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NRHP contributing property

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National Register of Historic Places

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January 7th Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day

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The National Register Of Historic Places (NRHP) Is The United States Federal Government's Official

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Epic Look inside at the historic Breakers mansion at Christmas time

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January 7th Clemson Historic Picture Of The Day

In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant. Government agencies, at the state, national, and local level in the United States, have differing definitions of what constitutes a contributing property but there are common characteristics. Local laws often regulate the changes that can be made to contributing structures within designated historic districts. The first local ordinances dealing with the alteration of buildings within historic districts was in Charleston, South Carolina in 1931.