Sample Nominations - Local Level of Significance

Map of the Automobile Alley Historic District showing an existing and proposed boundary, and contributing resources.
Automobile Alley Historic District, Mobile, Alabama, 2023 boundary map

Image courtesy of Alabama State Historic Preservation Officer

Automobile Alley Historic District

Alabama, Reference number: 1000009107
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1860-1965

The district was initially listed in 2016 with 46 contributing resources for its significance as the focal point for the automobile industry in Mobile for approximately 50 years. A 2023 boundary expansion added three additional contributing resources to the district. As documented in the nomination’s Section 8 “Statement of Significance,” automobile dealers clustered along this particular street in Mobile due to its proximity to the local rail yard, as automobiles were usually shipped by rail at that time.
Download the Automobile Alley Historic District file (2016)
Download the Automobile Alley Historic District file (2023)

A large white two story historic house with a lawn in front.
Burton H. Hurd House, Elma, New York

Photograph by Daniel Dannecker, Jill Nowicki

Burton H. Hurd House

New York, Reference number: 100012709
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1912

This house is one of many Colonial Revival-style houses found throughout New York state. However, this nomination documents the significance of this particular house to the community of Elmira through a comparative analysis that concludes that “Elma has very few residential examples that exhibit the same level of high style design that is displayed at the Burton Hurd House” (Hurd Registration Form, p. 18).
Download the Burton H. Hurd House file
A row of historic two-story brick buildings along a city street.
Irishtown Commercial Historic District, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Photograph by Kurt West Garner

Irishtown Commercial Historic District

Indiana, Reference number: 100012766
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1868-1954

The Irishtown Commercial Historic District is significant both for its extant 19th-century resources and for its development as a response to a residential neighborhood’s need for commercial services in an area not served by expanding streetcar lines. The district incorporates architectural trends and development patterns that occurred nationwide (e.g., revival architectural styles, concentrated commercial core), but its significance is grounded in its relationship to the abutting residential area.
Download the Irishtown Commercial Historic District file

Map showing the boundary of the historic district, which has an oblong shape that is wider at the north end. Areas of conserved land are shown within the boundary in a patchwork quilt of a green color.
Little River Rural Historic District, Virginia, boundary map

Courtesy of Virginia State Historic Preservation Office

Little River Rural Historic District

Virginia, Reference number: 14000011
Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance: 1760-1960

Little River Rural Historic District is significant to more than one community or area without achieving state-wide significance. The approximately 23,000-acre district includes several formally established villages and the nomination documents matters of importance not to the state of Virginia but rather to the communities and residents that comprise the district.
Download the Little River Rural Historic District file

Last updated: July 23, 2026