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Bkissin (talk) 13:59, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue[edit]

Do you have a reference that Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue is on the NRHP individually (i.e. not just a part of the historic district) and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:48, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

To my knowledge it has not been listed separately, which is why I specified that it was listed as a contributing structure to the downtown historic district. I see from your user page that you're an expert on NRHP questions and also from Georgia. Can you recommend any clarifications that I should add to the article? --NaKalms (talk) 12:36, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For one thing, it should not be listed individually at National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia. Secondly, it doesn't seem to be a National Historic Landmark (if it were, it would also be on the NRHP individually). But please keep working on the article. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 23:54, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You learn something new every day. There appears to be a significant difference between being a National Historic Landmark and a Contributing property. It's not clear from the explanatory information on National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia that contributing properties should not be listed individually. Good to know. You've done a lot of work on historic properties. What are your favorite places to look for primary sources for articles? --NaKalms (talk) 02:35, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Are you aware of Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places? That is a good project and you are welcome there. People there (not me) update the county listing probably weekly, since the NPS gives additions weekly. Individual properties in a NRHP historic district are not listed individually - they are all covered in one NRHP form and thus one listing in the county listing. We encourage articles about individual places, historic districts, and even contributing properties. Of course, not all contributing properties in a historic district deserves its own article, but the Synagogue certainly does. Only a small fraction of NRHP sites are further designated a National Historic Landmark - probably less than 10%.

As far as primary sources, the NRHP forms. The NPS is in the process of scanning them and putting them online. The ones that have been scanned are easily available. For instance, at National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia at the line for Augusta Downtown Historic District, if you click on "#04000515" it takes you to the NRHP form and photo. It is often slow and often down. For ones that don't have links, I think there is a way to find most of them online. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 03:12, 29 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]