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[graphic] National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

V. PREPARATION OF NHL NOMINATIONS

A thorough knowledge of the property and the national context in which it is to be evaluated are the beginning points for completing a nomination. The following information should be provided in order to illustrate how a property possesses exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting a national context and to make a compelling justification for NHL designation.

1) Cite and justify the qualifying NHL criteria,
2) State the related NHL theme (see Chapter III on NHL Theme Studies) and explain the property's relationship to it,
3) Explain how the property has significance at a national level (which must include a summary statement of national significance to introduce the significance section),
4) Outline the historical background of this individual property, and
5) Establish the relative merit of the significance and integrity of the property in comparison to other similar, potentially nominated properties.
Nomination preparers should use the NHL form which is a slightly modified National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPS Form 10-900) to nominate properties for designation. A computer template for this form is available on diskette from the National Historic Landmarks Survey and NPS regional and support offices that work with the NHL Program along with technical instructions for its completion. When submitting a nomination, the electronic version of the nomination should be submitted, whether on diskette or via electronic mail, along with a printed copy of the nomination.

Anyone wishing to prepare an NHL nomination should first consult either the NHL Survey or the NPS regional and support office staff for information about theme studies and other comparable properties that may be relevant in the evaluation of particular properties and for preliminary advice on whether a property appears likely to meet NHL criteria. Copies of relevant studies and National Register documentation should be consulted if the property is listed in the National Register. State Historic Preservation Officers, Federal Preservation Officers, and Tribal Preservation Officers should also be consulted for information in their inventories that may be helpful in documenting a property.

The following special instructions for the text should be followed:

NHL Form Section 1.
Name of Property

Historic Name
Select the historic name reflecting the property's national significance.

Bethune, Mary McLeod, Home
Princeton Battlefield
Virginia City Historic District

Other Names/Site Number

Enter any other names by which the property has been commonly known. These names may reflect the property's history, current ownership, or popular use and may or may not reflect the historic name. Site numbers are often assigned to archeological sites for identification. This number may be placed on this line.

NHL Form Section 2.
Location

Enter the street address of the property or the most specific location when no street number exists.

Mark an "x" in the boxes for both "not for publication" and "vicinity" (and add the name of the nearest city or town in the provided blank) to indicate that a property needs certain protection. The NPS shall withhold from disclosure to the public information about the location, character, or ownership of a historic resource if the Secretary of the Interior and the NPS determine that disclosure may

1) cause a significant invasion of privacy,
2) risk harm to the historic resource, or
3) impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners.

The Federal Register will indicate "Address Restricted" and give the nearest city or town as the property=s location. The NHL database will also refer to the location this way. Further, the NPS will exclude location and other appropriate information from any copies of documentation requested by the public.

Any information about the location, boundaries, or character of a property that should be restricted should be compiled on a separate sheet. On the same sheet, explain the reasons for restricting the information.

When it has been determined that this information should be withheld from the public, the Secretary, in consultation with the official recommending the restriction of information, shall determine who may have access to the information for the purpose of carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act.

NHL Form Section 3.
Classification

Ownership of Property
Mark an "x" in all boxes that apply to indicate ownership of the property.

Category of Property
Mark an "x" in only one box to indicate the type of property being documented. (See Figure 3.)

Name of Multiple Property Listing
Enter the name of the multiple property listing if the property is being nominated as part of a multiple property submission.

Number of Resources Within Property
Enter the number of resources in each category that make up the property. Count contributing resources separately from noncontributing resources. Total each column. (See Figure 4.)

A contributing building, site, structure, or object adds to the historical associations, historic architectural qualities, or archeological values for which a property is nationally significant because it was present during the period of significance, relates to the documented significance of the property, and possesses a high degree of historical integrity.

A noncontributing building, site, structure, or object was not present during the period of national significance, does not relate to the documented national significance of the property, or due to alterations, disturbances, additions, or other changes, it no longer possesses a high degree of historical integrity. If resources of state or local significance are included and their significance is justified in the documentation, they should be counted separately from those that contribute to the national significance.

Number of Contributing Resources Previously Listed in the National Register

Enter the number of any contributing resources already listed in the National Register. This would include both previously designated NHLs and authorized historic units of the National Park System as well as other previously listed National Register properties. If no resources are already listed, enter "N/A."

