Regulation .07 Criteria.
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A property is eligible for the Maryland Register of Historic Properties if it:
A.
Is located in the State, or is a property described in Regulation .06A(2)(h) of this chapter;
B.
Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and historic character and association;
C.
Qualifies because it:
(1)
Is associated with:
(a)
Events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of State history, or
(b)
The lives of persons significant in the State's past;
(2)
Represents:
(a)
The work of a master, or
(b)
A significant and distinguishable entity whose components individually may lack distinction;
(3)
Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction;
(4)
Possesses high artistic values; or
(5)
Has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in the prehistory or history of the State;
D.
Is representative of a property type that, within a historic context, satisfies the requirements of §§B and C of this regulation;
E.
Retains the minimum specific physical characteristics or data which define the ability of that property type, within that historic context, to satisfy the requirements of §§B and C of this regulation; and
F.
Is not a cemetery, birthplace, or grave of a historical figure, a property owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, a structure that has been moved from its original location, a historic building that has been reconstructed, a property primarily commemorative in nature, or a property that has achieved significance within the past 50 years, unless it is:
(1)
An integral part of a district that meets the criteria in §§A—E of this regulation;
(2)
A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance;
(3)
A building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value or is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historical person or event;
(4)
A birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance if there is no appropriate site or building directly associated with that person's productive life;
(5)
A cemetery which derives its primary significance from:
(a)
Graves of persons of transcendent importance,
(b)
Age,
(c)
Distinctive design features, or
(d)
Association with historic events;
(6)
A building reconstructed accurately in a suitable environment, and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, if no other building or structure with the same association has survived;
(7)
A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested the property with its own exceptional significance; or
(8)
A property achieving significance within the past 50 years if at the time of evaluation it is of exceptional importance to the State.