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{{Short description|Designation by the US government}} | {{Short description|Designation by the US government}} | ||
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} | {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} | ||
[[File:In the 18th century, Independence Hall was known as the Pennsylvania State House. The building housed all three branches of the (7f78b5f4-6a05-4885-af23-89c28d3631cd).jpg|thumb|[[Independence National Historical Park]] in | [[File:In the 18th century, Independence Hall was known as the Pennsylvania State House. The building housed all three branches of the (7f78b5f4-6a05-4885-af23-89c28d3631cd).jpg|thumb|[[Independence National Historical Park]] in Philadelphia, one of the nation's most visited National Historic Landmark Districts]] | ||
[[File:Navajo_Nation_Council_Chamber,_January_2019.jpg|thumb|[[Navajo Nation Council Chamber]], the seat of government for [[Navajo Nation]] in [[Window Rock, Arizona]]]] | [[File:Navajo_Nation_Council_Chamber,_January_2019.jpg|thumb|[[Navajo Nation Council Chamber]], the seat of government for [[Navajo Nation]] in [[Window Rock, Arizona]]]] | ||
A '''National Historic Landmark''' ('''NHL''') is a [[National Register of Historic Places property types|building, district, object, site, or structure]] that is officially recognized by the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500, or roughly three percent, of over 90,000 places listed on the country's [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) are recognized as National Historic Landmarks. | A '''National Historic Landmark''' ('''NHL''') is a [[National Register of Historic Places property types|building, district, object, site, or structure]] that is officially recognized by the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500, or roughly three percent, of over 90,000 places listed on the country's [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) are recognized as National Historic Landmarks. | ||
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==Criteria== | ==Criteria== | ||
[[File:Global_Citizen_Festival_Central_Park_New_York_City_from_NYonAir_(15351915006).jpg|thumb|[[Central Park]] in | [[File:Global_Citizen_Festival_Central_Park_New_York_City_from_NYonAir_(15351915006).jpg|thumb|[[Central Park]] in New York City, a prominent National Historic Landmark; New York City has [[List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City|116 NHLs]], more than any other city in the U.S.]] | ||
NHLs are designated by the United States secretary of the interior because they are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Historic Landmarks Program |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1582/index.htm |date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=U.S. National Park Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eligibility - National Historic Landmarks |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/eligibility.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=U.S. National Park Service |language=en}}</ref> | NHLs are designated by the United States secretary of the interior because they are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Historic Landmarks Program |url=https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1582/index.htm |date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=U.S. National Park Service |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eligibility - National Historic Landmarks |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/eligibility.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=U.S. National Park Service |language=en}}</ref> | ||
* Sites where events of national historical significance occurred; | * Sites where events of national historical significance occurred; | ||
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{{National Register of Historic Places}} | {{National Register of Historic Places}} | ||
{{US Fed Hist Sites}} | {{US Fed Hist Sites}} | ||
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