Figure 3.

National Register Property and Resource Types

• BUILDING - A building, such as a house, barn, church, hotel, or similar construction, is created principally to shelter any form of human activity. "Building" may also be used to refer to a historically and functionally related unit, such as a courthouse and jail or a house and barn.
Examples: houses, barns, stables, sheds, garages, courthouses, city halls, social halls, commercial buildings, libraries, factories, mills, train depots, stationary mobile homes, hotels, theaters, schools, stores, and churches.

• SITE - A site is the location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural, or archeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure.
Examples: habitation sites, funerary sites, rock shelters, village sites, hunting and fishing sites, ceremonial sites, petroglyphs, rock carvings, gardens, grounds, battlefields, ruins of historic buildings and structures, campsites, sites of treaty signings, trails, areas of land, shipwrecks, cemeteries, designed landscapes, and natural features, such as springs and rock formations, and land areas having cultural significance.

• STRUCTURE - The term "structure" is used to distinguish from buildings those functional constructions made usually for purposes other than creating human shelter.

Examples: bridges, tunnels, gold dredges, firetowers, canals, turbines, dams, power plants, corncribs, silos, roadways, shot towers, windmills, grain elevators, kilns, mounds, cairns, palisade fortifications, earthworks, railroad grades, systems of roadways and paths, boats and ships, railroad locomotives and cars, telescopes, carousels, bandstands, gazebos, and aircraft.

• OBJECT - The term "object" is used to distinguish from buildings and structures those constructions that are primarily artistic in nature or are relatively small in scale and simply constructed. Although it may be, by nature or design, movable, an object is associated with a specific setting or environment.
Examples: sculpture, monuments, boundary markers, statuary, and fountains.

• DISTRICT - A district possesses a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development.
Examples: college campuses; central business districts; residential areas; commercial areas; large forts; industrial complexes; civic centers; rural villages; canal systems; collections of habitation and limited activity sites; irrigation systems; large farms, ranches, estates, or plantations; transportation networks; and large landscaped parks.

Figure 4.

Rules for Counting Resources

•Count all buildings, structures, sites, and objects located within the property's boundaries that are substantial in size and scale. Do not count minor resources, such as small sheds or grave markers, unless they strongly contribute to the property's historic significance.

• Count a building or structure with attached ancillary structures, covered walkways, and additions as a single unit unless the attachment was originally constructed as a separate building or structure and later connected.

• Count rowhouses individually, even though attached.

• Do not count interiors, facades, or artwork separately from the building or structure of which they are a part.

• Count gardens, parks, vacant lots, or open spaces as "sites" only if they contribute to the significance of the property.

• Count a continuous site as a single unit regardless of its size or complexity.

• Count separate areas of a discontiguous archeological district as separate sites.

• Do not count ruins separately from the site of which they are a part.

• Do not count landscape features, such as fences and paths, separately from the site of which they are a part unless they are particularly important or large in size and scale, such as a statue by a well-known sculptor or an extensive system of irrigation ditches.

If a group of resources, such as backyard sheds in a residential district, was not identified during a site inspection and cannot be included in the count, state that this is the case and explain why in the narrative for section 7.

For additional guidance, contact the SHPO. For the address and phone number of the appropriate SHPO, contact the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, 444 N. Capital Street, NW, Suite 342, Washington, DC 20001-1512 or visit the following Web site http://grants.cr.nps.gov/shpos/shpo_search.cfm

Figure 5.

Guidelines for Entering Functions

GENERAL
• Enter the most specific category and subcategory. For example, "EDUCATION/education-related housing" rather than "DOMESTIC/institutional housing" for a college dormitory.

• If no subcategory applies, enter the general category by itself. If, in addition, none of the general categories relates to the property's function, enter "OTHER:" and an appropriate term for the function.

• For properties with many functions, such as a farm, list only the principal or predominant ones, placing the most important first.

• For districts, enter the functions applying to the district as a whole, such as DOMESTIC/village site or EDUCATION/college.

• For districts, also enter the functions of buildings, sites, structures, and objects that are:
1. of outstanding importance to the district, such as a county courthouse in a commercial center (GOVERNMENT/county courthouse) or,
2. present in substantial numbers, such as apartment buildings in a residential district (DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling) or storage pits in a village site (TRADE/trade).

• For districts containing resources having different functions and relatively equal importance, such as a group of public buildings whose functions are GOVERNMENT/city hall, GOVERNMENT/courthouse, and GOVERNMENT/post office.

HISTORIC FUNCTIONS

• Enter functions for contributing resources only.

• Select functions that relate directly to the property's significance and occurred during the period of significance (see Period of Significance).

• Enter functions for extant resources only.

• Enter only functions that can be verified by research, testing, or examination of physical evidence.

• Enter functions related to the property itself, not to the occupation of associated persons or role of associated events. For example, the home of a prominent doctor is "DOMESTIC/single dwelling" not "HEALTH CARE/medical office" unless the office was at home (in which case, list both functions).

CURRENT FUNCTIONS

• Enter functions for both contributing and noncontributing resources.

• For properties undergoing rehabilitation, restoration, or adaptive reuse, enter "WORK IN PROGRESS" in addition to any functions that are current or anticipated upon completion of the work.

NHL Form Section 4.

State/Federal Agency Certification
Preparers should leave this blank.

NHL Form Section 5.
National Park Service Certification
Preparers should leave this blank.

NHL Form Section 6.
Function or Use

Historic Function
Select one or more category and subcategory that most accurately describe the property's principal historic functions. (See Figures 5 and 6.) Enter functions for contributing resources only and for extant resources only. Select functions that relate directly to the property's significance and occurred during the period of national significance. Enter only functions that can be verified by research, testing, or examination of physical evidence.

Current Function
Select one or more category and subcategory that most accurately describe the property's most recent principal functions. Enter functions for both contributing and noncontributing resources.

