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The
National Register of Historic Places is
pleased to announce that the Kentucky Dept.
of Transportation is partnering with the
National Park Service to digitize records
of listed Kentucky properties to make them
accessible online through the National Register
Information System database. This is the
latest inter-agency partnership on this
project and the latest incremental step
by the National Register in digitizing the
documentation on nearly 77,000 nominations.
Multiple property nomination contexts and
GSA properties have been digitized and are
now available through the NRIS
database. Work
on the National Park Service's own listed
properties is currently underway. To find
out more about the scanning project and
partnership opportunities, click here.
Since its
inception in 1966, nearly
77,000
properties have been listed in the National
Register. Together these files hold information
on more than 1.2 million individual resources--buildings,
sites, districts, structures, and objects--and
therefore provide a link to the country's
heritage at the national, state, and local
levels. The documentation on each property
consists of photographs, maps, and a National
Register registration form, which provides
a physical description of the place, information
about its history and significance, and
a bibliography. Individual nomination documentation
is not available on-line.
Researchers
can take advantage of this unparalleled collection
in a number of ways:
- Discover
which properties are listed by using the
National Register Information System (NRIS),
a computerized database that contains
information on every property in the Register.
Further information and instructions on
using this database can be found at
Using the NRIS,
or you can directly access the NRIS
database.
- Make an
appointment to visit our archives. Open
Monday-Thursday 9:00am to noon, an appointment
is neccessary for security reasons in
our new building The Reference Desk may
be reached at 202-354-1496 to schedule
an appointment.
- Request copies of individual nominations
in writing:
National
Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
1839 C St., NW (MS 2280)
Washington, DC 20240
Please note, due to irradiation of USPS
mail in Washington, DC, we recommend sending
official correspondance to us by direct
or overnight mail at the following address:
1201
Eye St., NW
8th Floor (MS 2280)
Washington, DC 20005
To ensure that you receive the file you
want, please include the official historic
name, the county and state in which it is
located, and your mailing address.
That information is available through the
NRIS.
You may also request copies of nominations
through e-mail
or telephone at 202-354-1496,
but please include the same information.
Copies will be provided as quickly as possible,
corresponding to the current levels of demand.
You
can also request copies of nominations from
the appropriate State Historic Preservation
Office (addresses
and phone numbers or web
addresses ).
- View a list of Multiple
Property Contexts (MPS), which
organizes National Register documentation
by historical themes, property types,
or geographic areas. The context statements
for these MPSs often represent seminal
research in the field of cultural resource
management. You can also SEARCH
all Multiple Property Contexts, now available
online.
- Examine a sample
National Register nomination.
- Read a bibliography
of articles and other publications about
the National Register program
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