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America's 11 Most Endangered Places or America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places is a list of places in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
that the
National Trust for Historic Preservation The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States. The member-supported organization was founded in 1949 by ...
considers the most endangered. It aims to inspire Americans to preserve examples of architectural and cultural heritage that could be "relegated to the dustbins of history" without intervention. Many of the locations listed by the Trust have been preserved, with there being some argument about how important the Trust's listing has actually been to their preservation. However, there have been notable losses, such as 2 Columbus Circle, which underwent significant renovations, and the original Guthrie Theater, demolition of which was completed in early 2007. First released in 1987, the number of sites included on the list has varied, with the most recent lists settling on 11.


2022 Places

On May 4, 2022, the National Trust announced its annual list of 11 most endangered historic places: * Brooks-Park Home and Studios, East Hampton, New York * Brown Chapel AME Church, Selma, Alabama * Camp Naco, Naco, Arizona * Chicano/a/x Community Murals of Colorado * The Deborah Chapel, Hartford, Connecticut *
Francisco Q. Sanchez Elementary School The Francisco Q. Sanchez Elementary School is a historic school building on the north side of Guam Highway 2 in Umatac, Guam. It is a single-story International style structure, with two classroom wings flanking a central administration area. Th ...
, Humåtak, Guam *
Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James (Powhatan) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was ...
*
Minidoka National Historic Site Minidoka National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the western United States. It commemorates the more than 13,000 Japanese Americans who were imprisoned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center during the Second World War.
, Jerome, Idaho *
Olivewood Cemetery Olivewood Cemetery, in Houston, Texas, lies near a bend in White Oak Bayou, along the rail line to Chaney Junction, where the First and Sixth wards meet just northwest of downtown. The cemetery is an historic resting place for many freed sla ...
, Houston, Texas *
Palmer Memorial Institute The Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute, better known as Palmer Memorial Institute, was a school for upper class African Americans. It was founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown at Sedalia, North Carolina near Greensboro. Palmer Mem ...
, Sedalia, North Carolina * Picture Cave, Warren County, Missouri


2021 Places

On June 3, 2021, the National Trust announced its annual list of 11 most endangered places: *
Selma to Montgomery March The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the ...
Camp Sites, Selma, Alabama * Trujillo Adobe,
Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
* Summit Tunnels 6 & 7 and Summit Camp Site,
Truckee, California Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census and having the 316th highe ...
* Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Camilla, Georgia * Morningstar Tabernacle No.88 Order of Moses Cemetery and Hall,
Cabin John, Maryland Cabin John is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Its original southern boundary encompassed a section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) including locks 8–12, and the northern ...
* Boston Harbor Islands, Boston, Massachusetts * Sarah E. Ray House,
Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
* The Riverside Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi * Threatt Filling Station and Family Farm,
Luther, Oklahoma Luther is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 1,221 at the 2010 census. Sperling Best Places lists the population of 4073 for the 73054 Luther zip code, which in ...
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Oljato Trading Post Oljato Trading Post was a trading post located on the western edge of Oljato–Monument Valley, Utah. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1980. In 2021, it was named by the National Trust for Historic Prese ...
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San Juan County, Utah San Juan County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 14,746. Its county seat is Monticello, Utah, Monticello, while its most popul ...
* Pine Grove Elementary School,
Cumberland, Virginia Cumberland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, betwee ...


2020 places

On September 24, 2020, the National Trust announced its annual list of 11 most endangered places: * Alazan-Apache Courts,
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Hall of Waters Hall of Waters, also known as Siloam Park and Springs, is a historic building located at Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri. It is currently the City Hall of Exceisor Springs. It is the site of the first spring of many discovered in Excelsi ...
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Excelsior Springs, Missouri Excelsior Springs is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 10,553 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately northeast of central Kansas City, Missouri ...
*
Harada House The Harada House ( ja, ハラダハウス, ''Harada Hausu'') is a historic house in Riverside, California. The house was the focus of a critical application of the California Alien Land Law of 1913, which prevented foreigners who were ineligible ...
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Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
* National Negro Opera Company House,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
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Ponce Historic Zone The Ponce Historic Zone (''La Zona Histórica de Ponce'') is a historic district in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico, consisting of buildings and structures with architecture that date to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The zone go ...
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Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
* Rassawek,
Columbia, Virginia Columbia, formerly known as Point of Fork, is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the James and Rivanna rivers. Following a referendum, Columbia was dissolved ...
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Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ is a Christian house of worship located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The church was the site of Emmett Till's open-casket funeral in 1955. The church was designated as a Chicago lan ...
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Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
* Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel,
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...
* Terrace Plaza Hotel,
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
* West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site,
Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
* Yates Memorial Hospital,
Ketchikan, Alaska Ketchikan ( ; tli, Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District. With a population at the 20 ...


2019 places

On May 30, 2019, the National Trust announced its annual list of 11 most endangered places: * Ancestral Places of Southeast Utah * Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge in Bismarck, North Dakota * The Excelsior Club in
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
*
Hacienda Los Torres The Hacienda Los Torres also known as in Lares, Puerto Rico, dates from 1846. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Designed by Jose Maria Torres y Medina, it is located at the junction of Puerto Rico Highway 111 an ...
in
Lares, Puerto Rico Lares (, ) is a mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico's central-western area. Lares is located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy, east of San Sebastián and Las Marias; and west of Hatillo, Utuado and Adjuntas. Lares is spread ...
, NRHP-listed * Industrial Trust Company Building (aka "Superman Building") in
Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
*
James R. Thompson Center The James R. Thompson Center (JRTC), originally the State of Illinois Center, is a postmodern-style civic building designed by architect Helmut Jahn, located at 100 W. Randolph Street in the Loop district of Chicago. It houses offices of the Ill ...
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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
* Mount Vernon Arsenal and Searcy Hospital in
Mount Vernon, Alabama Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. It incorporated in 1959. At the 2020 census the population was 1,354. Geography Mount Vernon is located in the northeast corner of Mobil ...
, NRHP-listed * Nashville’s
Music Row Music Row is a historic district located southwest of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Widely considered the heart of Nashville's entertainment industry, Music Row has also become a metonymous nickname for the music industry as a w ...
in
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
* National Mall Tidal Basin in
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* Tenth Street Historic District in
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
* Willert Park Courts in
Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...


2018 places

In June 2018, the National Trust announced its list of 11 most endangered places, along with 1 extra site on 'watch status': *Annapolis City Dock Area in
Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
* Ashley River Historic District in
Charleston County, South Carolina Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 408,235, making it the third most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties). ...
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Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital, also known as Walthill Hospital or Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital, is a former hospital building at 505 Matthewson Street in Walthill, Nebraska, on the Omaha Indian Reservation. The hospital was ...
in
Walthill, Nebraska Walthill is a village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States, within the Omaha Reservation. The population was 780 at the 2010 census. History Walthill was platted in 1906 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to th ...
*Hurricane-Damaged Historic Resources of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands * Isaiah T. Montgomery House in
Mound Bayou, Mississippi Mound Bayou is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2010 census, down from 2,102 in 2000. It was founded as an independent black community in 1887 by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery. Mound ...
* Larimer Square in
Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
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Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are historic residences in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The simple, clapboard-covered dwellings were built in 1848 in what became known as Little Liberia, a neighborhood settled by free blacks starting in the first ...
in Bridgeport, Connecticut *
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is an American landmark and former plantation of Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States George Washington and his wife, Martha. The estate is on ...
and Piscataway National Park in
Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,416 at the 2010 census. Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beaut ...
and
Accokeek, Maryland Accokeek (), "at the edge of the hill" in Algonquin, is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The CDP is located on the Potomac River, borders Charles County and is approximately 17 miles from ...
* Route 66 * Wallace E. Pratt House (Ship on the Desert) in
Salt Flat, Texas Salt Flat is a ghost town in northeastern Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 62 and 180 north of the Census-designated place (CDP) of Sierra Blanca, the county seat of Hudspeth County. Its elevation ...
* Walkout Schools of
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
(including James A. Garfield High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, Belmont High School, and El Sereno Middle School) *Four Towns of Vermont's Upper Valley -- Royalton, Sharon, Strafford and
Tunbridge, Vermont Tunbridge is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the town population was 1,337. The town consists of three village centers, all situated on Vermont Route 110 in the valley of the first branch of ...


