FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Geodataset Name:       SHPO_NATL_REGISTER_JUL06
Geodataset Type:       SHAPEFILE
Geodataset Feature:    POLYGON
Feature Count:         1492
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
This data set contains the locations and basic attributes of sites, buildings, objects, structures, and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
DATA SOURCE(S):                    Bureau of Archaeological Research
SCALE OF ORIGINAL SOURCE MAPS:     1:24,000
DATE OF AUTOMATION OF SOURCE:      20060701
GEODATASET EXTENT:                 State of Florida

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES:

Datafile Name: SHPO_NATL_REGISTER_JUL06.DBF
ITEM NAME WIDTH TYPE
SITEID
8 String
REFNUM
8 String
RESNAME
120 String
ADDRESS
120 String
RESTRICT
1 String
RETYPECD
1 String
NUMCBLDG
6 String
NUMCSITE
6 String
NUMCSTRC
6 String
NUMCOBJ
6 String
NUMNBLDG
6 String
NUMNSITE
6 String
NUMNSTRC
6 String
NUMNOBJ
6 String
PARKNMCD
4 String
CERTCD
2 String
CERTDATE
8 String
DESCOTHR
28 String
ACRE
9 String
MULTNAME
120 String
CITY
36 String
OCERTCD
2 String
DESCRIPT
68 String
FGDLAQDATE
8 Date

FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES:

Item
Item Description
SITEID This is the official state site number assigned by the Florida Master Site File. The state site number is an eight character string containing a two character county code, a five character numeric code, and an optional single letter character suffix (suffix letter is generally used to indicate sites that are functionally or spatially related).

REFNUM A unique 8 digit number assigned to the resource documentation by the NRHP. This number is the primary key for the NRIS database. The first two digits represent the year the documentation for the resource was received.

RESNAME Primary name for each resource

ADDRESS Address for each resource. Some resources, such as archaeological sites, are address restricted by the NRHP. These resources DO still appear in this data layer.

RESTRICT Restricted archaeological sites are marked with an "X".

RETYPECD Type of resource. All properties are assigned to one of the following five categories.
B = Building

D = District

O = Object

S = Site

U = Structure.


NUMCBLDG Number of contributing buildings

NUMCSITE Number of contributing sites

NUMCSTRC Number of contributing structures

NUMCOBJ Number of contributing objects

NUMNBLDG Number of non-contributing buildings

NUMNSITE Number of non-contributing sites

NUMNSTRC Number of non-contributing structures

NUMNOBJ Number of non-contributing objects

PARKNMCD If the resource is located in a National Park, this is the park alpha code.

CERTCD Primary certification code for current status of property. All properties in this version of the coverage will have an "LI" code for listed.

CERTDATE Date of primary certification in the format YYYYMMDD. For this dataset, CERTDATE represents the date the property was listed on the NRHP.

DESCOTHR Write-in field for architectural style

ACRE Acreage of the property. This field is NOT GIS generated, but comes from the nomination form. By convention, properties than 1 acre are listed as .9 acres (decimal implied).

MULTNAME If the resource is part of a multiple property submission, multiple resource area or thematic group, the multiple name is listed in this field.

CITY The city or town nearest to the resource

OCERTCD This field indicates National Historic Landmark status. A value of 'NL' for this field indicates the property is a National Historic Landmark. All other properties will have a blank value for this item.

DESCRIPT Based on RESNAME

FGDLAQDATE Date FGDL obtained data from source.


USER NOTES:
This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology

This data is provided 'as is' by GeoPlan and is complete to our knowledge.

GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data.

The National Register property location data are based on NR nomination forms, 
site forms and field reports which have been submitted by many and varied 
individuals, groups, institutions, and cultural resource firms.  Submissions 
to the Site File are sometimes accepted from amateurs as well as professionals.  
The locations are only as accurate as the locational information submitted to 
the Site File by the site recorder.  The accuracy of submitted information cannot 
always be verified.

The locations of archaeological sites, historic structures, unmarked human burials, 
cemeteries, and other cultural features contained in this and other Site File data 
layers are for resource management, law enforcement, and research purposes only.  
State and federal law protects archaeological remains on state or federal owned and 
controlled lands (section 267.13, Florida Statutes).  State law protects human burial 
sites on all lands (sections 872.02 and 872.05, Florida Statutes).

Only properties LISTED prior to the date of this dataset are contained in this layer.  
Properties determined eligible, pending nomination or pending owner objection do not 
appear in this data set.  Information on currently listed properties can be obtained 
from the National Register web site at http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/.

There are two features listed on the NRHP for Florida that DO NOT appear in this dataset

NRIS REFNUM 72000337 - Tallahassee Historic District Zones I and II
These districts have been updated and split into two individually
listed districts.  They now appear as The Calhoun Street Historic
District (REFNUM 79000677, State Site # LE00209) and The Park Avenue
Historic District (REFNUM 79000681, State Site # LE00210).

NRIS REFNUM 89001428 - HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine)
This object is no longer located in the State of Florida.  It was
previously located in Key West.



This data is provided 'as is' and its horizontal positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan



This data is provided 'as is' and its vertical positional accuracy has not been verified by GeoPlan



A note concerning data scale:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale 
datasetsare not suitable for some project, analysis, or
modeling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best
available data.

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that 
are at the county level.

1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base 
mapping such as property parcel boundaries.

1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that 
are at the multi-county or regional level.

1:250000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that 
are at the regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should 
be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with 
your data before using it for projects or analyses. Every 
effort has been made to supply the user with data 
documentation. For additional information, see the 
References sectionand the Data Source Contact section of 
this documentation. For more information regarding scale 
and accuracy, see our web pages at:

http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html

REFERENCES:
Bureau of Archaeological Research

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY:
This data was originally created by the Division of Historical Resources. 
When maps were present in the NR nomination or in the Site File folder for 
the resource, the polygons were created by on-screen (heads-up) digitizing 
in ArcMap or ArcInfo.  Scanned, georeferenced, 1:24,000 scale USGS quadrangles 
were used as the background reference images.  A few offshore features were
georeferenced, 1:80,000 scale and NOAA nautical charts were used as background 
reference images.
Process Date: Unknown

When received by Geoplan, the data was in the following projection: Geographic, Datum: NAD27, Spheroid: Clarke 1866, Units: Decimal Degrees. The shapefile was projected to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below) in ArcToolBox using the Florida Harn Transformation. -Reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN -Added DESCRIPT field based on RESNAME to attribute table -Added FGDLAQDATE -Upcased all items in the attribute table -Changed file name to shpo_natl_register from NationalRegister Process Date: 20060817
MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS:

Projection                          ALBERS
Datum                               HPGN
Units                               METERS
Spheroid                            GRS1980
1st Standard Parallel               24  0  0.000
2nd Standard Parallel               31 30  0.000
Central Meridian                   -84 00  0.000
Latitude of Projection's Origin     24  0  0.000
False Easting (meters)              400000.00000
False Northing (meters)             0.00000

DATA SOURCE CONTACT (S):

Name:
Abbr. Name:
Address:


Phone:

Web site:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
         Phone:
        E-mail:
Bureau of Archaeological Research

R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough St.
Tallahassee, FL
32399-0250
(850) 245-6440

fmsfile@dos.state.fl.us Vincent Birdsong or Dr. Marion Smith

FGDL CONTACT:
Name:                   FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY
Abbr. Name:             FGDL
Address:                Florida Geographic Data Library
                        431 Architecture Building
                        PO Box 115706
                        Gainesville, FL  32611-5706
Web site:               http://www.fgdl.org

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