Figure 6. Data Categories for Functions and Uses
CATEGORY: DOMESTIC
Subcategory:	Examples:
single dwelling	Examples: single dwelling rowhouse, mansion, residence, rockshelter, homestead, cave
multiple dwelling	duplex, apartment building, pueblo, rockshelter, cave
secondary structure	dairy, smokehouse, storage pit, storage shed, kitchen, garage, other dependencies
hotel	inn, hotel, motel, way station
institutional housing	military quarters, staff housing, poor house, orphanage
camp	hunting campsite, fishing camp, summer camp, forestry camp, seasonal residence, temporary habitation site, tipi rings
village site	pueblo group
CATEGORY: COMMERCE/TRADE
Subcategory:	Examples:
business	office building
professional	architect's studio, engineering office, law office
organizational	trade union, labor union, professional association
financial institution	savings and loan association, bank, stock exchange
specialty store	auto showroom, bakery, clothing store, blacksmith shop, hardware store
department store	general store, department store, marketplace, trading post
restaurant	cafe, bar, roadhouse, tavern
warehouse	warehouse, commercial storage
trade (archeology)	cache, site with evidence of trade, storage pit
CATEGORY: SOCIAL
Subcategory:	Examples:
meeting hall	grange; union hall; Pioneer hall; hall of other fraternal, patriotic, or political organization
clubhouse	facility of literary, social, or garden club
civic	facility of volunteer or public service organizations such as the American Red Cross
CATEGORY: GOVERNMENT
Subcategory:	Examples:
capitol	statehouse, assembly building
city hall	city hall, town hall
correctional facility	police station, jail, prison
fire station	firehouse
government office	municipal building
diplomatic building	embassy, consulate
custom house	custom house
post office	post office
public works	electric generating plant, sewer system
courthouse	county courthouse, Federal courthouse
CATEGORY: EDUCATION
Subcategory:	Examples:
school	schoolhouse, academy, secondary school, grammar school, trade or technical school
college	university, college, junior college
library	library
research facility	laboratory, observatory, planetarium
education-related	college dormitory, housing at boarding schools
CATEGORY: RELIGION
Subcategory:
religious facility	church, temple, synagogue, cathedral, mission, temple, mound, sweathouse, kiva, dance court, shrine
ceremonial site	astronomical observation post, intaglio, petroglyph site
church school	religious academy or schools
church-related residence	parsonage, convent, rectory
CATEGORY: FUNERARY
Subcategory:
cemetery	burying ground, burial site, cemetery, ossuary
graves/burials	burial cache, burial mound, grave area, crematorium
mortuary	mortuary site, funeral home, cremation
CATEGORY: RECREATION AND CULTURE
Subcategory:
theater	cinema, movie theater, playhouse
auditorium	hall, auditorium
museum	museum, art gallery, exhibition hall
music facility	concert-hall, opera house, bandstand, dance hall
sports facility	gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis court, playing field, stadium
outdoor recreation	park, campground, picnic area, hiking trail,fair, amusement park, county fairground
monument/marker	commemorative marker, commemorative monument
work of art	sculpture, carving, statue, mural, rock art
CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE
Subcategory:
processing	meatpacking plant, cannery, smokehouse, brewery, winery, food processing site, gathering site, tobacco barn
storage	granary, silo, wine cellar, storage site, tobacco warehouse, cotton warehouse
agricultural	pasture, vineyard, orchard, wheatfield, crop field marks, stone alignments, terrace, hedgerow
animal facility	hunting & kill site, stockyard, barn, chicken coop, hunting corral, hunting run, apiary
fishing facility/site	fish hatchery, fishing grounds
horticultural facility	greenhouse, plant observatory, garden
agricultural outbuilding	wellhouse, wagon shed, tool shed, barn
irrigation facility	irrigation system, canals, stone alignments, headgates, check dams
CATEGORY: INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION
Subcategory:
manufacturing facility	mill, factory, refinery, processing plant, pottery, kiln
extractive facility	coal mine, oil derrick, gold dredge, quarry, salt mine
waterworks	reservoir, water tower, canal, dam
energy facility	windmill, power plant, hydroelectric dam
communications facility	telegraph cable station, printing plant, television station, telephone company facility, satellite tracking station
processing site	shell processing site, toolmaking site, copper mining and processing site
industrial storage	warehouse
CATEGORY: HEALTH CARE
Subcategory:
hospital	veteran's medical center, mental hospital, private or public hospital, medical research facility
clinic	dispensary, doctor's office
sanitarium	nursing home, rest home, sanitarium
medical business/office	pharmacy, medical supply store, doctor or dentist's office
resort	baths, spas, resort facility
CATEGORY: DEFENSE
Subcategory:
arms storage	magazine, armory
fortification	fortified military or naval post, earth fortified village, palisaded village, fortified knoll or mountain top, battery, bunker
military facility	military post, supply depot, garrison fort, barrack, military camp
battle site	battlefield
coast guard facility	lighthouse, coast guard station, pier, dock, lifesaving station
naval facility	submarine, aircraft carrier, battleship, naval base
air facility	aircraft, air base, missile launching site
CATEGORY: LANDSCAPE
Subcategory:
parking lot
park	city park, State park, national park
plaza	square, green, plaza, public common
garden
forest
unoccupied land	meadow, swamp, desert
underwater	underwater site
natural feature	mountain, valley, promontory, tree, river, island, pond, lake
street furniture/object	street light, fence, wall, shelter, gazebo, park bench
conservation area	wildlife refuge, ecological habitat
CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION
Subcategory:
rail-related	railroad, train depot, locomotive, streetcar line, railroad bridge
air-related	aircraft, airplane hangar, airport, launching site
water-related	lighthouse, navigational aid, canal, boat, ship, wharf, shipwreck
road-related (vehicular)	parkway, highway, bridge, toll gate, parking garage
pedestrian-related	boardwalk, walkway, trail
CATEGORY: WORK IN PROGRESS
	(Use this category when work is in progress.)

NHL Form Section 7.
Description

Architectural Classification

Complete this item for properties having architectural or historical importance. Select one or more subcategories to describe the property's architectural styles or stylistic influences. (See Figure 7.) If none of the subcategories describes the property's style or stylistic influence, enter the category relating to the general period of time. For properties not described by any of the listed terms, including bridges, ships, locomotives and buildings and structures that are prehistoric, folk, or vernacular in character, enter "other" with the descriptive term most commonly used to classify the property by type, period, method of construction, or other characteristics.