2017 places

For 2017, the National Trust for Historic Preservation marked the 30th anniversary of the "America's Most Endangered Places" program by releasing a list of 11 "Success Stories"—sites that were named to the "Most Endangered" list that were the focus of successful preservation efforts: *
Antietam National Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. ...
in
Sharpsburg, Maryland Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland. The town is approximately south of Hagerstown. Its population was 705 at the 2010 census. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Sharpsb ...
(listed 1988) * Penn School (now Penn Center) in
Frogmore, South Carolina Frogmore is an unincorporated community on St. Helena Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, along U.S. Route 21. Located halfway between Beaufort and Hunting Island State Park, the Frogmore area is primarily rural but is co ...
(listed 1990) *"Historic Boston Theaters" in Boston, Massachusetts (collectively referring to the
Boston Opera House The Boston Opera House, also known as the Citizens Bank Opera House, is a performing arts and esports venue located at 539 Washington St. in Boston, Massachusetts. It was originally built as the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, a movie palace in ...
, the Paramount Theatre, and Modern Theatre) (listed 1995) *
Little Rock Central High School Little Rock Central High School (LRCHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of forced desegregation in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by ...
in
Little Rock, Arkansas (The Little Rock, The "Little Rock") , government_type = council-manager government, Council-manager , leader_title = List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas, Mayor , leader_name = Frank Scott Jr. , leader_ ...
(listed 1996) * Cathedral of St. Vibiana in
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
(listed 1997) *
Governors Island National Monument Governors Island National Monument, a unit of the United States national park system, is located in New York City on of Governors Island, a island located off the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rive ...
in
New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
(listed 1998) *
Angel Island Immigration Station Angel Island Immigration Station was an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910 to November 5, 1940, where immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated. Angel Island is an island in ...
in
San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
(listed 1999) * Traveler's Rest in
Lolo, Montana Lolo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Missoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,399 at the 2020 census, an increase from its population of 3,892 in 2010. It is h ...
(listed 1999) *
President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument, sometimes shortened to President Lincoln's Cottage, is a national monument on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home. It is located near Br ...
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(listed 2000) *
Nine Mile Canyon Ninemile Canyon (also Nine Mile Canyon) is a canyon, approximately long, located in Carbon and Duchesne counties in eastern Utah, United States. Promoted as "the world's longest art gallery", the canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most ...
in
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
(listed 2004) *
Statler Hilton Hotel The Statler Hotel company was one of the United States' early chains of hotels catering to traveling businessmen and tourists. It was founded by Ellsworth Milton (E. M.) Statler in Buffalo, New York. Early ventures In 1901, Buffalo hosted the ...
in
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
(listed 2008)


2016 places

In June 2016, the National Trust announced its list of 11 most endangered places: *
Lions Municipal Golf Course Lions Municipal Golf Course, nicknamed Muny, is a municipal golf course at 2901 Enfield Road in Austin, Texas. The golf course occupies 141 acres of land the City of Austin leases from the University of Texas since 1937 as part of the greater Brac ...
in Austin, Texas * Azikiwe–Nkrumah Hall at Lincoln University in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania *
Bears Ears The Bears Ears are a pair of buttes located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah, United States. They are protected as part of and the namesake of the Bears Ears National Monument, managed by the Bureau of Land Management and United States ...
in southeastern Utah * Charleston Naval Hospital District in North Charleston, South Carolina *''
Delta Queen The ''Delta Queen'' is an American sternwheel steamboat. She is known for cruising the major rivers that constitute the tributaries of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South, although she began service in California on the ...
'' in Houma, Louisiana. * Chihuahuita and
El Segundo Barrio El Segundo Barrio (Spanish for "the Second Neighborhood", and also known as South El Paso) is a historic Hispanic neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in El Paso. It was one of the main ports of entry into the Un ...
neighborhoods in
El Paso, Texas El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...
*Historic Downtown
Flemington, New Jersey Flemington is a borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.James River in James City County, Virginia * Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * San Francisco Embarcadero in San Francisco, California * Sunshine Mile in Tucson, Arizona


2015 places

The June 2015 announced places are: *
A.G. Gaston Motel The A.G. Gaston Motel is a historic building and former motel in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1963 during the Civil Rights movement, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference used a room in the hotel as their headquarters, which was later bombed by ...
, in Birmingham, Alabama, once "served as a 'war room' for leaders of the Civil Rights Movement" * Carrollton Courthouse in
Carrollton, New Orleans Carrollton is a historic neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, which includes the Carrollton Historic District, recognized by the Historic District Landmark Commission. It is the part of Uptown New Orleans farthest upriver while st ...
*
The Factory The Factory was Andy Warhol's studio in New York City, which had four locations between 1963 and 1987. The Factory became famed for its parties in the 1960s. It was the hip hangout spot for artists, musicians, celebrities and Warhol's superstar ...
in West Hollywood, California * Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua, New York * East Point Historic Civic Block, East Point, Georgia *
Fort Worth Stockyards The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, north of the central business district. A portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Sto ...
, Fort Worth, Texas *
Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
, Arizona *
Little Havana Little Havana ( es, Pequeña Habana) is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Home to many Cuban exiles, as well as many immigrants from Central and South America, Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city i ...
, Miami * Oak Flat, Superior, Arizona * Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco *
South Street Seaport The South Street Seaport is a historic area in the New York City borough of Manhattan, centered where Fulton Street meets the East River, and adjacent to the Financial District, in Lower Manhattan. The Seaport is a designated historic district ...
, New York


2014 places

In June 2014, the National Trust announced its list of 11 most endangered places to be: *
Battle Mountain Sanitarium The Battle Mountain Sanitarium was a division of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS) located in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Established by law in 1902 and opened in 1907, it was unique among the facilities of the NHDVS, a prec ...
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Hot Springs, South Dakota Hot Springs (Lakota: ''mni kȟáta''; "hot water") is a city in and county seat of Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 3,395. In addition, neighboring Oglala Lakota County contracts the ...
* Bay Harbor's East Island,
Dade County, Florida Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
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Chattanooga State Office Building The Chattanooga State Office Building is a historic building at 540 McCallie Avenue in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...
* Frank Lloyd Wright's Spring House,
Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In ...
* Historic Wintersburg,
Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 duri ...
* Mokuaikaua, Kailua Village in
Kona, Hawaii Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is also known as Kailua (a name it shares with a community located on the windward side of Oahu), as Kona (a name it shares ...
* Music Hall,
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
(subsequently saved) * Palladium Building,
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...
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Shockoe Bottom Shockoe Bottom (also known historically as Shockoe Valley) is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colone ...
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* The Palisades,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Englewood Cliffs is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, whose population at the 2010 United States census was 5,281.Union Terminal,
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
(subsequently saved)


2013 places

In June 2013, the National Trust announced its list of 11 most endangered places to be: *
Abyssinian Meeting House The Abyssinian Meeting House is a historic church building at 73–75 Newbury Street, in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood of Portland, Maine, Portland, Maine. Built 1828-1831 by Free negro, free African-Americans, it is Maine's oldest African-Ameri ...
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Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropol ...
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Astrodome The NRG Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston ...
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Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
(added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014) *
Chinatown House The Chinatown House is an historic building in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It is one of the last surviving examples of historic Chinese worker housing in the region. Built in 1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak ...
, Rancho Cucamonga, California *
Gay Head Light Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse located on Martha's Vineyard westernmost point off of Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah, Massachusetts. History 1796–1838 – Gay Head Light – the first lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard When the first Cong ...
house,
Aquinnah, Massachusetts Aquinnah ( wam, Âhqunah) is a town located on the western end of Martha's Vineyard island, Massachusetts. From 1870 to 1997, the town was incorporated as Gay Head. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 439. Aquinnah is known for its beaut ...
*Historic Rural Schoolhouses of
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
(statewide) * James River,
James City County, Virginia James City County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 78,254. Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adj ...
* Kake Cannery,
Kake, Alaska Kake (, like 'cake') is a first-class city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 557 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Tlingit word ''Ḵéix̱ʼ'' (Northern Tlingit) or ''Ḵéex̱ʼ'' (Sou ...
*Mountain View Black Officers' Club,
Fort Huachuca, Arizona Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation, established on 3 March 1877 as Camp Huachuca. The garrison is now under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is in Cochise County in southeast Arizona, appr ...
* San Jose Church,
Old San Juan Old San Juan ( es, Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the islet of San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (s ...
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San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...
* Village of Mariemont,
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
* Worldport Terminal at
John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the Avia ...
, Jamaica, Queens, New York (subsequently demolished)


2012 places

In June 2012, the National Trust announced its list of 11 most endangered places to be: * Bridges of Yosemite Valley,
Yosemite Village, California Yosemite Valley (''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of the developed area of Yosemite Village and the other areas of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite Natio ...
* Ellis Island hospital complex, New York Harbor, New York and
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
*Historic U.S. post office buildings (nationwide) * Joe Frazier's Gym,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
(added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013) *
Malcolm X – Ella Little-Collins House Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to: People * Malcolm (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Clan Malcolm * Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray, 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld Nobility * Máel C ...
, Roxbury, Boston,
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
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Princeton Battlefield The Princeton Battlefield in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, is where American and British troops fought each other on January 3, 1777 in the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War. The battle ended when ...
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Princeton, New Jersey Princeton is a municipality with a borough form of government in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township, both of whi ...
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Sweet Auburn Historic District Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, ketones ...
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Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
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Terminal Island Terminal Island, historically known as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California, between the neighborhoods of Wilmington and San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles, and the city of Long B ...
, Port of Los Angeles, California *Texas courthouses,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
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Elkhorn Ranch The Elkhorn Ranch was established by Theodore Roosevelt on the banks of the Little Missouri River 35 miles north of Medora, North Dakota in the summer of 1884. Roosevelt hired Bill SewallEdward Wiggin in his ''History of Aroostook'' (1886) tell ...
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Billings County, North Dakota Billings County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 945, making it the second-least populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat and only incorporated place is Medora. The Territorial ...
* Village of Zoar, Ohio


2011 places

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Bear Butte Bear Butte is a geological laccolith feature located near Sturgis, South Dakota, United States, that was established as a State Park in 1961. An important landmark and religious site for the Plains Indians tribes long before Europeans reached Sout ...
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Meade County, South Dakota Meade County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 29,852. Its county seat is Sturgis. The county was created in 1889 and named for Fort Meade, which was garrisoned as a United St ...
* Belmead-on-the-James,
Powhatan County, Virginia Powhatan County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. Its county seat is Powhatan. Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. The James River forms the cou ...
* China Alley,
Hanford, California Hanford is a city and county seat of Kings County, California, located in the San Joaquin Valley region of the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley. The population was 53,967 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History ...
* Fort Gaines,
Dauphin Island, Alabama Dauphin Island is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name, in the Gulf of Mexico. It incorporated in 1988. The population was 1,778 at the 2020 census, up from 1,238 at the 2010 census. The ...
* Greater Chaco Landscape, San Juan County and McKinley County,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
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Isaac Manchester Farm Plantation Plenty, also known as the Isaac Manchester House, is an historic American building which is located in Avella, Pennsylvania. It was designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks F ...
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Avella, Pennsylvania Avella is a census-designated place in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 804 residents. It is located at 40.27° north & 80.45° west. Demographics History The ...
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John Coltrane Home The John Coltrane Home is a house in the Dix Hills neighborhood of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, where saxophonist John Coltrane lived from 1964 until his death in 1967. It was in this home that he composed ''A Love Supreme''. ''See a ...
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Dix Hills, New York Dix Hills is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on Long Island in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 26,892 at the 2010 census. In the past, Dix Hills and some of its neighbors have propos ...
* National Soldiers Home,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
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Pillsbury A-Mill The Pillsbury A-Mill is a former flour mill located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the world's largest flour mill for 40 years. and   Completed in 1881, it was owned by the Pillsbury Company and o ...
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Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
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Prentice Women's Hospital Prentice Women's Hospital is an acute care women's hospital located adjacent to both Northwestern Memorial and the Lurie Children's Hospital, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Prentice Women's Hospital is a member of Northwestern Medicine and ...
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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
(demolished in 2014) * Sites Imperiled by State Actions, Nationwide


2010 places

*America's
State Parks State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
& State-Owned Historic Sites * Black Mountain,
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
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Hinchliffe Stadium Hinchliffe Stadium () is a 10,000-seat stadium located in Paterson, New Jersey. The venue was completed in 1932 and sits on a dramatic escarpment above Paterson's National Historic Landmark Great Falls, surrounded by the city's national landmark ...
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Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
* Juana Briones House,
Palo Alto, California Palo Alto (; Spanish language, Spanish for "tall stick") is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a Sequoia sempervirens, coastal redwood tree kno ...
(demolished in 2011) *Merritt Parkway, Fairfield County, Connecticut *Metropolitan AME Church,
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
*Pågat, Guam *Saugatuck Dunes State Park, Saugatuck Dunes, Laketown Township, Allegan County, Michigan *Threefoot Building, Meridian, Mississippi *Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania County and Orange County, Virginia, Orange County, Virginia


2009 places

*Ames Shovel Shops, Easton, Massachusetts *Cast-Iron Architecture of Galveston, Texas *Century Plaza Hotel,
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
*Dorchester Academy, Midway, Georgia *Human Services Center, Yankton, South Dakota *Lanai City, Hawaii, Lana'i City, Maui, Hawaii *Memorial Bridge (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth, New Hampshire & Kittery, Maine (original closed and demolished in 2012; new bridge opened on same site in 2013) *Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida *Mount Taylor (New Mexico), Mount Taylor, Grants, New Mexico *The Manhattan Project's Enola Gay Hangar at Wendover Air Force Base,
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
*Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois


2008 places

*Bonnet House, Fort Lauderdale, Florida *Boyd Theatre,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
(demolished in 2015) *California Department of Parks and Recreation, California State Parks, California *Charity Hospital (New Orleans), Charity Hospital and the surrounding neighborhood, New Orleans, Louisiana *Great Falls Portage, Great Falls, Montana *Hangar One (Mountain View, California), Hangar One, Moffett Federal Airfield, Santa Clara County, California *Michigan Avenue (Chicago), Michigan Avenue Streetwall,
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
*Neighborhood of the Lower East Side,
New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
*Neighborhood of Peace Bridge,
Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...
*Dallas Statler Hilton, The Statler Hilton Hotel,
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
*Sumner Elementary School, Topeka, Kansas *Villa Vizcaya, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, Florida


