function / agriculture/subsistence
function / commerce/trade
function / culture and recreation
function / defense
function / domestic
function / education
function / funerary
function / government
function / health care
function / industry/processing/extraction
function / recreation/culture
function / religion
function / social
function / transportation
Also see Architecture index.
Function (from National Park Service)
Category | Subcategory | Examples |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | crop marks |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | farms |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | hedgerow |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | orchard |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | pasture |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | stone alignments |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | terrace |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | vineyard |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural field | wheatfield |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural outbuilding | barn |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural outbuilding | tool shed |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural outbuilding | wagon shed |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | agricultural outbuilding | wellhouse |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | apiary |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | barn |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | chicken coop |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | hunting & kill site |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | hunting corral |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | hunting run |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | ranches |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | animal facility | stockyard |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | fishing facility or site | fish hatchery |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | fishing facility or site | fishing grounds |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | horticultural facility | garden |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | horticultural facility | greenhouse |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | horticultural facility | plant observatory |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | irrigation facility | canals |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | irrigation facility | check dams |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | irrigation facility | headgates |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | irrigation facility | irrigation system |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | irrigation facility | stone alignments |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | brewery |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | cannery |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | food processing site |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | gathering site |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | meatpacking plant |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | smokehouse |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | tobacco barn |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | processing | winery |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | storage | cotton warehouse |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | storage | granary |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | storage | silo |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | storage | storage site |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | storage | tobacco warehouse |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE | storage | wine cellar |
COMMERCE/TRADE | business | commercial buildings |
COMMERCE/TRADE | business | main streets |
COMMERCE/TRADE | business | markets |
COMMERCE/TRADE | business | office building |
COMMERCE/TRADE | business | skyscrapers |
COMMERCE/TRADE | department store | department store |
COMMERCE/TRADE | department store | general store |
COMMERCE/TRADE | department store | marketplace |
COMMERCE/TRADE | department store | trading post |
COMMERCE/TRADE | financial institution | bank |
COMMERCE/TRADE | financial institution | savings and loan association |
COMMERCE/TRADE | financial institution | stock exchange |
COMMERCE/TRADE | organizational | labor union |
COMMERCE/TRADE | organizational | professional association |
COMMERCE/TRADE | organizational | trade union |
COMMERCE/TRADE | professional | architect’s studio |
COMMERCE/TRADE | professional | engineering office |
COMMERCE/TRADE | professional | law office |
COMMERCE/TRADE | restaurant | bar |
COMMERCE/TRADE | restaurant | café |
COMMERCE/TRADE | restaurant | diners |
COMMERCE/TRADE | restaurant | drive-ins |
COMMERCE/TRADE | restaurant | roadhouse |
COMMERCE/TRADE | restaurant | tavern |
COMMERCE/TRADE | specialty store | auto showroom |
COMMERCE/TRADE | specialty store | bakery |
COMMERCE/TRADE | specialty store | blacksmith shop |
COMMERCE/TRADE | specialty store | clothing store |
COMMERCE/TRADE | specialty store | hardware store |
COMMERCE/TRADE | trade (archeology) | cache |
COMMERCE/TRADE | trade (archeology) | site with evidence of trade |
COMMERCE/TRADE | trade (archeology) | storage pit |
COMMERCE/TRADE | warehouse | commercial storage |
COMMERCE/TRADE | warehouse | warehouse |
DEFENSE | air facility | air base |
DEFENSE | air facility | aircraft |
DEFENSE | air facility | missile launching site |
DEFENSE | arms storage | armory |
DEFENSE | arms storage | magazine |
DEFENSE | battle site | battlefield |
DEFENSE | coast guard facility | coast guard station |
DEFENSE | coast guard facility | dock |
DEFENSE | coast guard facility | life-saving station |
DEFENSE | coast guard facility | lighthouse |
DEFENSE | coast guard facility | pier |
DEFENSE | fortification | battery |
DEFENSE | fortification | bunker |
DEFENSE | fortification | earth fortified village |
DEFENSE | fortification | fortified knoll or mountain top |
DEFENSE | fortification | fortified military or naval post |
DEFENSE | fortification | palisaded village |
DEFENSE | military facility | barrack |
DEFENSE | military facility | garrison fort |
DEFENSE | military facility | military camp |
DEFENSE | military facility | military post |
DEFENSE | military facility | supply depot |
DEFENSE | naval facility | aircraft carrier |
DEFENSE | naval facility | battleship |
DEFENSE | naval facility | naval base |
DEFENSE | naval facility | submarine |
DOMESTIC | camp | fishing camp |
DOMESTIC | camp | forestry camp |
DOMESTIC | camp | habitation site |
DOMESTIC | camp | hunting campsite |
DOMESTIC | camp | seasonal residence |
DOMESTIC | camp | summer camp |
DOMESTIC | camp | temporary |
DOMESTIC | camp | tipi rings |
DOMESTIC | hotel | hotel |
DOMESTIC | hotel | inn |
DOMESTIC | hotel | motel |
