Site Designations — Eligibility & Nominations
From eligibility evaluations to complete nomination packets, we prepare defensible materials for the National Register, the California Register, and local registers.
What we do
Evaluation, documentation, and submissions aligned to state and federal standards.
Eligibility evaluations
- Apply NRHP criteria (A–D) and CRHR criteria with integrity analysis
- Historic context statements, periods of significance, character‑defining features
- Recommend eligibility and treatment (avoidance, documentation, or mitigation)
Nominations & local listings
- Prepare DPR 523 forms, maps, photo sets, and nomination text
- Coordinate with OHP/SHPO, local preservation boards, and agencies
- Submission checklists, responses to comments, and final transmittals
Criteria & integrity (quick reference)
We evaluate significance using adopted criteria and test integrity across seven aspects.
National Register (36 CFR §60.4)
- Criterion A: Events that made a significant contribution to history
- Criterion B: Significant persons
- Criterion C: Design/Construction (type, period, method, master, art)
- Criterion D: Information potential (often archaeology)
Integrity: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, association.
California Register (PRC §5024.1)
- Resource is associated with significant events or patterns
- Resource is associated with significant persons
- Embodies distinctive characteristics, type, period, or method
- Has yielded, or may yield, important information (archaeology)
We apply OHP Technical Bulletins (status codes, comparisons with NRHP) and local criteria.
Process & deliverables
Clear steps, clear artifacts—ready for board packets and archives.
Research & record
- CHRIS/SCCIC file search & literature review
- Field survey & photography (HABS/HAER conventions as needed)
- DPR 523A/B/C and status coding
Evaluate & draft
- Context statement, periods of significance, integrity analysis
- Eligibility findings; recommended designation pathway(s)
- Nomination text, maps, and figures
Submit & finalize
- OHP/SHPO or local board coordination
- Response to comments; final packets & transmittals
- Digital archive (indices, readme, and media)