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.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts recognizedAs National Historic Landmark
Mount Wilson Observatory heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Great Stone Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Mission San Juan Capistrano)
Presbytère heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Cabildo heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Cabildo (New Orleans)
Peyton Randolph House, Colonial Williamsburg heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Peyton Randolph House
Evanston History Center heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Charles Gates Dawes House
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia partOf National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia subsetOf National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks in the United States
Mission San Xavier del Bac heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
The House of the Seven Gables heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Pearl Harbor sites in Hawaii heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (selected components)
The Wayside heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Kiska Island designatedAs National Historic Landmark
James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: James J. Hill House
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota NRHPType National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: James J. Hill House
Poplar Hall plantation in Delaware heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Poplar Hall plantation (Delaware)
Hale Telescope heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Palomar Observatory)
Orchard House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
The Ahwahnee heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mark Twain Study heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fuller Building historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
Emerson House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Emerson House NRHPType National Historic Landmark
USS Albacore Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Moffatt-Ladd House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Jackson Square heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Newtown Battlefield State Park hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Minnesota State Capitol heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Fort Delaware State Park heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Liberty Memorial heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Comstock Historic District heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Playland amusement park, Rye, New York heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Playland (Rye, New York)
New York Court of Appeals Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Oak Hill hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Grove Street Cemetery hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
New York State Education Department Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Boston Public Garden heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Fort Mifflin heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
King of the Missions heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Fort Christina heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Aquia Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
B&O Railroad Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Skytsborg Tower heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Walden Pond hasDesignation National Historic Landmark
Walden Pond heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark