List of Heritage Registers - United States

United States

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In the United States, listings on the National Register of Historic Places are made only on recommendation from State Historic Preservation Offices in each of the US states. Individual states maintain their own historic registers, although in some US states all properties on the state register duplicate the National Register listing. The National Register listing in itself confers no protection to a historic property but may qualify the site for matching grants for historic restoration.

Local historic designations in many US municipalities provide some limited protection against demolition of historic landmarks.

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