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.

Emerald Mound NRHPType National Historic Landmark
Calumet Historic District heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Knox (Maine) hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Point (San Francisco) heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Taylor heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Pike heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Paul Revere Memorial Association heritageDesignationOfSiteOperated National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (Paul Revere House)
Fort Macomb heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Wainwright Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Pasadena Cultural Heritage Landmark differentFrom National Historic Landmark
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site designation National Historic Landmark
Cedar Hill (Frederick Douglass home) heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Carson Pirie Scott Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Poverty Point heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Old State House, Boston heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mary Church Terrell House National Historic Landmark in Washington, D.C. heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Mary Church Terrell House National Historic Landmark
Drayton Hall heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States
Hill–Stead Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Stanley-Whitman House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Liberty Hall, Crawfordville, Georgia heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Dallas Fair Park heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Wawona Hotel heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Susan Lawrence Dana House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
State Theatre of California heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Cincinnati Music Hall heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Star of Alaska historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
Harrod’s Fort heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Columbus Park, Chicago heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Bottle Creek Mounds recognizedAs National Historic Landmark
Bottle Creek Mounds heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States
Montpelier plantation heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi partOf National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program
Old Capitol Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Old Capitol Museum NRHPType National Historic Landmark
Veterans War Memorial Tower heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Tougaloo College historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
San José Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Calvin Coolidge Homestead heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Calvin Coolidge Birthplace heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Africa (Four Continents sculpture) heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Louisiana State Capitol heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Wheeler Army Airfield heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Wright brothers heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (Wright Flyer)
Ladd-Gilman House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark