National Register of Historic Places

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The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Our website is not affiliated with the National Park Service.

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This website presents a range of beautiful historic places throughout the country. Visitors can access places well worth visiting in different states and counties across the nation. Both individual historic destinations and districts can be easily found that cover a tremendous range for points of interest. Get information on famous persons, events, sites, buildings, and much more. Welcome to an adventure in finding numerous places which made a mark in history.

Use the following links to locate Historic Places:

State Listings - Locate Historic Places by State and County. There are now 104,011 places listed.
Historic Districts - With over 18,828 designated districts listed in our database there is most likely one close to you.
Vacant / Not In Use - Opportunities or places to avoid? Places designated as 'vacant' or 'not in use' may be an ideal business location, your next home, or perhaps a location that needs restoration assistance. Currently there are approximately 10,130 places listed as vacant or not in use.
Covered Bridges - There are 485 covered bridges listed. They represent a critical transition era in American engineering, transportation, and industrial expansion during the 19th century. Out of roughly 14,000 covered wooden bridges that once spanned the country, fewer than 1,000 survive today.
Courthouses - There are 1,709 courthouse listed. They represent the physical anchors of civic identity, legal history, and the evolution of American public architecture across centuries. These historic courthouses capture how the nation built its communities, organized its government, and defined its local identity.
Churches - There are 4,974 churches listed. Historic churches reflect the deeply personal, social, and spiritual fabric of the people who built the nation.
Carnegie Libraries - There are 284 Carnegie Libraries listed. Between 1886 and 1919, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie funded 1,679 public libraries across the United States. The ones that survive on the National Register today represent the immense pride of the towns that built them. For hundreds of small rural communities and emerging industrial cities, successfully securing a Carnegie grant and erecting a grand brick or stone library was the ultimate symbol that their town had transitioned from a rough frontier settlement into a cultured, permanent society.

To date, there are 2,476 properties that have been removed from the National Register of Historic Places. Properties are removed if they no longer meet the original criteria because its historic integrity has been lost or destroyed. Historic properties are continuously removed due to physical destruction from natural disasters (such as fires, tornadoes, or floods) or human activities (such as demolition, modern redevelopment, or severe structural neglect over time). You will find these properties listed throughout our website. You can easily identify a removed property because the details will be shown in a black background to signify our loss.

Below are photos of a few properties that have been removed. We have located photos for only about 5% of the removed properties. Photos for 95% of the removed properties, I am afraid, have been lost forever.