GENERAL

____ Have all the blanks been filled in, including N/A where applicable?

1. NAME OF PROPERTY

____ Is the name of the property a clear identifiable name with no abbreviations?

___ Does the property name accurately reflect historic ownership? Remember: Select the historic name reflecting the properties national historic significance (all other names go under "Other Name/Site Number").

For Archeological Properties:

____ Remember: Site Number goes under "Other Name/Site Number."

2. LOCATION

____ Are all of the items under "Location" complete? Are the correct codes used? If it is a federal property is the name of the federal land area noted (national park, national forest)?

____ Remember: Enter the Street Address of the property or the most specific location when no street number exists.

For Archeological Properties:

____ Has the "Not for Publication" box been considered?

____ If “Not for Publication Box” is checked, PLEASE remember that Restricted information other than location should be clearly marked as such on a separate continuation sheet and not in the body of the text. Locational information is provided in specific sections of the nomination and is deleted easily. For this reason, the preparer should ensure that locational information is indeed restricted to easily deleted parts of the text and not scattered throughout the description of the property.

3. CLASSIFICATION

____ Are all of the items under Classification filled in? Is there a clear identification of the number of contributing and noncontributing resources?

____ Remember: See page 41 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for property and resource types (definitions and examples: building, site, structure, object, district).

____ Remember: See page 42 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for the rules for counting resources.

____ Remember: Refer to page 41 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for guidance on what constitutes a, “property previously listed in the National Register.” (Includes both previously designated NHLs and authorized historic units of the National Park System as well as other previously listed National Register properties - if no resources are listed, enter N/A).

____ Remember: Under “Name of Related Multiple Property Listing” enter ONLY the name of the multiple property documentation if the property is previously listed in the National Register under Multiple Property Documentation. DO NOT use the name of theme studies or other contextual documents.


6. FUNCTION OR USE

____ Have the boxes in the description section been filled in to indicate functions?

____ Remember: See page 42 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for the guidelines for entering functions.

____ Remember: See pages 44-47 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for data categories for functions and uses.

7. DESCRIPTION

____ Have the boxes in the description section been filled in to indicate architectural styles and materials (where appropriate)?

____ Remember: See pages 49-51 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for data categories and architectural classification.

____ Remember: See page 51 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for data categories for materials.

____ Is there an initial paragraph which identifies what is being nominated and summarizes its appearance?

____ Is there one or two sentences that briefly describe the significance of the property before the description section begins? (This is so you don't have to wait until you get to the significance section - 10 or 15 pages - to find out what you are reading about. It can be very brief.)

____ Remember: Section 7 is the description section and Section 8 includes the history of the property.

____ If the architect is known, did you give his name?

____ Remember: See pages 52-54 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations for the guidelines for describing properties.

____ Remember: A list of all resources organized by contributing and noncontributing is helpful to make sure that all resources have been counted and that the count on the first page is accurate.

____ Does the narrative description agree with the contributing resource count?

____ Does the descriptive narrative accurately reflect the boxes checked?

____ For districts: Is there a complete inventory list? Does it concur with the district maps?

____ Remember: A table of contributing and noncontributing resources is a good way to organize information about resources in a large district. The table may include columns for indicating if a property is contributing or noncontributing, and summaries/descriptions of each property.

____ For districts: Is there a discussion of the cohesiveness of the properties/district?

____ Are the important features of the property identified in the Description Section? (Site, date, materials, style, size, roof-shape, story, plan, windows, foundation, details, interior.)

____ Does the description include information about the setting, environment, surrounding buildings/areas, and/or important landscape features?

____ Descriptive charts, graphs and figures should be located after the text (and bibliography) at the end of the nomination. This makes it easier to reproduce and take out locational information if necessary (for all types of properties, but especially archeological).

____ Have all alterations to the building/site over time been described and dated to the extent possible? Remember to pay close attention to describing the integrity of the property (the intactness of the deposits at an archeological site).

____ Is the description clear and complete? If the property has been altered, is the difference between the original (or historic) and the current condition and appearance clear?

