Sec. 34.04.05.07. Criteria

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

A. Is located in the State, or is a property described in Regulation .06A(2)(h) of this chapter;

B. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and historic character and association;

C. Qualifies because it:

(1) Is associated with:

(a) Events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of State history; or

(b) The lives of persons significant in the State's past;

(2) Represents:

(a) The work of a master; or

(b) A significant and distinguishable entity whose components individually may lack distinction;

(3) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction;

(4) Possesses high artistic values; or

(5) Has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in the prehistory or history of the State;

D. Is representative of a property type that, within a historic context, satisfies the requirements of §§B and C of this regulation;

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

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) An integral part of a district that meets the criteria in §§A-E of this regulation;

(2) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance;

(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) 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) A cemetery which derives its primary significance from:

(a) Graves of persons of transcendent importance;

(b) Age;

(c) Distinctive design features; or

(d) Association with historic events;

(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) A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested the property with its own exceptional significance; or

(8) A property achieving significance within the past 50 years if at the time of evaluation it is of exceptional importance to the State.