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National Historic Landmarks Program
Properties that are associated importantly with the lives of persons
nationally significant in the history of the United States.
This criterion is used for properties associated with individuals who have made a significant or exceptional contribution to American history. The individual's association with the property must be connected to the specific period when he or she made his or her contributions to American history. Properties that are not associated with an individual's significant accomplishments, such as birthplaces, childhood homes, vacation homes, or retirement homes, are usually not eligible.
Properties using Criterion 2 must be compared to other similar properties to identify the one that possesses the strongest association with a person's contributions. The length of residency is often an important factor when assessing similar properties.
Click here for a Criterion 2 example: Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm
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photography by Lance and Erin via Flickr Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm, WI: Aldo Leopold, a forester, writer, professor, and conservationist, had a tremendous impact on natural resource conservation in America. Leopold pioneered the science and profession of wildlife management and his conservation philosophies led to the establishment of national policies on forestry, game management, watershed management, and soil conservation. Even more significant has been the continuing influence of his concept of land health and his land ethic philosophy at a national and international level in the years since his death. |
photography by Lance and Erin via Flickr Laura Ingalls Wilder House, MO: From 1896 to 1957, this was the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), the author of the Little House book series. Widely regarded as international and national classics, Wilders’ books provide a fictionalized version of her childhood as her family moved west to Kansas, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Wilders’ books have played a role in shaping how Americans have viewed and understood the concept of the American frontier. |
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