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Brief Description of the Different Kinds of Historic Districts and Landmarks

BUFFALO HISTORIC DISTRICTS / LANDMARKS

• Local designations
• A "landmark" is an individual building or structure or site.
• Applications are available through the Buffalo Preservation Board.
• Alterations to the exterior of a "Buffalo Local Landmark" or to a building in a "Buffalo Local Historic District" must be approved by the Buffalo Preservation Board.

STATE / NATIONAL REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES

• Includes both historic districts and landmarks
• New York State/National Listings
• State and National listings are identical

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS

• This designation is the highest a humanly made structure, a significant place, or an archeological site can achieve in the United States.
• It is a recognition and honor that makes the destruction of the landmark most unlikely and at the same time opens possibilities of Federal grants.
• There are 9 in Buffalo
• Official list

NATIONAL THEMATIC RESOURCES

• This attempts to collect under one listing a number of significant historical structures of similar vintage, function, and architectural quality -- buildings which, however, may be geographically separated, somewhat isolated and therefore possibly overlooked as landmarks. Rather than list each one separately, the Register puts them together, a procedure that gives them additional prestige and protection.

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