8.14.060 Criteria.
A. Property Types. For the purposes of this chapter, artifacts are structures and objects located on the grounds of single-family homes, landscaped areas of public spaces and schools, and adjacent to public and private roads and streets. Buildings designed for human occupation and objects housed in the interiors of buildings are not subject to the terms of this chapter. Artifacts shall meet one of the following criteria:
1. National Register of Historic Places. The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and:
a. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the town of Atherton’s history; or
b. That are associated with the lives of significant persons in the town of Atherton’s past; or
c. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
d. That have yielded or may be likely to yield information important in history or prehistory.
In order to meet the criteria for listing on the National Register, a property must maintain integrity, defined as “the ability of a property to convey its significance” (NRHP Bulletin 15). The National Register further specifies seven aspects of integrity: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. To retain integrity, a property should possess several of these aspects and preferably the majority of them.
Structures and objects located within the town of Atherton that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, or determined by a qualified professional to be eligible for listing on the National Register, shall be placed on the inventory of historical artifacts following the procedures described below and subject to the terms of this chapter.
2. California State Historical Landmarks, Points of Interest, and the California Register of Historical Resources:
a. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States.
b. Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history.
c. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values.
d. Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation.
The California Register of Historic Places requires that resources “retain enough of their historic character or appearance to be recognizable as historic resources and to convey the reasons for their significance,” and allows for resources with a lower level of integrity than the National Register criteria.
Structures and objects located within the town of Atherton that are listed as California State Historical Landmarks, Points of Interest, or on the California Register of Historical Resources, or determined by a qualified professional to be eligible for listing on the California Register shall be placed on the inventory of historical artifacts following the procedures described below and subject to the terms of this chapter.
3. Local Significance. To be deemed locally significant, an artifact must meet subsections (A)(3)(a) or (b), and (A)(3)(c) of this section:
a. Association with the early development of the town of Atherton, events occurring before 1930 or structures and objects constructed before that date.
b. Association with the Lindenwood historic district which is composed of structures and objects constructed as part of the Flood Estate (Linden Towers) prior to 1937.
c. Retaining sufficient integrity of design, materials, and association to be recognizable as artifacts of the historical period of their significance. (Ord. 567 § 1 (part), 2007)