California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 3 - Department of Parks and Recreation › Chapter 11.5 - California Register of Historical Resources › Appendix A - A Glossary of Terms as Used in the California Register of Historical Resources

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A
Archaeological District.
An area defined by a
				  significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites.
Archaeological Site.
A bounded area of a
				  resource containing archaeological deposits or features that is defined in part
				  by the character and location of such deposits or features.
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
				  (16 U.S.C.
				  470aa).
Provides for protection of
				  terrestiral and submerged archaeological resources. Authorizes criminal
				  prosecution for the excavation, removal, or damage of archaeological resources
				  on public or Indian lands without appropriate permit. Governs the
				  transportation of illegally obtained materials, access to information, and the
				  permitting process.
B
Boundaries.
Lines delineating the geographical
				  extent or area of an historical resource.
Building.
A resource, such as a house, barn,
				  church, factory, hotel, or similar structure, created principally to shelter or
				  assist in carrying out any form of human activity. Also, used to refer to an
				  historically and functionally related unit, such as a courthouse and jail or a
				  house and barn.
C
California Historical Resources Information System
				  (CHRIS).
That collection of Site Records, Historic Resource Inventory
				  Forms, and all information on historical resources which has been acquired and
				  managed by the State Office of Historic Preservation since 1975. This shall
				  include the State Historic Resources Inventory, the California Archaeological
				  Site Inventory, properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places,
				  California Registered Historical Landmarks, California Points of Historical
				  Interest, and the California Register of Historical Resources.
Conservation Easement.
A less than fee simple
				  interest in real property recorded as a deed restriction which is designated to
				  protect the historic, cultural, archaeological, or ecological characteristics
				  of a property. For purposes of the regulations in this chapter, it is
				  interchangeable wit the term "Preservation Easement."
Cultural
				  Heritage.
Pertaining to the sum total of traditions, body of knowledge,
				  etc., inherited as possessions, characteristics, or conditions expressing a
				  traditional way of life subject to gradual, but continuous modifications by
				  succeeding generations.
Cultural Resource.
See Historical
				  Resource.
Culture.
A linkage of people possessing shared
				  values, beliefs, and historical associations coupling social institutions and
				  physical materials necessary for collective survival.
D
Disclosure, archaeological site.
To make
				  available any records that pertain to an archaeological site. However,
				  "archaeological site disclosure" need not take place if the nomination of a
				  resource to the California Register requires making known any records which
				  related to archaeological site information when those records are maintained by
				  either the Department of Parks and Recreation or the State Historical Resources
				  Commission.
District.
A geographic area which possesses a
				  significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, areas,
				  structures, or objects which are united historically, culturally, or
				  aesthetically by plan, history, or physical development. For purposes of the
				  regulations in this chapter, this term is interchangeable with "Historic
				  District."
DPR Form 422.
Department of Parks and Recreation
				  Archaeological Resources Inventory Form Number 422.
DPR Form 523.
Department of Parks and Recreation
				  Historic Resources Inventory Form Number 523.
E
Evaluation.
A process carried out by the State
				  Historical Resource Commission whereby the significance and integrity of an
				  historical resource is judged, thereby determining its eligibility for
				  listing.
F
Footprint.
The form or pattern made by the
				  perimeter of a building or other resource. Often used in connection with sketch
				  maps or boundaries. A sketch map may show the footprint of historic resources
				  as they are found on a parcel of land.
Formally Determined Eligible for Listing.
An
				  historical resource shall be considered "formally determined eligible for
				  listing" when the State Historical Resources Commission accepts the nomination
				  of the historical resource and designates the property as eligible for listing
				  in the California Register.
G
Geographical Area.
An area of land containing
				  historical or archaeological resources that can be identified on a map and
				  delineated by boundaries.
H
Historic Context.
An organizing structure for
				  interpreting history that groups information about historical resources sharing
				  a common theme, geographical area, or chronology. The development of "historic
				  context" is a foundation for decisions regarding the planning, identification,
				  evaluation, registration, and treatment of historical resources based upon
				  comparative historic significance.
Historic District.
A geographic area which
				  contains a concentration of historic buildings, structures, or sites united
				  historically, culturally, or architecturally. "Historic districts" are defined
				  by precise geographic boundaries. Therefore, "historic districts" with unusual
				  boundaries require a description of what lies immediately outside the areas in
				  order to define the edge of the district and to explain the exclusion of
				  adjoining areas.
Historic Fabric.
