NPS Advisory Board Meeting - Summer 2023

Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center in Socorro, Texas

NPS/Astrid Liverman

The National Park System Advisory Board (NPSAB) met on August 15-16, 2023 to consider sixteen new nominations for National Historic Landmark (NHL) designation, six updated nominations, and three withdrawals of designation. The NPSAB recommended that the Secretary of the Interior proceed with all of these proposed NHL actions.

Meeting Agenda

New nominations recommended for approval:

Barnum Institute of Science and History, Bridgeport, CT
Executive Summary
Nomination

Fort Armistead, Cherokee National Forest, Monroe County, TN
Executive Summary
Nomination (redacted)

Jefferson County Courthouse, Charles Town, WV
Executive Summary
Nomination

Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, Crawfordsville, IN
Executive Summary
Nomination

National Archives Building, Washington, DC
Executive Summary
Nomination

Pond Farm Pottery, Sonoma County, CA
Executive Summary
Nomination

Pottawattamie County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, Council Bluffs, IA
Executive Summary
Nomination

Quebec 01 Launch Control Facility, Laramie County, WY
Executive Summary
Nomination

Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center, Socorro, TX
Executive Summary
Nomination

Rock Island Site II, Rock Island State Park, Door County, WI
Executive Summary
Nomination (redacted)

Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House, Aurora, IL
Executive Summary
Nomination

Sampson-White Joiner Shop, Duxbury, MA
Executive Summary
Nomination

Strategic Air Command Ground Alert Facility, Mountain Home AFB, Elmore County, ID
Executive Summary
Nomination

Temple Aaron, Trinidad, CO
Executive Summary
Nomination

Wayfarers Chapel, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Executive Summary
Nomination

Wink's Panorama, Gilpin County, CO
Executive Summary
Nomination

This nomination was prepared concurrent with development of the African American Outdoor Recreation National Historic Landmarks Theme Study.

In addition, the Board recommended approval of updated documentation of the following National Historic Landmark designations:

Carter G. Woodson Home, Washington, DC
Executive Summary
Nomination

Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District, Bethlehem, PA
Executive Summary
Nomination

Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN
Executive Summary
Nomination

Riverside Historic District, Riverside, IL
Executive Summary
Nomination Form and Figures
Nomination - Maps
Nomination - Photographs: Part 1 and Part 2
Nomination - Appendix

Strentzel-Muir Ranch (revised from John Muir House (and Martinez Adobe)), Martinez, Contra Costa County, CA
Executive Summary
Nomination

Waterford Historic District, Loudoun County, VA
Executive Summary
Nomination
Maps

The Board recommended withdrawal of National Historic Landmark designation for the following properties:

DELUGE (Fire Fighting Tugboat), New Orleans, LA
Executive Summary
Withdrawal Report
Original Nomination

GOLDENROD (Showboat), Kampsville, Calhoun County, IL
Executive Summary
Withdrawal Report
Original Nomination

STE. CLAIRE (Passenger Steamboat), Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Executive Summary
Withdrawal Report
Original Nomination

Additional Program Documents:

Meeting Agenda
Federal Effects of NHL Designation
National Historic Landmarks Program Federal Regulations
Federal Register Notice
National Park System Advisory Board
National Historic Landmarks Committee
Frequently Asked Questions

 

Main facade of Temple Aaron

NPS/Astrid Liverman