Screen a pre-demolition site against the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) using NPS's public GIS data before committing to a project

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Steps

  1. Access NPS's National Register of Historic Places spatial data via the public ArcGIS REST service (mapservices.nps.gov/arcgis/rest/services/cultural_resources/nrhp_locations/MapServer) or the public-nps.opendata.arcgis.com hosted feature layer
  2. Query the NRHP Points layer by location/address or bounding box to check for listed properties, districts, or contributing structures near the demolition site
  3. Cross-reference results against NPS's Data Downloads page (nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/data-downloads.htm) for the full tabular dataset if bulk analysis across many parcels is needed
  4. Note that the spatial layer is checked weekly for updates but is not guaranteed real-time or fully comprehensive — a negative hit is not a legal clearance
  5. If a hit is found (or the property sits within a historic district), route the finding to whether Section 106 or a local historic-preservation ordinance review is triggered before demolition

Known gotchas

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