Welcome to the NRIS, a database of information about places listed on or determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. This computerized index to America's historic places, based upon a more complete paper record housed in Washington, DC, provides descriptive fields about each property. Currently, you can search by name, architect, significant person, multiple property submission name, location, Federal agency, or any of a number of themes used to organize Web pages. There are over 10,000 links to NPS web pages and we have begun to scan nominations.
Once your search query is matched, you are provided with basic identification information such as the names of qualifying properties along with their locations and links to pertinent Web sites, where available. For instructions on searching consult the online help on each page. While the full text version of National Register nominations is not currently available, we encourage you to visit links to pertinent Web sites to get more complete information. For more information on the National Register collection, please visit the "Research" homepage.
Established under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register has identified and documented, in partnership with state, federal, and tribal preservation programs more than 76,000 districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. Over 1.2 million contributing resources are included in the boundaries of National Register listings. Recognizing a vast and diverse array of historic properties throughout the United States and its territories, the National Register has been a catalyst for preserving communities, maintaining cultural traditions, recognizing community history, and revitalizing cities across the United States. The Register includes landmarks of American achievement as well as properties that reflect the everyday lives of ordinary people in communities across the nation.
