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Revitalize with Historic Preservation Tax Credits

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The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program is one of the most important tools used in the revitalization of Ohio’s downtowns. Since 2007, this program has been essential to help Ohio to grow and prosper by attracting and retaining our youth, talent and entrepreneurs through revitalization of our towns and cities.

Ohio has the 3rd most historic buildings in the country, and we can turn these abandoned and underutilized liabilities into income producing, tax paying assets. We can be competitive with other states in attracting people and businesses with our authentic historic buildings, streets and neighborhoods.

The best part, this program has a real return on investment, it pays the state back in increased revenue (often 1/3 comes back before the credit is even taken), as well as jobs and economic activity. Every county in the state can take advantage of this incentive to help boost their local economy.


Get the Facts


Former Hercules Plant InteriorHeritage Ohio commissioned an independent study to look at the economic impact of the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit in Ohio communities. Read the full report.

The Ohio Development Services Agency assembled a comprehensive report of the impacts Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits have had around the state. Read the ODSA Comprehensive Report.

All completed and certified Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit projects strictly adhere to The Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures.

 


See the Impacts



Read select case studies on completed Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit projects from around the state. 

 

 

See the complete list of Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit projects completed and underway.  

 


Learn More About Historic Preservation Tax Credits



Learn more about Heritage Ohio’s Tax Credit educational opportunities.  

Looking to learn more about historic preservation and community revitalization? We offer free monthly webinars on a wide range of topics that beginners and experts alike will find educational and fun. You can view many of our past webinars on our YouTube channel.


Round 24 of Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits announced

We were rewarded for our patience! ODSA has announced recipients from Round 24 of the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. You can read more about the full list here.

Ohio DSA announces Round 11 tax credit recipients

Today the Ohio Development Services Agency announced that 31 buildings in 10 different communities received allocations of the Round 11 tax credits. As in past rounds, the credits were divided for projects throughout the state (although the northwest and southeast regions were absent from this round). While few dispute the power of the credits in making multi-million dollar rehabilitation projects possible (with three separate projects taking the maximum $5 million per project), the state continues to work to make sure smaller projects don’t fall through the cracks. This round of credits included a $65,000 rehab project in Wilmington. The Wilmington project is slated to receive $13,825. You can read the ODSA press release here.