2007 places

The 2007 places named to the list were:America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places—Past Listings
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
*Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront,
New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
(from the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Sunset Park to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Greenpoint Terminal Market site) *El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, El Camino Real Historic Trail,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
*Henry Hobson Richardson, H.H. Richardson House, Brookline, Massachusetts *Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah Park Race Course, Hialeah, Florida *Historic Places in Electric power transmission, Transmission Line Corridors *Historic Route 66 Motels,
Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
to California *Historic Structures in Mark Twain National Forest, 29 counties in Missouri *Minidoka Internment National Monument, Minidoka Internment Camp, Hunt, Idaho *Philip Simmons Workshop and Home, Charleston, South Carolina *Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado *Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, Stewart's Point Rancheria, Sonoma County, California


2006 places

*Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
*Battle of Blair Mountain, Blair Mountain Battlefield, Logan County, West Virginia *Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District, Doo Wop Motels of Wildwood, New Jersey *Fort Snelling, Fort Snelling Upper Post, Hennepin County, Minnesota *Historic Communities and Landmarks of the Mississippi Coast *Historic Neighborhoods of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana *Kenilworth, Illinois *Kootenai Lodge Historic District, Kootenai Lodge, Bigfork, Montana *Mission San Miguel Arcángel, San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, California, San Miguel, California *Over-the-Rhine, Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood,
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
*Survivors' Staircase, World Trade Center Vesey Street Staircase,
New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...


2005 places

*Daniel Webster Family Home, Daniel Webster Farm, Franklin, New Hampshire *Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Corridor, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia *Belleair Hotel, Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, Florida (largely demolished in 2015) *Camp Security, York County, Pennsylvania *Eleutherian College, Madison, Indiana *Ennis-Brown House,
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
*Finca Vigía: Ernest Hemingway House, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba *Historic Buildings of Downtown Detroit, Detroit, Michigan *Historic Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Catholic Churches of Greater Boston, Boston, Massachusetts *King Island, Alaska, King Island, Alaska *National Landscape Conservation System, Western United States, Western States


2004 places

* 2 Columbus Circle,
New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
*Bethlehem Steel Lehigh Plant Mill No. 2 Annex, Bethlehem Steel Plant, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania *Elkmont, Tennessee, Elkmont Historic District, Elkmont, Tennessee *George Kraigher House, Brownsville, Texas *Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, Gullah/Geechee Coast, South Carolina and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia *Historic Cook County Hospital,
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
*Madison-Lenox Hotel, Detroit, Michigan (demolished in 2005) *
Nine Mile Canyon Ninemile Canyon (also Nine Mile Canyon) is a canyon, approximately long, located in Carbon and Duchesne counties in eastern Utah, United States. Promoted as "the world's longest art gallery", the canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
*Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit, Willits, California *State of Vermont, Vermont *Tobacco barn, Tobacco Barns of Southern Maryland, Maryland


2003 places

*Amelia Earhart Bridge, Atchison, Kansas *Bathhouse Row, at Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas *East Side School and Middle School, Decorah, Iowa *Little Manila, Stockton, California, Little Manila, Stockton, California *Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments,
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
*Minute Man National Historical Park, Minute Man National Historical Park and Environs, Concord, Massachusetts, Concord, Lincoln, Massachusetts, Lincoln and Lexington, Massachusetts *Ocmulgee Old Fields Traditional Cultural Property, Macon, Georgia *TWA Flight Center, TWA Terminal at
John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the Avia ...
, Jamaica, Queens, New York *United States Marine Hospital (Louisville, Kentucky), United States Marine Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky *Urban Houses of Worship (nationwide) *Zuñi Salt Lake and Sanctuary Zone,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...


