California Office of Historic Preservation

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historic preservation agency state government agency

The California Office of Historic Preservation is a state agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, and protecting California’s historic resources and administering preservation programs.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
California Office of Historic Preservation canonical	10
California State Historical Resources Commission	2
California state historic preservation program	2
State Historic Preservation Officer of California	2
California Historical Resources program	1
California Office of Historic Preservation website	1
California Points of Historical Interest program	1
California Register of Historical Resources system	1
California State Historic Preservation Office	1
California state historic preservation system	1
State Historic Preservation Office for California	1
State of California (heritage facilities)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T202693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California Office of Historic Preservation
Context triple: [California Historical Landmark, administeredBy, California Office of Historic Preservation]

A. California State Lands Commission
The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.
B. Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
The Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources is a city agency responsible for identifying, protecting, and overseeing the preservation of Los Angeles’ historic and cultural landmarks.
C. California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark is an officially recognized site, building, or place in California that has been designated by the state for its significant historical importance.
D. California Department of Parks and Recreation
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is the state agency responsible for managing and preserving California’s extensive system of state parks, historic sites, and natural and recreational resources.
E. California Natural Resources Agency
The California Natural Resources Agency is a state government entity responsible for conserving, managing, and enhancing California’s natural, historical, and cultural resources through oversight of multiple departments and commissions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California Office of Historic Preservation
Target entity description: The California Office of Historic Preservation is a state agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, and protecting California’s historic resources and administering preservation programs.

A. California State Lands Commission
The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.
B. Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
The Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources is a city agency responsible for identifying, protecting, and overseeing the preservation of Los Angeles’ historic and cultural landmarks.
C. California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark is an officially recognized site, building, or place in California that has been designated by the state for its significant historical importance.
D. California Department of Parks and Recreation
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is the state agency responsible for managing and preserving California’s extensive system of state parks, historic sites, and natural and recreational resources.
E. California Natural Resources Agency
The California Natural Resources Agency is a state government entity responsible for conserving, managing, and enhancing California’s natural, historical, and cultural resources through oversight of multiple departments and commissions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic preservation agency ⓘ state government agency ⓘ
administers	California Historical Landmarks program ⓘ linked to: California Historical Landmark California Points of Historical Interest program ⓘ linked to: California Office of Historic Preservation California Register of Historical Resources program ⓘ linked to: California Register of Historical Resources Certified Local Government program in California ⓘ Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program in California ⓘ National Register of Historic Places nomination process in California ⓘ
appliesPolicy	California Public Resources Code provisions on historic preservation ⓘ linked to: California Public Resources Code
collaboratesWith	federal preservation agencies ⓘ local governments in California ⓘ nonprofit preservation organizations ⓘ tribal governments in California ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	State Historic Preservation Officer ⓘ linked to: State Historic Preservation Programs
focusesOn	archaeological resources in California ⓘ architectural heritage of California ⓘ cultural resources management ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ
follows	National Historic Preservation Act ⓘ linked to: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
hasRole	State Historic Preservation Office for California ⓘ linked to: California Office of Historic Preservation
headquartersLocation	Sacramento, California ⓘ linked to: Sacramento
jurisdiction	State of California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	state agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Sacramento County, California ⓘ linked to: Sacramento County
maintains	statewide inventory of historic resources ⓘ
operatedBy	State of California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
parentOrganization	California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
partOf	California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
provides	guidance on compliance with preservation laws and regulations ⓘ technical assistance on historic preservation ⓘ
responsibleFor	administration of historic preservation programs in California ⓘ evaluation of historic resources in California ⓘ identification of historic resources in California ⓘ protection of historic resources in California ⓘ statewide historic preservation planning in California ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
subjectHasRole	advisor on historic preservation policy in California ⓘ
subordinateTo	California Natural Resources Agency ⓘ
website	https://ohp.parks.ca.gov ⓘ

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