National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of places that are recognized for their historical, architectural, or archaeological significance and considered worthy of preservation.  The National Register is maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior, and nominations of Illinois properties to the Register are processed through the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

Criteria for Evaluation

Properties eligible for listing on the National Register include buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects that are significant to national, state, and local history through the integrity of their location, design, setting, materials, feelings, and association.  A building, district or site must meet one of the following criteria:

Benefits of National Register Designation

National Register listing provides limited protect, makes a property eligible for certain financial benefits, and increases a community’s awareness of its cultural resources by:

The National Register does not…

The National Register does not interfere with a private owner’s property rights nor does it:

The National Register Process

Applications to the National register must pass through the review of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s National Register staff.  Interested applicants are required to submit preliminary information to the staff and gain approval to proceed with the nomination.  A nomination form is then filled out and submitted.  The nomination is reviewed at the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council and votes whether or not to advise nomination of the property.  If approved, the nomination proceeds to the State Historic Preservation Officer who officially nominates the property.  The nomination is forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register, Department of the Interior, who has final authority to designate properties to the National Register of Historic Places.

View Quincy's National Register Historic Districts.