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  1. Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, archaeological resources, or other properties as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects, and sites within a historic district are normally divided into two categories, contributing and non-contributing.
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    A historic district is a part of a city that has a lot of very old buildings or statues inside it that are kept because they are historical. In the United States, the National Register of Historic Places takes care of historic districts.
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    Historic districts can be created by federal, state, or local governments. At the federal level, they are designated by the National Park Service and listed on the National Register of Historic Places; this is a largely honorary designation that does not restrict what property owners may do with a property.
    One of the largest NHLDs is the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts at over 30,000 acres; some are much smaller, including the Cobblestone National Historic Landmark District in New York state, which is under one acre in size. There are over 2,600 National Historic Landmark Districts in the U.S., including:
    National Register Historic Districts are defined geographical areas consisting of contributing and non-contributing properties. Some properties are added automatically to the National Register when they become administered by the National Park Service.
    A National Historic Landmark District (NHLD) is a historic district that is recognized as an NHL. Its geographic area may include contributing properties that are buildings, structures, sites or objects, and it may include non-contributing properties.
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    Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, archaeological resources, or other properties as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects, and sites within a historic district are normally divided into two categories, contributing and … See more

    The first U.S. historic district was established in Charleston, South Carolina in 1931, predating the U.S. federal government designation by more than three decades. … See more

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    A listing on the National Register of Historic Places is a governmental acknowledgment of a historic district. However, the … See more

    Most U.S. state governments have a listing similar to the National Register of Historic Places. State listings can have similar benefits to a federal … See more

    The original concept of an American historic district was a protective area surrounding more important, individual historic sites. As the … See more

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    Historic districts are generally two types of properties, contributing and non-contributing. Broadly defined, a contributing … See more

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    Local historic districts usually enjoy the greatest level of protection legally from any threats that may compromise their historic integrity because many land-use decisions are made … See more

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  5. WEBThe National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or …

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