____ Does the integrity relate to the overall property, not only its features and parts?

For Archeological Properties:

____ Remember: Section 7 includes a description of the excavations.

____ Remember: Describe the environmental setting and relate it to the property or district.

____ Remember: Describe the location and condition of the collections and state where they are located (at the end of the section).

____ Are the probable occupation and/or construction dates identified for all components of the property?

____ Remember: If an archaeological site has more than one component not all of those components may be nationally significant.

____ Are all major or significant features identified and described?

8. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

____ Have the boxes in the significance section been filled in to indicate the period and areas in which the property is significant? If criterion 2 is checked, is significant person completed? (REMEMBER: Significant person is only filled in when Criterion 2 is used.) If criterion 6 is checked is cultural affiliation completed?

____ Remember: If the property is already listed in the National Register, use the applicable criteria in that documentation to fill out the section “Applicable National Register Criteria.”

____ Is there an initial paragraph summarizing the significance of the property, directly relating it to the NHL criteria under which it is being nominated?

____ Have all the applicable criteria been identified and documented within the Statement of Significance?

____ Are any criteria exceptions (if applicable) justified according to their specific requirements?

____ Have all the themes listed under “NHL Themes” (1996 thematic framework) been discussed as related to this property? Remember: All documentation should use the NPS's 1996 thematic framework to discuss the significance of the property.

____ Remember: The “Areas of Significance” section should be filled out using the data categories set out in the National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register Registration Form, pages 40-41.

____ Do the Areas of Significance checked reflect the significance of the property, not just its function?

____ Remember: The period of significance cannot start before the significant event(s) or building construction.

____ Does the narrative clearly represent and convey the period of significance checked? Has the period(s) been justified in a specific discussion within the Statement of Significance?

____ Does the specific date or date range reflect the property's period of historic significance?

____ Does the context in which the property has been evaluated as significant justify the national level of significance?

____ Is there comparative information included to provide a context for understanding national significance?

____ Is the Statement of Significance written in a clear and complete manner?

____ Remember: the Guidelines for Evaluating and Stating Significance are found on pages 61-62 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations.

____ For properties meeting Criterion 1: Does the significance statement identify the applicable major event(s) associated with the property? Does the significance statement justify the importance of the event(s) with respect to its impact on the broad patterns of prehistory or history? Does the significance statement demonstrate that the property has stronger associations to the event(s) than other comparable properties?

____ For properties meeting Criterion 2: Does the significance statement identify the specific person(s) who was significant in the past? Does the significance statement justify the importance of the person(s)? Does the significance statement demonstrate that the property has stronger associations to the person(s) than other comparable properties? Comparison should be made on length of association and degree of integrity.

____ For properties meeting Criterion 3: Does the significance statement identify and justify the importance of an idea or ideal? Does the significance statement articulate how the property represents the overarching concept or image?

____ For properties meeting Criterion 4: Does the significance statement identify and justify the importance of an applicable design concept(s), construction technique(s), or usage of building material(s)? Does the significance statement demonstrate that the property provides a better illustration of a design concept(s), construction technique(s), or usage of building material(s) than other properties?

____ For properties meeting Criterion 5: Does the significance statement identify and justify the importance of the composition of integral parts of the environment, artistic significance, or a way of life or culture?

For Archeological Properties:

____ Remember: If archeological deposits are discovered on another type of property (building, structure, etc.), those deposits may not necessarily be eligible under Criterion 6. If the archeological resource is related to the significance of the property, but has not been adequately defined (for example only a small percentage of a large district has been surveyed), in certain cases, these remains may contribute to Criterion 1 rather than 6. Archeological deposits must stand alone as nationally significant and have a high degree of integrity for Criterion 6 to be applicable.

____ Remember: All archeological properties and boundary studies of archeological properties where the documentation involves a new area of significance, or an enlargement of or reduction in area, is reviewed by the National Park System Advisory Board.

