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National Historic Landmark Program The National Historic Landmark is a federal program whose purpose is to identify and protect exceptional cultural resources which are important to our nation’s history. Cultural resources are defined as districts, sites, buildings, structures, landscapes, and objects of historic importance. The intent of this program is to educate the people of the United States in understanding its rich historic legacy and to preserve these landmarks, which represent the nation’s major achievements, for future generations. The National Historic Landmark Program was created by the U.S. Congress in 1935 because of public concern over the rapid destruction of the nation’s historic resources. In 1966, the U.S. Congress reorganized the National Historic Landmark program to include regional historic properties. It created a National Register of Historic Places---a listing of properties which are regional in significance and yet important to the nation (National Register) and those which are national in significance (National Historic Landmark). Currently, over 80,000 National Register properties and over 2,400 National Historic Landmarks are listed. These federal legislations established rigorous certification for designating National Historic Landmarks. The main criteria are: the historic property must play a major part in American history and the property’s physical condition must retain a high degree of its historic fabric or integrity. National Historic Landmarks are eligible to receive federal assistance and protection. They are monitored by the Department of Interior, and can be removed from the program if historic integrity is destroyed or seriously compromised. The Village Green received its National Register designation in 1993 and the National Historic Landmark in 2001.
Information Sources on the Landmark Program
2010 Statistics for Certified Historic Properties
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