2002 places

*skipjack (boat), Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks, Maryland, Statewide Maryland *Gold Dome, Gold Dome Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma * Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota *New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company, Hackensack Water Works, Oradell, New Jersey *Historic Bridges of Indiana, Indiana, Statewide, Indiana *Kw'st'an Sacred Sites at Indian Pass, Indian Pass Wilderness, Indian Pass, California *Missouri River Cultural and Sacred Sites, Midwestern States, MO, MT, KS, NE, ND, SD *Pompeys Pillar National Monument, Pompey's Pillar, Billings, Montana *Rosenwald Schools, Southern and Southwestern States, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, LA, AL, MS, TX, AR, NM, OK *St. Elizabeths Hospital,
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*Teardowns in Historic Neighborhoods, Nationwide


2001 places

*Bok Kai Temple, Marysville, California *Carter G. Woodson House,
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
*CIGNA Campus, Bloomfield, Connecticut *Ford Island, Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii *Historic American Movie Theaters, Nationwide *Jackson Ward,
Richmond, Virginia (Thus do we reach the stars) , image_map = , mapsize = 250 px , map_caption = Location within Virginia , pushpin_map = Virginia#USA , pushpin_label = Richmond , pushpin_m ...
*Los Caminos del Rio Heritage Corridor, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas *Miller-Purdue Barn, Upland, Indiana *Prairie Churches of North Dakota, North Dakota, Statewide North Dakota *Stevens Creek Settlements,
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
*Telluride Valley Floor, Telluride, Colorado


2000 places

*Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas *Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District, Fifth & Forbes Historic Retail Area, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *Historic Neighborhood Schools, Nationwide *Hudson River Valley, New York (state), Statewide, New York *Lincoln cottage,
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
*Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts *Okeechobee Battlefield, Okeechobee, Florida *Red Mountain Mining District, Colorado *Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, California *Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania *Wheelock Academy, Millerton, Oklahoma


1999 places

The 1999 list was: *"The Corner of Main and Main" (nationwide) *Angel Island, California, Angel Island Immigration Station,
San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
*Country Estates of River Road, Louisville, Kentucky *"Four National Historic Landmark Hospitals" in New York (statewide) — specifically, the Utica State Hospital, Hudson River State Hospital, former Buffalo State Hospital, and New York State Inebriate Asylum[A look at New York's endangered historic places], Associated Press (June 6, 2012). *Hulett, Hulett Ore Unloaders, Whiskey Island (Cleveland), Whiskey Island, Cleveland, Ohio *Lancaster County, Pennsylvania *Pullman, Chicago, Pullman Historic District,
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
*Richard H. Allen Memorial Auditorium at Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska *San Diego Arts & Warehouse District, San Diego, California * Traveler's Rest, Missoula County, Montana *West Side of Downtown Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland


1998 places

The 1998 list was: *Black Hawk, Colorado, Black Hawk and Central City, Colorado *Cannery Row, Monterey, California *Chancellorsville Battlefield, Fredericksburg, Virginia *Governors Island,
New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
*Pejepscot Paper Company, Great Bowdoin Mill, Topsham, Maine *Historic Courthouses of Texas,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
(statewide) *Historically black colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges & Universities (Southern United States, Southern states: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi) *Mapes Hotel, Reno, Nevada (subsequently demolished) *Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado *List of lighthouses in the United States#Michigan, Michigan's Historic Lighthouses, exemplified by DeTour Reef Light, Michigan (statewide) *Monocacy Aqueduct, Frederick County, Maryland


1997 places

The 1997 list was: *Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida * Cathedral of St. Vibiana,
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
*Congressional Cemetery,
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
*Cranston Street Armory,
Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
*Flathead Indian Reservation, Lake County, Montana, Lake, Sanders County, Montana, Sanders, Missoula County, Montana, Missoula, and Flathead County, Montana, Flathead, Montana *Historic Buildings Infested with Formosan subterranean termite, Formosan Termites, Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast states (Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia) *Montezuma Castle (hotel), Montezuma Castle, Montezuma, New Mexico *Stillwater Bridge (St. Croix River), Stillwater Bridge, Stillwater, Minnesota *Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg Campaign Trail, Missouri and Louisiana *Wa'ahila Ridge, Honolulu, Hawaii


1996 places

The 1996 list was: *Adobe Churches of New Mexico, New Mexico, Statewide New Mexico *East Broad Top Railroad, Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania *East End Historic District (Newburgh, New York), East End Historic District, Newburgh, New York *Harry S. Truman Historic District, Independence, Missouri *Historic Black Churches of the South, Southern States, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, LA, AL, MS *Historic Structures in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park, Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park, Montana *Knight Foundry, Sutter Creek, California *
Little Rock Central High School Little Rock Central High School (LRCHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of forced desegregation in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by ...
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*Petoskey, Michigan, Petoskey, Petoskey, Michigan *Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, Maryland *Uptown Theatre (Chicago), Uptown Theatre,
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
*Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel, New Castle, New Hampshire


