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{{Short description|Federal list of historic sites in the US}} | {{Short description|Federal list of historic sites in the US}} | ||
{{About|the U.S. Register|the Canadian online database|Canadian Register of Historic Places||National Register (disambiguation)}} | {{About|the U.S. Register|the Canadian online database|Canadian Register of Historic Places||National Register (disambiguation)}} | ||
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===Criteria=== | ===Criteria=== | ||
[[File:Crown_Hall_2.jpg|thumb|[[S. R. Crown Hall]] in | [[File:Crown_Hall_2.jpg|thumb|[[S. R. Crown Hall]] in Chicago, listed under criteria B and C for its association with architect [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] and its [[Modern architecture|modernist]] design]] | ||
For a property to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, it must meet at least one of its four main criteria.<ref name=bulletin15>{{wikicite |ref=bulletin15 |reference="[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation]", ''National Register of Historic Places''. Retrieved February 23, 2022.}}</ref> Information about [[architectural style]]s, association with various aspects of [[social history]] and commerce and ownership are all integral parts of the nomination. Each nomination contains a narrative section that provides a detailed physical description of the property and justifies why it is significant historically with regard either to local, state, or national history. The four National Register of Historic Places criteria are the following: | For a property to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, it must meet at least one of its four main criteria.<ref name=bulletin15>{{wikicite |ref=bulletin15 |reference="[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB-15_web508.pdf National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation]", ''National Register of Historic Places''. Retrieved February 23, 2022.}}</ref> Information about [[architectural style]]s, association with various aspects of [[social history]] and commerce and ownership are all integral parts of the nomination. Each nomination contains a narrative section that provides a detailed physical description of the property and justifies why it is significant historically with regard either to local, state, or national history. The four National Register of Historic Places criteria are the following: | ||
* '''Criterion A''', "Event", the property must make a contribution to the major pattern of [[History of the United States|American history]]. | * '''Criterion A''', "Event", the property must make a contribution to the major pattern of [[History of the United States|American history]]. | ||
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==Limitations== | ==Limitations== | ||
[[File:Warehouse_district_street_scene._Omaha_-_NARA_-_283718.tif|thumb|The demolition of the [[Jobbers Canyon Historic District]] in [[Downtown Omaha]], the largest National Register historic district lost to date<ref>{{cite web|last=Fallows|first=James|title=Our Towns: How Danville Has Avoided Omaha's Mistake – The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/06/mistake-omaha-made-danville-has-avoided/592027/|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=www.theatlantic.com|date=June 21, 2019|language=en|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214049/https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/06/mistake-omaha-made-danville-has-avoided/592027/|url-status=live}}</ref>]] | [[File:Warehouse_district_street_scene._Omaha_-_NARA_-_283718.tif|thumb|The demolition of the [[Jobbers Canyon Historic District]] in [[Downtown Omaha]], the largest National Register historic district lost to date<ref>{{cite web|last=Fallows|first=James|title=Our Towns: How Danville Has Avoided Omaha's Mistake – The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/06/mistake-omaha-made-danville-has-avoided/592027/|access-date=May 31, 2021|website=www.theatlantic.com|date=June 21, 2019|language=en|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214049/https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2019/06/mistake-omaha-made-danville-has-avoided/592027/|url-status=live}}</ref>]] | ||
{{asof|1999|post=,}} 982 properties have been removed from the Register, most often due to being destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032399/met_2a1AME_l.html |title=Church sues over historic site |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806132342/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032399/met_2a1AME_l.html |archive-date=August 6, 2012 |author=Caren Burmeister |publisher=Jacksonville Times-Union |date=March 23, 1999 |access-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> Among the properties that were demolished or otherwise destroyed after their listing are the [[Jobbers Canyon Historic District]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] (listed in 1979, demolished in 1989),<ref>Gratz, R.B. (1996) ''Living City: How America's Cities Are Being Revitalized by Thinking Small in a Big Way.'' John Wiley and Sons. p. V.</ref><ref>National Trust for Historic Preservation and Zagars, J. (1997) ''Preservation Yellow Pages: The Complete Information Source for Homeowners, Communities, and Professionals.'' John Wiley and Sons. p.80.</ref> [[Pan-Pacific Auditorium]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] (listed in 1978, destroyed in a fire in 1989),<ref>{{cite web |title=The L.A. architecture landmark — abandoned, trashed and left to burn |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pan-pacific-architectural-icon-fire-retrospective-20190524-story.html |url-access=subscription |website= | {{asof|1999|post=,}} 982 properties have been removed from the Register, most often due to being destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032399/met_2a1AME_l.html |title=Church sues over historic site |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806132342/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032399/met_2a1AME_l.html |archive-date=August 6, 2012 |author=Caren Burmeister |publisher=Jacksonville Times-Union |date=March 23, 1999 |access-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> Among the properties that were demolished or otherwise destroyed after their listing are the [[Jobbers Canyon Historic District]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] (listed in 1979, demolished in 1989),<ref>Gratz, R.B. (1996) ''Living City: How America's Cities Are Being Revitalized by Thinking Small in a Big Way.'' John Wiley and Sons. p. V.