National Historic Landmark

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A National Historic Landmark is a designation given by the U.S. federal government to buildings, sites, structures, or objects recognized as having exceptional historical significance to the nation.

All labels observed (80)

Label Occurrences
National Historic Landmark canonical 1,077
U.S. National Historic Landmark 155
National Historic Landmark of the United States 30

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage designation
historic designation
administeredBy National Park Service
appliesToJurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
confers eligibility for preservation grants and technical assistance
limited protection under federal preservation laws
country United States of America
criterion exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States
national level of historical significance
designatedBy United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: Secretary of the Interior
designates building
district
object
site
structure
differentFrom National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
evaluatedBy National Park System Advisory Board
hasAbbreviation NHL
hasAssessmentCriterion association with events of national importance
association with nationally significant persons
distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction
integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association
potential to yield nationally important historical or prehistorical information
hasAuthorityOver resources on both public and private land
hasPart National Historic Landmark building
National Historic Landmark self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Historic Landmark district

National Historic Landmark object
National Historic Landmark site
National Historic Landmark structure
hasScope properties of national, not just local or state, significance
higherStatusThan ordinary National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1960
isSubjectOf National Park Service National Historic Landmarks Program publications
language English
legalBasis Historic Sites Act of 1935
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
partOf National Historic Landmark self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program

National Park Service
surface form: United States National Park Service heritage programs
purpose preservation of nationally significant historic resources
recognition of exceptional national historical significance
regulates use of official NHL name and emblem
requiresConsentOf property owner for designation
subclassOf heritage register listing
historic site designation
protected historic resource
usedIn heritage tourism promotion
historic preservation planning

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,415)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Faithful Inn heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
San Francisco Designated Landmark differentFrom National Historic Landmark
Louisiana State Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (for some constituent buildings)
Helen Keller Birthplace heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Springwood (Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home) heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Springwood
Saratoga Spa State Park hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Carlyle House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Churchill Downs designatedAs National Historic Landmark
St. Paul’s Chapel heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Chemical Landmark relatedTo National Historic Landmark
Chilkoot Trail designation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (United States)
Gore Place heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Russell Cave National Monument NRHPType National Historic Landmark
Marin County Civic Center heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Experimental Breeder Reactor I heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Thacher Island North Tower heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Great Falls Historic District hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Hinchliffe Stadium, a former Negro league baseball park designatedAs National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Hinchliffe Stadium
405 Lexington Avenue hasLandmarkStatus National Historic Landmark
Castle Williams heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Kykuit estate heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Kykuit
Thacher Island South Tower heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Thacher Island Light Station)
Fort Hall hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (site)
La Cuesta Encantada designatedAs National Historic Landmark
Casa Grande heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Hearst Castle)
Casa del Mar heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Hearst Castle)
Jacob Graff House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Greenway Court heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Kennywood heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Casa del Monte heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Hearst Castle)
Thomas Crane Public Library heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Lowell Observatory heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Boyhood Home at Knob Creek unit hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Knob Creek Farm hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Morse-Libby House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmarks in Maine partOf National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program
South Pass heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Mission Inn Hotel & Spa designation National Historic Landmark
Old State House Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Lee Chapel heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
United States Custom House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Christ Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Christ Church (Philadelphia)
Fort Morgan heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Old State, War, and Navy Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Cape Henry Lighthouse nrhpType National Historic Landmark