Kentucky Heritage CouncilGovernment

The Kentucky Heritage Council is a state government agency that serves as Kentucky's State Historic Preservation Office under the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet. Its mandate is to identify, document, protect, and preserve the Commonwealth's historic, architectural, and archaeological resources. Established in 1966 following the passage of the federal National Historic Preservation Act, the council also launched the statewide Kentucky Main Street Program in 1979 to revitalize historic commercial districts.