Guam Historic Register Listing

Last updated May 24, 2024

Guam Historic Landmarks are designated by the Guam State Historic Preservation Office, also known as the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Preservation Office

The Guam State Historic Preservation Office (GSHPO) approves new historic districts and landmarks and ensures historic site maintain their character. Authority is granted to the GSHPO by Code § 76115, and the maintenance of the Guam Register is Code § 76506.^[1]^[2]

Criteria

To submit a landmark or district for historic designation, applicants must include a map, pictures, and a narrative demonstrating how the proposed landmark meets criteria in Section 16-38 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance.

3.2.2 A property with integrity possesses significance if the property embodies one or more of the following:^[3]
a. A property has cultural value if the property contributes integrally to the continuation of an on-going practice which is important in the values generally held by members and participants of a cultural tradition, or if the property is attributed special and important status in the traditions maintained by members and participants of a culture.
b. A property has interpretive value if the property embodies associations to important events, the lives and works of important or outstanding persons, or embodies the style or type of character associated with important patterns of events or actions in the history of Guam.
c. A property has research value if the property provides a context from which systematic study can provide an important contribution to knowledge of the past.

List of landmarks

Individual landmarks


Site	Historic Property Name	Village	Designation date	NRHP date
1212	Agana Cliffline Fortification	Agana	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1145	Agana Historic District	Agana	February 8, 1985	February 8, 1985
1082	Agana Japanese Fortifications	Agana	August 21, 1979	March 4, 1991
1211	Agana Pillbox	Agana	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1069	Agana Spanish Bridge	Agana	December 3, 1974	September 6, 1974
1006	Agana Spanish Dikes	Agana	September 4, 1974	November 19, 1974
1039	Cormoran Monument	Agana	July 14, 1974
1104	Dulce Nombre de Maria Agana Cathedral Basilica	Agana	August 6, 1996
1135	Garrido House	Agana	April 2, 1984
1102	Guam Congress Building	Agana	August 8, 2001	February 1, 2007
1115	Guam Institute, Jose P. Lujan House	Agana	May 4, 1977	October 6, 1977
1052	Japanese Caves	Agana	August 21, 1975
1972	Marine Drive Monument	Agana	September 27, 2004
1141	Mesa House	Agana	April 2, 1984	February 8, 1985
1070	Plaza de Espana	Agana	January 21 1975	May 1, 1974
1033	Shimizu House	Agana	April 2, 1984
1134	Toves House	Agana	April 2, 1984	February 8, 1985
1132	Ungacta House	Agana	April 2, 1984 Demolished in August 2002	February 8, 1985 Delisted December 31, 2004
1185	U.S. Naval Cemetery Fortification	Agana	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1068	Fort Santa Agueda	Agana Heights	January 21, 1975	August 30, 1974
1054	Agat Invasion Beach	Agat	October 15, 1974	March 4, 1975
1313	Fena Massacre Site	Agat	July 22, 1993
1048	Hill 40	Agat	October 15, 1974	March 4, 1975
1049	Mt. Alifan Battle Site	Agat	February 20, 1975
1072	Taelayag Spanish Bridge	Agat	December 3, 1974	October 10, 1974
1071	Taleyfac Spanish Bridge	Agat	December 3, 1974	September 10, 1974
1868	Umang Dam	Agat	November 14, 2008	February 6, 2009
1056	Asan Ridge Battle Area	Asan	April 17, 1975	July 18, 1975
1055	Asan Invasion Beach	Asan	February 20, 1975	February 14, 1979
1057	Fonte Plateau, Nimitz Hill	Asan	June 5, 1975
2655	Fonte River Dam	Asan		February 25, 2014
1063	Last Japanese High Command Post	Asan	June 5, 1975
1050	Matgue River Valley Battle Area	Asan	October 15, 1974	April 3, 1975
1091	Memorial Beach Park	Asan	January 21, 1975	August 7, 1974
1084	War Crimes trial Site, Nimitz Hill	Asan	August 21, 1979
1149	Guzman Water Catchment	Barrigada	May 6, 1994	November 14, 1994
2268	Canada Water Wells	Barrigada		September 26, 2008
1217	Pago Pillbox I	Chalan Pago	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1216	Pago Pillbox II	Chalan Pago	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
9	Falcona Beach Site	Dededo	July 3, 1974
7	Haputo Beach Site	Dededo	June 5, 1974
5	Hila’an	Dededo	July 24, 1974
12	Ritidian	Dededo	August 14, 1974
141	South Finegayan Latte Stone Park	Dededo	July 24, 1974	September 5, 1975
10	Uruno Site	Dededo	July 24, 1974	December 27, 1974
11	Uruno Beach Site	Dededo	June 5, 1974	December 27, 1974
1966	Aga Tongan Archaeological Site	Inarajan		September 26, 2008
110	Asiga Beach	Inarajan	August 14, 1974
112	Asmaile Point	Inarajan	September 21, 1977	November 7, 1978
142	Gadao’s Cave	Inarajan	September 4, 1974	November 19, 1974
93	Halaiha Point	Inarajan	August 14, 1974
1034	Inarajan Baptist Church	Inarajan	December 3, 1974
105	Inarajan Falls Site	Inarajan	July 24, 1974
1107	Inarajan Fortification	Inarajan	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
75	Inarajan Ridge	Inarajan	August 14, 1974	December 4, 1974
1320	Inarajan Village Architectural Historical District	Inarajan	March 23, 1977	November 7, 1977
91	Malolos Site	Inarajan	October 5, 1977	April 8, 1980
92	Nomna Bay	Inarajan	July 3, 1974	December 27, 1974
107	North Inarajan Site	Inarajan	November 12, 1974	February 21, 1975
2274	Paullino Outdoor Oven	Inarajan		December 3, 2010
1021	St. Joseph’s Catholic Church	Inarajan	November 12, 1974
77	Talofofo River Valley	Inarajan	July 24, 1979	December 27, 1974
109	West Atate	Inarajan	August 14, 1974	December 4, 1974
25	Mochom/ Nisichan	Mangilao	June 5, 1974	December 4, 1974
39	South Mochom	Mangilao	July 3, 1974
148	Taogam Complex	Mangilao	May 9, 1978	April 15, 1980
2399	Malesso Japanese Rice Mill	Merizo		November 28, 2012
1013	Merizo Bell Tower / Old Spanish Bell Tower	Merizo	February 20, 1975	May 29, 1975
1067	Merizo Conbento	Merizo	February 20, 1975	September 17, 1974
1188	Merizo Pillbox	Merizo	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1123	Merlyn G. Cook School	Merizo	February 21, 1978	November 29, 1979
1223	Tinta Massacre Site	Merizo	June 18, 1991	November 26, 1991
1077	Faha Massacre Site	Merizo	June 18, 1991	August 27, 1991
1012	Atantano Shrine	Piti	June 5, 1975	November 21, 1995
1154	Kitsugawa Maru	Piti	October 28, 1986
1040	Mabini Prisoner of War Camp	Piti	July 12, 1979
1086	Mt. Tenjo Fortifications	Piti	September 21, 1977	March 13, 1979
1046	Piti Coastal Defense Guns	Piti	April 17, 1975	June 18, 1975
2276	Quan Outdoor Oven	Piti		December 3, 2010
145	Bona Site	Santa Rita	October 5, 1977	March 26, 1979
1043	Cable Station	Santa Rita	October 15, 1974	September 6, 1979
1088	Japanese Midget Attack Submarine	Santa Rita	September 21, 1977	February 3, 2000
1066	Orote Air Field	Santa Rita	February 20, 1975	June 18, 1975
1009	Orote Historic Complex	Santa Rita	October 23, 1979	October 23, 1979
1009	Orote Point Complex	Santa Rita	October 5, 1977	October 23, 1979
1042	Pan American Hotel	Santa Rita	October 15, 1974
1037	S.M.S. Cormoran	Santa Rita	July 24, 1974	April 4, 1975
1041	Sumay Cemetery	Santa Rita	September 4, 1974	October 8, 1999
2366	Talisay Site	Santa Rita		November 5, 2014
1089	Tokai Maru	Santa Rita	July 14, 1988	July 14 1988
1045	West Bona Site	Santa Rita	March 26, 1979	March 26, 1979
2275	Won Pat Outdoor Oven	Sinajana		December 3, 2010
1156	Aratama Maru	Talofofo	June 2, 1988	June 2, 1988
1109	Talofofo Bay Fortification	Talofofo	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
69	Asquiroga Cave	Talofofo	June 5, 1975	May 6, 1976
1985	Mahlac Pictograph Cave	Talofofo		November 12, 2014
1213	Mana Pillbox	Talofofo	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1189	Matala Point Pillbox	Talofofo	March 14, 1991	June 16, 1998
68	South Talofofo Site	Talofofo	November 12, 1974	February 24, 1975
1190	Talofofo Pillbox	Talofofo	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
53	Talofofo Site	Talofofo	July 3, 1974
1215	Togcha Pillbox II	Talofofo	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1047	Yokoi’s Cave	Talofofo	October 5, 1977	January 16, 1980
1186	Oka Fortification	Tamuning	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1202	As Sombrero Pillbox I	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1203	As Sombrero Pillbox II	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1204	As Sombrero Pillbox III	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1105	Dungca’s Beach Defense Gun	Tumon	October 2, 1975	December 22, 1976
2	Fafai Beach	Tumon	September 24, 1974	November 19, 1974
1195	Gongna Beach Gun Emplacement	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1199	Gongna Beach Gun Mount	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1176	Naton Headland Caves	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1177	Naton Headland Fortification I	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1178	Naton Headland Fortification II	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1200	San Vitores Beach Fortification	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1007	San Vitores Martyrdom Site	Tumon	August 14, 1974	October 31, 1975
1184	Tumon Cliffline Fortification I	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1183	Tumon Cliffline Fortification II	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1220	Tumon Cliffline Fortification III	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1208	Tumon Fortification	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1207	Tumon Pillbox III	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1201	Tumon Pillbox I	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1206	Tumon Pillbox II	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
156	Ypao Beach Archaeological Site	Tumon	April 2, 1984	May 24, 1984
1205	Ypao Pillbox I	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1209	Ypao Pillbox II	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1210	Ypao Pillbox III	Tumon	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
126	Abong Beach	Umatac	August 14, 1974
123	Achugao Bay	Umatac	April 17, 1975	August 19, 1975
124	Agaga Beach	Umatac	April 17, 1975	June 11, 1975
127	Cetti Bay	Umatac	September 24, 1974	November 21, 1974
140	Creto Site	Umatac	August 3, 1977	November 7, 1978
1073	Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad	Umatac	January 21, 1973	October 18, 1974
1001	Fort San Jose	Umatac	July 24, 1974	May 1, 1974
1074	Fort Santa Angel	Umatac	May 8, 1975	August 30, 1974
128	Fouha Bay	Umatac	September 24, 1974	November 21, 1974
1661	F. Q. Sanchez Elementary School	Umatac	April 30, 1998	June 12, 1998
130	Machadgan Point	Umatac	September 21, 1977	November 7, 1978
1011	Magellan Monument	Umatac	June 5, 1975
134	North Cetti Bay	Umatac	June 5, 1975
1023	San Dionicio Catholic Church	Umatac	November 12, 1974
1024	San Dionicio Church Ruins	Umatac	November 12, 1974	August 30, 1974
1002	Sella Bay Spanish Bridge	Umatac	July 24, 1974
1008	Sella Bay Spanish Oven	Umatac	September 24, 1974	November 8, 1974
125	Sella Bay	Umatac	September 24, 1974	November 8, 1974
131	Toguan Bay	Umatac	May 8, 1975
133	Umatac Ridge	Umatac	June 5, 1975
1187	Umatac Pillbox	Umatac	June 16, 1988	March 4, 1991
1662	Umatac Outdoor Library	Umatac	September 14, 1999	November 12, 1999
18	Anao Site	Yigo	May 4, 1977	May 11, 1977
1147	Cruz Water Catchment	Yigo	May 6, 1994	November 14, 1994
19	Hanum	Yigo	August 3, 1977	November 7, 1978
14	Inapsan	Yigo	July 3, 1974	December 27, 1974
1192	Jinapsan Oven	Yigo	December 27, 1974	May 4, 1989
20	Lujuna	Yigo	June 5, 1974
1062	Mataguac Hill Command Post	Yigo	April 17, 1975	June 10, 1975
22	Pagat	Yigo	June 5, 1974	March 13, 1974
13	Pajon Point	Yigo	July 3, 1974
16	Pati Point	Yigo	July 24, 1974
1965	Talagi Pictograph Cave	Yigo		March 24, 2004
15	Tarague Beach District	Yigo	August 14, 1985
1135	Torre Water Catchment	Yigo	September 20, 1990	November 14, 1994
2271	Baza Outdoor Oven	Yona		December 3, 2010
1118	Light Model Tank No. 95	Yona	August 21, 1979	December 19, 1979
155	South Pulantat	Yona	August 3, 1977	March 26, 1979
139	Ylig River	Yona	August 14, 1974
1274	Ylig River Fortification I	Yona	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991
1174	Ylig River Fortification II	Yona	June 16, 1988	March 14, 1991

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References

↑ https://historicguam.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CH76HistoricalObjectsAndSites.pdf
↑ "Guam State Historic Preservation Office | Laws, Regulations and Guidelines" . Retrieved 2023-10-11.
↑ "Rules and Regulations for GRHP" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-10.

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