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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