Sample Nominations - Digital Mapping

Federal Building and Courthouse, Texas

Photograph by Kim Daileader and John Gentry, EHT Traceries, Inc.

Federal Building and Courthouse

Texas, Reference number: 100013293
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1971

The Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (100013293) in Lubbock, Texas, was listed in the National Register in 2026 for its architectural significance at the state and local levels in the contexts of New Formalism and federal building design. The nomination’s location map not only depicts the boundary of the 3.2-acre property but also specifies coordinates at each of the four corners of the boundary. The numbered points are keyed to the latitude/longitude coordinates listed in Section 10 “Geographical Data.”
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Fort William H. Seward (Chilkoot Barracks) NHL, Officers Quarters, Alaska

Photograph by John Wachtel

Fort William H. Seward (Chilkoot Barracks) NHL (Updated Documentation)

Alaska, Reference number: 72000190, NL100011363

First designated an NHL in 1978, the updated documentation for Fort William H. Seward includes a location map that precisely details the boundary of the entire nominated property. It includes reference to known features such as Portage Cove and downtown Haines, as well as the list of coordinates. The preparer also added inset maps showing the location of the district in statewide and regional context.
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Shoal Creek Club, Alabama

Photograph by Katie Randall

Shoal Creek Club

Alabama, Reference number: 100008439 Area of Significance: Social History: Civil Rights, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1990

Because this golf course’s boundary is so complex, with many small changes in direction, it was not realistic to provide coordinates for every vertex. The location map boundary provides coordinates only for eleven points at the outer edges of the property’s boundary but when connected, these points encompass the National Register boundary and are sufficient to provide the location of the listed district.
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Summit Camp NHL, California

Photograph by R. Scott Baxter

Summit Camp NHL (redacted)

California, Reference number: SG100011385, NL100011384

The Summit Camp NHL nomination contains sensitive archeological information so the location map shows only the vicinity of the NHL so the map does not risk harm to the site by disclosing its precise location.
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Vicksburg Historic District, East Prairie Street, Michigan

Photograph by Cheri Szcodronski

Vicksburg Historic District

Michigan, Reference number: 100007671
Area of Significance: Commerce, Community Planning & Development, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1867-1971

The location map accompanying the 2022 nomination for the Vicksburg Historic District illustrates best practices for including identifying information, a north arrow, scale, spatial reference information, and sources on a digitally created location map.
Download the Vicksburg Historic District file