Historic Sites Act of 1935

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The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.

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Generate an image of the Historic Sites Act of 1935 (The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
historic preservation law ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
alsoKnownAs An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance ⓘ
appliesTo historic American buildings ⓘ
historic American objects ⓘ
historic American sites ⓘ
assignedResponsibilityTo Secretary of the Interior ⓘ
authorizedActivity acquisition of historic sites and buildings ⓘ
designation of historic sites and buildings ⓘ
preservation of historic properties ⓘ
survey of historic and archaeological sites ⓘ
authorizedAgency National Park Service ⓘ
branchOfGovernmentInvolved United States Congress ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 16 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdProgram Historic Sites Survey ⓘ
dateEnacted 1935-08-21 ⓘ
declaredPolicy to preserve for public use historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance ⓘ
enabled federal assistance for preservation of historic properties ⓘ
federal recognition of historic landmarks ⓘ
establishedPolicyFor preservation of historic buildings ⓘ
preservation of historic objects ⓘ
preservation of historic sites ⓘ
focusesOn properties of national historical significance ⓘ
foundationFor National Historic Landmarks program ⓘ
National Historic Preservation Program ⓘ
historicalEra New Deal era ⓘ
linked to: New Deal
influenced development of federal historic preservation framework ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalBasisFor National Historic Landmarks designations ⓘ
policyArea heritage conservation ⓘ
public history ⓘ
predecessorOf comprehensive national historic preservation system ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
primaryPurpose establish national policy for historic preservation ⓘ
preservation of historic American sites, buildings, and objects of national significance ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 74-292 ⓘ
relatedTo National Historic Landmarks program ⓘ
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ⓘ
sector cultural heritage preservation ⓘ
shortTitle Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 49 Stat. 666 ⓘ
subjectMatter cultural resources ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ
typeOfLegislation cultural policy ⓘ
yearEnacted 1935 ⓘ

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National Historic Landmark → legalBasis → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
Historic Sites Act of 1935 → shortTitle → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
National Historic Landmark → establishedBy → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
subject linked to: NHL
Public Law 74-292 → hasTitle → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
Public Law 74-292 → hasShortTitle → Historic Sites Act ⓘ
linked to: Historic Sites Act of 1935
Public Law 74-292 → alsoKnownAs → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
Public Law 74-292 → alsoKnownAs → An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes ⓘ
linked to: Historic Sites Act of 1935
Public Law 89-665 → relatedTo → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada → governedBy → Historic Sites and Monuments Act ⓘ
linked to: Historic Sites Act of 1935
Antiquities Act of 1906 → relatedTo → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Illinois → legalBasis → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Ohio → legalBasis → Historic Sites Act of 1935 ⓘ