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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).
" 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 January 15, 2008.
" 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.

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