National Historic Landmark

A designated district, site, building, structure or object of exceptional significance to the country as a whole, rather than just to a particular state or locality; each is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

landmark

1. Any building, structure, or place that has a special character, special historic interest, and/or special aesthetic interest, or value, as part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of a nation, state, city, or town.

2. A monument, fixed object, or marker on the ground that designates the location of a land boundary.

3. A formal designation of such status for a building by a national or local authority. Also see National Historic Landmark and National Register of Historic Places.

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(A writer at a gay publication recently put this figure in perspective by pointing out that more than 100 national historic landmarks are related to ships or shipwrecks.)

Untold stories: the park service strives to tell the history of all Americans, but one group has gone almost entirely overlooked

We're also working on an engineering study, three more National Historic Landmark nominations, and two more books: a history of American wooden truss types and guidelines for best practices for rehabilitation in the future."

Saving the past

The National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks databases include photographs and written reports of listed properties.

Historic preservation vocabulary, designations, and resources: where to go to be sure that you are being precise with campus heritage preservation language

French Lick is hundreds of years old with a National Historic Landmark, while The Greenbrier's Prime 44 West steakhouse honors NBA legend Jerry West.

Restaurants adopt signature blends

It was built by Spanish missionaries in the late 1700s, and has been a National Historic Landmark since 1963, visited by 200,000 people each year at its remote location in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona.

A gift of angels; the art of Mission San Xavier del Bac

The horn is frequently mentioned and pictured in histories of science and astronomy, it's a registered National Historic Landmark, and I figured it was time I had a look at it.

Big Bang Landmark in trouble

The vote by the California State Historical Resources Commission is part of an effort by several states to have Tranquillity Base become a national historic landmark and then a world heritage site.

Heritage status for Moon site

The Coltsville Historic District in Hartford, Conn., has officially been designated a National Historic Landmark, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced last week.

Coltsville National Historic Landmark

The First Time Attendee/New Member Reception and Opening Reception will be held at Shelburne Farms, a 1,400-acre nonprofit education center recognized as a National Historic Landmark. Through Shelburne's hands-on education programs and award-winning publications, it serves as a source of inspiration for environmental stewardship locally and around the world.

American Cheese Society's Conference to Focus on Achieving Sustainability

This National Historic Landmark is the farm of Oliver H.

Kelley Living History Farm and dinner

"I felt deeply moved." The more firsthand accounts Hopper heard, the more he wanted to advocate for the movement to make Amache a National Historic Landmark.

A historical landmarker: a former World War II Japanese internment camp is now a designated historic site, thanks to a Colorado teacher

In 1973, the Soldier's Home was designated a National Historic Landmark, and in 1974 waslisted on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Armed Forces Retirement Home: the history--and future--of caring for our veterans