This 2024 guidance replaces the 2013 Guidance on How to Submit a Nomination, the 2013 Photo Policy Factsheet, and the 2020 Electronic-Only Submission Instructions; and reiterates the information issued in 2022 for nominating authorities submitting photographs through the Cultural Resources Submission Portal (CRSP). This guidance does not introduce any new requirements.
- Suburbs bulletin Part 1 (pages 1-72)
- Suburbs bulletin Part 2 (pages 73-138)
National Register Policy Clarifications
From time to time, the Keeper of the National Register needs to issue a response to a policy question that has been raised about application of the criteria and other program requirements. When the Keeper issues such clarifications, they constitute an adjustment to or affirmation of the policy that applies. The Keeper's policy clarifications will be posted on the web site and may be incorporated into future publications.
• Letter from the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places (November 12, 2021) identifying an acceptable alternative to the traditional means for registering owner objection to listing one’s property in the National Register of Historic Places or its designation as a Historic Landmark.
In response to questions received from our preservation partners, the National Park Service has developed a fact sheet and sample language document to supplement the letter from the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places distributed in November 2021. That letter identified an acceptable alternative to the traditional means for registering owner objection to listing one’s property in the National Register of Historic Places or its designation as a Historic Landmark
• Area of Significance categories and subcategories have grown since Bulletin 16a “How to Complete the National Register Form” was last issued in 1997. As part of the National Park Service’s ongoing efforts to ensure all places of significance in American history are accurately identified in nominations, and to better support research on these places, areas of significance for Ethnic Heritage and Social History have been expanded. This list suggests options for proponents and state, Tribal, and Federal nominating authorities to apply at their discretion in preparing nominations or updating documentation.
• Additional Guidance Addendum to the National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register Registration Form (2/1/2018) - regarding counting contributing resources outside the Period of Significance for a listed property
• Guidance on How to Submit a Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places on Disk (pdf) - This guidance has been replaced by the CRSP Instructions and the Consolidated and Updated Photograph Policy 2024
• Photograph policy updated (5/15/2013) - This guidance has been replaced by the Consolidated and Updated Photograph Policy 2024
Checklists:
Items the National Register of Historic Places looks for when reviewing nominations
National Register "White Paper" Series
The white papers that were posted here will be revised and issued as new Best Practices Reviews.
Cultural Resources Submission Portal - CRSP
The Cultural Resources Submission Portal (CRSP or “crisp”) replaces the initial electronic submissions system with an enhanced system. CRSP is only for nominating authorities: State Historic Preservation Offices, Tribal Preservation Offices, and Federal Preservation Offices. Instructions and URL
National Register Brochures
- National Register of Historic Places Brochure Poster
- (Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos) National Register of Historic Places Brochure Poster in Spanish - Please e-mail us for a copy.
