National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmarks ( NHL ) are sites in the United States that have been designated by the Department of the Interior as particularly significant because they
- Location of an important event in American history,
- Place of work of an important American,
- important national memorials,
- outstanding examples of design and construction,
- characteristic of a certain way of life or
- are of archaeological interest.
Ensembles made up of several related buildings can be designated as a National Historic Landmark District .
More than half of the currently (March 2013) 2,540 National Historic Landmarks are privately owned. The National Historic Landmark Stewards Association is dedicated to preserving and protecting them. National Historic Landmarks are a subset of the sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Extract from the directory
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
California
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Acoma Pueblo
- Raton Pass (also in Colorado)
- Trinity site
- El Rancho Hotel
new York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York
- List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
North Carolina
- Bethania National Historic Landmark District, Forsyth County
- Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site , Princeton
- Biltmore Estate , Asheville
- Cape Hatteras Light Station, Buxton
- Fort Fisher - Wilmington
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park , Greensboro
- Monitor National Marine Sanctuary , off the coast of Dare Countys
- Old Salem Historic District, Winston-Salem
- USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial , Wilmington
- Wright Brothers National Memorial , Kill Devil Hills
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- The Breakers - Newport
- The Elms - Newport
- Fort Adams - Newport
- Governor Henry Lippitt House - Providence
- Kingscote - Newport
- Newport Casino
- Newport Historic District
- University Hall, Brown University - Providence
- Ocean Drive Historic District - Newport
South carolina
- Charleston
- Beaufort Historic District - Beaufort , Beaufort County
- Fort Hill - Clemson , Pickens County
- USS Clamagore - Mount Pleasant , Charleston County
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
- The Alamo - San Antonio
- Apollo Mission Control Center - Houston
- Bastrop State Park
- Caddo (Caddoan) Mounds State Historic Site - Nacogdoches
- Dealey Plaza Historic District - Dallas
- East End Historic District - Galveston
- Elissa (BARK) - Galveston
- Espada Aqueduct - San Antonio
- Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings - Dallas
- Fort Belknap
- Fort Brown
- Fort Concho
- Fort Davis
- Fort Richardson
- Fort Sam Houston
- John Nance Garner House - Uvalde
- Governor's Mansion - Austin
- HA. 19 ( Midget submarine ) - Fredericksburg
- Hangar 9, Brooks Air Force Base - San Antonio
- Harrell Site - South Bend
- Highland Park Shopping Village - Highland Park
- JA Ranch (Goodnight Ranch)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Boyhood Home - Johnson City
- King Ranch
- Landergin Mesa - Vega
- Lubbock Lake - Lubbock
- Majestic Theater - San Antonio
- Mission Concepcion - San Antonio
- Palmito Ranch Battlefield - Brownsville
- Palo Alto Battlefield - Brownsville
- Plainview Site - Plainview
- Porter Farm - Terrell
- Presidio Nuestra Senora De Loreto De La Bahia - Goliad
- Randolph Field Historic District - San Antonio
- Resaca De La Palma Battlefield - Brownsville
- Roma Historic District - Roma
- Samuel Rayburn House - Bonham
- San Jacinto Battlefield - Houston
- Go to Cigar Factory Manager's House - Round Top
- Space Environment Simulation Laboratory - Houston
- Spanish Governor's Palace - San Antonio
- Spindletop Oilfield - Beaumont
- Strand Historic District - Galveston
- Texas State Capitol - Austin
- Trevino-Uribe Rancho - San Ygnacio
- Underground Drop Inn Shamrock
- USS Lexington - Corpus Christi
- USS Texas - Houston
- Woodland - Huntsville
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Others
Pacific
- American Samoa : Government House (" Government House ") in Pago Pago
- Marshall Islands : The islands of Roi and Namur , Kwajalein
- Midway Islands : World War II facilities
- Micronesia : Nan Madol
- Northern Mariana Islands : Landing sites in Saipan
- Palau : The Peleliu battlefield
- Wake : The Pacific island of Wake Island
Caribbean
- US Virgin Islands : The place on Saint Croix where Christopher Columbus landed
- US Virgin Islands : Fort Frederik , Saint Croix
- US Virgin Islands : Fort Christian , Saint Thomas
- US Virgin Islands : St. Thomas Synagogue , Saint Thomas
- US Virgin Islands : Skytsborg / Blackbeard 's Castle , Saint Thomas
- Puerto Rico :
Africa
- Morocco : American Legation Building , Tangier
See also
literature
- S. Allen Chambers: National Landmarks, America's Treasures: The National Park Foundation's Complete Guide to National Historic Landmarks. John Wiley & Sons, New York 2000, ISBN 978-0-471-19764-5 .
Web links
Commons : National Historic Landmarks of the United States - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- National Historic Landmarks Program . National Park Service (NPS) website
- Official list of National Historic Landmarks (as of 2015) (PDF; 527 kB)