Other: Pratt through truss;
Other: split-log cabin;
Other: Gloucester fishing schooner.

Do not enter "vernacular" because the term does not describe any specific characteristics. For properties not having any buildings or structures enter N/A. For buildings and structures not described by the listed terms or by "other" and a common term, enter "No style."

Materials

Enter one or more terms to describe the principal exterior materials of the property. (See Figure 8.) Enter only materials visible from the exterior of a building, structure, or object. Do not enter materials of interior, structural, or concealed architectural features even if they are significant. Enter both historic and nonhistoric materials. Under "other" list the principal materials of other parts of the exterior, such as chimneys, porches, lintels, cornices, and decorative elements. For historic districts, list the major building materials visible in the district, placing the most predominant ones first.

Narrative Description

Provide a narrative describing the property and its physical characteristics. (See Figure 9.) Describe the setting, buildings, and other major resources, outbuildings, surface and subsurface remains (for properties with archeological national significance), and landscape features for all contributing and noncontributing resources. The narrative must document the evolution of the property, describing major changes since its construction or period of national significance.

This section should begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location and setting, type, style, method of construction, size, and significant features. The summary paragraph should create a rough sketch of the property and its site and then use subsequent paragraphs to fill in the details.

The rest of the narrative should describe the current condition of the property and indicate whether the property has historic integrity in terms of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Clearly delineate between the original appearance and current appearance. The more extensively a property has been altered, the more thorough the description of additions, replacement materials, and other alterations should be. Photographs and sketch maps must be used to supplement the narrative. (See Additional Documentation Section for more information.)

The description should be concise, factual, and well organized. Organize the information in a logical manner by describing a building from the foundation up and from the exterior to the interior. Include specific facts and dates. The information should be consistent with the resource counts in Section 5 and the architectural classification and materials in Section 7. All of the contributing and noncontributing resources should be clearly identified and listed. Resources of state and local significance may be evaluated, but need to be clearly differentiated from those that contribute to the NHL themes and periods of significance for which the NHL is designated. The documentation must clearly distinguish which properties contribute to the national significance, and why, and which are significant at the state or local level. Resources that have national significance may also have state and locally significant values that may need to be documented in the nomination. These values must be clearly differentiated from those for which the resource is being nominated for NHL designation.

Historic districts usually require street by street description with a more detailed description of pivotal resources. Begin by outlining the general character of the group or district and then describe the individual resources one by one.

Describe the pivotal resources and the common types of resources, noting their general condition, historical appearance, and major changes. Follow a logical progression, moving from one resource to the next up and down each street in a geographical sequence or by street address.

Archeological nominations must also contain a brief description of the location and condition of previously excavated artifacts and collections made from the nominated property. This is a critical recognition of the importance of intact archeological collections to the scientific analyses and understanding of nationally significant archeological sites, both now and in the future.