1995 places

The 1995 list was: *Archaeological Treasures of the Colorado Plateau, Colorado, Statewide Colorado * Ashley River Historic District, Ashley River (South Carolina) *Bronx River Parkway, Bronx, New York *Fair Park, Fair Park's Texas Centennial Buildings,
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
*Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District,
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...
*Historic Boston Theaters, Boston, Massachusetts *Ossabaw Island, Ossabaw Island, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia *South Pass (Wyoming), South Pass, South Pass, Wyoming *Hoga (YT-146), Tugboat ''Hoga'', Oakland, California *East Aurora, New York, Village of East Aurora, East Aurora, New York *Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii


1994 places

The 1994 list was: *Cape Cod, Massachusetts *Cornices (and Buildings of Harlem), Harlem, New York *Fair Park, Fair Park's Texas Centennial Buildings,
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
*Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin (studio), Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin *Historic Northern Piedmont region of Virginia, Virginia Piedmont, Virginia Piemont, Virginia *Manuelito Archaeological Complex, Gallup, New Mexico, Gallup vicinity,
New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
*Natchez (boat), Natchez, Natchez, Mississippi *Oldest McDonald's restaurant, Oldest Surviving McDonald's, Downey, California *Old San Francisco Mint,
San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
*USS Constellation (1854), U.S.S. ''Constellation'', Baltimore, Maryland *Virginia City, Montana


1993 places

The 1993 list was: *Battle of Brandy Station, Brandy Station Battlefield, Fredericksburg, Virginia *Downtown New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana *Eight Historic Dallas Neighborhoods, Dallas, Texas *C.A. Thayer (1895), Schooner ''C.A. Thayer'',
San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
*Serpent Mound, Prehistoric Serpent Mound, Locust Grove, Adams County, Ohio *South Pasadena, California, South Pasadena, California *Vermont, State of Vermont *Sweet Grass Hills, Sweetgrass Hills, Montana *Thomas Edison National Historical Park, Thomas Edison's Invention Factory, West Orange, New Jersey * Town of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri *Virginia City, Montana


1992 places

The 1992 list was: *Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Montana), Virginia City, Montana *Eight Historic Dallas Neighborhoods, Dallas,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
*Ellis Island National Monument, New York Harbor, New York, Harlem New York *Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania *River Road, Louisiana, Louisiana's Historic River Road, Louisiana *Sweet Auburn,
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
*West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs, Indiana *Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *Montpelier (James Madison), Montpelier, Orange, Virginia *Tiger Stadium (Detroit), Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan (demolished 2008-09)


1991 places

The 1991 list was: *
Antietam National Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. ...
Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland * Fort Frederica National Monument, Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia * Franklin Post Office, Franklin, Tennessee * Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Kennecott Mines, Kennecott, Alaska * Montpelier (Orange, Virginia), Montpelier, Orange, Virginia * Penn School, Frogmore, South Carolina * South Pasadena, California, South Pasadena, California * Block Island Southeast Light, Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island * Tiger Stadium (Detroit), Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan * Walden Pond and Walden Woods, Woods, Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts


1990 places

The 1990 list was: * Antietam National Battlefield, Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland * Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Columbus Landing Site, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands * Deadwood Historic District, Deadwood, South Dakota * Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia * Kennecott Mines, Kennecott, Alaska * Penn School, Frogmore, South Carolina * Roycroft, Roycroft Inn and Campus, East Aurora, New York * South Pasadena, California * Block Island Southeast Light, Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island * Walden Pond and Walden Woods, Woods, Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts * Petroglyph National Monument, West Mesa Petroglyphs, Albuquerque, New Mexico


1989 places

The 1989 list was: * Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland * Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia * Columbus Landing Site, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands * Deadwood Historic District, Deadwood, South Dakota * Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia * Old Deerfield Historic District, Deerfield, Massachusetts * Old Kaskaskia Village, Kaskaskia, Illinois * Roycroft Inn and Campus, East Aurora, New York * South Pasadena, California * Vieux Carre Historic District, New Orleans, Louisiana * West Mesa Petroglyphs, Albuquerque, New Mexico


1988 places

The 1988 list was: * Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland * Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia * Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Columbus Landing Site, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands * Custer Battlefield National Monument & Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Reno-Benteen Battlefield Memorial, Montana * Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas National Battlefield Historic District, Manassas, Virginia * Old Deerfield Historic District, Deerfield, Massachusetts * Old Kaskaskia Village, Kaskaskia, Illinois * Snee Farm, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina * Vieux Carre Historic District, New Orleans, Louisiana * Waterford Historic District (Waterford, Virginia), Waterford Historic District, Waterford, Virginia * West Mesa Petroglyphs, Albuquerque, New Mexico


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