Historic Preservation

McKissick Associates office is located in a historic building, built in 1870, and once the residence of Judge John W. Simonton, first President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

We can provide you with a wide range of preservation and adaptive reuse consulting services.

Vern McKissick, is involved in organizations such as Historic Harrisburg Association and the Harrisburg City Planning Commission. These organizations seek to preserve historic neighborhoods while nuturing the recovering urban economic development. Kristen McKissick is the Chair of Harrisburg's Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) which is aimed at reconciling some of the same issues between preserving historic neighborhood character and the city's future. McKissick Associates is joined by  Gina Douty, whose past experience includes time spent as an architectural historic preservation specialist with the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission (PHMC), and as Vice-Chair of Mechanicsburg's HARB.

McKissick Associates offers a broad range of building preservation expertise. The firm is listed as a preservation consultant on the PA Historical & Museum Commission's website. The following are a few services we provide:

• Knowledge and Employment of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation
• Adaptive Reuse Planning & Feasibility Studies
• Historic Survey Reports & Rehabilitation Plans
• Building Research, including Investigation, Documentation, and Deed Searches
• Building Rehabilitation, Restoration, and Preservation
• Representation with Local/State/National Historic Agencies
• Rehabilitation Tax Credit and Preservation Grant Preparation
• State Historic Building Survey Form Completions
• National Historic Registry Nominations
• Codes & Permits Guidance