User:Doncram/NHL-and-NRHPdelistings

Page for restoring List of delisted National Register of Historic Places properties for a couple reasons.

Assuming the current AFD ends with deletion of List of delisted National Register of Historic Places properties, this copy will serve as basis to create two articles:
 * to be revised to make a comprehensive census of NHL de-designations (about 30-40 in total, very doable). What happens to NHLs is important in history of historic preservation in the U.S.  The ones I know a bit about are tragedies.
 * basis for re-titled article Delistings of NRHPs or something not intended to be a complete list, of course, but covering the process and the extent of it 1,400 cumulatively apparently, etc.

When restart, can get previous edit history restored. AFD discussion tone affected by unstated-but-known fact article was started by doncram, in fact at 00:26, 27 October 2008‎. Everything said about the too-many NRHPs argues for saying this should be moved to Loss of National Historic Landmarks or similar title. Of course it should be moved, and there's not a need for a comprehensive list, but there's a tone of driving a wooden stake in, by my reading. :(

Note: What's displayed at top of last version of article in mainspace was AFD notice:"This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the guide to deletion."

This is an incomplete list of properties once listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) which have since been delisted. There are about 1500 such instances in total. Also included is an intended-to-become complete list of former National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) which were de-designated as NHLs, of which some were delisted while others remain listed on the NRHP. There are approximately 30 such de-designations.

Places are listed on the NRHP originally for their historical merit. They may be important for their architecture, for their association with events and historically important persons, and for other reasons. Places of exceptional merit may further be designated National Historic Landmarks.

Delistings occur relatively rarely, usually when the historic integrity of a site has been lost by demolition, fire, vandalism, or other causes. There are about 1500 such instances in total reflected in the NRIS database.

It is also necessary for the National Park Service, which maintains the National Register, to become aware of the situation. In 2008, a large number of Mississippi properties were delisted after buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, while there was not a corresponding flurry of delistings in Louisiana, perhaps due to differences in state historical offices' budgets and priorities. There are other instances of buildings being demolished but still being listed, apparently only due to no official notice of the demolition being recognized. These include several properties at Cornell University.

Delisted properties
The locations of delisted National Register properties (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a Google map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". Delisted properties include:

Former NHLs de-designated and delisted from the NRHP
There are three known sites that were de-designated and delisted.

NHL designation withdrawn, although NRHP listing kept
There are at least three sites that had their National Historic Landmark status withdrawn, while retaining NRHP listing.