Wikipedia:NRHP colors legend
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This is a NRHP colors legend, providing index to colors used in wikipedia lists and articles on sites listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Color options address nine categories of National Park System units automatically included on the National Register. These are (per Appendix C of the National Park Service's NHLlist PDF document, p.110, using the National Park Service abbreviations): IHS, NB, NBP, NBS, NHS, NHP, NMEM, NMP, NM.
These are presented in order of rough counts of the number of each site (counts for several by quick inspection of List of areas in the United States National Park System):
| Abbreviation and color | what it means | count estimate | list of sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRHP | National Register of Historic Places | 79,000 | List of Registered Historic Places |
| HD | National Register Historic District | ? | |
| NHL | National Historic Landmark | 2,450~ | List of National Historic Landmarks by state |
| CP | National Register Historic District Contributing Property | many | |
| NHLD | National Historic Landmark District | 200? | |
| NMON | National Monument | 93 | List of National Monuments |
| NHS | National Historic Site | 89 | List of National Historic Sites |
| NMEM | National Memorial | 44 | List of National Memorials |
| NHP | National Historical Park | 42 | List of National Historical Parks |
| NB | National Battlefield | 11 | List of National Battlefields |
| NMP | National Military Park | 9 | List of National Military Parks |
| NBP | National Battlefield Park | 3 | List of National Battlefield Parks |
| NBS | National Battlefield Site | 1 | National Battlefield Site |
| NHR | National Historical Reserve | 1 | National Historical Reserve |
| IHS | International Historic Site | 1 | International Historic Site |
