A National Historic Site (NHS) is a protected area of national historic significance in the United States. An NHS usually contains a single historical feature directly associated with its subject. A related but separate designation, the National Historical Park (NHP), is an area that generally extends beyond single properties or buildings, and its resources include a mix of historic and sometimes significant natural features.
As of 2015, there are 50 NHPs and 90 NHSs. Most NHPs and NHSs are managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Some federally designated sites are privately owned, but are authorized to request assistance from the NPS as affiliated areas. One property, Grey Towers National Historic Site, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
As of October 15, 1966, all historic areas, including NHPs and NHSs, in the NPS are automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). There are also about 80,000 NRHP sites, the large majority of which are neither owned nor managed by the NPS. Of these, about 2,500 have been designated at the highest status as National Historic Landmark (NHL) sites.
National Historic Sites of Canada (French:Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance.Parks Canada, a federal agency, manages the National Historic Sites program. As of 2015, there are 973 National Historic Sites, 168 of which are administered by Parks Canada; the remainder are administered and/or owned by other levels of government or private entities. The sites are located across all ten provinces and three territories, with two sites located in France (the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial and Canadian National Vimy Memorial).
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The drama Long Day's Journey Into Night is often numbered on the short list of being among the finest American plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
O'Neill's plays were among the first to include speeches in American vernacular and involve characters on the fringes of society. They struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations, but ultimately slide into disillusionment and despair. Of his very few comedies, only one is well-known (Ah, Wilderness!). Nearly all of his other plays involve some degree of tragedy and personal pessimism.
A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been recognized with the official national historic site status. A historic site may be any building, landscape, site or structure that is of local, regional, or national significance.
Historic sites may be thought of in three broad categories:
documentary sites: primary objective is to document a specific historic event or a specific person or group.
representative sites: primarily focused on representing a historical period or way of life
aesthetic sites: focused on history of art or conceptions of beauty
Historic site visitors
Historic sites and heritage sites are often maintained for members of the public to be able to visit. Visitors may come out of a sense of nostalgia for bygone eras, out of wishing to learn about their cultural heritage, or general interest in learning about the historical context of the site. Many sites offer guided tours for visitors, conducted by site staff who have been trained to offer an interpretation of life at the time the site represents. A site may also have a visitor center with more modern architecture and facilities, which serves as a gateway between the outside world and the historic site, and allows visitors to learn some of the historical aspects of the site without excessively exposing locations that may require delicate treatment.
9/9/2015 - Video created with Snapchat for the US Interior Account of Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site in Danville, California, USA.
published: 28 Oct 2015
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site Virtual Program and Q&A
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site celebrates America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. At Tao House, his home in Danville, California, he wrote his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Learn about O'Neill's life, writing process, and his influence on American culture.
published: 28 Apr 2022
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
For Matt's birthday we took a hike up to the Eugene O'Neil Historic Site
published: 21 Sep 2018
Studio Retreat: The Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House National Historic Site
Promo Video created by Chad Deverman for Studio Retreat educational program, 2016. The Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House, Danville CA. Funded by the Lesher Foundation and Wood Foundation.
published: 28 Jun 2017
Tri-Valley Tri-Tips: Eugene O'Neill Historic Site in Danville, California
published: 17 Nov 2023
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site
#eastbay #danville #nationalpark
published: 23 Dec 2021
View of Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site
#nationalpark #danville #iphone #eastbay
published: 25 Aug 2021
Eugene O'Neill's Tao House
Tao House, in Danville, California, was the home of Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O'Neill from 1937-1944. He wrote many of his best plays here. It is one of the best literary homes and tours I've ever been on. Hope you enjoy it too.
published: 01 Mar 2008
Tour Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site.
published: 22 Aug 2023
Fog by Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill's early one-act play Fog was filmed at Tao House (the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site) in the hills above Danville, Ca in March/April 2021. It features Charles Woodson Parker, William J. Brown III and Willem Long. It was adapted and directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site celebrates America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. At Tao House, his home in Danville, California, ...
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site celebrates America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. At Tao House, his home in Danville, California, he wrote his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Learn about O'Neill's life, writing process, and his influence on American culture.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site celebrates America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. At Tao House, his home in Danville, California, he wrote his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Learn about O'Neill's life, writing process, and his influence on American culture.
Promo Video created by Chad Deverman for Studio Retreat educational program, 2016. The Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House, Danville CA. Funded by the Lesher F...
Promo Video created by Chad Deverman for Studio Retreat educational program, 2016. The Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House, Danville CA. Funded by the Lesher Foundation and Wood Foundation.
Promo Video created by Chad Deverman for Studio Retreat educational program, 2016. The Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House, Danville CA. Funded by the Lesher Foundation and Wood Foundation.
Tao House, in Danville, California, was the home of Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O'Neill from 1937-1944. He wrote many of his best plays here. It is ...
Tao House, in Danville, California, was the home of Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O'Neill from 1937-1944. He wrote many of his best plays here. It is one of the best literary homes and tours I've ever been on. Hope you enjoy it too.
Tao House, in Danville, California, was the home of Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O'Neill from 1937-1944. He wrote many of his best plays here. It is one of the best literary homes and tours I've ever been on. Hope you enjoy it too.
Eugene O'Neill's early one-act play Fog was filmed at Tao House (the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site) in the hills above Danville, Ca in March/April 2021....
Eugene O'Neill's early one-act play Fog was filmed at Tao House (the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site) in the hills above Danville, Ca in March/April 2021. It features Charles Woodson Parker, William J. Brown III and Willem Long. It was adapted and directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes.
Eugene O'Neill's early one-act play Fog was filmed at Tao House (the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site) in the hills above Danville, Ca in March/April 2021. It features Charles Woodson Parker, William J. Brown III and Willem Long. It was adapted and directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes.
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site celebrates America's only Nobel Prize winning playwright, Eugene O'Neill. At Tao House, his home in Danville, California, he wrote his final and most memorable plays: The Iceman Cometh, Long Day's Journey Into Night, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Learn about O'Neill's life, writing process, and his influence on American culture.
Promo Video created by Chad Deverman for Studio Retreat educational program, 2016. The Eugene O'Neill Foundation, Tao House, Danville CA. Funded by the Lesher Foundation and Wood Foundation.
Tao House, in Danville, California, was the home of Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O'Neill from 1937-1944. He wrote many of his best plays here. It is one of the best literary homes and tours I've ever been on. Hope you enjoy it too.
Eugene O'Neill's early one-act play Fog was filmed at Tao House (the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site) in the hills above Danville, Ca in March/April 2021. It features Charles Woodson Parker, William J. Brown III and Willem Long. It was adapted and directed by Eric Fraisher Hayes.