{"id":17672,"date":"2021-05-31T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hpo\/?p=17672"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:52:32","slug":"nr-policy-clarification-2021-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hpo\/news\/posts\/2021\/05\/31\/nr-policy-clarification-2021-05\/","title":{"rendered":"National Register Policy Clarification: Areas of Significance, Legacy and Current"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759263444399{background-image: url(https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hpo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/publications-banner.svg?id=17803) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; min_height=&#8221;3em&#8221; el_class=&#8221;banner-section&#8221; el_id=&#8221;media-header&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;banner-overlay&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><em>Published May 2021, revised August 2021; mailed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/nationalregister\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPS&#8217;s National Register program<\/a> to state historic preservation officer staff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For preparers of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places nominations and fellow SHPO staff.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"button-container\" class=\"banner-button\">\n<li><a class=\"p-2 mr-4 btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/hpo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/docs\/nps\/registration\/clarifications\/clarification-2021-05-areas-of-significance-legacy-and-current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;media-summary&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;1vw&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;hpo-callout-text&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]This table clarifies categories and subcategories of recognized Areas of Significance for the National Register of Historic Places. 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