Texas Administrative Code
Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 2 - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Chapter 26 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subchapter D - HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
Section 26.19 - Criteria for Evaluating Historic Buildings and Structures

Universal Citation: 13 TX Admin Code § 26.19

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

Buildings, structures, cultural landscapes, and non-archeological sites, objects, and districts may be designated as landmarks, provided that the following conditions are met:

(1) the property meets at least one of the following criteria:

(A) the property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, including importance to a particular cultural or ethnic group;

(B) the property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;

(C) the property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represents the work of a master, possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction;

(D) the property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in Texas culture or history;

(2) the property retains integrity at the time of the nomination, as determined by the executive director of the commission; and

(3) the property must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, either individually, or as a contributing property within a historic district. Contributing status may be determined by the Keeper of the National Register or the executive director of the commission.

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