To begin my quest to preserve my grandmother's house, I am using http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/index.htm, the National Register of Historic Places' official website. This includes not only houses, but cemetaries, battlefields, landscapes, and other properties. I thought an investigation to find possible sources for funding would be the best place to start. Achieving National Register status is the highest honor a property can be granted. However, there is a lot of work involved with making this happen. I am beginning with the requirements and forms available from the website for determining if the house is considered worthy for the National Register. There is a page explaining how to list a property, the criteria for listing, and an explanation about the nomination process. For people undertaking such a huge mission without a preservationalist, the site is very helpful. It also includes downloadable forms for nominations of individual properties, as well as communities.