(1) With regard to an historic
				  building, "historic fabric" means the particular materials, ornamentation, and
				  architectural features which are consistent with the historic character of the
				  building. (2) With regard to an historic district, "historic fabric" means all
				  sites, buildings, structures, features, objects, landscaping, street elements,
				  and related design components of the district which are consistent with the
				  historic character of the district. (3) With regard to an archaeological
				  district, "historic fabric" means sites, standing structures or buildings,
				  historic landscape (land disturbance such as grading or construction), features
				  (remnants of walls), and objects (artifacts) which are consistent with the
				  historic character of the district.
Historic Integrity.
The ability of a resource to
				  convey its historical significance.
Historic Resources Inventory Form (DPR Form
				  523).
A document which describes the characteristics and locations of
				  buildings, structures, objects, and districts recorded for inclusion in an
				  Historic Resources Inventory.
Historical Landmarks.
See State Historical
				  Landmark.
Historical Resource.
Any object, building,
				  structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript which is historically or
				  archaeological significant, or which is significant in the architectural,
				  engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social,
				  political, military, or cultural history of California.
Historical Resources Inventory.
A set of data,
				  such as a list of historical resources, generated through an Historical
				  Resources Survey.
Historical Resources Survey.
The process of
				  systematically identifying, researching, photographing, and documenting
				  historical resources within a defined geographic area.
I
Identification.
The process by which information
				  is gathered regarding historical resources.
Information Center.
See Regional Information
				  Center.
L
Landscape, Cultural.
A geographic area that (1)
				  has been used, shaped, or modified by human activity, occupation, intervention;
				  or (2) possesses significant value in the belief system of a culture or
				  society.
Landscape, Designed.
A geographic area that (1)
				  has significant as a design or work of art; (2) was consciously designed and
				  laid out by (a) a designer according to academic or professional design
				  standards, theories, or philosophies of landscape architecture; or (b) by an
				  amateur using a recognized style or tradition; (3) has an historical
				  association with a significant person, trend, or event in landscape gardening
				  or landscape architecture; or (4) has a significant relationship to the theory
				  or practice of landscape architecture.
Landscape, Rural.
A geographic area that (1) has
				  historically been shaped or modified by human activity, occupancy, or
				  intervention; (2) possesses a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity
				  of areas of land use, vegetation, buildings or structures, roads or waterways,
				  or natural features; or (3) provides a sense of place.
Listed.
A California Register historical
				  resource shall be considered "listed" when (1) the State Historical Resources
				  Commission, after reviewing the nomination of the historical resource, accepts
				  it for listing in the California Register; or (2) it has been automatically
				  "listed" under Public Resources Code Section
				  5024.1(d)(1)
				  & (2).
Local government.
A public agency with land-use
				  control authority over a designated historical resource. Local governments may
				  include special district, tribal, city, or county
				  governments.
M
Manuscript.
(1) Bodies or groups of personal
				  papers. (2) Collections of documents acquired from various sources according to
				  a plan. (3) Individual documents acquired by a manuscripts repository because
				  of their special importance. (Society of American
				  Archivists)
N
National Environmental Policy Act of 1989 (NEPA).
				  (42 U.S.C.
				  4321-4327 (1969) (amended)).
Created a process by which to analyze significant environmental impacts,
				  including impacts to historical resources, for federally funded or licensed
				  actions.
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA).
				  (16 U.S.C.
				  470 (1966) (amended)).
Established the
				  National Register of Historic Places. Created a partnership between federal,
				  state, and local agencies to extend the national historic preservation programs
				  to properties of state and local significance.
National Register Criteria.
The federally
				  established standards for evaluating the eligibility of properties for
				  inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
National Register of Historic Places, The.
				  (16 U.S.C.
				  470a, 36 C.F.R. Parts 60, 63).
The
				  official inventory of districts, sties, buildings, structures, and objects
				  significant in American history, architecture, archeology, and culture which is
				  maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under the authority of the Historic
				  Sites Act of 1935 (16 U.S.C.
				  461-467 (1935) (amended)) and the
				  National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
				  470 (1966) (amended)).
Nomination.
A formal application, submitted to
				  the State Historical Resources Commission, for listing an historical resource
				  on the California Register of Historical Resources.
O
Object.
Manifestations that are primarily
				  artistic in nature, or are relatively small in scale and simply constructed.
				  The "object" may be a fixture (real property) or movable (personal property).
				  Although it may be movable by nature or design, an object must be associated
				  with a specific setting or environment. The "object" should be in a setting
				  appropriate to its significant historical use, role or character; for example,
				  a fountain or boundary marker.
