The West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office presents its 2023 CLG Training videos. In this video, you'll learn about the basics of historic preservation as outlined by the National Park Service and applied by federal, state, and local agencies across the country. Starting at 38:23, the second half of the video outlines common historic architectural styles across West Virginia.

Online resources mentioned:
National Register Bulletin 15: Criteria for Evaluation https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregis...
Explains the criteria for listing historic resources in the National Register of Historic Places
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/secretaryst...
Provides the foundation of preservation practices in the United States. Each of the four treatments has its own standards. Most commonly used are the Standards for Rehabilitation.
Useful resources for handson preservation:
Preservation Briefs: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/preservation...
Preservation Tech Notes: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/preservation...
Interpreting the Standards Bulletins: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/itsbulletin...
Preservation By Topic: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/preservation...