Historic Benefits/Restoration Funding for a home built before 1936?

Question

Does anyone who I talk to about historic benefits/restoration funding on a home in Sacramento, CA?

Answer 1

You can only get funds if the house is a registered historic building.   The funds do not simply go to any older home, there are thousands of them in the Sacramento area.

Answer 2

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). It might be a stand-alone department, or it might be a division of another state agency. Under the federal Historic Preservation Act of 1966, every state has a SHPO, and they are gathered for federal purposes under the National Park Service.

Use your Google to find California SHPO. They know about financial incentives for historic buildings.

But remember that a good roof job for a historic house might run $50K, and typical grants are in the range of $5K. Between Iraq and a recession, you won't find many free dollars for privately owned property. Unless the owner is a rich Republican who doesn't really need a subsidy.