Portal:National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is primarily a tool to recognize the historical significance of a building, structure, object, site, or district. Listing in the National Register does not directly restrict private property owners from the use of their property. Some states, however, might have state or local laws that become effective when a place is listed on the National Register. In contrast, a local historic district often has enabling ordinances at the municipal level that restrict certain kinds of changes to properties and thereby encourages those changes that are sensitive to the historic character of an area.
Any individual can prepare a National Register nomination although historians and historic preservation consultants are often employed for this work. The nomination contains basic information on the type of significance embodied in the building, structure, object, district, or site. The State Historic Preservation Office receives National Register nominations and supplies feedback to the individual preparing the nomination. A description of the various aspects of social history and commerce, architectural styles and ownership of the property is also part of the nomination. Template:/box-footer
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Cave Hill Cemetery is a 296-acre Victorian era National Cemetery and arboretum located at 701 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. It is open daily to the public from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM (weather permitting). Its main entrance is on Baxter Avenue and there is a secondary one on Grinstead Drive. Both former Louisville mayors, for whom these streets are named (James F. Grinstead and John G Baxter), are buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Cave Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Cave Hill National Cemetery, containing military graves, is also on the National Register, added in 1998. Within the National Cemetery two additional items on the National Register: the 32nd Indiana Monument and the Louisville Union Monument.
Over 200 Confederate soldiers are buried in Section O. The original wooden grave markers have since been replaced by stone ones.
There were about 120,000 people interred by 2002, with space remaining for 22,000 more graves. Learn more...
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. James Knox Taylor (1857–1929) was Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department from 1897 to 1912 and as such his name is listed as architect of hundreds of federal office buildings and post offices built throughout the United States in large and small cities during the period.
In 1882 he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota where he formed a partnership with Gilbert called Gilbert & Taylor. They built many homes and churches. Subsequently they designed the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings.
In 1893 he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and formed a partnership with Amos J. Boyden. In 1895 he got a job with the Supervisory Architect as a temporary draftsman. In 1897 he became the Supervisory Architect – the first architect promoted from within. Learn more...
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- ...that Meeker's Hardware (pictured), a hardware store in Danbury, Connecticut, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sold Coca-Colas for five cents until 2005?
- ...that a 1970 bomb caused US$170,000 worth of damage at City Hall in Portland, Oregon, but no one was ever arrested for the crime?
- ...that Salem First United Methodist Church is the tallest building in Salem, Oregon and is also the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains?
- ...that the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop was owned by the same family for over 140 years, and served two American presidents and Robert E. Lee?
- ...that Union's Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church was the first church in New Jersey to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
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