehem Works
BRINJAC Engineering, Inc.
Bursich Associates, Inc.
Carroll Engineering, Inc.
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
Catania Engineering Associates, Inc.
Center City District
Central York School District
Cornerstone Development Group, Inc.
Delta Development Group, Inc.
DePallo Design & Planning
Destec Energy
The Elliott Building Group
Envision Linesville
Eustace Engineering
Gannett Fleming
Gilmore Associates, Inc.
Geoarchaeology Research Associates
The Goldenberg Group
Golder Associates, Inc.
Great Valley Consultants
Greenfield Builders, Inc.
Group Land Development, Ltd.
H. Edward Black & Associates
J. B. Brandolini, Inc.
James Schmid and Company, Inc.
Katz Builders and Developers
Kirkpatrick and Lockhart
Kleinfelder, Inc.
Lehigh Cement Company
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Meadowbrook Golf Management, Inc.
Mignatti Companies
MNOP, Inc.
Montgomery Twp. Board of Supervisors
The Moser Group
Omega Engineering, Inc.
O’Neill Properties
Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.
Paula S. Reed and Associates, Inc.
Radnor Associates
Rothermel Associates, Inc.
SDA Architects
Silvi Group Companies
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy
St. Thomas Development, Inc.
TEC, Inc.
TH Properties, Inc.
Toll Brothers, Inc.
Valley Forge Center Associates, L.P.
Waterbridge at Pine Grove
Woodrow and Associates, Inc.
WSI Moretown Landfill, Inc.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHRS is a nationally known and respected provider of cultural resource services for telecommunications-tower projects across the United States. Each project requires coordination with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), as well as an understanding of guidelines and procedures appropriate for each state. CHRS provides full and partial 620/621 services, including e-106 submissions, for both colocations and raw land sites.

Clients:
American Tower Corporation, Inc.
Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
DMS Consulting, Inc.
EBI Consulting, Inc.
GTS Technologies, Inc.
InteGreyted Consultants, LLC
Liberty Environmental, Inc.
Marshall Miller & Associates
Martin Environmental Solutions, Inc.
Professional Service Industries, Inc.
Trileaf Corporation, Inc.

MATERIALS CONSERVATION
CHRS offers materials conservation services. The CHRS conservator is an experienced assessor of stone, wood, and other materials, and can perform cleaning and repairs.

Clients:
Elm Ridge Cemetery Board, Somerset New Jersey
First Reformed Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Hampshire Division of Historic Resources
South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION AND EXHIBIT SERVICES
CHRS produces an array of educational and exhibition products, including video documentaries, brochures, interpretive wayside and exhibit panels, digital slide presentations, walking tour publications, portable and permanent exhibits, and historical markers. These materials often serve as mitigation products associated with Section 106 compliance, and are geared for general audiences.

Clients:
DePallo Design & Planning
D.R. Horton, Inc.
Forino Company, LP
H.K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC
J. B. Brandolini, Inc.
McGrory Wentz, LLP
North Wales Borough
O’Neill Properties
Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Pioneer Management Company
Sowinski Sullivan Architects
Toll Brothers, Inc.
Wolfson Verrichia Group, Inc.

HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Historical Research is integral to our work. It provides the baseline data that guides our historical and archaeological investigations, and it allows us to make defensible eligibility determinations for historic properties. CHRS also provides historical research as a stand-alone service, producing corporate and community histories, individual property histories, and exhibits tailored to our clients’ needs.

Clients:
Delta Development Group, Inc.
D.R. Horton, Inc.
Forino Company, LP
Four Seasons Produce, Inc.
The Hockman Company
H.K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC
J.B. Brandolini, Inc.
JoAnn Realty
Lehigh Cement Company
McGrory Wentz, LLP
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Toll Brothers, Inc.
West Whiteland Township Historical Society

ARCHAEOLOGY
CHRS provides a variety of archaeological services. Much of this work is performed for telecommunications, transportation, and Section 106 compliance projects. Work performed outside of this regulatory framework includes monitoring construction on archaeologically sensitive historic properties, exploring archaeological deposits as part of historic site development, and providing archaeological support for restoration projects.

Clients:
Adams County Agricultural and Natural Resource Center
BWA architecture + planning
Delaware County Planning Department
Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association
John Bowie Associates
Marianna Thomas Architects
Martin Jay Rosenblum Associates
National Park Service
Noble Preservation
Pamplin Historical Park
PECO
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Perfidio Weiskopf Architects
Plymouth Meeting Historical Society
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy
Thomas Horlacher, AIA
Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania