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Criteria:
1. Age: Structures eligible for the RTHL designation and marker must be at least 50 years old.
2. Historical significance: Architectural significance alone is not enough to qualify a structure
for the RTHL designation. It must have an equally significant historical association, and that
association can come from an event that occurred at the site; through individuals who owned
or lived on the property; or, in the case of bridges, industrial plants, schoolhouses and other
non-residential properties, through documented significance to the larger community.
3. Architectural significance: Structures deemed architecturally significant are outstanding
examples of architectural history through design, materials, structural type or construction
methods. In all cases, eligible architectural properties must display integrity; that is, the
structure should be in a good state of repair, maintain its appearance from its period of
significance and be considered an exemplary model of preservation. Architectural
significance is often best determined by the relevance of the property to broader contexts,
including geography. Any changes over the years should be compatible with original design
and reflect compliance with accepted preservation practices, e.g., the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
4. Good state of repair: Structures not considered by the THC to be in a good state of repair
are ineligible for RTHL designation. The THC reserves the sole right to make that
determination relative to eligibility for RTHL markers.
Special National Register considerations for RTHL marker applications: If a structure has
been individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under either Criterion
A or B and Criterion C (Architecture), the historical text compiled as part of the National
Register nomination process may be submitted as part of the marker process, provided it includes
the required reference notes and other documentation. Acceptance of the National Register
information for the purposes of the marker process will be up to the sole determination of the
THC. Listing in the NRHP does not guarantee approval for an RTHL marker. See the THC web
site at http://www.thc.state.tx.us/markerdesigs/madnrcrit.html for National Register criteria.
Q Check this box if the property is individually listed in the NRHP.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Any individual, group or county historical commission (CHC) may apply to the THC to request
an Official Texas Historical Marker for what it deems a worthy topic. Only complete marker
applications that contain all the required elements and are submitted online as required can be
accepted or processed by the THC (for RTHL markers, the required elements are: sponsorship
application form; narrative history; documentation; legal description of the property; site plan;
floorplan; historic photograph; and current photographs clearly showing each side of the
structure-please resize photographs to 1-2 MB, or approximately 1024 x 768 pixels).
" Completed applications must be duly reviewed, verified and approved by the county
historical commission (CHC) in the county in which the marker will be placed.
" The sponsorship application form, narrative history and documentation must be
submitted as Microsoft Word or Word-compatible documents and sent via email
attachments to the THC by no later than November 30, 2009.
" Required font style and type size are a Times variant and 12-point.
" Narrative histories must be typed in a double-spaced (or 1.5-spaced) format and include
separate sections on context, overview, significance and documentation.
" The narrative history must include documentation in the form of reference notes, which
can be either footnotes or endnotes. Documentation associated with applications should
be broad-based and demonstrate a survey of all available resources, both primary and
secondary.