Montgomery Landmark Guidelines

When considering any property for designation as an historic district or property, the Landmarks Commission and City Council must first determine that one or more of the following criteria apply to the property:

  1. It has character, interest, or value as part of the heritage of the city, the state, or the United States.
  2. It was the location of a significant historic event.
  3. It is identifiable with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the historic development of the city.
  4. It exemplifies the cultural, economic, social, archaeological or historic heritage of the city.
  5. It portrays the environment of a group of people in an era of history characterized by a distinctive architectural style.
  6. It is the embodiment of distinguishing architectural characteristics, type of specimen.
  7. It is identifiable as the work of an architect or master builder whose individual work has influenced the development of the city.
  8. It is an embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship which represent a significant architectural or technological innovation.
  9. Its unique location of singular physical characteristic represents an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community, or the city.
  10. It has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important to prehistoric or historic understanding.

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts worthy of preservation. The National Register was established by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The purposes of the Act are: to insure that properties significant in national, state, and local history are considered in the planning of federal undertakings; and to encourage historic preservation initiatives by state and local governments and the private sector.

At present, 8 Montgomery landmark buildings are listed on the National Register.

To be placed on the National Register, a property must comply with all of the regulations as dictated by the U.S. Department of the Interior.