</ref><ref>National Trust for Historic Preservation and Zagars, J. (1997) ''Preservation Yellow Pages: The Complete Information Source for Homeowners, Communities, and Professionals.'' John Wiley and Sons. p.80.</ref> [[Pan-Pacific Auditorium]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] (listed in 1978, destroyed in a fire in 1989),<ref>{{cite web |title=The L.A. architecture landmark — abandoned, trashed and left to burn |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pan-pacific-architectural-icon-fire-retrospective-20190524-story.html |url-access=subscription |website=Los Angeles Times |date=May 24, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525030115/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-pan-pacific-architectural-icon-fire-retrospective-20190524-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Palace Amusements]] in [[Asbury Park, New Jersey]] (listed in 2000, demolished in 2004),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mikle|first1=Jean|title=Asbury Park's Tillie is still safe|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/eatontown-asbury-park/asbury-park/2014/08/26/asbury-park-tillie-saved-now/14648357/ |date=Aug 24, 2014 |website=Springfield News-Leader|access-date=October 1, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529053738/https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/eatontown-asbury-park/asbury-park/2014/08/26/asbury-park-tillie-saved-now/14648357/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Balinese Room]] in [[Galveston, Texas]] (listed in 1997, destroyed by [[Hurricane Ike]] in 2008),<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Galveston nightclub destroyed |url=https://abc13.com/archive/6390185/ |date=September 14, 2008 |website=ABC13 Houston |access-date=July 29, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729225006/https://abc13.com/archive/6390185/ |url-status=live }}</ref> seven of the nine buildings included in the [[University of Connecticut Historic District]] in [[Storrs, Connecticut]] (listed in 1989, demolished in 2017),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blair|first1=Russell|title=UConn to Demolish Seven of Nine 'Faculty Row' Houses|url=http://www.courant.com/education/hc-uconn-faculty-row-houses-20161214-story.html|website=Hartford Courant |date=December 14, 2016 |access-date=October 1, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002073001/http://www.courant.com/education/hc-uconn-faculty-row-houses-20161214-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters]] in [[Peru, Indiana]] (listed in 2012, demolished in 2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=Circus barns on National Register of Historic Places to be demolish |url=https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/lion-king-circus-barns-indiana-set-for-demolition/417-ede661d3-9127-49ea-8b9d-9bb9103c35ad |agency= Associated Press |website=WHAS11 |date=March 13, 2021 |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415012227/https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/indiana/lion-king-circus-barns-indiana-set-for-demolition/417-ede661d3-9127-49ea-8b9d-9bb9103c35ad |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==Comparisons to historic registers of other nations== | ==Comparisons to historic registers of other nations== | ||
In [[France]], designation of {{Lang|fr|[[monument historique]]}} is similar to NRHP listing. In the French program, however, permanent restrictions are imposed upon designated monuments, for example requiring advance approval for any renovation of a designated building. NRHP listing imposes no such restrictions, but rather is "primarily an honor",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/state-historic-preservation-office/local-historic-preservation-commissions-and-clgs/about-local-historic-preservation-commissions/comparison-national-register-historic-places |title=A comparison to the National Register of Historic Places|publisher=North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources|access-date=2022-09-02}}</ref> although tax subsidies may be available for renovations. France had about 43,600 monuments in 2015. | In [[France]], designation of {{Lang|fr|[[monument historique]]}} is similar to NRHP listing. In the French program, however, permanent restrictions are imposed upon designated monuments, for example requiring advance approval for any renovation of a designated building. NRHP listing imposes no such restrictions, but rather is "primarily an honor",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdcr.gov/about/history/division-historical-resources/state-historic-preservation-office/local-historic-preservation-commissions-and-clgs/about-local-historic-preservation-commissions/comparison-national-register-historic-places |title=A comparison to the National Register of Historic Places|publisher=North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources|access-date=2022-09-02}}</ref> although tax subsidies may be available for renovations. France had about 43,600 monuments in 2015. | ||
[[Listed buildings]] of the | [[Listed buildings]] of the United Kingdom may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission; the program covers about 374,000 listings in 2010, involving more than 500,000 buildings. | ||
In 2022, the U.S. has about 94,000 NRHP-listed properties, including historic districts; the total number of buildings covered is much larger. | In 2022, the U.S. has about 94,000 NRHP-listed properties, including historic districts; the total number of buildings covered is much larger. | ||