Criteria for a County Landmark
The Commission may designate an individual building, structure or historic site as an historic landmark if it is:
- A property, structure or site that has significant value as part of the heritage of the nation, state or community;
- A property, structure or site associated with an important person or event in national, state or local history;
- A property, structure or site representative of an architectural and/or landscape type which exemplifies a period, style, craftsmanship, method of construction or use of local materials and retains a high degree of integrity;
- A notable work of a master builder, designer, architect or artist;
- A property, structure or site identifiable as a familiar visual feature in the community, owing to its unique location or physical characteristics;
- A property, structure or site the character of which is a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure, such as a barn or commercial structure, with a high level of architectural significance;
- An area that has yielded or is likely to yield information important in history or prehistory.
