Governor's Consulting Committee

On Leong Merchant Association building in Baltimore  

This Committee was formed in 1967 to carry out duties delegated to the State following passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-665). The NHPA requires the State to nominate properties to the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations must be reviewed by the Consulting Committee before they are submitted to the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Appointed by the Governor, Committee members serve four-year terms.

Current members:

  • Richard Longstreth, Ph.D., Chair
  • Donald Linebaugh, Ph.D.
  • W. Peter Pearre
  • Jean B. Russo, Ph.D.
  • Nancy Miller Schamu
  • Dami Stillman, Ph.D.