Guidelines for evaluating and documenting traditional cultural properties

Author:

King, Thomas F., Parker, Patricia L.

Title:

Guidelines for evaluating and documenting traditional cultural properties

Periodical:

National register bulletin 38

Year:

1998

Pages:

28 p.

Subject:

Cultural property Historic preservation

Summary:

The National Historic Preservation Act establishes that "the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people" (16 U.S.C.470(b)(2)). The cultural foundations of America's ethnic and social groups, be they Native Americans or historical immigrant, merit recognition and preservation, particularly where the properties that represent them can continue to function as living parts of the communities that ascribe cultural value to them. Many such properties have been included in the National Register, and many others have been formally determined eligible for inclusion, or regarded as such for purposes of review under 106 of the Act. Federal agencies, State Historic Preservation Officers, and others who are involved in the inclusion of such properties in the Register, or in their recognition as eligible for inclusion, have raised a number of important questions about how to distinguish between traditional cultural properties that are eligible for inclusion in the Register and those that are not. It is the hope of the author that this Bulletin will help answer such questions. Note: This material is partially based upon work conducted under a cooperative agreement with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the U.S. Department of the Interior whose mission is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to tribes.

URL:

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB38-Completeweb.pdf

Date:

1990; Revised 1992, 1998

Collection:

Monographs