Figure 7. Data Categories for Architectural Classification
CATEGORY: NO STYLE

CATEGORY: COLONIAL
Subcategories:	Other Stylistic Terminology:
French Colonial
Spanish Colonial	Mexican Baroque
Dutch Colonial	Flemish Colonial
Postmedieval	English, English Gothic; Elizabethan; Tudor; Jacobean or Jacobethan; New England Colonial; Southern Colonial
Georgian
CATEGORY: EARLY REPUBLIC
Subcategories:	Other Stylistic Terminology:
Early Classical Revival	Jeffersonian Classicism; Roman Republican; Roman Revival; Roman Villa; Monumental Classicism; Regency
Federal	Adams or Adamesque
CATEGORY: MID-19TH CENTURY
Subcategories	Other Stylistic Terminology:
	Early Romanesque Revival
Greek Revival
Gothic Revival	Early Gothic Revival
Italian Villa
Exotic Revival	Egyptian Revival; Moorish Revival
Octagon Mode
CATEGORY: LATE VICTORIAN
Subcategories:	Other Stylistic Terminology:
	Victorian or High Victorian Eclectic
Gothic	High Victorian Gothic; Second Gothic Revival
Italianate	Victorian or High Victorian Italianate
Second Empire	Mansard
Queen Anne	Queen Anne Revival; Queen Anne-Eastlake
Stick/Eastlake	Eastern Stick; High Victorian Eastlake
Shingle Style
Romanesque	Romanesque Revival; Richardsonian Romanesque
Renaissance	Renaissance Revival; Romano-Tuscan Mode; North Italian or Italian Renaissance; French Renaissance; Second Renaissance Revival
CATEGORY: LATE 19TH & 20TH CENTURY REVIVALS
Subcategories:	Other Stylistic Terminology:
Beaux Arts	Beaux Arts Classicism
Colonial Revival	Georgian Revival
Classical Revival	Neo-Classical Revival
Tudor Revival	Jacobean or Jacobethan Revival; Elizabethan Revival
Late Gothic Revival	Collegiate Gothic
Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival	Spanish Revival; Mediterranean Revival
Italian Renaissance
French Renaissance
Pueblo
LATE 19TH & EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS
Subcategories:	Other Stylistic Terminology:
	Sullivanesque
Prairie School
Commercial Style
Chicago
Skyscraper
Bungalow/Craftsman	Western Stick; Bungaloid
CATEGORY: MODERN MOVEMENT
Subcategories:	Other Stylistic Terminology:
Modern Movement	New Formalism; Neo-Expressionism; Brutalism; California Style or Ranch Style; Post-Modern; Wrightian
Moderne	Modernistic; Streamlined Moderne; Art Moderne
International Style	Miesian
Art Deco
CATEGORY: OTHER

CATEGORY: MIXED
	More than three styles from different periods (for a building only)

Figure 8. Data Categories for Materials
CATEGORY:	Examples:
Earth
Wood	Weatherboard; Shingle; Log; Plywood/particle board; Shake
Brick
Stone	Granite; Sandstone (including brownstone); Limestone; Marble; Slate
Metal	Iron; Copper; Bronze; Tin; Aluminum; Steel; Lead; Nickel; Cast Iron
Stucco
Terra cotta
Asphalt
Concrete
Adobe
Ceramic Tile
Glass
Cloth/canvas
Synthetics	Fiberglass; Vinyl; Rubber; Plastic
Other

Figure 9.

Guidelines for Describing Properties

BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND OBJECTS

A. Type or form, such as dwelling, church, or commercial block.

B. Setting, including the placement or arrangement of buildings and other resources, such as in a commercial center or a residential neighborhood or detached or in a row.

C. General characteristics:

1. Overall shape of plan and arrangement of interior spaces.
2. Number of stories.
3. Number of vertical divisions or bays.
4. Construction materials, such as brick, wood, or stone, and wall finish, such as type of bond, coursing, or shingling.
5. Roof shape, such as gabled, hip, or shed.
6. Structural system, such as balloon frame, reinforced concrete, or post and beam.

D. Specific features, by type, location, number, material, and condition:

1. Porches, including verandas, porticos, stoops, and attached sheds.
2. Windows.
3. Doors.
4. Chimney.
5. Dormer.
6. Other.

E. Important decorative elements, such as finials, pilasters, barge boards, brackets, half timbering, sculptural relief, balustrades, corbelling, cartouches, and murals or mosaics.

F. Significant interior features, such as floor plans, stairways, functions of rooms, spatial relationships, wainscoting, flooring, paneling, beams, vaulting, architraves, moldings, and chimneypieces .

G. Number, type, and location of outbuildings, with dates, if known.

H. Other manmade elements, including roadways, contemporary structures, and landscape features.

I. Alterations or changes to the property, with dates, if known. A restoration is considered an alteration even if an attempt has been made to restore the property to its historic form (see L below). If there have been numerous alterations to a significant interior, also submit a sketch of the floor plan illustrating and dating the changes.

J. Deterioration due to vandalism, neglect, lack of use, or weather, and the effect it has had on the property's historic integrity.

K. For moved properties:

1. Date of move.
2. Descriptions of location, orientation, and setting historically and after the move.
3. Reasons for the move.
4. Method of moving.
5. Effect of the move and the new location on the historic integrity of the property.

L. For restored and reconstructed buildings:

1. Date of restoration or reconstruction.
2. Historical basis for the work.
3. Amount of remaining historic material and replacement material.
4. Effect of the work on the property's historic integrity.
5. For reconstructions, whether the work was done as part of a master plan.

