America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places—Past Listings

Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has published an annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places to raise awareness about the threats facing some of our nation's greatest treasures. The list, which has identified more than 350 sites to date, has proven so successful in galvanizing preservation efforts that only a handful of sites have been lost. Explore the complete list below to learn more.

1988

1989

  • 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

1990

  • Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland
  • 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 Inn and Campus, East Aurora, New York
  • South Pasadena, California
  • Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island
  • Walden Pond and Woods, Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts
  • West Mesa Petroglyphs, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1991

  • Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland
  • Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia
  • Franklin Post Office, Franklin, Tennessee
  • Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Kennecott Mines, Kennecott, Alaska
  • Montpelier, Orange, Virginia
  • Penn School, Frogmore, South Carolina
  • South Pasadena, California
  • Southeast Light, Block Island, Rhode Island
  • Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
  • Walden Pond and Woods, Concord and Lincoln, Massachusetts

1992

1993

  • Brandy Station Battlefield, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Downtown New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Eight Historic Dallas Neighborhoods, Dallas, Texas
  • Prehistoric Serpent Mound, Locust Grove, Ohio
  • Schooner C. A. Thayer, San Francisco, California
  • South Pasadena, California
  • State of Vermont
  • Sweetgrass Hills, Montana
  • Thomas Edison’s Invention Factory, West Orange, New Jersey
  • Town of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
  • Virginia City, Montana

1994

  • Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  • Cornices and Buildings of Harlem, New York, New York
  • Fair Park’s Texas Centennial Buildings, Dallas, Texas
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin
  • Historic Northern Virginia Piedmont, Piedmont, Virginia
  • Manuelito Archaeological Complex, Gallup Vicinity, New Mexico
  • Natchez, Mississippi
  • The Old Mint, San Francisco, California
  • Oldest Surviving McDonald’s, Downey, California
  • U.S.S. Constellation, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Virginia City, Montana

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Retreat – the Soldiers’ Home, Washington, DC
  • Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansans
  • Fifth & Forbes Historic Retail Area, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Historic Neighborhood Schools Nationwide
  • Hudson River Valley, New York
  • 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

2001

2002

  • Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet, Maryland
  • Gold Dome Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Hackensack Water Works, Oradell, New Jersey
  • Historic Bridges of Indiana, Indiana
  • Kw’st’an Sacred Sites at Indian Pass, Indian Pass, California
  • Pompey’s Pillar, Billings, Montana
  • Rosenwald Schools, Southern and Southwestern States
  • Sacred and Cultural Sites of the Missouri River Valley, Missouri
  • St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington, DC
  • Teardowns in Historic Neighborhoods Nationwide

2003

2004

  • 2 Columbus Circle, New York, New York
  • Bethlehem Steel Plant, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
  • Elkmont Historic District, Tennessee
  • George Kraigher House, Brownsville, Texas
  • Gullah/Geechee Coast, South Carolina and Georgia
  • Madison-Lenox Hotel, Detroit, Michigan
  • Nine Mile Canyon, Utah
  • Ridgewood Ranch, Home of Seabiscuit, Willits, California
  • Tobacco Barns of Southern Maryland
  • State of Vermont

2005

  • “Journey through Hallowed Ground” Corridor, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
  • Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, Florida
  • Camp Security, York County, Pennsylvania
  • Daniel Webster Farm, Franklin, New Hampshire
  • Eleutherian College, Madison, Indiana
  • Ennis-Brown House, Los Angeles, California
  • Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba
  • Historic Buildings of Downtown Detroit, Michigan
  • Historic Catholic Churches of Greater Boston, Massachusetts
  • King Island, Alaska
  • National Landscape Conservation System, Western States

2006

  • “Doo Wop” Motels, Wildwood, New Jersey
  • Blair Mountain Battlefield, Logan County, West Virginia
  • Fort Snelling Upper Post, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  • Historic Communities and Landmarks of the Mississippi Coast
  • Historic Neighborhoods of New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Kenilworth, Illinois
  • Kootenai Lodge, Bigfork, Montana
  • Mission San Miguel Arcangel, San Miguel, California
  • Over-the-Rhine Neighborhood, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building, Washington, DC
  • World Trade Center Site, Vesey Street Staircase, New York, New York

2007

2008

  • Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • California's State Parks
  • Charity Hospital and the adjacent neighborhood, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Great Falls Portage, Great Falls, Montana
  • Hangar One, Moffett Field, Santa Clara County, California
  • The Lower East Side, New York, New York
  • Michigan Avenue Streetwall, Chicago, Illinois
  • Peace Bridge Neighborhood, Buffalo, New York
  • The Statler Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas
  • Sumner Elementary School, Topeka, Kansas
  • Vizcaya and the Bonnet House, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2009

2010

2015

2016

2017

To mark the 30th anniversary of the America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2017, we highlighted 11 once-endangered sites that are now thriving and contributing to their communities.

The diverse range of places on this list reflect not only their rich history and compelling stories, but also the tireless dedication of the people who brought each place back from the brink.

Looking for a meaningful way to support the historic local eateries you love? Nominate your favorite spots for a Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant.

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