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.

Robert Russa Moton High School heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Timberline Lodge designated National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmarks Survey relatedTo National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks
National Park Service NHL database hasContent National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks
National Park Service NHL database focusesOn National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks in the United States
National Park Service NHL database isOfficialDatabaseOf National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks program
National Historic Landmarks in New York subclassOf National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks in the United States
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Reptile HouseStatus National Historic Landmark
Wisconsin State Capitol designated National Historic Landmark
Huguenot Street Historic District heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Hotel del Coronado heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Gropius House
Auditorium Building heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Auditorium Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Fort Snelling heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
The Rookery Building historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States designation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Spring Grove Cemetery
National Building Museum recognizedAs National Historic Landmark
National Building Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Natural Landmark relatedTo National Historic Landmark
Mighty Mo designation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: USS Missouri
President's House (original design) heritageStatusOfRealization National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (White House)
Fort Point National Historic Site heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
General Motors Technical Center heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Miller House and Garden heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Miller House, Columbus, Indiana heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Miller House, Columbus, Indiana NRHPType National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District (as part of Cambridge Common Historic District) heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Old House at Peacefield heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
John Adams Birthplace heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Granite Railway heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
Eureka historicDesignation National Historic Landmark
John Quincy Adams Birthplace heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
St. Michael’s Cathedral heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Bradbury Building heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
Russian Bishop’s House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Glass House heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
his own residence, the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Glass House
his own residence, the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Glass House
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark of the United States
National Battlefields relatedTo National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmarks
Trinity Church in the City of Boston heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Trinity Church in the City of Boston NRHPType National Historic Landmark
Old Capitol Museum heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Michigan State Capitol heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Mission Concepción heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: 100-inch Hooker Telescope
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Mount Wilson Observatory)
Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio, United States heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
subject surface form: Spiegel Grove