Buildings, structures, cultural landscapes, and non-archeological sites, objects, and districts may be designated as landmarks, provided that the following conditions are met:
  (1) the property meets at least one of the following criteria:
    (A) the property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, including importance to a particular cultural or ethnic group;
    (B) the property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
    (C) the property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represents the work of a master, possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction;
    (D) the property has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in Texas culture or history;
  (2) the property retains integrity at the time of the nomination, as determined by the executive director of the commission; and
  (3) the property must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, either individually, or as a contributing property within a historic district. Contributing status may be determined by the Keeper of the National Register or the executive director of the commission.

Source Note: The provisions of this §26.19 adopted to be effective May 20, 2013, 38 TexReg 2980; amended to be effective December 31, 2017, 42 TexReg 7383