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NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF ARCHIVES ^ND HISTORY STATE HISTORIC ?RESERVATION OFFICE . WItAT IS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF ItlSTORIC PLACES.'/ The Nalional Register of Historic Places is the nation's official Iisi of buildings, slructures, objecls, siles, and districts worthy of presep,,afion for their significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, and cullure. The National Regisler was established by the National Historic Preserva- tion Act of 1966. The purpose of the Act is to ensure that as a matter'of public policy, properties significant in national, state, and local history are considered in the planning of federal undertakings, and to encourage historic preservation iniliatives by state and local governments and the prix, ale SeCtor. Whal the National Register l~ffeans for the Private Prope~y Owner The lisling of a property in Ihe National Register places no obligation or restriction on a privale owner using privale resources to maintain or alter Ihe property. Over the ),ears, various federal iucantives have been introduced Io assist private preservahon initiatives. A private owner of a National Regisler property be~omes obligaled to follow federal preservation standards only if federal funding or licensing is used in work on the properly, or if the owner seeks and receives a special benefit that derives from National Register designation, such as a grant or a tax credit described below. National Register listing should not be confused ~tqth local historic property and historic district designatio~ts. These designations are made by a local govet?ffng board on the recommendation of a Iocol histodc presen,ation commission. This program of local designations is an option available to local governments under North Carolina enabling legislation (G.S. .160,4-400}. Properties and dis- tricts listed in the Notional Register sometimes also receive local designation in jurisdictions where local presen,ation commissions have been established occording to the state enablbtg legislation, but there is no direct correlation bet~veen National Register listing and local designation. National R_egister listing means the fo]lowing: l. Co.'~sideration ami Prolect!on in Public P!anning: All properlies and districls listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register are considered in the planning of federal undertakings such as highway construction and Community Development Block Grant projects. 'Federal undertakings' also include activities sponsored by state or local governments or private entities if they are licensed or partially funded by the federal government. "Federal underlakings' do not include loans made by banks insured by'the FDIC or federal farm subsidies. National ReRister listing does not provide absolule prolection from federal actions that may affect the prope~y. It ~neans that if a federalundertaking is in conflict with the presep.,ation of a National Reg- ister properly, Ihe Norlh Carolina Historic Pr~erx, ation Office will negotiate with the responsible federal agency in an effort to e]iminale or minimize the effect on the historic property. This review procedure applies Io properties Ihat are determined eligible for the National Regisler Jn the day-to- day environmental review process as we]l as those aclually listed in the National Register. Similarly, North Carolina law (G.S. 121-12a) provides for consideration of National Register properties in undertakings funded or licensed by the slate. Where a slate undertaking is in conflict wilh the presen,ation of a Nalional Register properly, the North Carolina Hislofical Commission is eiven Ihe opporhmily lo review- the ca_~ and make recommendations Io the state agency responsible ~or the undertaking. The commission's recommendations Io Ihe state agency are advisory. (see other side)