NEW: Urban Renewal-Era Resources in the United States, 1949-1974
Nationwide, Reference number: 100012679
This multiple property cover was prepared under the guidance of the National Park Service. It provides a historic context and registration signifiance and integrity expectations for evaluating and listing properties significant for planning and development initiated by local public agencies between 1949 and 1974 under Federal urban renewal legislation.
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African American Civil Rights in Idaho
Idaho, Reference number: 100007012
This multiple property cover includes a well-constructed and researched context addressing African American settlement in Idaho and associated civil rights activities, both highly visible and more subtle. The context includes a discussion of the role and value of "uplifting" by and within the African American community. The document provides solid registration requirements that address specific issues associated with the property types likely to be found in Idaho communities.
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Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, 1933-1979
Alabama, Reference number: 64500867
This is a good example of context development, registration requirements, and historic integrity evaluations.
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Garden Apartments, Apartment Houses and Apartment Complexes in Arlington County, Virginia 1934-1954
Virginia, Reference number: 64500845
This multiple property documentation form provides guidance for evaluating an architectural form that came to prominence in Arlington County, Virginia—the home of the Pentagon—in the years before and after World War II.
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Historic and Architectural Resources of Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan
Michigan, Reference number: 100012311
This multiple property documentation form addresses an approximately 40-square-mile area with several distinct communities by providing four thematic contexts.
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Historic Resources of Joplin, Missouri
Missouri, Reference number: 64501012
Five contexts and registration requirements for a range of properties types are included in this multiple property documentation form.
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Historic Residential Subdivisions of Metropolitan Denver, 1940-1965
Colorado, Reference number: 64501105This multiple property cover is a good example of a local subdivision context.
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Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States
Nationwide, Reference number: 64500838This multiple property cover was developed as a companion to the National Register Bulletin "Historic Residential Suburbs."
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Louisiana Coastal Vernacular: Grand Isle, 1780–1968
Louisiana, Reference number: 100003191This multiple property documentation form address a specific architectural style.
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The following are examples of nominations associated with Multiple Property Documentation Forms.
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Fairglen Additions (Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3)
California, Reference number: 100004036
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1959-61
This nomination was submitted under the Multiple Property Documentation Form "Housing Tracts of Joseph Eichler in San Jose. California, 1952-1963." Consisting of 218 distinctively modern, affordable homes constructed between 1959 and 1961, the Fairglen Additions reflect the significant local efforts of master builder and developer Joseph Eichler in San Jose. The nomination narrative keeps the significance statement concise and focused on the specific resources. By 1959, Eichler Homes had constructed over 5,000 homes, including developments in Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and Palo Alto. While others created repetitive tracts of common building types, Eichler’s careful, architect driven designs resulted in striking housing tracts, while still applying mass-production processes targeted to modest home buyers.
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German Park Recreation Club
Michigan, Reference number: 100012313Area of Significance: Ethnic Heritage-German, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance: 1938-1970
The historic context for German Park Recreation Club is provided in the Multiple Property Documentation Form “Historic and Architectural Resources of Northfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1824 – 1980.” The club was established by the local German immigrant community that lived in the immediate vicinity. It served as a center of social and recreational opportunities celebrating German culture and provided mutual support and protection for its members.
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Hollin Hills Historic District
Virginia, Reference number: 13000807
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1946-1971
Hollin Hills is an example of a listed district nominated under the "Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States." Hollin Hills Historic District is a harmonious, well-designed Modern Movement neighborhood of innovative, moderately priced houses set within a natural landscape. The foundation of the neighborhood’s success was the collaborative interpretation of the traditional large-scale merchant building practices by developer/builder Robert C. Davenport and architect Charles M. Goodman.
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Joplin YMCA
Missouri, Reference number: 100007358Area of Significance: Recreation
Period of Significance: 1921-1960
The Joplin YMCA is locally significant under Criterion A in the area of recreation as an example of the Cultural and Recreational Property Type described in the “Historic Resources of Joplin, Missouri” Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF). Applicable historic contexts discussed in the MPDF include “Evolution of Joplin as a Regional Commercial and Industrial Center: 1871-1960” and “Community Development Patterns in Joplin: 1871-1960.”
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Valence House
Louisiana, Reference number: 100008740Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1870
The Valence House is a building property type defined in the “Louisiana Coastal Vernacular: Grand Isle, 1780-196.” Built around 1870, this house is a Creole type house: it has interconnected rooms, with no true hallways. The building also has heavy braced timbers, a large attic space, and a generous gallery.
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Windsor Apartments
Virginia, Reference number: 100006520
Area of Significance: Community Planning and Development, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1944
This garden apartment property is listed pursuant to the 2011 Amendment to the “Garden Apartments, Apartment Houses and Apartment Complexes in Arlington County, Virginia 1934-1954” Multiple Property Documentation Form. The property meets the registration requirements of the garden apartment subtype and is significant for providing a new type of housing for residents, one that integrates the buildings with the surrounding landscape.
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Last updated: July 30, 2026