Are all historic structures alike?
“Non-Engineer” Answer: NO.
Explanation: Any municipality can legislatively identify an historic structure or even create historic districts thereby making each structure within that district a contributing structure. However, true Historic Structures are found listed on the National Register of Historic Places as maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
Commentary: To be a true Historic Structure on the National Register, the structure must have significance in American history and/or significant architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. In addition true Historic Structures must meet one of the following: (a) associated with events that have made a significant contribution to our history; (b) associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; (c) embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represent the work of a master, or possess high artistic values, or represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; (d) have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
Of the 1.4 million resources (properties) tracked and kept on file by the U.S. National Park Service only 80,000 have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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