national_register_of_historic_places national_register_of_historic_places united_states federal government official list districts sites buildings structures objects deemed worthy preservation property listed located qualify tax incentives derived total value expenses incurred preserving property passage established process adding properties million properties listed individually remainder contributing resources historic districts year approximately properties added districts individual listings history administered national_park_service agency interior goals help property owners interest groups coordinate identify protect historic sites united_states listings symbolic recognition significance provides financial incentive owners listed properties protection property guaranteed nomination process property evaluated terms criteria inclusion national_register_of_historic_places application criteria subject criticism academics history preservation public politicians occasionally historic sites outside country proper associated united_states listed properties nominated variety forms including individual properties historic districts multiple property submissions mps register general listings types properties district site structure building object defined geographical areas consisting contributing non contributing properties properties added automatically administered national_park_service include national historic landmarks national monuments federal properties proclaimed act historical natural significance managed multiple agencies monuments historic character managed national_park_service listed history october historic preservation act created national_register_of_historic_places corresponding state historic preservation offices initially consisted national historic landmarks designated register creation historic sites national park system approval act amended represented time united_states broad based historic preservation policy act required agencies work conjunction independent federal agency confront adverse effects federal activities historic preservation administer newly created national_register_of_historic_places national_park_service interior director established administrative division named charged creating program mandated law office director new divisions created deal division administered existing programs including historic sites survey new official architectural historian register earliest years late 1960s early 1970s organization small funds supplied provide matching grants aid listed property owners house museums institutional buildings later commercial structures years later history programs affiliated national parks system categorized formally assistant established main agency interior february assistant merged promote efficiency recognize programs selected direct newly merged associate described skilled administrator sensitive need work local governments described detail act eventually integral process listing properties amendments law defined responsibilities concerning amendments added category known properties associated native american hawaiian groups national_register_of_historic_places grown considerably legislative origins citizens groups nominated separate properties sites districts inclusion total separate properties million properties listed individually listed contributing members historic districts property owner incentives properties protected strict sense federal listing states local bodies choose protect listed historic places indirect protection possible state local regulations development properties tax incentives federal tax incentives virtually non existent buildings federal tax code favored new construction reuse existing historical structures tax code altered provide tax incentives promote preservation income producing historic properties national_park_service given responsibility ensure preserved historic character building qualify federal tax incentives qualifying rehabilitation consistent secretary properties sites listed register located contributing period significance eligible federal tax benefits owners income producing properties listed individually national_register_of_historic_places properties contributing resources eligible investment tax credit rehabilitation historic structure rehabilitation commercial industrial residential property tax incentives program operated program managed jointly national_park_service individual aside tax credit tax incentive program offers tax credit rehabilitation owners non historic non residential buildings constructed property owners qualify grants instance treasures grants apply specifically properties entered register national significance designated national historic landmarks treasures office closed united_states congress renew funding program fiscal years plan establish funding distinguish properties listed national_register_of_historic_places designated national historic landmarks concerning qualification tax incentives grants deliberate authors act learned experience distinguishing categories significance incentives caused lowest category essentially landmarks kind honor roll significant properties national_register_of_historic_places nomination process individual prepare nomination historians historic preservation employed work nomination consists standard nomination form contains basic information property physical appearance type significance embodied building structure object site district receives nominations provides feedback individual group preliminary review sends nomination state historic review commission recommends send nomination non federally owned property officially nominate property inclusion nomination recommended listing nomination sent national_park_service denies nomination approved property entered officially national_register_of_historic_places property owners notified nomination review state historic review commission owner objects nomination private property case historic district majority owners property listed national_register_of_historic_places criteria property eligible meet main criteria information architectural styles association aspects social history commerce ownership integral parts nomination nomination contains narrative section provides detailed physical description property significant historically regard local state national history national_register_of_historic_places criteria following criterion event property contribution major pattern american history criterion person associated significant people american past criterion design construction concerns distinctive characteristics building architecture construction