Res 2026-017 Approving the City of San Marcos Historic Preservation Plan

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COMPARISON OF KEY TERMS Throughout this plan refer to these key terms, which will be used frequently in this plan. These are primarily defined by the National Park Service (NPS) and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), created by the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Abbreviations/Acronyms/Initialisms and a larger Glossary supplement these terms in the Appendix. ARCHEOLOGY The traditional and more common spelling of the In the 1890s, the US Government Printing Office investigation of past civilizations, originating from the is eliminated the ligatured ae. Many prestigious Greek arkhaios meaning "ancient" and historically universities adopted the new spelling, resulting in its using the "ae" digraph. Used with a lowercase frequent use in scientific journals and various entities' throughout the plan or an uppercase when part of an official name. Used in the plan when it is part of a entities' official name. legal name. HISTORIC -AGE Resources that are at least 50 years old, an age which the NPS generally requires for listing in the NRHP unless a newer building is extraordinary. RESOURCE NONHISTORIC-AGE Resources that are less than 50 years old and generally excluded from survey unless a historic district is being nominated. PROPERTY A building, structure, object, site, or district per the One or more legal parcels containing a single NPS regardless of age. resource or a group of related resources. A resource that is designated is called a "historic property." SURVEY Recording a resource or group of resources, including photo -documentation and observations about its style, materials, condition, and integrity. is Being surveyed is one step in an architectural investigation and does not mean a resource has been evaluated. SIGNIFICANT Resources that are important to local, state, or national history because of an important person, event, design, or ability to reveal new information about the past. Being significant does not necessarily mean a property is eligible for designation, because it must also have integrity. CONDITION EVALUATE Reviewing field survey materials, conducting research, and recommending whether a resource is eligible or not eligible for designation. Being evaluated does not mean a resource is automatically determined eligible for designation. NOT SIGNIFICANT Resources that are not important to local, state, or isnational history, because they are not associated with an important person, event, design, or do not have the ability to reveal new information about the past. A historic -age building that is not significant may still have value to the sustainability and culture of a community. INTEGRITY The physical state of a resource —excellent, good, The ability of a resource to convey its significance, fair, poor, ruinous --which may not affect whether isbased on seven points of integrity defined by a building is eligible for listing in the NRHP. For the NRHP—location, setting, design, materials, example, a building may be in poor condition due to workmanship, feeling, and association. After vacancy and vegetative growth but still have integrity concluding that a resource is significant, a historian of materials, design, and workmanship. must assess whether it meets at least a few of these points. 4 SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026)