National Register of Historic Places facts for kids

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SlaterMill.JPG|thumb|right|Old Slater Mill, a historic district in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was the first property listed in the National Register on November 13, 1966.]]

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects (all called "properties") worthy of preservation. The list is kept by the National Park Service. The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) created the National Register and the method for adding properties to it. There are more than one million properties on the National Register, 80,000 are listed by themselves. The rest of the properties are smaller "contributing properties" that are part of historic districts. Each year around 30,000 properties are added to the National Register as part of districts or through individual listings. A few are National Historic Landmarks.

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  Old Slater Mill, a historic district in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was the first property listed in the National Register, on November 13, 1966.

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  George B. Hartzog Jr., director of the National Park Service from January 8, 1964, until December 31, 1972

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  U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1977–1981) Cecil Andrus removed the National Register from the jurisdiction of the National Park Service in 1978.

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  S. R. Crown Hall is listed under criteria B and C for its association with architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and modernist design.

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  A typical plaque found on properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places

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  An alternate series of plaques. Buildings on the National Register are often listed in local historic societies as well.

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  Round Barns in Illinois Thematic Resources is a Multiple Property Submission that includes 18 structures throughout the state.

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  Example of a barn on the National Register of Historic Places; Cow Barn; Enfield Shaker Village, New Hampshire; built 1854.

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  A National Register of Historic Places plaque at the Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas

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  The Portland Building was added to the NRHP only 29 years after its opening.

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  Pecos Pueblo is one of a number of NRHP sites administered by the National Park Service.

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  The Illinois State Capitol is one of 44 U.S. state capitols listed on the NRHP.

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  College Hill Historic District is an example of a National Historic Landmark District.

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  The American Legation, Tangier is the only site on the NRHP in a foreign nation.

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  Walden Pond is an example of a natural site listed on the NRHP.

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  The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is one of a number of ships listed on the NRHP.

See also

In Spanish: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos para niños