JRP Historical Consulting, LLC (JRP) was founded in 1981 and is one of the oldest and most experienced public history consulting firms in the nation. JRP specializes in a variety of historical research services: historic building and structure survey and evaluation,documentation for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as it pertains to historical resources, land use and water resources histories, and archival/data base management for complex research undertakings.
The company includes twenty permanent staff members including four partners, ten historians/architectural historians, historic preservation specialists, graduate and undergraduate level research assistants, intern(s), and a graphics and mapping technician, as well as other administrative support personnel. JRP maintains an active paid-internship and recruiting program with the graduate and undergraduate divisions of the History Department at the University of California, Davis and the graduate Public History Program at California State University, Sacramento.
JRP's large and experienced staff allows the firm to undertake multiple large-scale undertakings simultaneously and to complete smaller jobs for clients as they arise under tight schedules on an on-call basis.JRP has been recognized for major projects such as the California Historic Military Buildings and Structures Inventory, funded by the California Military Environmental Coordinating Committee for which the company won the distinguished 2001 Governors Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. In addition to the Governor's award, in 2001 JRP won the California Council for the Promotion of History's Certificate for Meritorious Service, an award that recognizes JRP's long-term contributions to historic preservation and the public history profession in California.