Mt. Shasta Historic District; Determination of Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Mt. Shasta Historic District; Determination of Eligibility for

the National Register of Historic Places

ACTION: Request for comments.

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On March 11, 1994, the Mt. Shasta Historic District was determined

eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The

property was determined to meet National Register Criterion A

(associated with important events) in the area of Ethnic Heritage:

Native American because of its long history of use and traditional

importance to several different Native American tribes. This finding

was based upon nearly a dozen publicly-available professional reports

and approximately 200 letters submitted by the Forest Service to the

Keeper of the National Register, which address the historical and

cultural significance of Mt. Shasta. The National Park Service received

additional letters regarding the significance of Mt. Shasta. The

reports were prepared for the Forest Service as part of its survey to

identify properties that are eligible for listing in the National

Register under its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National

Historic Preservation Act of 1966. A copy of the determination is

available from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park

Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127.

The documentation previously submitted to the National Register

indicates that the entire Mt. Shasta is significant and the property,

most appropriately, should be classified as a ``district.'' The

boundary of the Mt. Shasta Historic District is: ``The northernmost

point is a point on Military Pass Road approximately midway between the

Southern Pacific Railroad tracks and Highway 97, thence westerly midway

between the railroad tracks and the highway to its intersection with

the National Forest boundary, thence south along the National Forest

boundary to Howard east of the town of Mt. Shasta, thence following the

McCloud River Railroad tracks eastward to the Pilgrim Creek Road,

thence northeast to Coonrod Flat, thence northwest along Ash Creek to

Military Pass Road, thence back to the point of beginning.'' Based on

Forest Service documentation, this area has been established using a

mixture of geographic referents, including manmade features (e.g.,

railroad tracks) and natural features (e.g., buttes). Within this

boundary are all the specific places mentioned in the historical

studies and recent interviews.

Since the determination of eligibility was made, property owners

within the boundary of the determined eligible area and individuals

nationwide have written to us either endorsing or disagreeing with the

eligibility of the property. In order to accommodate those who wish to

provide new information on whether or not this property meets the

National Register Criteria for Evaluation or on the scope of the

district's boundary, the National Park Service is providing a 60 day

comment period on these issues. The National Register Criteria for

Evaluation are set forth below.

Anyone wishing to submit additional information bearing on the

historic significance and/or the extent of the boundary should do so

within 60 days of the date of this notice. A written statement on the

determination of eligibility will be issued after the close of the

comment period and review of all comments. The determination of

eligibility remains in effect pending issuance of this written

statement.

Comments should be addressed to the National Register of Historic

Places, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-

7127.

Carol D. Shull,

Chief of Registration, Interagency Resources Division, National Park

Service.

National Register Criteria for Evaluation

National Register criteria define, for the nation as a whole, the

scope and nature of historic and archeological properties that are

considered for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

The quality of significance in American history, architecture,

archeology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites,

buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location,

design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and:

A. That are associated with events that have made a significant

contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or

B. That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our

past; or

C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period,

or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or

that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and

distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual

distinction; or

D. That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information

important to prehistory or history.

Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or graves of historical

figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for

religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original

locations, reconstructed history buildings, properties primarily

commemorative in nature, and properties that have achieved significance

within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible for the

National Register. However, such properties will qualify if they are

integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall

within the following categories:

A. A religious property deriving primary significance from

architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; or

B. A building or structure removed from its original location but

which is significant primarily for architectural value, or which is the

surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic person

or event; or

C. A birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding

importance if there is no other appropriate site or building directly

associated with his productive life;

D. A cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of

persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design

features, or from association with historic events; or

E. A reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable

environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a

restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with

the same association has survived; or

F. A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age,

traditional, or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical

significance; or

G. A property achieving significance within the past 50 years if it

is of exceptional importance.

[FR Doc. 94-21415 Filed 8-30-94; 8:45 am]

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