Trust for Architectural Easements
Trust for Architectural Easements
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About this organization
Mission
THE TRUST'S MISSION IS TO BE A LEADING FORCE IN THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE BY WORKING TO ENSURE THAT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE PRESERVED IN PERPETUITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE TRUST USES A VARIETY OF METHODS TO MEET THIS GOAL, INCLUDING ACCEPTING PRESERVATION EASEMENT DONATIONS AND CULTIVATING AN APPRECIATION FOR AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY.
About
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM: THE TRUST PHYSICALLY INSPECTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS EACH OF THE PROPERTIES ON WHICH IT HOLDS AN EASEMENT AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY AND COMPARES THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY TO THE BASELINE PHOTOGRAPHS ON FILE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENT. IN 2014 THE TRUST MONITORED THE PROPERTIES FOR WHICH AN EASEMENT WAS GRANTED BETWEEN 2001 AND 2010. NO EASEMENT DONATIONS WERE ACCEPTED BETWEEN 2011 AND 2014. IN ADDITION, THE TRUST REVIEWS AND RESPONDS TO CHANGE REQUESTS FROM OWNERS SEEKING THE TRUST'S CONSENT, AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENTS, TO MAKE ALTERATIONS TO THEIR PROPERTIES. THE TRUST'S DECISIONS REGARDING ALTERATIONS CONFORM WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION AND GUIDELINES FOR REHABILITATNG HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THE TRUST ALSO TRACKS CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP OF EASEMENT-PROTECTED PROPERTIES BY REVIEWING LAND RECORDS AND COMMUNICATING REGULARLY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS. COMMUNICATIONS WITH POTENTIAL BUYERS OF EASEMENT-ENCUMBERED PROPERTIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES REINFORCE THE OWNERS' OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE TERMS OF THE EASEMENTS, AS WELL AS THE TRUST'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES VIS A VIS THE PROPERTIES. NEW OWNERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE RECORDED EASEMENT, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUST'S ANNUAL MONITORING PROCESS AND CHANGE REQUEST POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. LEGAL ACTION IS TAKEN AS NEEDED TO DEFEND ENFORCEABILITY OF THE EASEMENTS AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR TERMS.