There are 117 National Historic Landmarks in New York City, including one of three national monuments. Overall, New York state has 276 National Historic Landmarks, the most of any state.
The National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NHL criteria and makes nomination recommendations after an owner notification process. The Secretary of the Interior reviews nominations based on a set of predetermined criteria and decides on NHL designation. Both public and privately owned properties can be designated as NHLs, which provides indirect, partial protection of the historic integrity of the properties such as through tax incentives, grants, or monitoring of threats. Owners may object to the nomination of the property as an NHL. When this is the case the Secretary of the Interior can only designate a site as eligible for designation.
Key
National Historic LandmarkNational Historic Landmark DistrictNational Historic Site, National Historical Park, National Memorial, or National MonumentDelisted Landmark
National Historic Landmarks in New York City
New York City Designated Historic Sites The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was created following the preservation fight and subsequent demolition of Pennsylvania Station. New York City's right to limit owners' ability to convert landmarked buildings was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978. Many of the NYC NHLs are listed, either individually or as part of historic districts, in the List of New York City Designated Landmarks.
National Monuments in Manhattan There are nine National Monuments, National Memorials or National Historic Sites in New York City (all but the Statue of Liberty and Castle Clinton are also National Historic Landmarks): African Burial Ground National Monument, declared February 27, 2006 Governors Island National Monument, declared January 19, 2001 Statue of Liberty National Monument, declared October 15, 1924 Stonewall National Monument, declared June 24, 2016 Federal Hall National Memorial General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb) Castle Clinton National Monument Hamilton Grange National Memorial Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Former National Historic Landmarks in New York City Landmark nameImageDate of designationDate of moveor dedesignationLocationCountyDescription Florence Mills House Manhattan New York Site of what the National Park Service believed to be the home of Florence Mills, popular African-American singer and actress in the 1920s. The wrong house was listed in error, and the proper house was demolished. The National Park Service withdrew the landmark designation in 2009. Jacob Riis House 1973 Richmond Hill Queens Home of social activist Jacob Riis; demolished in 1973.
See also List of National Historic Landmarks in New York List of National Historic Landmarks by state National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn National Register of Historic Places listings in Queens, New York National Register of Historic Places listings in Staten Island List of New York City Designated Landmarks
References
External links National Park Service listings of National Historic Landmarks