The following is a list of LGBT historic places in the United States. It includes sites that are recognized at the federal, state, county, or municipal level as important to the history of the LGBT civil rights movement. They represent the achievements and struggles of the community and provide context to understand these events and people. The National Park Service is amid an effort to chronicle LGBT sites across the nation, and have identified almost 400 of interest.
Historic sites NameImageCityStateDesignationLevel of designationDate first designatedDescriptionRefAlice Austen House aka Clear ComfortStaten IslandNew YorkNRHPNHLNYCLFederalAugust 2, 1967Birthplace of photographer Alice Austen (1866-1952) and later of her partner Gertrude TateCarrington House—Cherry GroveNew YorkNRHPFederalJanuary 8, 2014Oldest house in the gay town of Cherry Grove; where Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany'sThe Castro Camera and the Harvey Milk Residence—San FranciscoCaliforniaSFDLLocalJuly 2, 2000Home and studio of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to win an election. Lenient sentencing following his assassination in 1978 led to the White Night riots.Charlton–King–Vandam Historic DistrictNew York CityNew YorkNRHPHDNYCLFederalAugust 16, 1966The John V. Gridley House, 37 Charlton Street, was Marianne Moore's childhood homeCherry Grove Community House and Theatre—Cherry GroveNew YorkNRHPFederalJune 4, 2013Oldest continually-operating gay summer theaterCinema Follies-WashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaHABSFederal-37 L St. SE, Washington, DC, was the Cinema Follies, adult film theater for gay menThe Clubhouse-WashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaHABSFederal-1296 Upshur St. NW, Washington, DC, was the Clubhouse of the Metropolitan Capitolites, a social club for African American LGBTQ WashingtoniansEarl Hall at Columbia UniversityNew York CityNew YorkNRHPFederalMarch 14, 2018The Student Homophile League was the first gay student organization in the US, founded at Columbia University in 1966.Edificio Comunidad de Orgullo Gay de Puerto RicoPuebloPuerto RicoNRHPFederalMay 2, 2016Founded in 1974, also known as "Casa Orgulllo", meeting place for the first LGBT organization in Puerto RicoElks Athletic ClubLouisvilleKentuckyNRHPFederalJuly 16, 1979The Beaux Arts Cocktail Lounge was a club for gay men from 1947 to 1955Federal BuildingSan FranciscoCaliforniaHDFederalJune 5, 2017In 1985 a protest took place at this location with AIDS activists chaining themselves to the door of the building, asking for an increase in funding for AIDS-related research, social services, and medical careThe Furies CollectiveWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaNRHPFederalFebruary 5, 2016House of the Furies Collective, a lesbian feminist separatist collective active from 1971 to 1973Henry Gerber HouseChicagoIllinoisCLNRHPNHLLocalJune 6, 2001Apartment of Henry Gerber, who founded the first gay rights organization.Barbara Gittings Way-PhiladelphiaPennsylvania--October 1, 2012A section of Locust Street, Philadelphia, is named "Barbara Gittings Way" in Gittings' memory. Gittings' house was at 236 S 21st Street.Great Wall of Los Angeles-Los AngelesCaliforniaNRHPFederalSeptember 18, 2017Represented themes are also gay and lesbian rightsHarleigh Cemetery, CamdenCamdenNew JerseyNJRHPLocal1995Burial place of Walt WhitmanHull HouseChicagoIllinoisNRHPNHLCLFederalJune 23, 1965Settlement house co-founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates StarrJulius' BarNew York CityNew YorkNRHPFederal April 20, 2016Julius’ Bar is the oldest gay bar in New York City and one of the oldest bars in the city in continuous operationDr. Franklin E. Kameny ResidenceWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaNRHPFederalNovember 2, 2011Home of gay rights activist Frank KamenyJames Merrill HouseStoningtonConnecticutNRHPNHLFederalAugust 28, 2013Home of poet James Merrill and his partner David Noyes JacksonPauli Murray Family HomeDurhamNorth CarolinaNRHPNHLFederalDecember 23, 2016Home of civil rights advocate Pauli MurrayNob Hill-WashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaHABSFederal-1101 Kenyon St. NW, Washington, DC, was the Nob Hill, a bar for African American gay menBayard Rustin ResidenceNew York CityNew YorkNRHPFederalAugust 3, 2016In 1962, Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) bought apartment 9J in Building 7 of the Penn South Complex, West Chelsea, ManhattanPhase OneWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaHABSFederal-525 8th St. SE, Washington, DC, was the Phase 1, a bar for lesbian womenPier 9 Bar-WashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaHABSFederal-1824 Half St., SW, Washington, DC, was the Pier 9 Bar, a disco for gay menStonewall InnNew York CityNew YorkNRHPNHLNMFederalJune 28, 1999Site of the Stonewall riots of 1969. First recognized National Historic Landmark and National Monument.Sunny Slope Cemetery-SauneminIllinois---Jennie Hodgers, woman soldier who served in Union army, is buried at Sunny Slope CemeteryTrinity Episcopal Church-St. LouisMissouriNRHP-2020Episcopal church that hosted the first LGBT advocacy group in MissouriWalt Whitman HouseCamdenNew JerseyNRHPNHLFederalOctober 15, 1966House of Walt Whitman from 1884 till deathWhiskey Row Historic DistrictLouisvilleKentuckyNRHPHDFederalJune 4, 2010105 West Main Street was The Downtowner, a gay bar, from 1975 to 1989 Williams Building—San FranciscoCalifornia---The Williams Building, 689-93 Mission St, was the national headquarters of the Mattachine Society and Daughters of BilitisThe Women's BuildingSan FranciscoCaliforniaSFDLLocal-The Women's Building was founded in 1971 among others, by San Francisco lesbian leader Roma Guy, featured in the ABC mini-series "When We Rise".
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