including having great artistic value work master criterion information potential satisfied property yielded likely yield information important history criteria applied differently different types properties instance maritime properties application guidelines different buildings specific instances properties usually merit listing general rule graves historical figures properties owned religious institutions religious purposes moved structures reconstructed historic buildings commemorative properties properties achieved significance years qualified listing register exceptions preceding circumstances allow properties classified groups included properties listed listing national_register_of_historic_places governmental historic district site building property register honorary status federal financial incentives national_register_of_historic_places automatically includes national historic areas administered national_park_service landmarks include national historic sites national monuments occasionally historic sites outside country borders associated united_states listed listing restrict private property owners use property states municipalities laws effective property listed federal money federal permitting process involved section invoked section requires federal agency involved assess effect actions historic resources significant role section section requires director federal agency direct indirect jurisdiction project affect property listed determined eligible listing national_register_of_historic_places report director said agency required account effect undertaking property afford reasonable opportunity comment section mandate explicitly federal agency director accept advice advice practical influence especially given statutory obligations require federal agencies account effect undertaking cases determines federal action adverse effect historic properties sought typically memorandum agreement created involved parties agree particular plan states laws similar section contrast conditions relating federally designated historic district municipal governing local historic districts restrict certain kinds changes properties protect property listing passed october day included provisions addressed historic preservation dot act general section refers properties listed register general language allowed properties enjoy status protected areas legislation policy developed early history ruled case citizens preserve protected status historic sites thematic group listing national_register_of_historic_places consists related properties share common theme submitted group multiple property submissions satisfy certain basic criteria group properties included process begins acts cover document nomination national_register_of_historic_places purpose documentation form establish basis eligibility related properties information nominate register related historic properties simultaneously establish criteria properties nominated future additions mps occur time nomination individual properties mps accomplished manner nominations thematic group denotes historical theme properties considered multiple property listing individual property group properties nominated listed combined individual constitute examples mps include warehouses term multiple property submission introduced listings known thematic resources types properties listed properties generally broad categories special considerations types properties specialized general categories properties building structure site district object addition historic districts consist contributing non contributing properties buildings defined distinguished traditional sense examples include house barn hotel church similar construction created primarily shelter human activity term building refer historically related units courthouse jail barn house structures differ buildings functional constructions meant purposes human activity examples include aircraft grain elevator bridge objects usually artistic nature small scale compared structures buildings objects generally associated specific setting environment examples objects include monuments sculptures sites locations significant events prehistoric historic nature represent activities buildings standing ruined vanished sites listed locations historical interest possesses cultural archaeological value regardless value structures currently exist locations examples types sites include natural features rock shelters historic districts possess concentration association continuity types properties objects structures buildings sites historic district united historically aesthetically choice nature development different types historic preservation associated properties national_register_of_historic_places classified simple buildings historic districts national_park_service national_register_of_historic_places publishes series designed aid evaluating applying criteria evaluation different types properties criteria manner applied differ slightly depending type property involved describe application criteria aids navigation historic archaeological sites aviation properties burial places historic designed landscapes mining sites post offices properties associated significant persons properties achieving significance years rural historic landscapes traditional cultural properties vessels recent past american historic preservation year rule generally held belief property listed national_register_of_historic_places years old actually rule hard rule exception criteria evaluation stated deputy director rule exception criteria shape listings national_register_of_historic_places exceptions criteria considerations properties achieved significance past years probably best known misunderstood preservation principle america passing year new group resources crosses year threshold considered recent listing national_register_of_historic_places exceptionally significant preservation resources gained increasing attention recent years limitations properties removed register destroyed similar designations outside united_states austria brazil national historic site national historic event national historic person akin national historic landmarks chile national monuments chile china major historical cultural sites protected germany hong_kong historic building historic buildings hong_kong historic buildings hong_kong historic buildings hong_kong italy mexico national monuments norway new_zealand philippines portugal romania national register historic monuments romania singapore national monuments singapore spain cultural united kingdom listed building scheduled monument
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