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.

Fox Theatre designation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Fox Theatre (Atlanta)
Annapolis hasHistoricDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Mission Santa Barbara heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Maryland State House NRHPType National Historic Landmark
North Bridge hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Minute Man National Historical Park)
Garden District heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Ford Island
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Connecticut Hall heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States
Highland Park Ford Plant heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Old North Bridge hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Minute Man National Historical Park)
Mission San Juan Capistrano heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mission San Diego de Alcalá hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
French Quarter heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Stratford Hall
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States
Mission San Francisco de Asís heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Frank Lloyd Wright Westcott House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Shrine relatedTo National Historic Landmark
USS Utah Memorial heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mission San Juan Bautista heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (as part of San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District)
New York Stock Exchange Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mission San Miguel Arcángel heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Ripon, Wisconsin LittleWhiteSchoolhouseDesignation National Historic Landmark
USS Pampanito designation National Historic Landmark
Comstock Lode area heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Mission San Francisco Solano heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark district (as part of Sonoma Historic District)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum designatedAs National Historic Landmark
Public Law 89-665 defines National Historic Landmark
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
The Wayside (historic house in Concord) designatedAs National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: The Wayside
Grand Central Terminal designation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Edmund Pettus Bridge heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Alabama State Capitol heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Reading Terminal complex heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
University of Virginia historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mackinac Island hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Sutter’s Fort heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Hull House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Church of the Presidents heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Beale Street heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Ford's Theatre heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Sill, Oklahoma historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
Beacon Hill recognizedAs National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Bow Bridge (Central Park) heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Central Park)
Renwick Gallery heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Washington Irving's Sunnyside heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark