Historic Areas in The United States National Park System
National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are often not also named NHLs per se. There are 20 of these in New York State. The National Park Service lists 18 of these together with the NHLs in the state, and there are also two National Historic Sites that are "affiliated areas," receiving National Parlk Service support but not directly administered by it. Seven of the 20 were declared National Historic Landmarks, in several instances before receiving the higher protection designation, and retain their NHL standing. Four of these are listed above and three are included within the New York City list of NHLs. The 13 others are:
| Landmark name |
Image | Date established | Location | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Clinton National Monument | 01946-08-12August 12, 1946 | New York | New York | Circular sandstone fort in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City | ||
| Statue of Liberty National Monument | 01924-10-15October 15, 1924 | Liberty Island | New York | Monument presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886 | ||
| Saratoga National Historical Park | 01938-06-01June 1, 1938 | Stillwater, Schuylerville and Victory | Saratoga | Site of the 1777 Battle of Saratoga, the first significant American military victory of the American Revolutionary War | ||
| Women's Rights National Historical Park | 01980-12-08December 8, 1980 | Seneca Falls and Waterloo | Seneca | Established in 1980 in Seneca Falls and nearby Waterloo, New York; includes the Wesleyan Chapel, site of the First Women's Rights Convention and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House | ||
| Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site | 01977-05-27May 27, 1977 | Hyde Park | Dutchess | Eleanor Roosevelt developed property; place that she could develop some of her ideas for work with winter jobs for rural workers and women; includes a large two-story stuccoed building that housed Val-Kill Industries; would become Eleanor's home after Franklin's death | ||
| Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site | 01944-01-15January 15, 1944 | Hyde Park | Dutchess | Birthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt | ||
| Sagamore Hill National Historic Site | 01962-07-25July 25, 1962 | Cove Neck | Nassau | Home of the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt from 1886 until his death in 1919 | ||
| Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site | 01943-07-05July 5, 1943 | Mount Vernon | Westchester | Colonial church used as a military hospital during the American Revolutionary War | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site | 01962-07-25July 25, 1962 | New York | New York | Theodore Roosevelt born on this site on October 27, 1858 | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site | 01966-11-02November 2, 1966 | Buffalo | Erie | Site of Theodore Roosevelt's oath of office as President of the United States on September 14, 1901 | ||
| Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site | 01940-12-18December 18, 1940 | Hyde Park | Dutchess | Includes pleasure grounds with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, formal gardens, natural woodlands, and numerous support structures as well as a 54 room mansion; completed in 1898; perfect example of the Beaux-Arts architecture style | ||
| Federal Hall National Memorial | 01939-05-26May 26, 1939 | New York | New York | First capitol of the United States of America; site of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789; place where the United States Bill of Rights passed; original building was demolished in the nineteenth century; replaced by the current structure, that served as the first United States Customs House | ||
| General Grant National Memorial | 01897-04-27April 27, 1897 | New York | New York | Mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902) |
There are four other National Park Service areas in New York State that do not have historic standing.
Read more about this topic: List Of National Historic Landmarks In New York
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