NPS HPTC Build Up Intern Architect – AmeriCorps

 

 

Position Title:  NPS HPTC Build Up Intern Architect – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements 

Site Location: Frederick, MD

Terms of Service:


* Start Date: 5/18/2026


* End Date: 9/4/2026


* AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 450 hour, 16-weeks

 

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (STE) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.

Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health.

 

The Historic Preservation Training Center—headquartered in Frederick, MD, within the boundary of Monocacy National Battlefield—provides planning, management, and traditional trades services for preservation and maintenance projects throughout the national park system.

A successful intern candidate will work with the HPTC Architecture Section to complete condition assessments, documentation, and/or design for historic structures. 

 

Projects vary and include historic structure reports (HSRs), documentation drawings, accessibility studies, compliance reviews, condition assessments, rapid assessment-style reports, etc., under the supervision of the Architecture Section Manager or other staff historical architects.

Duties will include field inspection/assessment, historic fabric investigation, field documentation, archival research, and composing treatment recommendations.

Field work is completed with weather in mind but could occur in cold or hot temperatures with precipitation in local park units or those which require overnight travel from HPTC headquarters.

Office work is completed indoors in the historic Gambrill House at Monocacy National Battlefield.

 

For those seeking architectural licensure, this internship may count toward the NCARB Architectural Experience Program (AXP) system and could allow candidate(s) to gain experience working with a practicing licensed architect.

Other HPTC Architecture Section employees are actively working toward the AXP completion or are working toward completing the Architect Registration Examinations (AREs) 

Description of Duties:


* Participate in site visits to historic structures.


* Conduct condition assessments, investigate historic fabric, and record observations.


* Use field tools and photography to document findings accurately 


* Perform archival research on historic structures and past interventions.


* Review relevant reports, drawings, and preservation standards.


* Compile findings to support treatment recommendations and design decisions 


* Assist in preparing documentation drawings, reports, or design sketches using CAD, hand-drawing, or Adobe InDesign.


* Draft written summaries and treatment recommendations under staff supervision.


* Review and refine work with guidance from the Architecture Se...