The National Park Service (NPS) has announced a solicitation for electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before April 6, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments should be submitted electronically by April 30, 2024.
Interested parties are encouraged to send their comments via email to National_Register_Submissions@nps.gov with the subject line “Public Comment on .” For those without email access, comments can be mailed to the National Register of Historic Places at the NPS office in Washington, DC.
Sherry A. Frear, Chief of the National Register of Historic Places/National Historic Landmarks Program, is available for further information and can be contacted at sherry_frear@nps.gov or 202-913-3763.
The properties listed in this notice are being considered for listing or related actions under section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60. The nominations were received by NPS before April 6, 2024. Comments are being accepted regarding the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation.
Commenters should note that their entire comment—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While requests can be made to withhold such information from public review, there is no guarantee that it will be possible.
Nominations have been submitted by State or Tribal Historic Preservation Officers across various states including Arkansas, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Additionally noted are owner objections and requests for removal concerning specific resources in Kentucky and Massachusetts respectively.
Further documentation has been received for several resources in Tennessee including Blount County's Fisher House and Davidson County's St. Mary's Catholic Church among others.
Federal Preservation Officers have also submitted nominations for shipwrecks located in the Gulf of Mexico under "Nineteenth Century Shipwrecks of the Gulf of Mexico."
Paul R. Lusignan is currently serving as Acting Chief of the National Register of Historic Places/National Historic Landmarks Program.