DOMESTIC | hotel | way station |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | castles |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | estates |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | military quarters |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | orphanage |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | palaces |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | poor house |
DOMESTIC | institutional housing | staff housing |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | apartment building |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | black settlements |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | cave |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | duplex |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | indian settlements |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | multi-family housing |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | pueblo |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | rockshelter |
DOMESTIC | multiple dwelling | suburbs |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | dairy |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | garage |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | kitchen |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | other dependencies |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | smokehouse |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | storage pit |
DOMESTIC | secondary structure | storage shed |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | cave |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | homestead |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | houses |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | houses of architects |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | houses, large & small |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | large houses |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | mansion |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | residence |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | rockshelter |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | rowhouse |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | small houses |
DOMESTIC | single dwelling | villas |
DOMESTIC | village site | pueblo group |
EDUCATION | college | college |
EDUCATION | college | junior college |
EDUCATION | college | university |
EDUCATION | education-related | college dormitory |
EDUCATION | education-related | housing at boarding schools |
EDUCATION | library | library |
EDUCATION | research facility | laboratory |
EDUCATION | research facility | observatory |
EDUCATION | research facility | planetarium |
EDUCATION | schools | academy |
EDUCATION | schools | grammar school |
EDUCATION | schools | school and academic |
EDUCATION | schools | school and academic |
EDUCATION | schools | schoolhouse |
EDUCATION | schools | secondary school |
EDUCATION | schools | trade or technical school |
FUNERARY | cemetery | burial site |
FUNERARY | cemetery | burying ground |
FUNERARY | cemetery | cemetery |
FUNERARY | cemetery | ossuary |
FUNERARY | graves/burials | burial cache |
FUNERARY | graves/burials | burial mound |
FUNERARY | graves/burials | crematorium |
FUNERARY | graves/burials | grave area |
FUNERARY | mortuary | cremation |
FUNERARY | mortuary | funeral home |
FUNERARY | mortuary | mortuary site |
GOVERNMENT | capitol | assembly building |
GOVERNMENT | capitol | statehouse |
GOVERNMENT | city hall | city hall |
GOVERNMENT | city hall | town hall |
GOVERNMENT | correctional facility | jail |
GOVERNMENT | correctional facility | police station |
GOVERNMENT | correctional facility | prison |
GOVERNMENT | courthouse | county courthouse |
GOVERNMENT | courthouse | Federal courthouse |
GOVERNMENT | custom house | custom house |
GOVERNMENT | diplomatic building | consulate |
GOVERNMENT | diplomatic building | embassy |
GOVERNMENT | fire station | firehouse |
GOVERNMENT | government office | government buildings |
GOVERNMENT | government office | government buildings |
GOVERNMENT | government office | municipal building |
GOVERNMENT | post office | post office |
GOVERNMENT | public works | electric generating plant |
GOVERNMENT | public works | sewer system |
HEALTH CARE | clinic | dispensary |
HEALTH CARE | clinic | doctor’s office |
HEALTH CARE | hospital | hospitals |
HEALTH CARE | hospital | medical research facility |
HEALTH CARE | hospital | mental hospital |
HEALTH CARE | hospital | private or public hospital |
HEALTH CARE | hospital | veteran’s medical center |
HEALTH CARE | medical business/office | doctor or dentist’s office |
HEALTH CARE | medical business/office | medical supply store |
HEALTH CARE | medical business/office | pharmacy |
HEALTH CARE | resort | baths |
HEALTH CARE | resort | resort facility |
HEALTH CARE | resort | spas |
HEALTH CARE | sanitarium | nursing home |
HEALTH CARE | sanitarium | rest home |
HEALTH CARE | sanitarium | sanitarium |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | communications facility | printing plant |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | communications facility | satellite tracking station |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | communications facility | telegraph cable station |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | communications facility | telephone company facility |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | communications facility | television station |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | energy facility | hydroelectric dam |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | energy facility | power plant |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | energy facility | windmill |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | extractive facility | coal mine |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | extractive facility | gold dredge |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | extractive facility | oil derrick |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | extractive facility | quarry |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | extractive facility | salt mine |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | industrial storage | warehouse |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | manufacturing facility | factory |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | manufacturing facility | mill |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | manufacturing facility | pottery kiln |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | manufacturing facility | processing plant |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | manufacturing facility | refinery |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | processing site | copper mining and processing site |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | processing site | shell processing site |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | processing site | toolmaking site |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | waterworks | canal |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | waterworks | dam |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | waterworks | reservoir |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | waterworks | water tower |
INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION | industrial structures | |
LANDSCAPE | conservation area | ecological habitat |
LANDSCAPE | conservation area | wildlife refuge |
LANDSCAPE | forest | forest |
LANDSCAPE | garden | garden |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | island |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | lake |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | mountain |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | pond |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | promontory |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | river |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | tree |
LANDSCAPE | natural feature | valley |
LANDSCAPE | park | city park |
LANDSCAPE | park | national park |
LANDSCAPE | park | State park |
LANDSCAPE | parking lot | parking lot |
LANDSCAPE | plaza | green |
LANDSCAPE | plaza | plaza |
LANDSCAPE | plaza | public common |
LANDSCAPE | plaza | square |
LANDSCAPE | street furniture/object | fence |
LANDSCAPE | street furniture/object | gazebo |
LANDSCAPE | street furniture/object | park bench |
LANDSCAPE | street furniture/object | shelter |
LANDSCAPE | street furniture/object | street light |
LANDSCAPE | street furniture/object | wall |
LANDSCAPE | underwater | underwater site |
LANDSCAPE | unoccupied land | desert |
LANDSCAPE | unoccupied land | meadow |
LANDSCAPE | unoccupied land | swamp |
LANDSCAPE | ducks and decorated sheds | |
LANDSCAPE | landscapes | |
LANDSCAPE | town and city | |
LANDSCAPE | vernacular buildings | |
OTHER | ||
RECREATION AND CULTURE | auditorium | auditorium |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | auditorium | hall |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | fair | amusement park |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | fair | county fairground |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | monument/marker | commemorative marker |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | monument/marker | commemorative monument |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | museum | art gallery |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | museum | exhibition hall |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | museum | museum |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | music facility | bandstand |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | music facility | concert-hall |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | music facility | dancehall |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | music facility | opera house |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | outdoor recreation | campground |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | outdoor recreation | hiking trail |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | outdoor recreation | park |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | outdoor recreation | picnic area |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | outdoor recreation | zoos |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | theater | cinema |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | theater | movie theater |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | theater | playhouse |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | theater | theaters |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | work of art | carving |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | work of art | mural |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | work of art | rock art |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | work of art | sculpture |
RECREATION AND CULTURE | work of art | statue |
RELIGION | ceremonial site | astronomical observation post |
RELIGION | ceremonial site | intaglio |
RELIGION | ceremonial site | petroglyph site |
RELIGION | church school | religious academy or schools |
RELIGION | church-related residence | convent |
RELIGION | church-related residence | monasteries |
RELIGION | church-related residence | parsonage |
RELIGION | church-related residence | rectory |
RELIGION | religious facility | cathedral |
RELIGION | religious facility | church |
RELIGION | religious facility | dance court |
RELIGION | religious facility | kiva |
RELIGION | religious facility | mission |
RELIGION | religious facility | mosques |
RELIGION | religious facility | mound |
RELIGION | religious facility | religious architecture |
RELIGION | religious facility | shrine |
RELIGION | religious facility | sweathouse |
RELIGION | religious facility | synagogue |
RELIGION | religious facility | temple |
RELIGION | religious facility | temple |
SOCIAL | civic | facility of volunteer or public service organizations such as the American Red Cross |
SOCIAL | clubhouse | facility of literary, social, or garden club |
SOCIAL | meeting hall | communal societies |
SOCIAL | meeting hall | grange |
SOCIAL | meeting hall | hall of other fraternal, patriotic, or political organization |
SOCIAL | meeting hall | Pioneer hall |
SOCIAL | meeting hall | union hall |
TRANSPORTATION | air-related | aircraft |
TRANSPORTATION | air-related | airplane hangar |
TRANSPORTATION | air-related | airport |
TRANSPORTATION | air-related | launching site |
TRANSPORTATION | pedestrian-related | boardwalk |
TRANSPORTATION | pedestrian-related | trail |
TRANSPORTATION | pedestrian-related | walkway |
TRANSPORTATION | rail-related | locomotive |
TRANSPORTATION | rail-related | railroad |
TRANSPORTATION | rail-related | railroad bridge |
TRANSPORTATION | rail-related | railroad stations |
TRANSPORTATION | rail-related | streetcar line |
TRANSPORTATION | rail-related | train depot |
TRANSPORTATION | road-related (vehicular) | bridge |
TRANSPORTATION | road-related (vehicular) | gas stations |
TRANSPORTATION | road-related (vehicular) | highway |
TRANSPORTATION | road-related (vehicular) | parking garage |
TRANSPORTATION | road-related (vehicular) | parkway |
TRANSPORTATION | road-related (vehicular) | toll gate |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | boat |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | canal |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | lighthouse |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | navigational aid |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | ship |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | Shipwreck |
TRANSPORTATION | water-related | wharf |
UNKNOWN | ||
VACANT/NOT IN USE (use this category when property is not being used) | ||
WORK IN PROGRESS (use this category when work is in progress) |
Sources
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. III. COMPLETING THE NATIONAL REGISTER REGISTRATION FORM. Accessed August 6, 2017.
Maddex, Diane. Built in the U.S.A.: American Buildings from Airports to Zoos. 1985.
Great Buildings. http://www.greatbuildings.com/types.html. Last accessed August 6, 2017.