Knowra National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States’ official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture.
National Register Criteria for Evaluation : Standards used to assess whether a property has significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. These criteria establish the grounds on which properties are nominated and evaluated.
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act : A federal review requirement for effects of federally funded, licensed, or permitted undertakings on historic properties. Register-listed properties receive consideration during many federal project reviews.
National Register of Historic Places and property-owner consent : The rules governing owner objection and listing for privately owned properties in the National Register. Owner objection can prevent listing of an individual property, distinguishing recognition from compulsory designation.
National Register of Historic Places and the National Park Service : The administrative relationship between the National Register and the National Park Service. The Park Service maintains the Register and publishes its listings.
French Quarter : The historic neighborhood at the center of New Orleans, Louisiana, known for its architecture and layered cultural history. Its listing demonstrates how a large, lived-in urban district can qualify.
National Register nomination : A documented proposal asking that a property be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A nomination assembles the historical evidence and boundaries needed for review.
Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives : Federal tax credits that support rehabilitation of qualifying income-producing historic buildings. Register listing can make qualifying buildings eligible for rehabilitation tax credits.
National Register of Historic Places and local historic designation : The distinction between federal Register listing and preservation controls imposed by local governments. Local designation can impose restrictions that National Register listing alone generally does not.
National Register of Historic Places and cultural resource management : The role of Register criteria and documentation in professional management of historic properties. Register standards inform surveys, impact reviews, and preservation decisions.
Manzanar War Relocation Center : A former World War II incarceration site for Japanese Americans in California’s Owens Valley. Its recognition illustrates the Register’s role in documenting painful national histories.
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