National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmarks (NHL) sind Stätten in den USA, die vom US-Innenminister (United States Secretary of the Interior) als besonders bedeutend eingestuft wurden, weil sie
- Ort eines wichtigen Ereignisses der amerikanischen Geschichte
- Wirkungsstätte eines bedeutenden Amerikaners
- wichtige nationale Gedenkstätten
- herausragende Beispiele für Gestaltung und Bau
- charakterisch für eine bestimmte Art zu leben (way of life) oder
- von archäologischem Interesse
sind
Mehr als die Hälfte der knapp 2.500 NHLs befinden sich in Privatbesitz. Die National Historic Landmark Stewards Association hat sich der Erhaltung und dem Schutz der NHLs verschrieben. National Historic Landmarks sind eine Untermenge der im National Register of Historic Places
verzeichneten Stätten.
Auszug aus dem Verzeichnis (Stand Dezember 2004)
Alabama
- Mobile (Alabama)
- City Hall
- USS Alabama
- U-Boot USS Drum
- Dexter Avenue Baptist Church - Montgomery (Alabama)
- Montgomery (Alabama) Union Station and Trainshed
- Sloss Furnaces - Birmingham (Alabama)
- Swayne Hall, Talladega College - Talladega (Alabama)
- Tuskegee Institute - Tuskegee (Alabama)
Alaska
- Church of the Holy Ascension - Unalaska (Alaska)
- Eagle (Alaska) Historic District
- Holy Assumption Orthodox Church - Kenai (Alaska)
- Kake (Alaska) Cannery
- Kennecott (Alaska) Mines
- New Russia Site - Yakutat (Alaska)
- Russian American Magazin - Kodiak (Alaska)
- Sitka (Alaska)
- Russian American Building #29
- Russian Bishop's House
- Sheldon Jackson School
- St. Michael's Cathedral
- Skagway (Alaska) Historic District And White Pass
Arizona
- Old Oraibi, Navaho County (Arizona)
Arkansas
- Fort Smith - Fort Smith (Arkansas)
- Little Rock Central High School
California
- Alcatraz Island - San Francisco
- Balboa Park - San Diego
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph (San Jose) - San Jose (Kalifornien)
- Donner Camp - Truckee (California)
- Gamble House - Pasadena
- John Muir House - Martinez (California)
- Lake Merritt Wild Duck Refuge - Oakland
- Locke Historic District
- Los Alamos Ranch House
- Mission Inn - Riverside (Kalifornien)
- Geburtsstätte Richard Nixons - Yorba Linda (Kalifornien)
- Watts Towers
- Bradbury Building
Colorado
- Cripple Creek Historic District
- Leadville Historic District
- Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel #6 - Burlington
- Pikes Peak - Colorado Springs (Colorado)
- Silverton, (Colorado) Historic District
- Telluride, (Colorado) Historic District
Connecticut
- Bush-Holley House - Greenwich
- Connecticut Hall, Yale University - New Haven
- Connecticut State Capitol - Hartford
- Hill-Stead Museum - Farmington
- Litchfield Historic District
- Lockwood-Mathews Mansion - Norwalk
- Mark Twain Home - Hartford
- USS Nautilus nuclear submarine - Groton (Connecticut)
- New Haven Green Historic District
- Yale Bowl - New Haven
Delaware
- New Castle Courthouse
- New Castle Historic District
Florida
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Cocoa
- Ernest Hemingway House - Key West
- Fort Zachary Taylor - Key West
- Tampa Bay Hotel - Tampa
- Vizcaya - Miami
- Ybor City Historic District - Tampa
- Zora Neale Hurston House - Key West
Georgia
- Jekyll Island, Glynn County
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District, Atlanta
- Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
Hawai'i
- Aloha Tower
- Aliiolani Hale
- Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace
- Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters
- Cook Landing Site
- Falls of Clyde
- Hickam Field
- Hokukano-Ualapue Complex
- Honokohau Settlement
- Huilua Fishpond
- Iolani Palace
- Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement
- Kamakahonu
- Kaneohe Naval Air Station
- Kaunolu Village Site
- Kawaiahao Church
- Keauhou Holua Slide
- Lahaina Historic District
- Loaloa Heiau
- Mauna Loa Adz Quarry
- Moana Hotel
- Mookini Heiau
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
- Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
- Opana Radar Site
- Palm Circle
- Pearl Harbor Naval Base
- Piilanihale Heiau
- Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau
- Puukohola Heiau
- Russian Fort
- Royal Hawaiian Hotel
