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Overview

Published March 2024 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”]Section 7 “Narrative Description” of the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form is the place to describe the physical nature of the property and its associated resources, and to address the seven aspects of integrity. Common shortcomings in this section include a too-short (or too-long) summary; difficult-to-follow descriptions; missing setting and landscape descriptions; and missing integrity assessments. National Register Bulletin 16A: How to Complete the National Registration Form (Form Bulletin) asks the nomination author to “[d]escribe the setting, buildings and other major resources, outbuildings, surface and subsurface remains (for properties with archeological significance), and landscape features,” advising that the narrative “should document the evolution of the property, describing major changes since its construction or period of significance” (Form Bulletin, p. 28). This issue of the Best Practices Review focuses on commonly misunderstood elements of the narrative description by targeting guidance in the Form Bulletin, pages 28 to 34, expanding on that guidance, and offering relevant examples.[/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 Summary Paragraph
• Expand the Description
  • Contributing vs. Non-Contributing Resources
  • Integrity
  • Interiors
  • Physical Evolution
  • Property Setting
• Remember to Review
• Examples
  • Holman’s Barber Shop (South Carolina; NRIS # 100006884)
  • Hollin Hills Historic District (Virginia; NRIS # 13000807)
  • West Downtown Austin Historic District (Texas; NRIS # 100010021)

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