Knowra National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a property designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior for exceptional national significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture.
National Historic Landmarks Program : A National Park Service program that identifies and designates properties with exceptional national significance. The program administers the designation and evaluates candidate properties.
National Register of Historic Places listing : Formal inclusion of a property in the United States’ National Register of Historic Places. Listing recognizes significance, while National Historic Landmark status signals exceptional national importance.
Statue of Liberty : A monumental sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, dedicated in 1886. It is a landmark recognized for its historical and symbolic national significance.
Historic preservation : The practice of protecting and maintaining places valued for their historical, cultural, or architectural significance. Landmark designation places a property within the broader preservation movement.
Ellis Island : An island in New York Harbor that served as the nation’s busiest federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954. Its buildings and history exemplify landmark recognition of immigration heritage.
National Register of Historic Places : The United States’ official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history. National Historic Landmarks are also listed in the National Register.
National Monument : A federally protected area or object designated as a national monument under United States law. Monument status establishes federal protection, unlike landmark recognition alone.
Monticello : Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia plantation house, designed and built between 1769 and 1809. Its architecture and association with Jefferson support its landmark status.
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 : A United States law establishing federal historic-preservation programs and procedures. The act created the National Register and the framework for landmark recognition.
Wright Brothers National Memorial : A national memorial in North Carolina commemorating the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flights. The site represents landmark-level significance in the history of engineering and aviation.
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