National VS Local

National Register listing recognizes the significance of properties and districts. By doing so, it identifies significant historic resources in a community. Boundaries of National Register districts are tightly drawn to encompass only concentrated areas of historic buildings. Information compiled to nominate a historic district can be used in a variety of planning and development activities. National Register listing also makes available specific preservation incentives and provides a limited degree of protection via review of the effects of federally funded, licensed, or permitted activities.

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The designation of a local district protects the significant properties and the historic character of the district. It provides a community with the means to make sure that growth, development, and change take place in ways that respect the important architectural, historical, and environmental characteristics within a district. The local designation encourages sensitive development in the district and discourages any unsympathetic changes from occurring. This happens through a process called design review. The historic preservation commission reviews major changes that are planned for the district and issues Certificates of Appropriateness which allow the proposed changes to take place.

Citation: S. (n.d.). National Register District - Local Historic District. Retrieved from https://www.crt.state.la.us/Assets/OCD/hp/nationalregister/eligibility_guidelines/national_vs_local.pdf

Hammond National Register Listing

The proposed historic district of Hammond encompasses fifteen square blocks and is located in the geographical center of modern Hammond. The boundaries were chosen to encompass only the commercial area of the town with structures dating from approximately 1880-1930. These boundaries are visually distinct due to the contrast between the older commercial area the modern commercial structures which have infiltrated the borders. Within the district there is a strong unity of architectural style with the majority of structures being two-storied and built of brick.. Most of the ornamentation on the structures is also of brick which has been positioned to give decorative relief and texture to the facades. The district is dominated by the railroad corridor, which runs 30° west 'of a true north-south bearing and claims a 150-foot right-of-way. The dominance of this corridor is indicative of the importance the railroad once played in the development of the town. From this space one receives views of the town that reveal the predominant flatness of the landscape. The majority of the buildings in the district cluster on either side of the broad and open railroad corridor and Thomas Street. This street runs perpendicular to the railroad and conforms with the grid pattern of the original 1860 f s street layout which was formed around the railroad tracks.

Citation: S. (n.d.). National Register Hammond Historic District., Section 7 , April 25, 1979 Retrieved from blob:https://www.crt.state.la.us/92c42030-046d-407f-bb01-3af8af4fe33e