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Overview

Published July 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”]The National Historic Landmarks (NHL) Program and the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) are administered together by the National Park Service and share many similarities. Both recognize places significant in American history and culture; however, they are the products of different laws and are administered under different regulations.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]

• NHLs are authorized by the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and are administered pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 65. NHLs are properties determined by the Secretary of the Interior to have exceptional national significance in illustrating the history of the United States; additionally, NHLs are by regulation required to have high integrity.
• The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) formally authorized a National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is administered pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 60. National Register-listed properties are those determined by the Keeper of the National Register to have local, state, or national significance; however, those listed at the national level are not held to the high integrity standard that is regulatorily required for NHL designation.

As of this writing, there are over 98,000 National Register listed properties; by contrast, there are approximately 2,600 designated NHLs. More than 85 percent of NHLs were designated by the Secretary more than 25 years ago and documentation for these older NHL designations often lacks key information helpful for effective management and preservation. This Best Practices Review addresses how to update NHL documentation.[/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
• Understand the Process
• Prepare the Update
• Examples
  • Strentzel-Muir Ranch NHL (California)
  • Carter G. Woodson Home NHL (Washington, DC)
  • Waterford Historic District NHL (Virginia)
  • Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District (Pennsylvania)

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