Officer.
The State Historic Preservation Officer
				  (SHPO) is appointed by the Governor under the authority of Public Resources
				  Code Section
				  5020.6.
				  The SHPO serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Office of Historic
				  Preservation and Executive Secretary of the State Historical Resources
				  Commission. The SHPO administers state and federally mandated historic
				  preservation programs under the authority of the National Historic Preservation
				  Act of 1966, Section
				  101(b)(3),
				  (16 U.S.C.
				  470 (1966) (amended)) and Cal. Pub. Res. Code
				  Section 5024.
Owner.
Those individuals, partnerships,
				  corporations, or public agencies holding fee simple title to a resource. The
				  term does not include individuals, partnerships, corporations, or public
				  agencies holding easements or less fee simple interests, including
				  leaseholds.
P
Penal Code, Section
				  622.5.
Provides misdemeanor penalties for every person, other than the owner, who
				  injures or destroys objects of historical or archeological interest located on
				  public or private lands.
Point of Historical Interest.
The California
				  Point of Historical Interest Program (Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section
				  5021) is a state historical
				  resources registration program, established in 1965, which provides official
				  recognition for historical resources that are significant at a county or
				  regional level, but do not quality for designation as California Registered
				  Historical Landmarks.
Preservation (treatment).
The act or process of
				  applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity, or historic fabric
				  of an historical building or structure, or the form or vegetative cover of an
				  historic site. It may include stabilization work, as well as ongoing
				  maintenance of the historic fabric.
Preservation Commission.
A city or county board
				  of appointed citizens with assigned responsibilities for surveying,
				  designating, and protecting historical resources. May also be called an
				  historic review board, design review board, landmarks commission, or cultural
				  heritage commission.
Primary Number.
The number used to identify and
				  retrieve records regarding a specific site in the California Historical
				  Resources Information System. The Primary Number describes the location of a
				  resource in the same manner as a Site Trinomial Number.
Protection (treatment).
The act or process of
				  applying measures to affect the physical condition of an historical resource by
				  guarding it from deterioration, loss, or attack by natural causes, or to cover
				  or shield it from threat of danger or harm. In the case of buildings or
				  structures, these measures are usually temporary; however, with regard to
				  archeological resources, protective measures may be temporary or
				  permanent.
Public Resources Code, Section
				  5097.5.
Defines as a misdemeanor the unauthorized disturbance or removal of
				  archeological, historical, or paleontological resources located on public
				  lands.
R
Reconstruction (treatment).
The act or process
				  of reproduction through construction the exact form and detail of a vanished
				  building, structure, or object, or any part thereof, as it appeared at a
				  specified period of time.
Recordation.
Section
				  27288.2 of
				  the Government Code and Section
				  5029
				  of the Public Resources Code require the County Recorder to record a certified
				  resolution of historical resources designation containing the name of the
				  current property owner, the historical resources registration program, the
				  designating entity, the specific historical resources designation, and a legal
				  description of the property.
Regional Information Center.
An Information
				  Center of the California Historical Resources Information System, under
				  contract to the Office of Historic Preservation, which receives, manages, and
				  provides information on historical and archeological resources. "An Information
				  Center" may also provide training or technical assistance on a fee-for-service
				  basis.
Registration.
A program by which an historic
				  resource is documented, evaluated, and determined eligible or nominated for
				  listing as a type of historical resource. Such programs may be local, state, or
				  national.
Rehabilitation (treatment).
The act or process
				  of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration
				  which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those
				  portions or features of the property which are significant to its historical,
				  architectural, and cultural values.
Research Design.
Reveals the logic that will be
				  used to direct identification, documentation, investigation, analysis, or
				  treatment of an historical resource that identifies the goals, methods and
				  techniques, potential results, and the relationship of the potential results to
				  other proposed activities or treatments.
Resource, Contributing.
A resource which by
				  location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association
				  adds to the sense of historical authenticity, historical development, or value
				  of an historical resource.
Resource, Non Contributing.
An historical
				  resource which does not add to the sense of historical authenticity or
				  evolution of an historic property or where the location, design, setting,
				  materials, workmanship, history, and/or association of the historical resource
				  have been so altered or deteriorated that the overall integrity of that
				  resource has been irretrievably lost.
Restoration (treatment).
The act or process of
				  reproducing the exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure, or
				  object, or a part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of
				  time.
S
Secretary of Interior Standards.
