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National Historic Landmarks (NHL) are buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects (almost always) within the United States or its insular areas and designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior because they are
- sites where events of national historical significance occurred;
- places where prominent Americans lived or worked;
- icons of ideals that shaped the nation;
- outstanding examples of design or construction;
- places characterizing a way of life; or
- archeological sites able to yield information.
More than half of U.S. NHLs are privately-owned. As of 2003, fewer than 2,500 historic places bear this national distinction. Working with citizens throughout the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws upon the expertise of National Park Service staff who work to nominate new landmarks and provide assistance to existing landmarks. A friends group of owners and managers, the National Historic Landmark Stewards Association, also works to preserve, protect and promote National Historic Landmarks.
List of National Historic Landmarks by state
Following is a partial list of landmarks, with the total number of landmarks for that state or jurisdiction as of December 2004:
Alabama (33)
Alaska (48)
Arizona (39)
- Old Oraibi, Navaho County
Arkansas (16)
California (130)
Colorado (18)
Connecticut (60)
Delaware (11)
Florida (36)
Georgia (46)
Hawai'i (32)
Idaho (10)
Illinois (81)
- Adler Planetarium, Chicago
- Columbus Park, Chicago
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
- Nauvoo Historic District
- Oscar Stanton De Priest House, Chicago
- Pullman Historic District, Chicago
- Riverside Historic District
- Robie House, Chicago
- Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
- Site of the First Self-Sustaining Nuclear Reaction, Chicago
- University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana
- Water Tower, Chicago
Indiana (35)
In Columbus:
Iowa (23)
Kansas (23)
Kentucky (30)
Louisiana (51)
Maine (40)
Maryland (73)
- 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, Kent Co.
- 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 Co. & Howard Co.
- Wye House - Talbot Co.
- Whitehall - Annapolis, Maryland
- Whitney M. Young, Jr. Birthplace - Simpsonville
- Whittaker Chambers Farm - Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Massachusetts (176)
Michigan (34)
Minnesota (21)
Mississippi (37)
Missouri (35)
Montana (23)
- Bannack Historic District
Nebraska (20)
Nevada (6)
New Hampshire (22)
New Jersey (53)
New Mexico (42)
New York (252)
North Carolina (38)
North Dakota (4)
Ohio (67)
Oklahoma (19)
Oregon (15)
Pennsylvania (152)
Rhode Island (42)
South Carolina (76)
South Dakota (15)
Tennessee (28)
Texas (46)
Utah (12)
Vermont (17)
Virginia (117)
Washington (22)
West Virginia (16)
- International Mother's Day Shrine (Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church), Grafton
- 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 in Fayette County
- 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 (36)
Wyoming (21)
Other U.S. National Historic Landmarks
The following insular areas and other locations are sites of National Historic Landmarks as of December 2004:
American Samoa (2)
District of Columbia (72)
Republic of the Marshall Islands (2)
Federated States of Micronesia (2)
Midway Islands (1)
Kingdom of Morocco (1)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (2)
Republic of Palau (1)
Puerto Rico (4)
Virgin Islands (5)
Wake Island (1)
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