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Winter 2008, Issue 87

Criteria for Selecting Places in Peril

The annual list of Places in Peril is only a sampling of the many threatened historic or pre-historic resources from around the state. Before the list comes out, a committee of staffers from the Alabama Historical Commission and the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation meets to review nominations and make the final decision on which properties should be included as a “Places in Peril” for that year. The following is the criteria they use to make this determination:

FACTOR #1: Significance
In terms of intrinsic artistic, architectural, historical, social, or archaeological value, why is the resource significant?

Is the resource of local, state, regional or national significance?

FACTOR #2: Urgency of Threat
What is/are the specific threat/s making this resource endangered?
Does the resource face imminent danger or destruction (within months or less than a year)?

If the resource is not facing imminent danger or destruction, what other factors make it a candidate for “Places in Peril”?

FACTOR #3: Viability
Who is trying save this resource?

Do they have a viable plan to save this resource now and to preserve it in the future?

FACTOR #4: Impact of Listing
How will the resource benefit from being listed as a “Places in Peril”?

Could listing have an adverse effect on the resource; is so, why?

FACTOR #5: Other Factors
Are there any other factors not mentioned above that could support having this resource listed as a “Places in Peril”?

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