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Maritime National Historic Landmarks: People, Labor, and Philanthropy
As part of the 1988 National Historic Landmark (NHL) theme study, "The Maritime Heritage of the United States," historians from the NHL Program and the Maritime Heritage Program collected NHL nominations for maritime-related people, labor, and philanthropy. The list is updated as new NHLs are designated.
Josephus Daniels House
Raleigh, NC
Period of significance: 1920-48
Designated an NHL: December 8, 1976
NHL nomination and images
Decatur House
Washington, DC
Period of significance: 1818-20
Designated an NHL: 1960
NHL nomination and images
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite
Bronx, NY
Period of significance: 1870
Designated an NHL: 2012
NHL nomination and images
Captain R.B. Forbes House
Milton, MA
Period of significance: 1833
Designated an NHL: 1966
NHL nomination and images
John Paul Jones House
Portsmouth, NH
Period of significance: 1758
Designated an NHL: 1972
NHL nomination and images
Kake Cannery
Kake, AK
Period of significance: 1912-40
Designated an NHL: 1997
NHL nomination and images
Robert M. LaFollette Home
Maple Bluff, Wisconsin
Period of significance: 1905-20
Designated an NHL: 1964
NHL nomination and images
Old Marine Hospital
Charleston, SC
Period of significance: 1833
Designated an NHL: 1973
NHL nomination and images
Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Stonington, CT
Period of significance: 1852-77
Designated an NHL: 1996
NHL nomination and images
William Rotch Jr. House
New Bedford, MA
Period of significance:
1834-80
Designated an NHL: 2005
NHL nomination and images
Samuel Wadsworth Russell House
Middletown, CT
Period of significance: 1812-62
Designated an NHL: 2001
NHL nomination and images
Sailors' Snug Harbor
New Brighton, NY
Period of significance: 1833-95
Designated an NHL: 1976
NHL nomination and images
United States Marine Hospital
Louisville, KY
Period of significance: 1845-1912
Designated an NHL: 1997
NHL nomination and images
United States Naval Asylum
Philadelphia, PA
Period of significance: 1827-33
Designated an NHL: 1976
NHL nomination and images