- South Point Complex
- USS Arizona Memorial
- USS Bowfin
- USS Missouri
- USS Utah
- Waialua Complex of Heiaus
- Washington Place
- Wheeler Field
Idaho
- Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1, Butte County
Illinois
- Chicago (Illinois)
- Adler Planetarium,
- Columbus Park
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Oscar Stanton De Priest House
- Pullman Historic District
- Robie House
- Shedd Aquarium
- Site of the First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction
- Water Tower
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park
- Nauvoo Historic District
- Riverside Historic District
- Observatorium der University of Illinois in Urbana (Illinois)
Indiana
In Auburn:
- Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Facility
In Aurora:
- Thomas Gaff House (Hillforest)
In Cannelton:
- Cannelton Cotton Mill
- Columbus (Indiana)
- First Baptist Church by Harry Weese
- First Christian Church by Eliel Saarinen
- Irwin Union Bank by Eero Saarinen
- Mabel McDowell School by John Carl Warnecke
- Miller House, the Residence of J. Irwin Miller
- North Christian Church
In Crawfordsville:
- General Lew Wallace Study
In Fort Wayne:
- Allen County Court House
In Fountain City:
- Levi Coffin House
- Indianapolis:
- Benjamin Harrison Home
- Broad Ripple Park Carousel
- Butler University Fieldhouse
- Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- James Whitcomb Riley House
- Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
- Oldfields
In Lancaster (Jefferson County)
- Eleutherian College
In Logansport:
- Spencer Park Denzel Carousel
In Madison:
- Charles Shrewsbury House
- Lanier Mansion
In Marion:
- Marie Webster House
In New Harmony:
- New Harmony Historic District
In Peru:
- Wallace Circus Winter Headquarters
In Porter County:
- Joseph Bailly Homestead
In South Bend:
- Clement Studebaker House
In Spencer County:
- Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home
In Terre Haute:
- Eugene V. Debs Home
In Tippecanoe County:
- Tippecanoe Battlefield
In Vanderburgh County:
- Angel Mounds
In Vevay:
- Donald B. (towboat)
In Vincennes:
- Grouseland
In West Baden Springs:
- West Baden Springs Hotel
Iowa
- Amana Colonies
- Julien Dubuque Bridge
- Dubuque's Shot Tower
Kansas
- Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County
- Fort Scott, Bourbon County
- Shawnee Mission, Fairway
Kentucky
- Churchill Downs - Louisville (Kentucky)
- Shaker Village nahe Harrodsburg (Kentucky)
Louisiana
- New Orleans (Louisiana)
- Jackson Square
- Fort De La Boulaye
- The Cabildo
- George Washington Cable House
- Delta Queen (river steamboat)
- Deluge (firefighting tugboat)
- James H. Dillard Home
- Kate Chopin House
- Gallier Hall
- Gallier House
- Garden District
- Hermann-Grima House
- Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
- Louisiana State Bank Building
- Madame John's Legacy
- The Presbytere
- Pontalba Buildings
- New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building
- Mayor Girod House
- Saint Alphonsus Church
- St. Mary's Assumption Church
- St. Patrick's Church
- United States Customhouse
- United States Mint, New Orleans Branch
- Ursuline Convent
- Vieux Carre Historic District
- Acadian House - St. Martinville
- The Courthouse & Lawyers' Row - Clinton
- Evergreen Plantation - Wallace
- Fort Jackson - Triumph
- Fort Jesup - Many
- Homeplace Plantation House - Hahnville
- USS Kidd (DD-661) - Baton Rouge
- Los Adaes - Robeline
- Louisiana State Capitol - Baton Rouge
- Madewood Plantation House - Napoleonville
- Magnolia Plantation - Derry
- Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site - Marksville
- Natchitoches Historic District - Natchitoches
- Oak Alley Plantation - Vacherie
- Oakland Plantation - Natchez
- Old Louisiana State Capitol - Baton Rouge
- Parlange Plantation House - Mix
- Port Hudson - Port Hudson
- Poverty Point - Delhi
- San Francisco Plantation House - Reserve
- Shadows-on-the-Teche - New Iberia
- Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station - Shreveport
- Edward Douglass White House - Thibodaux
- Yucca Plantation - Melrose
Maine
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House - Brunswick
Maryland
- Accokeek Creek Site - Prince Georges Co.
