How to Complete National Register Forms Author:National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation. Listing in the National Register makes property owners eligible to be considered for Federal grants-in-aid for historic preservation through State programs. Listing also provides protection through comment by the Advisory ... more »Council on Historic Preservation on the effect of federally financed, assisted, or licensed undertakings on historic properties, as stated in section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and in Executive Order 11593« less