Guam and National Register of Historic Places (Poster 1 of 5)

Text on the poster: "The Guam and National Registers of Historic Places are the official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in Guam and American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture. The Guam Register is administered by the Guam Historic Resources Divisions of the Department of Parks and Recreation. The National Register of Historic Places is administered by the National Park Service. The principle difference between the two registers is time sequence. The Guam Registers requires a minimum of twenty-five (25) years for eligibility. The National Register requires fifty (50) years for consideration and inclusion. Time sequence exceptions are allowable by justification. What qualifies a property for inclusion on both registers? The Guam and National Registers require the following criteria: (1) Association with historic Events, (2) Association with important persons, (3) Distinctive design or physical characteristics and (4) Potential to provide important information about prehistory or history. In addition to these four (4) Criteria, Integrity must also be evident through historic qualities including location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. Anyone is eligible to prepare and submit a nomination to both registers. The guidelines are specified by both the Guam Historic Resources Division and National Park Service. To-date, there are one hundred fifty-two (152) sites on the Guam Register. Approximately two third (2/3) are listed on the National Register. These historic resources include Guam's significant timelines. The timelines are (1) Pre-Latte Period (1687 B.C. - 9th century AD), (2) Latter Period (9th century AD - 1700), (3) Spanish Missionization/Chamorro-Spanish Wars (1668-1700), (4) Spanish Colonial Period (1700-1898), (5) First American Colonial Period under the U.S. Navy (1898-1941), (6) World War Two/Japanese Military Occupation (1941-1994), (7) Second American Colonial Period under U.S. (1944-1950), (8) Organic Act Period under the U.S. Department of Interior (1950-Present)." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fun grant to the Guam Historic Resources Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation, administered by the Pacific West Regional Office, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior (grant number 66-04-19360).

Guam and National Register of Historic Places (Poster 1 of 5)

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