The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.

According to the National Park Service, The more than 80,000 properties listed in the National Register represent 1.4 million individual resources including buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects. Almost every county in the United States has at least one place listed in the National Register. Listing in the National Register is the first step towards eligibility for National Park Service-administered federal preservation tax credits that have leveraged more than $45 billion in private investment and National Park Service grant programs like Save America's Treasures and Preserve America.

The process of nominating an individual property to the National Register of Historic Places can be complex. Decades ago, somewhat brief descriptions of the physical and historical characteristics of a property were all that was required for listing in the Register. Over the years, however, there has been a marked increase in the sophistication of research methods and sources as well as our understanding of individual properties’ impact on events of local, statewide, or national importance combined with the skyrocketing value of National Register listing (primarily due to state and federal preservation tax credits).

Because of this, the research, architectural evaluation, photography, mapping, and architectural survey requirements on National Register nominations have, for better or worse, become something that is often better managed by a professional.

HistoryTech can help guide you through the process of listing your property in the National Register of Historic Places at a level of involvement that meets your needs. We are available to develop and complete the full nomination package (research, text, photographs, maps, adjacent property owner lists, survey, etc.) or can simply check your work and give advice along the way.