# COMAR 34.04.05.07: COMAR 34.04.05.07. Criteria > Maryland · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_07 ## Section - **Citation:** COMAR 34.04.05.07 - **Heading:** COMAR 34.04.05.07. Criteria - **Jurisdiction:** Maryland - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Code of Maryland Regulations / Title 34 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING / Subtitle 04 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS / Chapter 05 Maryland Register of Historic Properties / COMAR 34.04.05.07 ## Text A property is eligible for the Maryland Register of Historic Properties if it: A. Is located in the State, or is a property described in Regulation .06A(2)(h) of this chapter ; B. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, and historic character and association; C. Qualifies because it: (1) Is associated with: (a) Events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of State history, or (b) The lives of persons significant in the State's past; (2) Represents: (a) The work of a master, or (b) A significant and distinguishable entity whose components individually may lack distinction; (3) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; (4) Possesses high artistic values; or (5) Has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in the prehistory or history of the State; D. Is representative of a property type that, within a historic context, satisfies the requirements of §§B and C of this regulation; E. Retains the minimum specific physical characteristics or data which define the ability of that property type, within that historic context, to satisfy the requirements of §§B and C of this regulation; and F. Is not a cemetery, birthplace, or grave of a historical figure, a property owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, a structure that has been moved from its original location, a historic building that has been reconstructed, a property primarily commemorative in nature, or a property that has achieved significance within the past 50 years, unless it is: (1) An integral part of a district that meets the criteria in §§A—E of this regulation; (2) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; (3) A building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value or is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historical person or event; district that meets the criteria in §§A—E of this regulation; (2) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; (3) A building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for architectural value or is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historical person or event; (4) A birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance if there is no appropriate site or building directly associated with that person's productive life; (5) A cemetery which derives its primary significance from: (a) Graves of persons of transcendent importance, (b) Age, (c) Distinctive design features, or (d) Association with historic events; (6) A building reconstructed accurately in a suitable environment, and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, if no other building or structure with the same association has survived; (7) A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has invested the property with its own exceptional significance; or (8) A property achieving significance within the past 50 years if at the time of evaluation it is of exceptional importance to the State. Cross References 34.04.05.06B(2)(b) 34.04.05.06C(3) 34.04.05.08B(1)(a) 34.04.05.09A(1) ## Nearby sections - [COMAR 34.04.05.01 COMAR 34.04.05.01. General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_01.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.02 COMAR 34.04.05.02. Objectives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_02.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.03 COMAR 34.04.05.03. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_03.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.04 COMAR 34.04.05.04. Properties Included in the Maryland Register of Historic Properties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_04.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.05 COMAR 34.04.05.05. Listing by Nomination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_05.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.06 COMAR 34.04.05.06. Listing by Determination of Eligibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_06.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.07 COMAR 34.04.05.07. Criteria](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_07.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.08 COMAR 34.04.05.08. Removing Properties from the Maryland Register of Historic Properties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_08.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.09 COMAR 34.04.05.09. Administrative Review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_09.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.10 COMAR 34.04.05.10. Public Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_10.md) - [COMAR 34.04.05.11 COMAR 34.04.05.11. Program Administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_11.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_COMAR_34_04_05_07. 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