# Presentation: 084133

## Exceptional Places, Past and Present

***National ******Historic Landmarks***

***U.S. Department of the Interior—National Park Service***

## What areNational Historic Landmarks?

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## NHLs can be

***NHLs can be***

**Buildings**
**Districts**
**Sites **
**Structures**
**Objects**

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## Buildings

***Yuma Territorial Prison, AZ                                                                                                     Vizcaya, FL***

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## Districts

***Canterbury Shaker Village, NH***

**Districts are more than the sum of their parts.**

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## Sites

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**Sometimes sites have no buildings at all.**

***Rock cairn along the Lolo Trail, ID***

## Structures

***Boston Harbor Island Light Station, MA******	******	******                                       Eads Bridge, MO***

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## Some National Historic Landmarks are well known, others are not.

***Some National Historic Landmarks ******are well known, others are not.***

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## How many are there?

**Fewer than 2,500 properties have qualified**
**20–25 new landmarks are named each year**

***Temple Square, UT***

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## Designation of National Historic Landmarks began in 1960

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## What are the criteria forNational Historic Landmarkdesignation?

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## Association with events...

***Association with events...***

**Locations where nationally significant historical events occurred**

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## Events may represent any time period.

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**Events may represent any time period.**

***Brandywine Battlefield, a Revolutionary War site, PA***

## Association with people...

***Association with people...***

**Places where prominent Americans lived or worked**

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## Association with ideals...

***Association with ideals...***

**Places that represent ideals that shaped the nation**

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## Outstanding architecture or design

**Outstanding examples of design or construction**
***Unusual construction***
***Superb craftsmanship***
***Design innovation***

***Alden Dow home and architectural studio , MI***

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## Characterizing a way of life...

***Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, KY***

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## Ability to yield information...

***Ability to yield information...***

**Mostly archeological ****sites**

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## How does a property becomea National Historic Landmark?

**For designation information, visit the NHL web site**

***Bear Butte, SD***

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## Who owns National Historic Landmarks?

**More than half are owned privately**
**Others are owned by institutions or government**
**Many are supported by “friends” groups**

***Laurel Hill Cemetery, PA***

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## How do owners benefit from designation?

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## Owners receive...

**Honorary ****recognition**
**Funding information**
**Technical assistance **

***Wynnewood, TN***

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## Honorary recognition

**A bronze plaque is available upon request**

***Columbus Landing Site, USVI***

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## Financial assistance

**NHLs get funding priority in some cases**
***Kennecott Mines received a federal ******“Save America’s Treasures” grant***

***Kennecott Mines, AK***

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## Networking opportunities

***National Park Service *****newsletter**

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## A Steward’s Association offers...

**Networking with NHL peers, outreach, advocacy, education**

***NHL Stewards visit West Point, NY, in 1998***

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## Information and public education

**Comprehensive ****web site**
**Technical assistance**
**Report to Congress**

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## What threatens National Historic Landmarks today?

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## Threats include...

**Deterioration**
**Incompatible new construction**
**Damaging uses**
**Erosion**
**Vandalism and looting**
**Demolition**

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## Deterioration tops the list

**Deterioration ****tops the list**

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## Web Site: www.cr.nps.gov/nhl

**Funding sources**
**Landmarks database**
**Virtual visits**
**Training information**
**Online publications**** **

***Old State Capitol, IA***

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## National Park Service support offices and parks offer

**Localized assistance**
***Technical support***
***Conferences and workshops***
***Survey and nomination help***

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## The public also benefits

**Some NHLs are open to the public**
**Tourism boosts local economies**
**The public better understands our American heritage**

***Mission Concepcion, TX***

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## For more information contact the National Park Service

***This program  has been made possible, in part, ******with special funding by the ******National Park Service******through its Cultural Resources Training Initiative.***

## Exceptional Places, Past and Present

***National ******Historic Landmarks***

***U.S. Department of the Interior—National Park Service***