2009 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places Nomination Guidelines and Form
Please review the nomination guidelines before completing the nomination form. For more information, contact Joelle Schatz, Special Projects Coordinator, at 11Most@nthp.org or 202.588.6141.
It is necessary that you contact a Regional Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation before submitting a nomination. Our Regional Office staff will help you determine if the 11 Most Endangered list is the best preservation action for your site or if an alternative step may be more appropriate. Your Regional Office contact will serve as the primary advisor to your site throughout the nomination process.
Complete nomination packages must be received by Friday, December 5, 2008.
Criteria
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has three primary criteria for inclusion on the list of America's 11 Most Endangered Places:
1. Significance
Significance is the architectural, artistic, and/or historic importance of a site within its cultural, social, or geographical context. The places on the 11 Most list need not be famous, but they must be significant within their own cultural context and illustrate important issues in preservation. Each place is judged within its context. Some previous listings are of undisputed national significance, while others have been included for their role in a unique cultural tradition, for their rare architectural design, or as the last surviving example of a style or building type.
2. Urgency
Urgency is defined as the need for immediate action to stop or reverse serious threats. In previous years, places representing all stages of physical deterioration or unfavorable conditions have been listed, including those at which:
- A disaster has occurred, such as a natural catastrophe or intentional destruction;
- A disaster is imminent, either because of lack of preservation or the planned introduction of harmful factors such as development;
- A pattern of destruction - such as neglect, erosion, or exposure to the elements - is evident and will, if not reversed inevitably lead to loss;
- A longer-range danger exists that can be averted by proper planning or minimal but timely intervention.
3. Potential Solutions
Potential solutions are evaluated according to likelihood that the threats to the place can be removed. Nominators should explain potential solutions that would eliminate or lessen the threat(s) in the short- and/or long-term.
Required materials for the nomination package
- One complete nomination form, signed by the nominator. Form can be submitted online, via email, fax, or regular mail.
- At least 5-10 high-resolution (300 dpi, 5x7, 2-5MB in size) jpeg images with captions and credits. Image file(s) greater than 5 MB in size should be separated into multiple e-mails. We encourage you to include some photographs including the "This Place Matters" signage found online here: http://my.preservationnation.org/site/PageServer?pagename=thisplacematters.
- If you have digital video or broadcast beta footage (b-roll), please submit it with your nomination.
- 2-5 letters of support. The letters must come from national, state, or local elected officials, preservation organizations, etc.
Images Submitted Must Include One or More:
- Recent general view(s) of the entire site/structure (and surroundings, if relevant).
- Evidence of threats. This may include details of physical damage or deterioration.
- Important details, such as architecturally significant details or representative buildings in the historic district.
- Images including people, if possible.
- Historically significant images of the site, including some of it in its heyday
Each Image Must Be Labeled with the Following:
- Site name (As it appears on the nomination form)
- Brief caption describing the image (For example: Water damage on the hospital's second floor)
- Date of photograph
- Photograph credit (Name of photographer, and any other important credentials)
All images should be submitted in digital form via email to 11Most@nthp.org or via regular mail on CD.
Copyright and Permissions
All images submitted with this nomination form must be free of all copyright restrictions; securing reproduction rights and permissions in the responsibility of the nominator. The National Trust for Historic Preservation reserves the right to reproduce and circulate these images in connection with any information on the site. Images will be available to the media. Images will not be used for commercial purposes. Photographs cannot be returned.
To complete the Nomination Form online click here.
To download the Nomination Form as a Word document click here.
Nominations and all additional materials can be sent via email, fax, or regular mail.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Communications Office/11 Most Endangered
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-588-6141
Fax: 202-588-6299
Email: 11Most@nthp.org
Note: Nominations and supporting materials cannot be returned.
