Definitions for "Determination of Eligibility"
The process of assembling documentation to render professional evaluation of the significance of an historic property. The Department, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer, applies National Register of Historic Places criteria when deciding matters of historical significance.
an action through which the eligibility of a property for National Register listing is confirmed without actual listing in the National Register. Nominating authorities and federal agencies commonly request determinations of eligibility for federal planning purposes and in cases where a majority of private property owners have objected to National Register listing.
This process is used to determine the significance of a potential historic property. The State Historic Preservation Officer (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission), applies National Register of Historic Places criteria to decide if a property is historic.