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Working with WP:NRHPWikimania, 2012
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Working with WP:NRHP
Useful for Wiki Loves Monuments – US(September 2012 Photo contest)
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is arm of US National Park Servicelists historic sites (with SHPOs)~ 87,000 NRHPs, ~ 2,500 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs)http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/
WikiProject:NRHP
- Lists sites in tables on Wikipedia e.g. List of RHPs, List of RHPS in DC
- Writes NRHP articles – e.g. Lisner Auditorium- Takes photos of NRHP sites- Answers questions at WT:NRHP
County Lists, heart of WP:NRHP
- From List of RHPs,Click on State, click on County, subdivisions
- List of RHPS in XX, XX= state postal abbrev.- From county article – Prince George’s County, MD
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County Lists, continued
- Note: name, address, coords (click for map)Click on Google/Bing “Map coordinates” for all
Print for walking tripSave as .pdf on computer
- Check talk page, sometimes only “photos needed”- “Address Restricted”- Historic Districts- Empty lots!
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Taking photos
- Any camera will do!- Get overview
and/or details, interiors, outbuildings- Light is everything!
just after dawn, just before dusk sun at your backor whatever works!
- Edit (iPhoto built in to Mac)e.g. tilt, crop, shadows – this really helps!
Getting info
- http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/ for some states- e-mail NRHP for nomination form
[email protected] - SHPO websites- For Federal buildings, GSA- HABS/HAER data pages- Search web, local historical societies- On-site plaques (take photos), brochures
