List of churches that are National Historic Landmarks in the United States

This is a list of churches that are U.S. National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the United States. This list does not include chapels that are not or have not historically been affiliated with congregations or churches. Nor does it include churches that are contributing properties to National Historic Landmark Districts and not listed individually as NHLs.

A significant proportion of the 2,430 National Historic Landmarks sites in the U.S. are churches.

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Church Image Built Designated Location Description Affiliation
San Jose de los Jemez Mission   1621–26 2012 Jemez Springs, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
San Estévan del Rey Mission Church   1629 1970 Acoma Pueblo, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission San Luis de Apalachee (destroyed) 1656 1966 Leon County, FL Roman Catholic
Old Ship Church   1681 1960 Hingham, MA Vernacular Puritan, Unitarian Universalist
St. Luke's Church   1682 1960 Smithfield, VA Anglican
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow   1685 1961 Sleepy Hollow, NY Dutch Reformed Church
Old Quaker Meeting House of Queens   1694–1719 1967 Queens, New York City, NY Society of Friends
Merion Friends Meeting House   c. 1695–1715 1999 Merion Station, PA Society of Friends
Holy Trinity Church   1698 1961 Wilmington, DE Georgian Church of Sweden
St. Peter's Church   1703 2012 Talleysville, VA Georgian Episcopal
Yeocomico Church   1706 1970 Westmoreland County, VA Episcopal
Bruton Parish Church   1711 1970 Williamsburg, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. James Church, Goose Creek   1713–19 1970 Goose Creek, SC Episcopal
Old North Church   1723 1961 Boston, MA Georgian Episcopal
Trinity Church, Newport   1726 1968 Newport, RI Georgian Episcopal
Christ Church, Philadelphia   1727–44 Philadelphia, PA Georgian Episcopal
Old South Meeting House   1729 1960 Boston, MA Georgian Congregational
Mission Concepcion   1731 1970 San Antonio, TX Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Christ Church   1732–35 1961 Lancaster County, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. John's Episcopal Church   1741 1961 Richmond, VA Episcopal
Augustus Lutheran Church   1743–45 1967 Trappe, Pennsylvania Lutheran
Alamo Mission in San Antonio   1744–57 1960 San Antonio, TX Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi (ruins)   1751 1990 Nogales, AZ Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Aquia Church   1751–55 1991 Stafford, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. Michael's Episcopal Church   1751–61 1960 Charleston, SC Georgian Episcopal
Old Sheldon Church (ruins)   1753 1970 Beaufort County, SC Episcopal
King's Chapel   1754 1974 Boston, MA Georgian Anglican, Unitarian
Calabasas (ruins)   1756 1990 Santa Cruz County, AZ Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Harpswell Meetinghouse   1757 1968 Harpswell, ME Vernacular
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia   1758 1996 Philadelphia, PA Episcopal
Christ Church, Cambridge   1760–61 1960 Cambridge, MA Episcopal
San José de Gracia Church   1760–76 1970 Las Trampas, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Christ Church, Alexandria   1765–73 1970 Alexandria, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. Paul's Chapel   1766 1960 Manhattan, New York, NY Late Georgian Episcopal
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church   1767 1970 St. Stephen, South Carolina Georgian Episcopal
Buckingham Friends Meeting House   1768 2003 Buckingham Township, Bucks County, PA Colonial Society of Friends
St. James Episcopal Church, Santee   1768 1970 Santee, SC Georgian Episcopal
First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington   1771 1975 Farmington, CT Congregational
Mission San Antonio de Padua   1771 1976 Monterey County, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
San Francisco de Asís Mission Church   1772–1816 1970 Ranchos de Taos, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
First Baptist Church in America   1775 1960 Providence, RI Georgian Baptist
Mission San Xavier del Bac   1783–97 1960 Pima County, AZ Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Unitarian Church in Charleston   1787 1976 Charleston, SC Gothic Revival Unitarian Universalist
Rockingham Meeting House   1787-1801 2000 Rockingham, VT Vernacular Congregational
Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo   1791–95 1960 Monterey, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine   1793–97 1970 St. Augustine, FL Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo   1797 1960 Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Church of the Holy Family, Cahokia   1799 1970 Cahokia, IL Poteaux-sur-sol Roman Catholic
African Meeting House   1806 1974 Boston, MA Baptist
Old West Church   1806 1970 Boston, MA Georgian Congregational, Methodist
St. Mary's Seminary Chapel   1806–08 1971 Baltimore, MD Gothic Revival Roman Catholic
Mission San Diego de Alcalá   1808–13 1970 San Diego, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Monumental Church   1812 1971 Richmond, VA Greek Revival Episcopal
Round Church, Richmond   1812–13 1996 Richmond, VT Vernacular
Mission Santa Barbara   1812–20 1960 Santa Barbara, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
La Purisima Mission   1813 1970 Lompoc, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Santuario de Chimayo   1814–16 1970 Chimayó, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia   1815 1970 Oceanside, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square   1815–1816 1960 Washington, DC Greek Revival Episcopal
First Church of Christ, Unitarian   1816 1970 Lancaster, MA Federal Congregational, Unitarian Universalist
Mission San Miguel Arcángel   1816–18 2006 San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission Santa Inés   1817 1999 Solvang, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
First Unitarian Church of Baltimore   1817 1972 Baltimore, MD Neoclassical Unitarian Universalist
Cathedral Church of St. Paul   1819 1970 Boston, MA Greek Revival Episcopal
Bethesda Presbyterian Church   1822 1985 Camden, SC

34°14′46″N 80°36′19″W / 34.24611°N 80.60528°W / 34.24611; -80.60528 (Bethesda Presbyterian Church)

Neoclassical Presbyterian
United First Parish Church   1828 1970 Quincy, MA Greek Revival Unitarian Universalist
Kirtland Temple   1833–38 1976 Kirtland, OH Greek Revival, Federal Mormon, Community of Christ
Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh   1835–37 2001 Newburgh, NY Greek Revival Dutch Reformed Church
St. Philip's Church, Charleston   1835–50 1973 Charleston, SC Late Georgian Episcopal, Anglican Church in North America
Kawaiahaʻo Church   1836–42 1962 Honolulu, HI Mediterranean Revival United Church of Christ
Government Street Presbyterian Church   1836–37 1992 Mobile, AL

30°41′22″N 88°2′37″W / 30.68944°N 88.04361°W / 30.68944; -88.04361 (Government Street Presbyterian Church)

Greek Revival Presbyterian
St. Ignace Mission   1837 St. Ignace, MI Vernacular Roman Catholic
St. Patrick's Church, New Orleans   1837–40 New Orleans, LA Gothic Revival Roman Catholic
Trinity Church, Manhattan   1839–46 1976 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Church of the Ascension, Episcopal   1840–41 1987 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Grace Church, Manhattan   1843–46 1977 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Old Whaler's Church   1844 1994 Sag Harbor, NY

40°59′50″N 72°17′39″W / 40.99722°N 72.29417°W / 40.99722; -72.29417 (Old Whaler's Church)

Egyptian Revival Presbyterian
Huguenot Church   1844 1973 Charleston, SC Gothic Revival Reformed Church of France
St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka   1844–48 1962 Sitka, AK Russian Russian Orthodox
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church   1844–47 1987 Brooklyn, New York City, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Church of St. James the Less   1846 1985 Philadelphia, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington   1846–64 1986 Burlington, NJ Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. George's Episcopal Church   1846–56 1976 Manhattan, New York, NY Romanesque Revival Episcopal
St. Mark's Episcopal Church   1847–48 1985 Philadelphia, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
Grace Church, Newark   1847–48 1987 Newark, NJ Gothic Revival Episcopal
Cataldo Mission   1848 1961 Cataldo, ID Greek Revival Roman Catholic
Downtown Presbyterian Church of Nashville   1848–49 1993 Nashville, TN Egyptian Revival Presbyterian
Christ Episcopal Church, Raleigh   1848–53 1987 Raleigh, NC Gothic Revival Episcopal
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn   1849 1966 Brooklyn, New York City, NY Congregational
St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo   1849–51 1987 Buffalo, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Church of the Holy Cross   1850–52 1973 Stateburg, SC Gothic Revival Episcopal, Anglican Church in North America
Old Dutch Church, Kingston   1851–52 2008 Kingston, NY Renaissance Revival
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church   1853 1973 Prairieville, AL Carpenter Gothic Episcopal
St. Alphonsus Church, New Orleans   1855–57 1996 New Orleans, LA Italianate Roman Catholic
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse   1856 1993 Philadelphia, PA Society of Friends
United Congregational Church of Newport   1857 2012 Newport, RI Romanesque Revival Congregational
First Baptist Church of Columbia   1859 1973 Columbia, SC Greek Revival Baptist
Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis   1859 1994 St. Louis, MO Greek Revival Episcopal
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan   1858–78 1976 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Roman Catholic
Episcopal Church of the Nativity   1859 1990 Huntsville, AL Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Albany   1859–76 1980 Albany, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. Mary's Assumption Church   1860 1974 New Orleans, LA German Baroque Revival Roman Catholic
All Saint's Memorial Church   1863–4 1987 Navesink, NJ Gothic Revival Episcopal
Tolson's Chapel and School   1866 2021 Sharpsburg, MD Vernacular A.M.E.
Church of the Covenant, Boston   1867 2012 Boston, MA Gothic Revival United Church of Christ
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jim Thorpe   1869 1987 Jim Thorpe, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
Trinity Church, Boston   1872 1970 Boston, MA Richardsonian Romanesque Episcopal
Old South Church   1873 1970 Boston, MA United Church of Christ
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church   1873 1992 Grafton, WV Methodist Episcopal Church
Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago   1874 2013 Chicago, IL Gothic Revival Presbyterian
St. Luke's Episcopal Church   1876–80 1976 Washington, DC Episcopal
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church   1883–89 1974 Montgomery, AL Baptist
Emmanuel Episcopal Church   1884–86 2000 Pittsburgh, PA Richardsonian Romanesque Episcopal
Church of the Advocate   1887 1996 Philadelphia, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church   1890 1972 Philadelphia, PA Romanesque Revival A.M.E.
Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church

(Harriet Tubman NHP)

  1891 1974 Auburn, NY A.M.E. Zion
Circular Congregational Church   1892 1973 Charleston, SC Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival United Church of Christ
Church of the Holy Ascension   1894 1970 Unalaska, AK Russian Russian Orthodox
Swedenborgian Church   1895 2004 San Francisco, CA Arts and Crafts Swedenborgian
Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church   1895–96 1970 Kenai, AK Russian Russian Orthodox
Centennial Baptist Church   1905 2003 Helena–West Helena, AK Gothic Revival Baptist
Unity Temple   1905–08 1970 Oak Park, Illinois Modern Unitarian Universalist
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church   1908 1982 Selma, AL Romanesque Revival A.M.E.
St. John's Presbyterian Church   1910 1974 Berkeley, CA American Craftsman Presbyterian
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley   1910 1977 Berkeley, CA American Craftsman Christian Scientist
16th Street Baptist Church   1911 2006 Birmingham, AL Romanesque Revival Baptist
Angelus Temple   1923 1992 Los Angeles, CA Pentecostal
Bethel Baptist Church   1926 2005 Birmingham, AL Baptist
Boston Avenue Methodist Church   1927 1999 Tulsa, OK Art Deco United Methodist
First Christian Church of Columbus, Indiana   1942 2001 Columbus, IN Modern
Christ Church Lutheran   1948 2009 Minneapolis, MN Modern Lutheran
First Unitarian Society of Madison   1949–51 2004 Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin Modern Unitarian Universalist
Fish Church   1958 2021 Stamford, CT Presbyterian
North Christian Church   1964 2000 Columbus, IN Modern Disciples of Christ
First Baptist Church of Columbus   1965 2000 Columbus, IN Modern Baptist
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Jose   1968 2016 San Jose, CA Roman Catholic

Former NHLs edit

Church Image Built Designated Withdrawn Location Description
Fort Ross Chapel   c. 1820 1969 1971 Sonoma County, CA Withdrawn from the NHL listings after a fire destroyed most of the building in 1970.

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