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.

St. Louis Union Station heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Sidney, Ohio heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: People’s Federal Savings and Loan Association (Sidney, Ohio)
Forbes House Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Museum at Eldridge Street heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
David Bradford House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
LeMoyne House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Meadow Brook Hall heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
George W. Norris House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Tenement Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Atheneum in New Harmony heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Emma Willard House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Owens–Thomas House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Owens–Thomas House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Harding Home heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Harding Memorial heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Watervliet Arsenal heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Augustus Lutheran Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Kit Carson County Carousel heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Custom House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Larkin House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Phoenix Shot Tower heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
United First Parish Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Millford Plantation (nearby, historically associated region) heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Millford Plantation
Lockwood–Mathews Mansion Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Borough House Plantation heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Saratoga Monument heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Boston Naval Shipyard heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
George C. Marshall House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
United States Naval Asylum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
First Baptist Church in America heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
John Brown House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
University Hall, Brown University heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Cahaba, Alabama heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Basilica of Saint Mary heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Cripple Creek Historic District heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Kennecott mining district heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Westover Plantation heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Justin Smith Morrill Homestead heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Johnson Hall State Historic Site heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Government Street Presbyterian Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Homewood House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Tampa Bay Hotel heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark