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.
Now accepting nominations for the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places! Nominations are due October 8, 2024.
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- Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland
- Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia
- Columbus Landing Site, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Custer Battlefield National Monument & Reno-Benteen Battlefield Memorial, Montana
- 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
- West Mesa Petroglyphs, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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
- Eight Historic Dallas Neighborhoods, Dallas, Texas
- Ellis Island National Monument, New York Harbor, New York
- Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Louisiana’s Historic River Road, Statewide, Louisiana
- Montpelier, Orange, Virginia
- South Pasadena, California
- Sweet Auburn, Atlanta, Georgia
- Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
- Virginia City, Montana
- West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs, Indiana
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
- Archaeological Treasures of the Colorado Plateau, Colorado
- Ashley River Historic District, South Carolina
- Bronx River Parkway, New York
- Fair Park’s Texas Centennial Buildings, Dallas, Texas
- Farish Street Historic District, Jackson, Mississippi
- Historic Boston Theaters, Massachusetts
- Ossabaw Island, Georgia
- South Pass, Wyoming
- Tugboat Hoga, Oakland, California
- Village of East Aurora, East Aurora, New York
- Waikīkī War Memorial Natatorium, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
1996
- Adobe Churches of New Mexico, New Mexico
- East Broad Top Railroad, East Broad Top, Pennsylvania
- East End Historic District, Newburgh, New York
- Harry S. Truman Historic District, Independence, Missouri
- Historic Structures in Glacier National Park, Montana
- Knight Foundry, Sutter Creek, California
- Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Petoskey, Michigan
- Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, Maryland
- Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
- Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel, New Castle, New Hampshire
1997
- Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida
- Cathedral of St. Vibiana, Los Angeles, California
- Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Cranston Street Armory, Providence, Rhode Island
- Flathead Indian Reservation, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana
- Historic Buildings Infested with Formosan Termites, Gulf Coast States
- Montezuma Castle, Montezuma, New Mexico
- Stillwater Bridge, Stillwater, Minnesota
- Vicksburg Campaign Trail, Mississippi & Louisiana
- Ellis Island National Monument, New York Harbor, New York
- Waʻahila Ridge, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
1998
- Black Hawk and Central City, Black Hawk and Central City, Colorado
- Cannery Row, Monterey, California
- Chancellorsville Battlefield, Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Governors Island, New York, New York
- Great Bowdoin Mill, Topsham, Maine
- Historic Courthouses of Texas
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Southern States
- Mapes Hotel, Reno, Nevada
- Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
- Michigan’s Historic Lighthouses, Exemplified by DeTour Reef Light, Michigan
- Monocacy Aqueduct, Maryland
1999
- Angel Island Immigration Station, San Francisco, California
- “The Corner of Main and Main,” Nationwide
- Country Estates of River Road, Louisville, Kentucky
- Four National Historic Landmark Hospitals, New York
- Hulett Ore Unloaders, Cleveland, Ohio
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Pullman Administration Building and Factory Complex, Chicago, Illinois
- Richard H. Allen Memorial Auditorium, Sitka, Alaska
- San Diego Arts and Warehouse District, San Diego, California
- Travelers’ Rest, Montana
- West Side of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
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
- Bok Kai Temple, Marysville, California
- Carter G. Woodson Home, Washington, DC
- CIGNA Campus, Bloomfield, Connecticut
- Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
- Historic American Movie Theaters, Nationwide
- Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia
- Los Caminos del Rio Heritage Corridor, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
- Miller-Purdue Barn, Upland, Indiana
- Prairie Churches of North Dakota
- Stevens Creek Settlements, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Telluride Valley Floor, Telluride, Colorado
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
- Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge, Atchison, Kansas
- Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
- East Side School and Middle School, Decorah, Iowa
- Little Manila, Stockton, California
- Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, Chicago, Illinois
- Minute Man National Historical Park and Nearby Historic Sites, Concord, Lincoln and Lexington, Massachusetts
- Ocmulgee Old Fields, Macon, Georgia
- TWA Terminal, New York, New York
- United States Marine Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
- Urban Houses of Worship Nationwide
- Zuni Salt Lake and Sanctuary Zone, New Mexico
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
- Brooklyn’s Industrial Waterfront, New York, New York
- El Camino Real Historic Trail, New Mexico
- H. H. Richardson House, Brookline, Massachusetts
- Hialeah Park Race Course, Hialeah, Florida
- Historic Places in Powerline Corridors Nationwide
- Historic Route 66 Motels, Illinois to California
- Historic Structures in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri
- Minidoka Internment Camp, Hunt, Idaho
- Philip Simmons Workshop & Home, Charleston, South Carolina
- Pinon Canyon, Colorado
- Stewart’s Point Rancheria, California
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
- Ames Shovel Shops, Easton, Massachusetts
- Cast-Iron Architecture, Galveston, Texas
- Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California
- Dorchester Academy, Midway, Georgia
- Human Services Center, Yankton, South Dakota
- Lānaʻi City, Hawaiʻi
- Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine
- Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida
- Mount Taylor, Grants, New Mexico
- The Manhattan Project's Enola Gay Hangar, Wendover, Utah
- Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
2010
- America's State Parks and State-Owned Historic Sites, Nationwide
- Black Mountain, Benham and Lynch, Kentucky
- Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, New Jersey
- Industrial Arts Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Juana Briones House, Palo Alto, California
- Merritt Parkway, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Washington, DC
- Pagat, Yigo, Guam
- Saugatuck Dunes, Saugatuck, Michigan
- Threefoot Building, Meridian, Mississippi
- Wilderness Battlefield, Orange & Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia
2011
- Bear Butte, Meade County, South Dakota
- Belmead-on-the-James, Powhatan, Virginia
- China Alley, Hanford, California
- Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama
- Greater Chaco Landscape, New Mexico
- Isaac Manchester Farm, Avella, Pennsylvania
- John Coltrane Home, Dix Hills, New York
- National Soldiers Home Historic District, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Pillsbury "A" Mill Complex, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
- Sites Imperiled by State Actions, Nationwide
- Watch Status: City of Charleston, South Carolina
2012
- Bridges of Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Village, California
- Ellis Island Hospital Complex, New York Harbor, New York
- Historic U.S. Post Office Buildings, Nationwide
- Joe Frazier's Gym, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Malcolm-X House, Boston, Massachusetts
- Princeton Battlefield, Princeton, New Jersey
- Sweet Auburn Historic District, Atlanta, Georgia
- Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles, California
- Historic Courthouses of Texas
- Elkhorn Ranch, Billings County, North Dakota
- Village of Zoar, Ohio
2013
- Abyssinian Meeting House, Portland, Maine
- Astrodome, Houston, Texas
- Chinatown House, Rancho Cucamonga, California
- Gay Head Lighthouse, Aquinnah, Massachusetts
- Historic Rural Schoolhouses of Montana
- James River, James County, Virginia
- Kake Cannery, Kake, Alaska
- Mountain View Black Officer's Club, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
- San Jose Church, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Village of Mariemont, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Worldport Terminal at JFK International Airport, Queens, New York
2014
- Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs, South Dakota
- Bay Harbor's East Island, Dade County, Florida
- Chattanooga State Office Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Spring House, Talahassee, Florida
- Historic Wintersburg, Huntington Beach, California
- Mokuʻaikaua, Kailua Village, Kona, Hawaiʻi
- Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Palladium Building, St. Louis, Missouri
- Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia
- The Palisades, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio
2015
- A.G. Gaston Motel, Birmingham, Alabama
- Carrollton Courthouse, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Chautauqua Amphitheater, Chautauqua, New York
- East Point Historic Civic Block, East Point, Georgia
- Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, Texas
- Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Little Havana, Miami, Florida
- Oak Flat, Superior, Arizona
- Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco, California
- South Street Seaport, New York, New York
- The Factory, West Hollywood, California
2016
- Azikiwe-Nkrumah Hall at Lincoln University, Lincoln, Pennsylvania
- Bears Ears, Southeastern Utah
- Charleston Naval Hospital District, North Charleston, South Carolina
- Chihuahuita and El Segundo Barrio Neighborhoods, El Paso, Texas
- Delta Queen, Houma, Louisiana
- Historic Downtown Flemington, Flemington, New Jersey
- James River, James County, Virginia
- Lions Municipal Golf Course, Austin, Texas
- Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- San Francisco Embarcadero, San Francisco, California
- Sunshine Mile, Tucson, Arizona
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.
2018
- Annapolis’ City Dock Area, Annapolis, Maryland
- Ashley River Historic District, Charleston, South Carolina
- Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital, Omaha Indian Reservation, Nebraska
- Hurricane-Damaged Historic Resources, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Isaiah T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou, Mississippi
- Larimer Square, Denver, Colorado
- Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses, Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Mount Vernon and Piscataway National Park, Mount Vernon, Virginia, and Accokeek, Maryland
- Route 66, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and California
- Ship on the Desert, Salt Flat, Texas
- Walkout Schools of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Watch Status: Four Towns of Vermont's Upper Valley, Royalton, Sharon, Strafford, and Tunbridge, Vermont
2019
- Mount Vernon Arsenal and Searcy Hospital, Mount Vernon, Alabama
- National Mall Tidal Basin, Washington, DC
- James R. Thompson Center, Chicago, Illinois
- The Excelsior Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Willert Park Courts, Buffalo, New York
- Hacienda Los Torres, Lares, Puerto, Rico
- Industrial Trust Company Building, Providence, Rhode Island
- Tenth Street Historic District, Dallas, Texas
- Nashville's Music Row, Tennessee
- Ancestral Places of Southeast Utah
2020
- Yates Memorial Hospital, Ketchikan, Alaska
- West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site, Berkeley, California
- Harada House, Riverside, California
- Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Chicago, Illinois
- Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel, Jackson, Mississippi
- Hall of Waters, Excelsior Springs, Missouri
- Terrace Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio
- National Negro Opera Company House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Ponce Historic Zone, Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Alazan-Apache Courts, San Antonio, Texas
- Rassawek, Columbia, Virginia
2021
- Selma to Montgomery March Camp Sites, Selma, Alabama
- Trujillo Adobe, Riverside, California
- Summit Tunnels 6 & 7 and Summit Camp Site, Truckee, California
- Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Camilla, Georgia
- Morningstar Tabernacle No.88 Order of Moses Cemetery and Hall, Cabin John, Maryland
- Boston Harbor Islands, Boston, Massachusetts
- Sarah E. Ray House, Detroit, Michigan
- The Riverside Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi
- Threatt Filling Station and Family Farm, Luther, Oklahoma
- Oljato Trading Post, San Juan County, Utah
- Pine Grove Elementary School, Cumberland, Virginia
2022
- 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, Humåtak, Guam
- Minidoka National Historic Site, Jerome, Idaho
- Picture Cave, Warren County, Missouri
- Brooks-Park Home and Studios, East Hampton, New York
- Palmer Memorial Institute, Sedalia, North Carolina
- Olivewood Cemetery, Houston, Texas
- Jamestown, Virginia
2023
- Osterman Gas Station, Peach Springs, Arizona
- Little Santo Domingo, Miami, Florida
- Pierce Chapel African Cemetery, Midland, Georgia
- Century and Consumers Buildings, Chicago, Illinois
- West Bank of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- Holy Aid and Comfort Spiritual Church (aka Perseverance Benevolent and Mutual Aid Society Hall), New Orleans, Louisiana
- L.V. Hull Home and Studio, Kosciusko, Mississippi
- Henry Ossawa Tanner House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Chinatown, Pennsylvania
- Charleston’s Historic Neighborhoods, South Carolina
- Seattle Chinatown-International District, Seattle, Washington
2024
- Cindy Walker House, Mexia, Texas
- Eatonville, Florida
- Estate Whim Museum, Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Athens, New York
- Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California
- Minute Man National Historical Park, Walden, and Nearby Landmarks, Massachusetts
- New Salem Baptist Church, Tams, West Virginia
- Roosevelt High School, Gary, Indiana
- Sitka Tlingit Clan Houses, Sitka, Alaska
- Tangier American Legation, Tangier, Morocco
- Wilderness Battlefield Area, Orange County, Virginia
Now accepting nominations for the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places! Nominations are due October 8, 2024.
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