____ Remember: Properties that have yielded information in the past and that no longer retain additional research potential (such as completely excavated archaeological sites) must be assessed essentially as historic sites under Criterion 1. Such sites must be significant for associative values related to: 1) the importance of the data gained, or 2) the impact of the property's role in the history of the development of anthropology/archeology or other relevant disciplines. These sites must retain the ability to convey their association as the former repository of important information, the location of historic events, or the representation of important trends. They must be able to convey their significance under Criterion 1.

____ Is there comparative information included to provide a context for understanding national significance? Is the condition and research significance of comparable properties discussed in relation to the property being nominated?

____ Is Cultural Affiliation (necessary under 6) indicated in the Statement of Significance?

____ For properties meeting Criterion 6: Does the significance statement describe the potential research topics that the property can address? Is the research potential of national significance? Does the significance statement justify the importance of these research topics within an applicable historic context? Does the significance statement identify the data that can address these research topics? Does the significance statement demonstrate that the property contains this data?

9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE

____ Are bibliographic sources provided? Are they specific publications and/or traceable sources?

____ Is there evidence that the bibliographic sources noted have been used in the preparation of the Statement of Significance (footnotes, or citations for example)?

____ Were all appropriate areas in the text properly referenced?

____ Only archeological nominations should use the bibliographic styles endorsed by the primary professional journals for archaeology--- American Antiquity and Historical Archaeology . Only archeological nominations may use scientific citations. All other nominations should use footnotes NOT endnotes.

For Archeological Properties:

____ Remember: Archeologists may choose to use the bibliographic styles endorsed by the primary professional journals-- American Antiquity and Historical Archaeology. Only one style should be used consistently throughout the documentation.

10. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

____ Have the boundaries been drawn to include all features directly related to the significance of the property?

____ Have the boundaries and the acreage been justified? Does the boundary justification discuss the method(s) used to define the boundary, and the relationship between the property's significance and the boundary?

____ Does the boundary exclude unjustified acreage or buffer zones?

____ Does the verbal boundary description delineate the precise area within the boundaries of the property, not just its general location?

____ Is the specific number of acres given? Is it consistent with the size of the area noted within the boundaries?

____ Are there U.T.M. Coordinates provided? Are the required three points given to match the acreage if there are 10 or more acres in the property?

____ Remember: Guidelines for Selecting Boundaries can be found on pages 64-65 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations.

For Archeological Properties:

____ Remember: Guidelines for Selecting Boundaries can be found on pages 64-65 of the National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations. Preparers should also refer to pages 51-53 in the National Register Bulletin, Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Archeological Properties.

11. FORM PREPARED BY

____ Is the person, organization, etc. who prepared the nomination form identified?

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

____ Is the original USGS map enclosed and properly labeled?

____ Are the black & white photographs (4X6 or larger) appropriately identified and labeled?

____ Are the black & white photographs representative of the property? Are they large enough to convey the significance of the property? Are they representative of the setting, feeling, association, workmanship, materials, design, and location?

____ Are the photographs taken with film designed exclusively for black and white processing? Was the film developed using a chemical process designed only for black and white film and on black and white photographic paper (silver-emulsion resin-coated [RC] paper or silver-emulsion fiber-based paper)? Remember: Even though many photographs often appear to be archivally stable black and whites, they are in fact color-processed and developed on color papers. Color-processed black and white photographs on color paper are not archivally stable and do not meet the requirements outlined in the National Register Photographic Policy (updated February 2009).

____ Are sketch maps and site plans labeled? Do they have a title, legend, north arrow, and scale? Does the sketch map and/or site plan show the entire boundary of the property? Does the sketch map show features, disturbances, and contributing and noncontributing elements discussed in the nomination?

____ Is a floor plan included for buildings?

____ Are color images included on a CD? Are they representative of the property? Do they convey the significance of the property? Are they representative of the setting, feeling, association, workmanship, materials, design, and location? Remember: There should be at least 6-12 color images and they should show the same types of representative views as the black and white photographs including exterior and interior shots.

____ Remember: Photos submitted to the NPS with an NHL nomination become a part of the public record and the photographer grants permission to the NPS to use the photos for duplication, display, distribution, publicity, audio-visual presentations, and all forms of publication which may include publication on the Internet.

For Archeological Properties:

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