A property is eligible for the Maryland Register of Historic Properties if it:

1. A. Is located in the State, or is a property described in Regulation .06A(2)(h) of this chapter;
2. B. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and historic character and association;

3. C. Qualifies because it:

   1. (1) Is associated with:

      1. (a) Events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of State history, or
      2. (b) The lives of persons significant in the State's past;

   2. (2) Represents:

      1. (a) The work of a master, or
      2. (b) A significant and distinguishable entity whose components individually may lack distinction;
   3. (3) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction;
   4. (4) Possesses high artistic values; or
   5. (5) Has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in the prehistory or history of the State;
4. D. Is representative of a property type that, within a historic context, satisfies the requirements of §§B and C of this regulation;
5. 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

6. 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. (1) An integral part of a district that meets the criteria in §§A—E of this regulation;
   2. (2) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance;
   3. (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. (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. (5) A cemetery which derives its primary significance from:

      1. (a) Graves of persons of transcendent importance,
      2. (b) Age,
      3. (c) Distinctive design features, or
      4. (d) Association with historic events;
   6. (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. (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. (8) A property achieving significance within the past 50 years if at the time of evaluation it is of exceptional importance to the State.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§5A-318(b)(1) and (c)(2) and 5A-323(b)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 11, 1991 (18:22 Md. R. 2393)

Regulation .06A amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2279)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 05.08.05 to COMAR 34.04.05