TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I. DEFINING BOUNDARIES FOR NATIONAL REGISTER PROPERTIES

Why Boundaries are Important
Getting Help
Deciding What to Include
Factors to Consider
Selecting Boundaries
Revising Boundaries

II. DOCUMENTING BOUNDARIES

Completing Section 10, Geographical Data
The Verbal Boundary Description and Boundary Justification
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) References
Global Positioning System (GPS)

III. CASE STUDIES

Boundaries for Buildings

Buildings in Urban Settings
Buildings in Rural Settings

Boundaries for Historic Districts

Contiguous Districts in Urban Settings
Discontiguous Districts in Urban Settings
Contiguous Districts in Rural Settings
Discontiguous Districts in Rural Settings
Parks as Districts

Boundaries for Particular Property Types

Traditional Cultural Properties
Mining Properties

Boundaries for Archeological Sites and Districts

Archeological Sites
Contiguous Archeological Districts
Discontiguous Archeological Districts
Shipwreck Sites

Boundaries for Historic Sites

Boundaries for Objects

Boundaries for Structures

IV. REFERENCES

V. NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

VI. NATIONAL REGISTER BULLETINS

APPENDIX: Definition of National Register Boundaries for Archeological Properties (formerly National Register Bulletin 12: Definition of National Register Boundaries for Archeological Properties)