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National Register of Historic Places Focus Database Find records from 1966-2012.
National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists Fine records from 1966-present.
National Register of Historic Places Map Search for unrestricted historic places on a map.
National Register of Historic Places, GIS Data Download spatial data.
Publications of the National Register of Historic Places Read white papers, bulletins, and more.
CRGIS The Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) undertakes projects designed to show how GIS and GPS technologies work in the preservation environment.
National Historic Preservation Act Enacted in 1966; last amended in 2016. This link is to a PDF of the latest version.
Antiquities Act Enacted in 1906; authorizes the U.S. president to proclaim landmarks and objects of historic or scientific interest (national monuments).
A layperson’s guide to historic preservation law : a survey of federal, state, and local laws governing historic resource protection Published in 2000; available in print.