HISTORIC CONTEXTS LIBRARY

Local Historic Contexts

Benicia - City of Benicia (2010*)

Fresno -Mid-Century Modernism (2008)

Los Angeles- Chinese-American Context (2012*)

Monterey County - Agricultural Resources Evaluation Handbook Part 1
                  Agricultural Resources Evaluation Handbook Part 2
                  Agriculture in North County (2010*)
                  Agriculture in South County (2009*)

Napa -   City-Wide Pages 1-130    Pages 131-163    Pages 164-208    (2009*)
             Spencer's Addition (2010*)
            West Napa (2010*)

Pebble Beach- Pebble Beach Historic Context (2012*)

Riverside - Modernism Part 1   Part 2  (2009*)  (Note: Huge files - take some time to download from City's website)

San Diego -   San Diego Modernism (2007*)
                      San Ysidro (2010*)

San Francisco - Mission District (2007*)
                         Auto-Related Buildings: Van Ness Auto Row (2010)
                         Modern Architecture and Landscape Design (2010*)

San Jose -Guadalupe/Washington Conservation Area (2009)

San Luis Obispo- Citywide Context (2012*)

* Partially funded with CLG Grant

Statewide Historic Contexts

A Historical Context and Archaeological Research Design for Agricultural Properties in California.
(Note: It’s a large (50.5 MB) zip file)

A Historic Context and Archaeological Research Design for Mining Properties in California (2008)
(Adobe PDF 14.5mb)

A Historic Context and Archaeological Research Design for Townsite Properties in California (2010)
(Adobe PDF 32.7mb)

A Historical Context and Archaeological Research Design for Work Camp Properties in California (2003)
(41.1 MB)

General Guidelines for Identifying and Evaluating Historic Landscapes
(February 1999). (Note: Adobe PDF)

Tract Housing in California, 1945-1973: A Context for National Register Evaluation (August 2011) (Adobe PDF 21.1 MB)

Water Conveyance Systems in California, Historic Context Development and Evaluation Procedures (December 2000). (Note: Adobe PDF - large (9.1 mb) file)

Underrepresented Communities

Five Views - An Ethnic Site Survey For Calfiornia

African Reflections On the American Landscape: Identifying And Interpreting Africans

Asian Reflections On the American Landscape: Identification And Interpreting Asian Heritage

Hispanic Reflections On the American Landscape: Identifying And Interpreting Historic Heritage

Reflejos Hispanos en el Paisaje Americanos: Identificacion e Interpretation de la Herencia Hispana

Writing Historic Contexts and Format for Historic Context Statements are documents written by OHP staff to provide guidance and common sense approaches to writing and submitting historic context statements.

NATIONAL REGISTER MPS CONTEXTS

National Register Multiple Property Submission Contexts for California can be used to nominate and register thematically-related properties or to evaluate the National Register eligibility of related properties. Using Multiple Property Submission contexts can greatly simplify and shorten National Register nominations.

National Register Bulletin 16B provides information on how to use these contexts.

Federal Modernism GSA buildings of the 50s, 60s, & 70s

Public Housing In the US

A Model for Identifying and Evaluating the Historic Significance of Post-World War II Housing

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS THEME STUDIES

NHL Theme Studies are valuable resources for developing local historic contexts and preparing nominations. They cover a wide range of themes and resources; a complete list is available online.