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USN Details ▸ Overview Tab

The Overview tab in the USN Details module contains the map interface on the right, with the USN’s point or polygon highlighted in light blue, as shown below. If the USN is not yet mapped, the map will zoom out to New York State and the message The USN location does not exist in the GIS will display above the USN information.

On the left is a list of fields that provide basic information about the USN, as well as a primary photograph if one is present. If the USN does not have any photographs in the Overview or Photos tabs, the scanned inventory form may still have photographs. If the USN has an inventory form attachment, you can open it by going to the Attachments (Atts.) tab and clicking the download (green arrow) button for the form, or by clicking the Inventory Form button in the header of the details module.

• Type: The USN’s main category: Building, Archaeology, Archaeology Submerged, Building District, or Archaeology District.
• Classification: The USN’s subcategory: Building, Structure, Object, Site, or Archaeological Site.
• Parent USN: The name and identifying number of the USN that has a “parental” relationship with the USN record you are viewing. This may be a historic district that contains the USN, or a main building that has the USN as an outbuilding. Click the link to open the parent USN record. (This will close the USN record you are currently viewing.)
• Is Contributing: Whether the USN contributes to a historic district. The values are True (contributing), False (non-contributing), or blank (no status indicated).

Note: This field may not reflect the USN’s current contributing status. To confirm a USN’s contributing status, SHPO recommends that you check additional documentation.

If the district is listed on the State and/or National Register, check the National Register nomination form for the district by opening the National Register project from the map interface. The nomination form will be under the Attachments (Atts.) tab in the National Register project.

If the district is not listed, check the inventory form for the USN or its district under the Attachments (Atts.) tab in the USN Details module, or check the building survey for the district under the Surveys tab in the USN Details module.

You may also contact the appropriate reviewer from the Survey and National Register Unit, as listed on SHPO’s Contact page.

• Is Demolished: Whether the USN represents a resource that has been destroyed.
• Is in a Certified District: Whether the USN is within a certified historic district. Certified historic districts are local historic districts that have not been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but which have been certified by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for listing on the National Register. These districts may be eligible for historic rehabilitation tax credits.
• Is a National Historic Landmark: Whether the USN is a National Historic Landmark, or is part of one. These are nationally significant historic resources that receive special designation above listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Is State Board Approved: Whether the USN has been approved for nomination to the New York State Register of Historic Places by the State Board for Historic Preservation. State Board–approved nominations are sent to the State Historic Preservation Officer and then forwarded to the National Park Service for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.
• Is State Register Listed: Whether the USN is listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places.
• Eligibility: The USN’s current eligibility for the New York State Register and National Register of Historic Places.
  • Listed: The USN is listed on the State and/or National Register of Historic Places.
  • Eligible: SHPO has determined that the USN is eligible for the State and National Registers of Historic Places, either individually or as part of a proposed historic district. USNs that are currently eligible may be reevaluated as not eligible based on new information or substantial loss of historic integrity.
  • Not Eligible: SHPO has determined that the USN is not eligible for the State or National Register of Historic Places. USNs that are currently not eligible may later be determined to be eligible based on criteria such as new information, additional research, or the passage of time.
  • Undetermined: SHPO has not evaluated the USN’s eligibility.
  • Not Eligible - Demolished: The USN has been demolished and is thus not eligible for the State or National Register of Historic Places.
• Acceptance: If the USN was evaluated as eligible before 2019, the message Commissioner accepted SR/NR eligibility on 12/31/2018 will appear for the purposes of SEQR. Otherwise, this field will be hidden.
• Status Comments: Details about the USN’s most recent eligibility evaluation.
  • Not yet 50 years of age, but should be re-evaluated when it comes of age: SHPO has determined that the USN is not presently eligible due to age, but it may be eligible when it meets the 50-year threshold.
  • Previous determination of eligibility reversed due to loss of integrity: SHPO has determined that the USN is no longer eligible because it has had a substantial loss of historic integrity.
  • Now eligible due to new information: After previously finding the USN not eligible, SHPO has determined that the USN is now eligible based on additional details that support the criteria for eligibility.
• Notes: Any miscellaneous comments from SHPO about the USN. Archaeological sites sometimes have the date of SHPO’s evaluation in this field.
• County / MCD: This table will list one or more counties and minor civil divisions (MCDs) in which the USN is located. MCDs include cities, towns, villages, reservations, and boroughs.