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3 ABOVE-GROUND HISTORIC PROPERTY TYPES<br />

The National Historic Preservation Act defines a historic property as any prehistoric or historic<br />

district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National<br />

Register of Historic Places (36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 800.16(l)). For Section 106<br />

review purposes, properties eligible for listing in the National Register are treated the same as<br />

properties listed in the National Register.<br />

In order for a property to be eligible for listing in the National Register, <strong>and</strong> be considered a<br />

historic property, it must be:<br />

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A building, site, structure, object, or historic district.<br />

At least 50 years old. In rare exceptions, a property less than 50 years old may be<br />

considered a historic property. These exceptions are for more recent properties of<br />

outst<strong>and</strong>ing historical significance (as an example, the Allen Park Veterans Affairs<br />

Medical Center in Michigan, built in 1939, was determined eligible for its exceptional<br />

architecture in 1981).<br />

Significant within its historic context.<br />

Possessing integrity, meaning maintaining enough of the original qualities that make it<br />

significant.<br />

Section 101 of the NHPA <strong>and</strong> the National Register regulations (36 CFR 60.3) classify historic<br />

properties in the following broad types:<br />

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Building. A building is a structure that shelters people where they live <strong>and</strong> work.<br />

Historic buildings may be public or private, gr<strong>and</strong> or humble, <strong>and</strong> reflect the diversity of<br />

human activity. Examples include houses, offices, schools, mills, prisons, libraries, <strong>and</strong><br />

train stations. In addition to buildings with notable architectural features, so-called<br />

vernacular buildings may have historic significance because of their association with<br />

people’s everyday lives. Examples include buildings such as barns, row or tract houses,<br />

rural cottages, <strong>and</strong> diners.<br />

Site. A site is the location of an event or events. It may be historically important<br />

regardless of the historic value of any existing building or structure it encompasses.<br />

Examples include archaeological sites, whether ancient or relatively recent (historic),<br />

battlefields, designed l<strong>and</strong>scapes such as cemeteries or parks, vernacular l<strong>and</strong>scapes,<br />

ruins, <strong>and</strong> places of religious significance. <strong>Archaeological</strong> sites might include aboveground<br />

components such an intaglios or petroglyphs (rock carvings), pictographs (rock<br />

paintings), or st<strong>and</strong>ing ruins; however the majority are buried in the ground, <strong>and</strong> require<br />

subsurface field testing to locate, identify, <strong>and</strong> evaluate. Historic l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong><br />

traditional religious sites may be difficult to identify. Traditional cultural properties such<br />

as sites of religious significance may be identified by the Tribal Historic Preservation<br />

Officer (THPO), Native Hawaiian organization, or other tribal representative.<br />

Structure. A structure is a functional construction, built for some purpose other than<br />

sheltering human activity. Often structures are large-scale engineering projects.<br />

Examples include bridges, dams, canals, roads, windmills, signal towers, <strong>and</strong> air or<br />

watercraft.<br />

Northern Border Activities H-132 July 2012

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