Sample Nominations - Multiple Levels of Significance

Bricklayer’s Hall, Montgomery, Alabama, central conference room and back office

Photograph by Evelyn Causey

Bricklayers Hall

Alabama, Reference number: 100005355
Area of Significance: Ethnic Heritage: Black, Law, Politics/Government, Social History: Civil Rights
Period of Significance: 1956-1965

Bricklayers Hall is a rare example of a property significant at the local, state, and national levels. (Of over 100,000 properties listed in the National Register, as of May 2026, only approximately 500 are listed for their significance at all three levels.) The modest two-story brick building served as the headquarters for the organization of the seminal Montgomery Bus Boycott and as the offices of Charles S. Conley, Jr., a successful African American civil rights lawyer. The nomination’s Section 8 “Statement of Significance” is structured to separately address each criteria and areas and levels of significance, with each discussion identified by a descriptive subheading.
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Greenwood Historic District, east side 100 Block N. Greenwood Avenue

Photograph by Vanessa Adams-Harris

Greenwood Historic District

Oklahoma, Reference number: 100008199
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning and Development, Ethnic Heritage: African American
Period of Significance: 1905-1967

The Greenwood Historic District is locally significant for architecture and for community planning and development, and nationally significant for social history and African American heritage for embodying both resourcefulness and resilience despite widespread racial prejudice and violence. The nomination’s Section 8 “Statement of Significance” clearly identifies the National Register criteria, and areas and levels of significance, by using descriptive subheadings.
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