National Historic Landmark

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cultural heritage designation historic designation

A National Historic Landmark is a designation given by the U.S. federal government to buildings, sites, structures, or objects recognized as having exceptional historical significance to the nation.

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All labels observed (107)

Label	Occurrences
National Historic Landmark canonical	1,210
U.S. National Historic Landmark	172
National Historic Landmark of the United States	44
National Historic Landmark District	37
National Historic Landmarks Program	28
National Historic Landmarks in the United States	21
National Historic Landmark program	5
National Historic Landmarks	5
National Historic Landmark (United States)	4
National Historic Landmark district	4
National Historic Landmarks program	4
U.S. National Historic Landmark District	4
National Historic Landmark (as part of Hearst Castle)	3
National Historic Landmark (Angel Island Immigration Station)	2
National Historic Landmark (as part of Grand Central Terminal)	2
National Historic Landmark (as part of Minute Man National Historical Park)	2
National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds)	2
National Historic Landmark (site)	2
United States National Historic Landmark	2
National Historic Landmark (Breakthrough Battlefield)	1
National Historic Landmark (Dennison Railroad Depot)	1
National Historic Landmark (Eames House)	1
National Historic Landmark (Great Camp Santanoni)	1
National Historic Landmark (Herndon Home)	1
National Historic Landmark (Memorial Day birthplace recognition)	1
National Historic Landmark (PT-617)	1
National Historic Landmark (PT-796)	1
National Historic Landmark (Paul Revere House)	1
National Historic Landmark (Petaluma Adobe)	1
National Historic Landmark (Poston Elementary School Unit 1)	1
National Historic Landmark (Taliesin West)	1
National Historic Landmark (Taliesin)	1
National Historic Landmark (USS Hornet CV-12)	1
National Historic Landmark (USS Massachusetts)	1
National Historic Landmark (White House)	1
National Historic Landmark (Wright Flyer)	1
National Historic Landmark (as a reconstructed vessel and symbol)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Adams National Historical Park)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Battleship Cove collection, where applicable)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Central Park)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Coso Rock Art District)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Detroit Institute of Arts building)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Historic Ships in Baltimore collection)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Independence National Historical Park resources)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Independence National Historical Park)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Maryland State House)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Middleton Place)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Miller House and Garden)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Mission San Juan Capistrano)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Mount Wilson Observatory site)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Mount Wilson Observatory)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee Mounds NHL)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Ocmulgee National Monument/NHL district)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Palomar Observatory)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Pullman District)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Taliesin)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Thacher Island Light Station)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Thomas Edison National Historical Park)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of United First Parish Church)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Washburn A Mill)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of emigrant routes in the area)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of the Louisiana State Capitol)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of the U.S. Capitol)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of the park area)	1
National Historic Landmark (as part of the park)	1
National Historic Landmark (associated site)	1
National Historic Landmark (battlefield site)	1
National Historic Landmark (complex elements and related sites)	1
National Historic Landmark (context: Whitman birthplace recognized as nationally significant)	1
National Historic Landmark (distillery site components)	1
National Historic Landmark (for Old City Hall building)	1
National Historic Landmark (for William Paca House)	1
National Historic Landmark (for some constituent buildings)	1
National Historic Landmark (segments and structures)	1
National Historic Landmark (selected components)	1
National Historic Landmark (site of CP-1, commemorated)	1
National Historic Landmark (site of CP-1, former location)	1
National Historic Landmark (site-related structures)	1
National Historic Landmark (through Fort Monroe)	1
National Historic Landmark (through Spiro Mounds site)	1
National Historic Landmark (through the Academical Village and Lawn)	1
National Historic Landmark (via Winterville Mounds site)	1
National Historic Landmark District (Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park core)	1
National Historic Landmark District (as part of Buffalo Trace Distillery site)	1
National Historic Landmark District (as part of San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District)	1
National Historic Landmark District (parts of city)	1
National Historic Landmark District (remnants and related structures)	1
National Historic Landmark Program	1
National Historic Landmark designation	1
National Historic Landmark district (as part of Sonoma Historic District)	1
National Historic Landmark district (core sites)	1
National Historic Landmark district (mission area)	1
National Historic Landmark district (parts of complex)	1
National Historic Landmark register	1
National Historic Landmarks designations	1
National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts	1
National Historic Landmarks in New York (state)	1
National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania	1
National Historic Landmarks in Texas	1
National Historic Landmarks of the United States	1
National Historical Landmark	1
National Historical Landmark of the Philippines	1
Oldfields designated a National Historic Landmark	1
U.S. National Historic Landmark (as part of Barnsdall Art Park ensemble)	1
U.S. National Historic Place	1
United States National Historic Landmark program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Historic Landmark
Context triple: [Brooklyn Bridge, heritageDesignation, National Historic Landmark]

A. Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
B. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
C. United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
D. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
E. National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Historic Landmark
Target entity description: A National Historic Landmark is a designation given by the U.S. federal government to buildings, sites, structures, or objects recognized as having exceptional historical significance to the nation.

A. Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
B. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
C. United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
D. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
E. National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage designation ⓘ historic designation ⓘ
administeredBy	National Park Service ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
confers	eligibility for preservation grants and technical assistance ⓘ limited protection under federal preservation laws ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
criterion	exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States ⓘ national level of historical significance ⓘ
designatedBy	Secretary of the Interior ⓘ linked to: United States Secretary of the Interior
designates	building ⓘ district ⓘ object ⓘ site ⓘ structure ⓘ
differentFrom	National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
evaluatedBy	National Park System Advisory Board ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	NHL ⓘ
hasAssessmentCriterion	association with events of national importance ⓘ association with nationally significant persons ⓘ distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction ⓘ integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association ⓘ potential to yield nationally important historical or prehistorical information ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	resources on both public and private land ⓘ
hasPart	National Historic Landmark building ⓘ National Historic Landmark district ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark object ⓘ National Historic Landmark site ⓘ National Historic Landmark structure ⓘ
hasScope	properties of national, not just local or state, significance ⓘ
higherStatusThan	ordinary National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
inception	1960 ⓘ
isSubjectOf	National Park Service National Historic Landmarks Program publications ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ⓘ
partOf	National Historic Landmarks Program ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark United States National Park Service heritage programs ⓘ linked to: National Park Service
purpose	preservation of nationally significant historic resources ⓘ recognition of exceptional national historical significance ⓘ
regulates	use of official NHL name and emblem ⓘ
requiresConsentOf	property owner for designation ⓘ
subclassOf	heritage register listing ⓘ historic site designation ⓘ protected historic resource ⓘ
usedIn	heritage tourism promotion ⓘ historic preservation planning ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,641)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brooklyn Bridge → heritageDesignation → National Historic Landmark ⓘ

White House → NRHPType → National Historic Landmark ⓘ

United States Capitol → nrhpType → National Historic Landmark ⓘ

Empire State Building → NRHPType → National Historic Landmark ⓘ

Mount Auburn Cemetery → heritageDesignation → National Historic Landmark ⓘ

Nantucket → designatedAs → National Historic Landmark District ⓘ