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sub-national landmark protection
Legal protection of a built object against alteration or destruction from a state, provincial, or other sub-national government.
A built object has sub-national landmark protection when it has secure legal protection from alteration or destruction from its state, provincial, or other sub-national government (e.g. from a provincial government or the government of a federated state).
The protecting authority is a subdivision of the country rather than its national government. A state or provincial designation has this governmental source regardless of the object's public prominence.
An object can receive protection from more than one government level. National and local protection describe different sources of designation.
Related definitions
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local landmark protection
An object accorded official recognition and protection by its municipal government. -
national landmark protection
Legal protection of a built object from demolition or degradation conferred by its national government. -
part of a landmark district
An object which is not landmarked itself, but is a contributing member of a larger protected district.