What are the National Register Criteria?
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s roster of Properties important in the history, architectural history, archeology, engineering, and culture of the United States, its States and regions, and its communities. The National Register is maintained by the National Park Service,and expanded through nominations by individuals, organizations, State and local governments, and Federal Agencies. The National Register criteria identify the range of resources and kinds of significance that will qualify properties for listing in the National Register. They are applied to each nomination in order to determine whether the nominated property qualifies. The criteria are also applied by Federal agencies, State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO’s) and the National Register staff to un-evaluated properties that may be affected by Federal agency actions to determine whether they are eligible for consideration during agency planning. Local historic preservation commissions and chief
