Stephanie Cherry-Farmer, National Register & Survey Program Manager
404-651-6782 or email@example.com
Lynn Speno, National Register Specialist
404-651-5911 or firstname.lastname@example.org
The Georgia National Register Review Board will meet next on February 27, 2015.
August 22, 2014
February 28, 2014
August 23, 2013
February 22, 2013
August 24, 2012
The National Register of Historic Places in Georgia
The National Register of Historic Places is our nation’s official list of historic properties that are worthy of preservation. The National Register was established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and is maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Properties listed in the National Register include buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts that are significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. As Georgia’s state historic preservation office (SHPO), the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) administers the National Register of Historic Places program in Georgia.
National Register-listed properties are distinguished by being documented and evaluated according to uniform standards called the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. To be eligible for listing in the National Register, generally a property or majority of properties in a district must be 50 years old or older; retain historic integrity in location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; and meet at least one of the National Register Criteria for Evaluation.
National Register of Historic Places listing does not place restrictions on the use, treatment, transfer, or disposition of private property. HPD’s National Register fact sheet provides an overview of the program including what the National Register does and does not do.
The National Register establishes uniform standards to evaluate and document historic properties. However, each SHPO may have different policies and procedures for administering the program. National Register Nomination Process in Georgia
The Georgia Register of Historic Places uses the same criteria and documentation procedures as the National Register of Historic Places. Properties listed in the National Register are automatically listed in the Georgia Register. Conversely, properties in the Georgia Register are not included in the National Register unless they are separately nominated. The Georgia Register is the state designation referenced by state laws and regulations regarding state grants, property tax abatements, the Georgia Environmental Policy Act, the State-owned Historic Properties Act, and other state preservation and environmental programs.