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The Canadian Register Of Historic Places Documentation Standards Handbook Historic Places Program Branch National Historic Sites Directorate Parks Canada August 2006 1 Canadian Register of Historic Places: Documentation Standards Handbook Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Purpose of the Canadian Register...................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Purpose of this Handbook................................................................................................................... 4 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING ON THE CANADIAN REGISTER...................................................................... 5 2.1 Eligibility Criteria ................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.1 Meeting the Definition of Historic Place.................................................................................. 5 2.2 Providing the Required Documentation .............................................................................................. 6 2.2.1 What Is Required.................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Publicly Identifiable Location .................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Administration of the Canadian Register............................................................................................. 9 3.1.1 Federal, Provincial and Territorial Registrars ......................................................................... 9 3.1.2 The Canadian Registrar ......................................................................................................... 9 4. NOMINATING, LISTING, UPDATING AND DE-LISTING HISTORIC PLACE RECORDS .......................... 11 4.1 Nominating Historic Places to the Canadian Register....................................................................... 11 4.1.1 Determining Eligibility........................................................................................................... 11 4.1.2 Reviewing Determinations of Ineligibility .............................................................................. 11 4.1.3 Transmitting the Nomination to the Canadian Register........................................................ 11 4.2 Listing Historic Places....................................................................................................................... 12 4.2.1 Related Listings.................................................................................................................... 12 4.3 Updating Historic Place Records ...................................................................................................... 12 4.4 De-listing Historic Places .................................................................................................................. 13 4.5 Removing Historic Place Records from the Canadian Register........................................................ 13 5. THE CANADIAN REGISTER AND LANGUAGES....................................................................................... 14 5.1 Language Requirements................................................................................................................... 14 5.2 Aboriginal Languages ....................................................................................................................... 14 5.3 Other Languages .............................................................................................................................. 14 6. THE CANADIAN REGISTER DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS ............................................................... 15 6.1 Meeting the Canadian Register Documentation Standards .............................................................. 15 6.2 Canadian Register Documentation Standards.................................................................................. 15 6.2.1 Unique Federal/Provincial/Territorial Identifier...................................................................... 15 6.2.2 Name Of Historic Place........................................................................................................ 16 6.2.3 Jurisdiction ........................................................................................................................... 16 6.2.4 Formal Recognition .............................................................................................................. 17 6.2.5 Location................................................................................................................................ 18 6.2.6 Cadastral Reference ............................................................................................................ 26 6.2.7 Description of Boundaries ................................................................................................... 26 6.2.8 Area of Historic Place........................................................................................................... 30 6.2.9 Location of Supporting Documentation ................................................................................ 31 6.2.10 Statement of Significance................................................................................................... 31 6.2.11 Cross-Reference to Collection............................................................................................ 37 2 Canadian Register of Historic Places: Documentation Standards Handbook 6.2.12 Category of Property .......................................................................................................... 38 6.2.13 Contributing Resources...................................................................................................... 39 6.2.14 Date.................................................................................................................................... 42 6.2.15 Architect/Builder ................................................................................................................. 44 6.2.16 Theme................................................................................................................................ 45 6.2.17 Function ............................................................................................................................. 46 6.2.18 Other Names...................................................................................................................... 48 6.2.19 Web Site Links ................................................................................................................... 49 6.2.20 Related Listings.................................................................................................................. 49 6.2.21 Image ................................................................................................................................. 51 6.2.21.1 Image Type ..................................................................................................................... 52 6.2.22 Administration..................................................................................................................... 54 6.2.23 Contacts............................................................................................................................. 56 Appendix A: Controlled Vocabulary.............................................................................................................. 57 Controlled Vocabulary – Jurisdiction Type .................................................................................... 57 Controlled Vocabulary – Recognition Authority, Type, and Statute............................................... 57 Controlled Vocabulary – Category of Property.............................................................................. 64 Controlled Vocabulary – Themes .................................................................................................. 64 Controlled Vocabulary – Function - Category and Type................................................................ 65 Controlled Vocabulary - Owner Response Type ........................................................................... 76 Appendix B: Qualifier Lists............................................................................................................................ 77 Qualifier List – Coordinate Determination Type............................................................................. 77 Qualifier List - UTM Zone Type ..................................................................................................... 77 Qualifier List - Datum Type............................................................................................................ 77 Qualifier List - Contributing Resource Type................................................................................... 77 Qualifier List – Date Type.............................................................................................................. 78 Qualifier List – Architect/Builder .................................................................................................... 78 Qualifier List – Function Type.......................................................................................................