Listing a Property

1. File a Preliminary Site Information Questionnaire (PSIQ)
   This is a one-page, front and back form that the staff uses to evaluate whether properties meet the requirements for register listing. A property sponsor should file this form, along with photographs of the property, with the Cultural Resources Division.
   
2. Receive Eligibility Letter
   Within four weeks of submitting the PSIQ, the property sponsor will receive a letter from staff indicating whether the property is eligible for either the state or national registers. If the property is eligible, the letter will include a descriptive process of how to proceed with the nomination.
   
3. Submit a draft National Register nomination
   A National Register nomination consists of two main parts, a narrative architectural description of the nominated property, and a statement of significance. The statement of significance is based upon the National Register criteria the property meets. The property sponsor or consultant is responsible for writing the draft nomination.
   
4. Receive staff review
   The staff will review and comment on the nomination draft within sixty days. Revisions may continue until the document is ready to be scheduled for consideration by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review.
   
5. Present to the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review
   Once the nomination is ready, the nomination will be considered by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review. This board is appointed by the Governor to make recommendations on the nomination of properties to the State and National Registers. Nominations are presented to the board by Cultural Resources Division staff or consultants. Nomination sponsors are encouraged to attend this public meeting.
   
6. Board lists property on the State Register
   If approved by the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review and the State Historic Preservation Officer, the property will be listed on the State Register following the meeting.
   
7. National Park Service lists property on the National Register
   If the property is being nominated for listing on the National Register, the nomination will be forwarded to the National Park Service for their review. The sponsor will receive a letter from the Kansas State Historical Society informing of the State or National Register listing date about three to five months after the state nomination action.
   
   Usually the nomination process takes between eight to twelve months.