The Roxy Theater was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Plans are underway to stabilize and restore the Dr. S.W. Hill Drug Store in Regent. It is part of the Hettinger County Historical Society's museum complex. Other recent Historic Preservation Fund projects in North Dakota include the Masonic Hall in Cooperstown, Baldwin's Arcade in Hope, and the Old Stone Church in Buffalo. Under the Historic Preservation Fund program, money can only be spent on properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Interested owners apply, and the grants are awarded after a review of the applicants.
Grants pay a maximum of 50 percent of the project - the remainder can be matched with private dollars. No state funds are available for restoration. Project work, which must comply with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Preservation, is approved in advance and inspected after the project. A covenant protecting the property is signed by the owner and registered with the county or city register of deeds. The restoration grants are available on a sporadic basis.