Types of properties National Register of Historic Places
clockwise top left: building, structure, object , site – examples of national register of historic places property types.
the liberty ship ss jeremiah o brien, example of ship listed in national register. ship national historic landmark.
listed properties in 1 of 5 broad categories, although there special considerations other types of properties in one, or more specialized subcategories. 5 general categories national register properties are: building, structure, site, district, , object. in addition, historic districts consist of contributing , non-contributing properties.
buildings, defined national register, distinguished in traditional sense. examples include house, barn, hotel, church, or similar construction. created shelter human activity. term building, in outbuilding, can used refer historically , functionally related units, such courthouse , jail or barn , house.
structures differ buildings in functional constructions meant used purposes other sheltering human activity. examples include aircraft, grain elevator, gazebo, , bridge.
objects artistic in nature, or small in scale compared structures , buildings. although objects may movable, associated specific setting or environment. examples of objects include monuments, sculptures, , fountains.
sites locations of significant events, can prehistoric or historic in nature , represent activities or buildings (standing, ruined, or vanished). when sites listed, locations of historical interest. possess cultural or archaeological value regardless of value of structures exist @ locations. examples of types of sites include shipwrecks, battlefields, campsites, natural features, , rock shelters.
historic districts possess concentration, association, or continuity of other 4 types of properties. objects, structures, buildings, , sites in historic district united historically or aesthetically, either choice or nature of development.
there several other different types of historic preservation associated properties of national register of historic places cannot classified either simple buildings , historic districts. through national park service, national register of historic places publishes series of bulletins designed aid in evaluating , applying criteria evaluation of different types of properties. although criteria same, manner applied may differ slightly, depending upon type of property involved. national register bulletins describe application of criteria aids navigation, historic battlefields, archaeological sites, aviation properties, cemeteries, , burial places, historic designed landscapes, mining sites, post offices, properties associated significant persons, properties achieving significance within last fifty years, rural historic landscapes, traditional cultural properties, , vessels , shipwrecks.
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