What is an adverse effect?
A project is considered to have an adverse effect on a historic property if it alters the characteristics that qualify the property for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Adverse effects can be direct or indirect and include effects that are reasonably foreseeable and cumulative. Typical adverse effects include: demolition or damage; alterations inconsistent with the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, relocation of the property; change in the propertys use or setting, introduction of audible, atmospheric or visual elements that diminish the propertys significant features; and transfer, sale, or lease of property out of federal ownership or control without appropriate preservation restrictions or covenants.
A project is considered to have an “adverse effect” on a historic property if it alters the characteristics that qualify the property for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Adverse effects can be direct or indirect and include effects that are reasonably foreseeable and cumulative. Typical adverse effects include: physical destruction or damage; alterations inconsistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties; relocation of the property; change in the property’s use or setting; introduction of audible, atmospheric or visual elements that diminish the property’s significant features; and transfer, sale, or lease of the property out of federal ownership or control without appropriate preservation restrictions.
