Sara Kappel

Preservation Tax Credits and Incentives Specialist

I am the Preservation Tax Credits and Incentives Specialist for the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). I am originally from rural southwest Kansas and currently reside on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, so not much difference in scenery. My background consists of working on Historic Preservation projects in Missouri and Georgia. As a Preservation Tax Credit Specialist for the SHPO, I work with consultants, property owners, municipalities, and anyone interested in applying for a grant or tax credits, on the best approach to seeking funding for their potential projects and brainstorming on how to fill in gaps for a successful project in the state of Colorado.

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Sara Kappel

Written by Sara Kappel

  • Photo of the ruins of a multi-room building, which now has no roof and the walls are exposed to the elements. This is an aerial view of the building site.

    Recently Awarded State Historical Fund Projects

    The State Historical Fund helps to provide much needed funds for historic preservation projects large and small across Colorado. Here are a handful of projects from the Fall 2021 round.

  • Colorado School of Mines students conduct the ground-penetrating radar survey at Roselawn Cemetery.

    “Nobody Should Go Unremembered”

    Near and dear to the people of Pueblo is Roselawn Cemetery—a place of family and community connections that holds so many memories of Pueblo’s past. The State Historical Fund recently supported a project to find the exact location of the mass burial that followed the catastrophic Pueblo Flood, prompting reflections on the meaning of tragedy, closure, and remembrance.