National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register coordinates and supports efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect historic and archeological resources that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. Properties from Mammoth Cave include:

 

Today the Superintendent's House is used as an office building for those working as part of the Office of the Superintendent.

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• Bransford Spring Pumphouse
• Colossal Cavern Entrance
• Crystal Cave District
• Good Spring Baptist Church and Cemetery
• Great Onyx Cave Entrance
• Hercules and Coach No. 2
• Joppa Baptist Church and Cemetery
• Maintenance Area District
• Mammoth Cave Baptist Church and Cemetery
• Mammoth Cave Historic District
• Maple Springs Ranger Station
• Old Guide Cemetery
• Residential Area District
• Superintendent's House
• Three Springs Pumphouse
• Salts Cave Archeological Site

 

Historic Designations

National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Today, fewer than 2,500 historic places bear this national designation.

District: A significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects that are historically or aesthetically united by a plan or physical development. Examples: residential areas, large forts, rural villages, canal systems, and large landscaped parks.

Building and Structure: Construction that includes those that create human shelter. The units may be a historically and functionally related unit, such as a courthouse and jail or a house and barn. Examples: houses, barns, garages, churches, hotels, bridges, tunnels, fire towers, silos, roadways.

Site: The location of a significant event where a historic occupation or activity occurred. It may be the site of a building or structure which is no longer standing or which exists only as a ruin. Examples: village sites, battlefields, ruins of historic buildings and structures, campsites, sites of treaty signing, trails, and natural features, such as springs and rock formations.