National Historic Landmarks Survey

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federal historic preservation program heritage survey

The National Historic Landmarks Survey is a federal program that systematically identifies, evaluates, and documents historic properties in the United States that may qualify for designation as National Historic Landmarks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Historic Landmarks Program	8
National Historic Landmarks Survey canonical	1
United States National Historic Landmarks Program	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T541595 — 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 Landmarks Survey
Context triple: [National Historic Landmark, relatedProgram, National Historic Landmarks Survey]

A. Historic American Buildings Survey
The Historic American Buildings Survey is a long-running federal program that documents the United States’ historic architecture through measured drawings, photographs, and written histories for preservation and research.
B. Historic American Landscapes Survey
The Historic American Landscapes Survey is a federal program that documents and preserves significant historic landscapes across the United States through detailed records, drawings, and photographs.
C. National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States' official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, or cultural significance.
D. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is an independent U.S. federal agency that advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy and oversees the protection of historic properties in federal planning and decision-making.
E. National Historic Landmark
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.
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 Landmarks Survey
Target entity description: The National Historic Landmarks Survey is a federal program that systematically identifies, evaluates, and documents historic properties in the United States that may qualify for designation as National Historic Landmarks.

A. Historic American Buildings Survey
The Historic American Buildings Survey is a long-running federal program that documents the United States’ historic architecture through measured drawings, photographs, and written histories for preservation and research.
B. Historic American Landscapes Survey
The Historic American Landscapes Survey is a federal program that documents and preserves significant historic landscapes across the United States through detailed records, drawings, and photographs.
C. National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States' official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, or cultural significance.
D. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is an independent U.S. federal agency that advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy and oversees the protection of historic properties in federal planning and decision-making.
E. National Historic Landmark
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal historic preservation program ⓘ heritage survey ⓘ
administeredBy	National Park Service ⓘ
associatedWith	Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Evaluation ⓘ
beneficiary	federal historic preservation planning ⓘ researchers of American history and heritage ⓘ state historic preservation offices ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataUsedFor	identifying potential National Historic Landmark nominations ⓘ informing federal preservation policy ⓘ supporting heritage education and interpretation ⓘ
evaluationCriteria	integrity of historic properties ⓘ national significance ⓘ representation of broad patterns of U.S. history ⓘ
focus	properties of national significance in American archaeology ⓘ properties of national significance in American architecture ⓘ properties of national significance in American culture ⓘ properties of national significance in American history ⓘ
geographicCoverage	District of Columbia ⓘ U.S. territories ⓘ all U.S. states ⓘ
governingBody	U.S. Department of the Interior ⓘ linked to: United States Department of the Interior
legalBasis	National Historic Preservation Act ⓘ linked to: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
operatedBy	National Park Service cultural resources staff ⓘ
output	documentation used in National Historic Landmark nominations ⓘ evaluations of National Historic Landmark eligibility ⓘ survey reports on historic properties ⓘ
partOf	National Historic Landmarks Program ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmarks Survey National Park Service cultural resources programs ⓘ linked to: Heritage Documentation Programs
purpose	document historic properties of national significance ⓘ evaluate historic properties for potential National Historic Landmark designation ⓘ identify historic properties that may qualify as National Historic Landmarks ⓘ
relatedTo	National Historic Landmarks ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
scope	historic properties in the United States ⓘ
typeOfHeritage	archaeological heritage ⓘ architectural heritage ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ
usesMethod	evaluation of historic significance ⓘ formal documentation of historic resources ⓘ systematic identification of historic properties ⓘ

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