Identified in
				  the
Secretary of the Interior Standards and Guidelines for Historic
				  Preservation Projects
(36 C.F.R. 67), with accompanying
				  interpretive guidelines, which are utilized by federal agencies in the
				  preservation of historical properties that are listed, or are eligible for
				  listing, on the National Register. They are also used by some State Historic
				  Preservation Offices in evaluating projects proposed as historical resources in
				  accordance with federal regulations; or by local governments, organizations,
				  and individuals in making decisions about the identification, evaluation,
				  registration, or treatment of historic properties. The
Secretary of the
				  Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
is aimed at retaining and
				  preserving those features and materials which are important in defining the
				  historic character of an historical resource. Technical advice about
				  archeological and historic preservation activities and methods is also included
				  in the
Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for
				  Archeology and Historic Preservation.
Site.
A location of a significant event, a
				  prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure,
				  whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses
				  historical, cultural, or archeological value regardless of the value of any
				  existing building, structure, or object. A "site" need not be marked by
				  physical remains if it is the location of a prehistoric or historic event and
				  if no buildings, structures, or objects marked it at that time. Examples
				  include trails, designed landscapes, battlefields, habitation sites, Native
				  American ceremonial areas, petroglyphs, and pictographs.
Site Record.
A document which describes the
				  characteristics and location of a site, and which has been completed for entry
				  in the California Archaeological Site Inventory.
Site Trinomial Number.
A site registration
				  number assigned by the Office of Historic Preservation to a specific
				  archeological resource under which all documentation for that resource will be
				  recorded.
Stabilization (treatment).
The act or process of
				  applying measures designed to establish a weather resistant enclosure and the
				  structural stability of an unsafe or deteriorated property, or one which has
				  the potential to deteriorate or to become unsafe, while maintaining the
				  essential form as it exists at present.
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO).
See
				  Officer.
State Historic Resources Inventory.
Compilation
				  of all identified and evaluated historical resources maintained by the State
				  Office of Historic Preservation. It includes all those historical resources
				  evaluated in surveys that were conducted in accordance with criteria
				  established by the Office (see Appendix B) and were thereafter determined
				  eligible for, or listed in, the National Register of Historic Places or
				  designated as California Registered Historical Landmarks, California Points of
				  Historical Interest, or the California Register of Historical Resources.
State Historical Building Code (SHBC).
The State
				  Historical Building Code is contained in Part 8 of Title 24 (State Building
				  Standards Code) and applies to all qualified historical structures, districts,
				  and sites designated under federal, state, or local authority. It provides
				  alternatives to the Uniform Building Code in cases consistent with building
				  regulations for the rehabilitation, preservation, restoration, or relocation of
				  qualified historic structures designated as historic buildings.
State Historical Landmarks.
The California
				  Registered Historical Landmarks Program (Cal. Pub. Res. Code Section
				  5021) is a state historical
				  resources registration program which was created in 1949 to recognize
				  historical resources with regional and statewide significance to the history of
				  California.
State Historical Resources Commission (SHRC).
Commission appointed by the Governor under Public Resources Code Section
				  5020.4
				  and
				  5020.5.
				  The SHRC has broad responsibilities for the statewide historic preservation
				  program that include conducting a statewide inventory of historical resources,
				  establishing criteria for evaluating historical resources, and conducting
				  public hearings to develop and review a statewide historical resources
				  plan.
Statement of Significance.
An organizational
				  format which groups information about related historical resources based on
				  theme, geographic units, and chronological period. The information should
				  describe why the resource is significant within a relevant historic
				  context.
Structure.
A construction made for a functional
				  purpose rather than creating human shelter. Examples of structures include
				  mines, bridges, and funnels.
T
Tax Certification.
A provision of federal tax
				  law which, under certain conditions, allows money invested in capital
				  rehabilitation to be deducted from income taxes owed. See those provisions for
				  certified National Register structure which are included in the Economic
				  Recovery Act of 1981 (Internal Revenue Code Section
				  48,
				  168,
				  170, and
				  280 B).
Traditional Cultural Properties.
A geographic
				  area or historical resource that embodies important cultural values. It may
				  contain landscape characteristics that are the tangible evidence of the
				  activities and habits of the people who occupied, developed, and shaped the
				  land to serve their needs, or it may include several categories of properties.
				  It may also contain, or consist primarily of, natural features which are
				  important in a religious or belief system.
U
UTM Coordinates.
A set of metric coordinates
				  (easting and northing) that indicate a unique location according to the
Universal Transverse Mercator
grid appearing on maps of the United
				  States Geological Survey.