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Overview

Published September 2023 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 “Statement of Significance” in Section 8 of the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form is where key information describing a property’s significance—from relevant criteria to areas, levels, and period of significance—is placed into context. In recent years, discussions of significance in nominations have become longer and longer—often 25 pages or more—through the inclusion of information that, while interesting, is not always needed for readers to understand the property’s significance. This issue of the Best Practices Review discusses best practices for preparing an adequately documented Statement of Significance.[/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
• Start with a Short Summary
• Expand the Summary in the Narrative
• Be Selective
• Be Specific
• Examples
  • Inavale Community Hall and Gymnasium (Nebraska; NRIS # 100008680)
  • Agricultural Society Building (Auditorium) (Nebraska; NRIS # 100008673)
  • Bohning Memorial Auditorium (Nebraska; NRIS # 100008672)
  • Father Dickson Cemetery (Missouri; NRIS # 14001125)

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