Is that building on the National Register, and why?
A readable, independent guide to the National Register of Historic Places: one page per listed property with the official nomination summarised in plain English, a photo, a map and what listing actually means for an owner.
Searches listings within 200 m of the address and tells you if it sits inside a historic district. Nothing is linked to you (privacy).
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Launching state by state. 6,770 listings across 2 states so far; 6,158 with nomination summaries and 5,949 with free-licence photos.
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Recently listed and updated
The National Park Service publishes its decisions in a weekly list. This site checks it every night and applies the changes; the latest list processed is dated .
- Milton Avenue School Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia Listed
- Bancroft School Maynard, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Listed
- Green Street (East) Historic District Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Listed
- Belcher School Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts Listed
- Anthony, Harold H., House Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Removed from the Register
- Home Farm Historic District Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Listed
Newly listed properties get a full page once their nomination document can be read and summarised. Source: NPS Weekly List of Actions.
Own or buying a listed property?
- What listing means for a homeowner (and what it doesn't restrict)
- The 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, with a worked example
- State historic tax credits: all 50 states
- Can I renovate, add on or demolish?
- Plaques: rules, wording and who can buy one
Getting a property listed
What this site is
National Historical Register is a privately run reference built from public records: the National Park Service listing database and GIS, the nomination documents held by the National Archives, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. We summarise the nomination documents with a language model, label that clearly, and link every summary to its source.
What it is not: an official register, a registration service or a plaque seller. Nothing here is affiliated with the National Park Service or any State Historic Preservation Office. Why we are not a government site · Editorial policy · Data sources.