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Overview

Published September 2025 on Publications of the National Register of Historic Places (NPS)

For preparers of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places nominations and fellow SHPO staff.

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Excerpt from Introduction

[/vc_column_text][vc_message color=”warning” message_box_color=”warning” icon_fontawesome=”” css=””]This publication compliments the guidance provided in National Register Bulletins by providing examples on specific topics.[/vc_message][vc_row_inner el_class=”hpo-callout-text”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”hpo-intro-paragraph”]The National Register of Historic Places includes a wide range of properties that reflect the diversity of American history and culture. Among them are properties that invite a broader understanding of what constitutes heritage. These listings demonstrate that the National Register criteria can be applied to properties that fall outside familiar categories.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]This issue of the Best Practices Review addresses identifying and documenting unusual properties. By bringing attention to these places, the National Register helps expand public awareness of the many ways history and culture are reflected in the built environment[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1758815062001{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}”][info-box-shortcode icon=”fa fa-solid fa-rectangle-list” title=”Table of Contents”]

• Introduction
• Process
  • Technical amendments
  • Substantive amendments
• Form and Format
  • Technical amendments
  • Substantive amendments
  • Boundary changes
• Combined Actions

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