If an area is eligible as a National Register Historic District, what is the possibility of actually having the district listed on the National Register?
The federal level of designation would require preparation of a National Register nomination by the neighborhood community. The nomination would be submitted to the state office of Historic Preservation for consideration by the State Historical Resources Commission. All of the owners within the district boundary would be noticed by the State prior to listing of the district on the National Register. Final approval of the National Register listing is conferred by the keeper of the National Register. If owners objected, the State would not establish the area as a National Register District. However, the area would be recorded on the State’s data base as being eligible for the National Register. If the district is listed on the National Register, the additional federal incentive of a 20% tax credit for rehabilitation of income producing property applies.
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