M. For properties where landscape or open space adds to the significance or setting of the property, such as rural properties, college campuses, or the grounds of public buildings:

1. Historic appearance and current condition of natural features.
2. Land uses, landscape features, and vegetation that characterized the property during the period of significance, including gardens, walls, paths, roadways, grading, fountains, orchards, fields, forests, rock formations, open space, and bodies of water.

N. For industrial properties where equipment and machinery is intact:

1. Types, approximate date, and function of machinery.
2. Relationship of machinery to the historic industrial operations of the property.

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES

A. Environmental setting of the property today and, if different, its environmental setting during the periods of occupation or use. Emphasize environmental features or factors related to the location, use, formation, or preservation of the site.

B. Period of time when the property is known or projected to have been occupied or used. Include comparisons with similar sites and districts that have assisted in identification.

C. Identity of the persons, ethnic groups, or archeological cultures who, through their activities, created the archeological property. Include comparisons with similar sites and districts that have assisted in identification.

D. Physical characteristics:

1. Site type, such as rockshelter, temporary camp, lithic workshop, rural homestead, or shoe factory.
2. Prehistorically or historically important standing structures, buildings, or ruins.
3. Kinds and approximate number of features, artifacts, and ecofacts, such as hearths, projectile points, and faunal remains.
4. Known or projected depth and extent of archeological deposits.
5. Known or projected dates for the period when the site was occupied or used, with supporting evidence.
6. Vertical and horizontal distribution of features, artifacts, and ecofacts.
7. Natural and cultural processes, such as flooding and refuse disposal, that have influenced the formation of the site.
8. Noncontributing buildings, structures, and objects within the site.

E. Likely appearance of the site during the periods of occupation or use. Include comparisons with similar sites and districts that have assisted in description.

F. Current and past impacts on or immediately around the property, such as modern development, vandalism, road construction, agriculture, soil erosion, or flooding.

G. Previous investigations of the property, including,

1. Archival or literature research.
2. Extent and purpose of any excavation, testing, mapping, or surface collection.
3. Dates of relevant research and field work. Identity of researchers and their institutional or organizational affiliation.
4. Important bibliographic references.
5. Repository or repositories where excavated collections are curated.

HISTORIC SITES

A. Present condition of the site and its setting.

B. Natural features that contributed to the selection of the site for the significant event or activity, such as a spring, body of water, trees, cliffs, or promontories.

C. Other natural features that characterized the site at the time of the significant event or activity, such as vegetation, topography, a body of water, rock formations, or a forest.

D. Any cultural remains or other manmade evidence of the significant event or activities.

E. Type and degree of alterations to natural and cultural features since the significant event or activity, and their impact on the historic integrity of the site.

F. Explanation of how the current physical environment and remains of the site reflect the period and associations for which the site is significant.

ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS

A. Natural and manmade elements comprising the district, including prominent topographical features and structures, buildings, sites, objects, and other kinds of development.

B. Architectural styles or periods represented and predominant characteristics, such as scale, proportions, materials, color, decoration, workmanship, and quality of design.

C. General physical relationship of buildings to each other and to the environment, including facade lines, street plans, squares, open spaces, density of development, landscaping, principal vegetation, and important natural features. Any changes to these relationships over time. Some of this information may be provided on a sketch map.

D. Appearance of the district during the time when the district achieved significance (see Period of Significance) and any changes or modifications since.

E. General character of the district, such as residential, commercial, or industrial, and the types of buildings and structures, including outbuildings and bridges, found in the district.

F. General condition of buildings, including alterations, additions, and any restoration or rehabilitation activities.

G. Identity of buildings, groups of buildings, or other resources that do and do not contribute to the district's significance. (See Determining Contributing and Noncontributing Resources for definitions of contributing and noncontributing resources.) If resources are classified by terms other than "contributing" and "noncontributing," clearly explain which terms denote contributing resources and which noncontributing. Provide a list of all resources that are contributing or noncontributing or identify them on the sketch map submitted with the form (see Sketch Map).

H. Most important contributing buildings, sites, structures, and objects. Common kinds of other contributing resources.

I. Qualities distinguishing the district from its surroundings.