I will be posting National Register of Historic Places Property Nominations from now through Black History Month (trying to get a full month in). These nominations are detailed descriptions of places of national, state, and cultural significance.

Why does the National Register Matter?

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

National Register FAQ: http://www.nps.gov/nr/faq.htm

The purpose of posting these nominations is to raise awareness of and appreciate African American contributions to American culture, history, and planning. I will also use the nominations to show the existence of certain planning and development principles African Americans applied in their own communities, over the past two centuries, such as sustainability, cooperative economics, regional planning, and permaculture.

Historic and Architectural Resources of Prairie View A&M University, Waller County, Texas