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Casselman River Bridge - Garrett Co.
- Clara Barton House - Glen Echo, Maryland
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory
- USCGC Taney - Baltimore
- USS Torsk - Baltimore
- Lightship Chesapeake - Baltimore
- Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse - Baltimore
- Rachel Carson House - Silver Spring, Maryland
- Chestertown Historic District - Chestertown (Maryland)
- USS Constellation (1854) - Baltimore
- Fort Frederick - Washington Co.
- Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory - Montgomery Co.
- First Unitarian Church - Baltimore
- Habre-de-venture - Charles Co.
- Hammond-Harwood House - Anne Arundel Co.
- London Town Publik House - Anne Arundel Co.
- Maryland Statehouse - Annapolis, Maryland
- Monocacy Battlefield - Frederick Co.
- Montpelier - Prince Georges Co.
- Mount Vernon Place Historic District - Baltimore
- Mount Royal Station & Trainshed - Baltimore
- Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal - Cecil Co.
- William Paca House - Annapolis, Maryland
- Resurrection Manor - St. Mary's Co.
- Spacecraft Magnetic Test Facility - Greenbelt
- Star-Spangled Banner Flag House - Baltimore
- Thomas Point Shoal Lightstation - Anne Arundel Co.
- Thomas Viaduct, Baltimore & Ohio Railroads - Baltimore County (Maryland)
- Wye House - Talbot Co.
- Whitehall - Annapolis, Maryland
- Whitney M. Young, Jr. Birthplace - Simpsonville
- Whittaker Chambers Farm - Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Massachusetts
- Boston (Massachusetts)
- African Meeting House
- Boston Common
- Bunker Hill Monument
- Faneuil Hall
- Harvard University Stadium
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Quincy Market
- USS Constitution
- William Lloyd Garrison House
- Emily Dickinson Home - Amherst
- Frederick Law Olmsted House - Brookline
- Longfellow House - Cambridge
- John Adams Birthplace - Quincy
- John F. Kennedy Birthplace - Brookline
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace - Quincy
- Lexington Green
- Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District
- Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University - Cambridge
- Memorial Hall, Harvard University - Cambridge
- Nantucket Historic District
- New Bedford Historic District
- Old Deerfield Historic District
- Oliver Wendell Holmes House - Beverly
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Home - Concord
- Revere Beach
- Saugus Iron Works
- Sever Hall, Harvard University - Cambridge
- University Hall, Harvard University - Cambridge
- Walden Pond - Concord
- W.E.B. Dubois Boyhood Homesite - Great Barrington
- William Monroe Trotter House - Dorchester
Michigan
- Cranbrook Educational Community - Bloomfield Hills
- Fort Michilimackinac - Mackinaw City
- Grand Hotel - Mackinac Island
- The Henry Ford Museum - Dearborn
- Highland Park Ford Plant - Highland Park
- Mackinac Island
- USS Silversides - Muskegon
Minnesota
- F. Scott Fitzgerald House - St. Paul
- Fort Snelling Historic District - Hennepin County
- James J. Hill House - St. Paul
- Hull-Rust-Mahoning Mine - Hibbing
- Kathio Historic District - Kathio Township
- Frank B. Kellogg House - St. Paul
- Oliver Hudson Kelly Farmstead - Elk River
- Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home - Sauk Centre
- Charles A. Lindbergh House - St. Paul
- Mickey's Diner - St. Paul
- Mountain Iron Mine - Mountain Iron
- National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna - Owatonna
- Peavy-Haglin Experimental Concrete Grain Elevator - St. Louis Park, (Minnesota)
- Pillsbury A Mill - Minneapolis
- Plummer Building and 1914 Building - Rochester, (Minnesota)
- O.E. Rolvaag House - Northfield, Minnesota
- Saint Croix Boomsite - Stillwater Township
- St. Croix Recreational Demonstration Area - Pine County
- Soudan Mine - Breitung Township
- Thomas Veblen Farmstead - Wheelen Township
- Andrew J. Volstead House - Granite Falls
- Washburn A Mill Complex - Minneapolis
Mississippi
- William Faulkner House, Oxford (Mississippi)
Missouri
- Saint Louis (Missouri)
- Anheuser-Busch Brewery
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Eads Bridge
- Gateway Arch
- Goldenrod (showboat)
- Joseph Erlanger House
- Missouri Botanical Gardens
- Scott Joplin Residence
- Shelly House
- Tower Grove Park
- Union Station
- United States Custom House and Post Office
- Wainwright Building
- Washington University Hilltop Campus Historical District
- Arrow Rock - Arrow Rock
- Carrington Osage Village Sites - Vernon County
- Champ Clark House - Bowling Green
- Fort Osage - Jackson County
- General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home - Laclede
- George Caleb Bingham House - Arrow Rock
- Graham Cave - Montgomery County
- Harry S. Truman Historic District - Independence
- Harry S. Truman Farm Home - Grandview
- Laura Ingalls Wilder House - Mansfield
- Louis Bolduc House - Ste. Genevieve
- Mark Twain Boyhood Home - Hannibal
- Mutual Musicians Association Building - Kansas City
- Patee Hall - Saint Joseph
- Research Cave - Callaway County
- Ste. Genevieve Historical District - Ste. Genevieve
- Sanborn Field and Soil Erosion Plots - Columbia
- Utz Site - Saline County
- Watkins Mill - Clay County
- Westminster College Gymnasium - Fulton
- White Haven - Grantwood Village
Montana
- Bannack Historic District
Nebraska
- Fort Atkinson, Washington County
Nevada
- Virginia City Historic District
New Hampshire
- Canterbury Shaker Village
- Daniel Webster Family Home - West Franklin
- E. E. Cummings House - Silver Lake
- Franklin Pierce Homestead - Hillsborough
- Josiah Bartlett House - Kingston
- Robert Frost Homestead - Derry
New Jersey
- Hangar No. 1, Lakehurst, (New Jersey) Naval Air Station
- Lucy the Margate Elephant - Margate City
- Craftsman Farms, Parsippany
New Mexico
- Acoma Pueblo
- Trinity site
New York
- New York City
- 69th Regiment Armory
- African Burial Ground
- American Stock Exchange
- Andrew Carnegie Mansion
- Bartow-Pell Mansion
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Carnegie Hall
- Central Park
- Zentrale Synagoge
- Chester Alan Arthur House
- Chrysler Building
- New York City Hall
- Conference House
- Cooper Union
- Duke Ellington Residence
- Eldridge Street Synagogue
- Empire State Building
- Equitable Building
- Flatiron Building
- Governors Island
- Grand Central Terminal
- Hamilton Fish House
- Holland Tunnel
- Louis Armstrong House
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- New York Botanical Garden
- New York Cotton Exchange
- New York Public Library
- Union Square - New York City
- New York Stock Exchange - New York City
- Paul Robeson Residence - New York City
- Pupin Physics Laboratory, Columbia University - New York City
- Rockefeller Center - New York City
- Soho Cast Iron Historic District - New York City
- Surrogate's Court - New York City
- Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street - New York City
- United Charities Building - New York City
- Woolworth Building
- Adirondack Forest Preserve
- Buffalo State Hospital - Buffalo
- Chautauqua Historic District - Chautaqua
- Erie Canal - Fort Hunter
- Fort Stanwix - Rome
- Fort Ticonderoga - Ticonderoga
- Geneseo Historic District - Geneseo, New York
- George Eastman House - Rochester
- Hudson River Historic District - Staatsburg
- John Philip Sousa House - Port Washington
- Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz
- New York State Inebriate Asylum - Binghamton
- Old Main, Vassar College - Poughkeepsie
- Susan B. Anthony House - Rochester
- Troy Savings Bank - Troy
- United States Military Academy - West Point
- Utica State Hospital, Main Building - Utica
- Vassar College Observatory - Poughkeepsie
- Watervliet Arsenal - Watervliet
North Carolina
- Cape Hatteras Light Station, Buxton (North Carolina)
North Dakota
- Fort Union Trading Post, Williams County (North Dakota)
Ohio
- Cleveland Arcade - Cleveland
- James A. Garfield home - Mentor
- Kirtland Temple - Kirtland
- Oberlin College - Oberlin
- Tappan Square - Oberlin
- Ohio and Erie Canal - Valley View
- Ohio Statehouse - Columbus
- Serpent Mound - Adams County, Ohio
- Thomas Edison birthplace - Milan
- Ulysses S. Grant boyhood home - Georgetown
- Warren G. Harding home - Marion
- William McKinley tomb - Canton
- Wright Cycle Company - Dayton
Oklahoma
- Boston Avenue Methodist Church
- Boley Historic District
- Guthrie Historic District
Oregon
- Bonneville Dam Historic District
- Columbia River Highway
- Deady and Villard Hall, University of Oregon
- Pioneer Courthouse (next to Pioneer Courthouse Square), Portland
- Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood
Pennsylvania
- Elfreth's Alley
- First Bank of the United States - Philadelphia
- Fort Mifflin - Philadelphia
- Philadelphia City Hall
- Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS) Building
- Second Bank of the United States - Philadelphia
- Wanamaker's pipe organ - Philadelphia
Rhode Island
- The Breakers - Newport
- The Elms - Newport
- Fort Adams - Newport
- Kingscote - Newport
- Newport Casino
- Newport Historic District
- University Hall, Brown University - Providence
- Ocean Drive Historic District - Newport
South Carolina
- Beaufort Historic District
- USS Clamagore, Mount Pleasant
South Dakota
- DeadwoodHistoric District
Tennessee
- Fort Loudon, Vonore
- James K. Polk House, Columbia
- Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
Texas
- The Alamo - San Antonio
- Apollo Mission Control Center - Houston
- Bastrop State Park
- Dealy Plaza Historic District
- 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 Airforce Base - San Antonio
- Harrell Site - South Bend
- Highland Park Shopping Village - Highland Park
- J A Ranch (Goodnight Ranch)
- LBJ Boyhood home - Johnson City
- King Ranch
- Landergin Mesa - Vega
- Lubbock Lake - Lubbock
- Majestic Theatre - 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
- 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
- USS Lexington (CV-16) - Corpus Christi
- USS Texas (BB-35) - Houston
- Woodland - Huntsville
Utah
- Temple Square, Salt Lake City
Vermont
- Calvin Coolidge Homestead District - Plymouth Notch
- Robert Frost Farm - Ripton
- Rockingham Meeting House
- Shelburne Farms - Shelburne, Vermont
- Socialist Labor Party Hall - Barre
- Saint Johnsbury Athenaeum
Virginia
- Alexandria Historic District
- Bon Air Historic District
- George Washington Boyhood Home Site - Fredericksburg
- James Monroe Law Office - Fredericksburg
- James Monroe Tomb - Richmond
- Pentagon - Arlington
- Rotunda, University of Virginia - Charlottesville
- Richmond City Hall
- Natural Bridge - near Lexington
- Virginia Military Institute Historic District - Lexington
- Washington and Lee University Historic District - Lexington
- Waterford Historic District
- Williamsburg Historic District
- Woodrow Wilson Birthplace - Staunton
Washington
- American and English Camps, San Juan Island
- Elbe Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elbe (Washington)
West Virginia
- International Mother's Day Shrine (Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church), Grafton (West Virginia)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops, Martinsburg
- Campbell Mansion Historic District, Bethany
- Clover Site, Lesage
- Davis and Elkins Historic District, Elkins
- Elkins Coal & Coke Company Historic District, Bretz
- Grave Creek Mound, Moundsville
- The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs
- Matewan Historic District, Matewan
- Old Main, Bethany College, Bethany
- Page-Vawter House, Ansted (West Virginia)
- Reber Radio Telescope, Green Bank
- Traveller's Rest, Kearneysville
- Wade House, Morgantown
- West Virginia Independence Hall, Wheeling
- Weston Hospital Main Building, Weston
- Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Wheeling
Wisconsin
- Aztalan State Park
Wyoming
- Independence Rock, Natrona County
District of Columbia
- Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Blair House
- District of Columbia City Hall
- Gallaudet College
- Georgetown Historic District
- Library of Congress
- National War College
- Octagon House
- Samuel Gompers House
- Smithsonian Institution Building
- Supreme Court Building
- United States Capitol
- Washington National Cathedral
- White House
- Woodrow Wilson House
Sonstige
- Government House, Pago Pago (American Samoa)
- Roi-Namur, Kwajalein (Marshall Inseln)
- Nan Madol (Mikronesien)
- World War II Einrichtungen auf den Midway Inseln
- American Legation, Tangiers (Marokko)
- Landungsstellen in Saipan (Marianen)
- Das Schlachtfeld der Battle of Peleliu
- Die Caparra Archaelogical Site, Guaynabo (Puerto Rico)
- Die Stelle, an der Christopher Columbus auf Saint Croix an Land ging
- Wake Island
Weblinks
- National Historic Landmarks - Eine Website der US-Regierung