U.S. National Historic Landmark District

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United States federal historic designation historic district designation

The U.S. National Historic Landmark District designation recognizes historic districts of exceptional national significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture, granting them the highest level of federal historic recognition.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
National Historic Landmark District 58
U.S. National Historic Landmark District canonical 13
National Historic Landmark District (as part of Colonial Williamsburg) 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal historic designation ⓘ
historic district designation ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
appliesTo historic districts ⓘ
associatedWith historic preservation policy in the United States ⓘ
benefit increased prestige for designated communities ⓘ
stronger basis for local preservation efforts ⓘ
comparedTo National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form: National Register of Historic Places historic district
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criterion exceptional national significance ⓘ
distinguishedFrom individual National Historic Landmark property ⓘ
documentationIncludes defined geographic boundaries ⓘ
description of contributing and noncontributing resources ⓘ
period of significance ⓘ
statement of national significance ⓘ
doesNotAutomaticallyProvide federal funding ⓘ
governedBy National Historic Landmarks criteria ⓘ
hasHigherStatusThan National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form: National Register of Historic Places historic district
hasLegalStatus federal recognition ⓘ
heritageDesignationLevel highest level of federal historic recognition in the United States ⓘ
impact encourages long-term preservation planning ⓘ
raises public awareness of national heritage ⓘ
includesResources buildings ⓘ
landscapes ⓘ
objects ⓘ
sites ⓘ
structures ⓘ
legalFramework National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
mayProvideEligibilityFor certain federal preservation grants ⓘ
federal historic preservation tax incentives ⓘ
partOf National Historic Landmarks Survey ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ⓘ
surface form: U.S. federal historic preservation system
primaryPurpose preservation of nationally significant historic districts ⓘ
protectionMechanism review of federal undertakings under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act ⓘ
provides formal federal recognition of national significance ⓘ
recognitionType honorific designation with limited direct regulatory control ⓘ
relatedDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark
requiresApprovalBy United States Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of the Interior
requiresEvaluationBy National Park Service staff ⓘ
scope multiple contributing properties within a defined boundary ⓘ
significanceArea American history ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
culture ⓘ
engineering ⓘ
typicalThemes industrial development ⓘ
military history ⓘ
political history ⓘ
social and cultural movements ⓘ

Referenced by (92)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hudson River National Historic Landmark District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Bay View Historic District (adjacent community) → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Charleston Historic District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Saint Anthony Falls → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (St. Anthony Falls Historic District)
Presidio of San Francisco → designatedAs → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
U.S. National Historic Landmark District (as part of Cambridge Common Historic District) → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Hillhouse Avenue → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Lahaina Historic District → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Litchfield Historic District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Sweet Auburn neighborhood → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Santanoni Preserve → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site → NRHPType → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Embarcadero Historic District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (partial) → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
subject surface form: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Sonoma State Historic Park → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park → hasDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark district
Bellevue Avenue Historic District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (as part of Civic Center)
Germantown, Pennsylvania → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (parts)
Crane Estate → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
New Castle → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
subject surface form: New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Great Falls of the Passaic River → designation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Nantucket Historic District → designation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
City of Cape May → hasHeritageStatus → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
United States Military Academy historic district → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park → hasDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (overlapping resources)
Atlantic City Boardwalk → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Colonial Williamsburg → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
The Strand Historic District → hasHeritageStatus → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Fisk University → recognizedAs → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Bodie (ghost town) → hasStatus → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
subject surface form: Bodie
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Mount Vernon Place → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Virginia City → hasHeritageStatus → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Savannah Historic District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Academical Village → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Port Townsend, Washington → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (downtown and uptown areas)
Monterey State Historic Park → hasDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (through contributing properties)
Charlestown Navy Yard → designatedAs → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
College Hill → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Ashley River → historicDistrictDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Washington Navy Yard → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
Thacher Island Twin Lights → NRHPType → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Capitol building (colonial) → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (as part of Colonial Williamsburg)
Battle Hill → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District (as part of Green-Wood Cemetery)
Kalaupapa Peninsula → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Cape May → hasHeritageStatus → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Yuma Crossing → hasHeritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Historic Landmark District
Key West Historic District → heritageDesignation → U.S. National Historic Landmark District ⓘ