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When the National Register of Historic Places was established in 1966, the National Historic Landmark program was encompassed within it, and rules and procedures for inclusion and designation were formalized. Because listings (either on the National Register, or as an NHL) often triggered local preservation laws, legislation in 1980 amended the ...
The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is the historic Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98) in Strafford, Vermont, and was one of the first declared National Historic Landmarks, in 1960. [2] [3] It is located at 214 Justin Morrill Highway, south of the village green of Strafford.
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is generally a building, district, object, site, or structure, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its national historical significance. A National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) is a historic district that is recognized as an NHL.
The Blue Ridge Parkway nomination for National Historic Landmark status was referred to a vote before the National Park System Advisory Board.
The National Register initially consisted of the National Historic Landmarks designated before the Register's creation, as well as any other historic sites in the National Park System. [4] Approval of the act, which was amended in 1980 and 1992, represented the first time the United States had a broad-based historic preservation policy.
While the church is registered as a National Historic Landmark, it is not yet officially included in the NHLD nomination. It was directly referenced in the city's letter of inquiry to NPS as a ...
There are 49 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the park, one of which is a National Historic Landmark. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024. [2]
A National Register of Historic Places nomination with an expanded boundary for the New Harmony Historic District was published on May 3, 2000. [1] The boundary increase included resources dating from 1825 to 1867, the period when New Harmony was purchased by Robert Owen until the Owenite influence on the town waned after the American Civil War ...