NHL

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cultural heritage designation historic designation

NHL is the common abbreviation for National Historic Landmark, a designation given by the U.S. government to places of exceptional historical significance.

Aliases (1)

National Historic Landmark ×46

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage designation → historic designation →
abbreviation	NHL →
administeredBy	National Park Service →
appliesTo	buildings → districts → objects → sites → structures →
country	United States of America →
criterion	exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States →
designatedBy	U.S. federal government →
distinguishedFrom	local historic landmark designations → state historic landmark designations →
documentationBy	National Park Service publications →
establishedBy	Historic Sites Act of 1935 →
evaluationBy	National Park Service archeologists → National Park Service architectural historians → National Park Service historians →
geographicCoverage	District of Columbia → U.S. territories → all U.S. states →
governedBy	federal historic preservation regulations →
hasAuthority	Secretary of the Interior →
hasConsequence	heightened recognition and consideration in planning and preservation decisions →
hasDesignationLevel	national level →
includes	archaeological sites → cultural landscapes → engineering works → historic battlefields → historic homes →
language	English →
legalStatus	formal federal recognition of national historical significance →
managedWithin	U.S. Department of the Interior →
partOf	National Historic Landmarks Program →
purpose	to recognize places of exceptional historical significance in U.S. history →
recordedIn	National Park Service NHL database →
relatedProgram	National Historic Landmarks Survey →
relatedTo	National Register of Historic Places →
scope	national significance →
sector	heritage conservation →
subsetOf	National Register of Historic Places listings →
typeOfSignificance	archaeological significance → architectural significance → cultural significance → historical significance →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Historic Landmark →	abbreviation
The Carlton Street Cashbox →	associatedWithLeague
National Historic Landmark →	hasAbbreviation
Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York →	NRHPType