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

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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.

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

List

ChurchImageBuiltDesignatedLocationDescriptionAffiliation
San Jose de los Jemez Mission San Jose de los Jemez, Jemez Springs, NM - panoramio (1).jpg 1621–262012 Jemez Springs, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
San Estévan del Rey Mission Church Acoma Sky City,Oct.06,2009.jpg 16291970 Acoma Pueblo, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission San Luis de Apalachee (destroyed)16561966 Leon County, FL Roman Catholic
Old Ship Church OldShipEntrance.jpg 16811960 Hingham, MA Vernacular Puritan, Unitarian Universalist
St. Luke's Church St Lukes Church.jpg 16821960 Smithfield, VA Anglican
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow Church Rear HDR.jpg 16851961 Sleepy Hollow, NY Dutch Reformed Church
Old Quaker Meeting House of Queens Society of Friends Meetinghouse, Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens County, NY HABS NY,41-FLUSH,1-12.tif 1694–17191967 Queens, New York City, NY Society of Friends
Merion Friends Meeting House MerionFriendsMeetinghouse2.jpg c.1695–17151999 Merion Station, PA Society of Friends
Holy Trinity Church Old Swedes front corner 1.JPG 16981961 Wilmington, DE Georgian Church of Sweden
St. Peter's Church St Peter's Episcopal Church.JPG 17032012 Talleysville, VA Georgian Episcopal
Yeocomico Church Yeocomico porth sw view.jpg 17061970 Westmoreland County, VA Episcopal
Bruton Parish Church Bruton Parish Church, Colonial Williamsburg 03.jpg 17111970 Williamsburg, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. James Church, Goose Creek St. James Goose Creek Parish Church, Goose Creek, South Carolina.jpg 1713–191970 Goose Creek, SC Episcopal
Old North Church Boston - Old North Church (48718566608).jpg 17231961 Boston, MA Georgian Episcopal
Trinity Church, Newport Trinity Church Newport RI 2006.jpg 17261968 Newport, RI Georgian Episcopal
Christ Church, Philadelphia VIEW OF EXTERIOR FROM SE - Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, HABS PA,51-PHILA,7-37.jpg 1727–44 Philadelphia, PA Georgian Episcopal
Old South Meeting House Meeting Hall (6272343282).jpg 17291960 Boston, MA Georgian Congregational
Mission Concepcion Mission Concepcion July 2017 01.jpg 17311970 San Antonio, TX Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Christ Church Christ Church Lancaster County Virginia by Frances Benjamin Johnston.jpg 1732–351961 Lancaster County, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. John's Episcopal Church StJohnsRichmond.JPG 17411961 Richmond, VA Episcopal
Augustus Lutheran Church Augustuschurchsouthwest.JPG 1743–451967 Trappe, Pennsylvania Lutheran
Alamo Mission in San Antonio Alamo pano (cropped3).jpg 1744–571960 San Antonio, TX Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi (ruins) Los Santos Angeles de Guevavi.jpg 17511990 Nogales, AZ Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Aquia Church Aquia Church.jpg 1751–551991 Stafford, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. Michael's Episcopal Church 80 Meeting St.JPG 1751–611960 Charleston, SC Georgian Episcopal
Old Sheldon Church (ruins) Old Sheldon Church - Front Quarter.jpg 17531970 Beaufort County, SC Episcopal
King's Chapel Boston - King's Chapel (48718908106).jpg 17541974 Boston, MA Georgian Anglican, Unitarian
Calabasas (ruins) Calabasas, Arizona.jpg 17561990 Santa Cruz County, AZ Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Harpswell Meetinghouse Harpswell Meetinghouse.jpg 17571968 Harpswell, ME Vernacular
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia VIEW OF WEST ELEVATION AND SPIRE - St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, Third and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,108-14 (CT).tif 17581996 Philadelphia, PA Episcopal
Christ Church, Cambridge CambridgeMA ChristChurch.jpg 1760–611960 Cambridge, MA Episcopal
San José de Gracia Church San Jose de Gracia Church, built of adobe in the 1760s in Las Trampas, New Mexico LCCN2011632008.tif 1760–761970 Las Trampas, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Christ Church, Alexandria Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia LCCN2011630576.tif 1765–731970 Alexandria, VA Georgian Episcopal
St. Paul's Chapel St. Paul's Chapel - NYC (51522449420).jpg 17661960 Manhattan, New York, NY Late Georgian Episcopal
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church GENERAL VIEW, FROM SOUTHWEST - St. Stephen's Church (Episcopal), Saint Stephen, Berkeley County, SC HABS SC,8-SAST,1-5.tif 17671970St. Stephen, South Carolina Georgian Episcopal
Buckingham Friends Meeting House Buckingham Friends BucksCo PA from NW.jpg 17682003 Buckingham Township, Bucks County, PA Colonial Society of Friends
St. James Episcopal Church, Santee St. James Santee.jpg 17681970 Santee, SC Georgian Episcopal
First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington 1stChurchofChrist FarmingtonCT.jpg 17711975 Farmington, CT Congregational
Mission San Antonio de Padua The Mission San Antonio de Padua is shown in Jolon, Calif., June 15, 2012 120615-A-VA095-065.jpg 17711976 Monterey County, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
San Francisco de Asís Mission Church San Francisco de Asis Mission Church.JPG 1772–18161970 Ranchos de Taos, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
First Baptist Church in America First Baptist Church in America from Angell St 2.jpg 17751960 Providence, RI Georgian Baptist
Mission San Xavier del Bac Mission San Xavier del Bac in 2019.jpg 1783–971960 Pima County, AZ Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Unitarian Church in Charleston St. John's Lutheran Church - Unitarian Church of Charleston.jpg 17871976 Charleston, SC Gothic Revival Unitarian Universalist
Rockingham Meeting House RockinghamVT MeetingHouse 4.jpg 1787-18012000 Rockingham, VT Vernacular Congregational
Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo Monterey, California - San Carlos Cathedral "The Royal Presidio Chapel" - panoramio.jpg 1791–951960 Monterey, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Saint Augustine,Florida,USA. - panoramio (21).jpg 1793–971970 St. Augustine, FL Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo 16 21 0440 carmel mission (cropped).jpg 17971960 Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Church of the Holy Family, Cahokia Holy Family Log Church Cahokia 080.jpg 17991970 Cahokia, IL Poteaux-sur-sol Roman Catholic
African Meeting House Interior of the African meeting house.jpg 18061974 Boston, MA Baptist
Old West Church Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 2 April 2011 - Flickr - PhillipC (cropped).jpg 18061970 Boston, MA Georgian Congregational, Methodist
St. Mary's Seminary Chapel St. Mary's Seminary Chapel (1808; Maximilian Godefroy, architect), 600 N. Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (38719965812).jpg 1806–081971 Baltimore, MD Gothic Revival Roman Catholic
Mission San Diego de Alcalá Mission San Diego de Alcala - church.jpg 1808–131970 San Diego, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Monumental Church Monumental Church 2019.jpg 18121971 Richmond, VA Greek Revival Episcopal
Round Church, Richmond Round church richmond vermont 20040808.jpg 1812–131996 Richmond, VT Vernacular
Mission Santa Barbara Mission Santa Barbara01.jpg 1812–201960 Santa Barbara, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
La Purisima Mission La Purisima.jpg 18131970 Lompoc, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Santuario de Chimayo Santuario de Chimayo, New Mexico, USA - panoramio (20).jpg 1814–161970 Chimayó, NM Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Oceanside, California 2.jpg 18151970 Oceanside, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square St. John's Church, Washington, D.C LCCN2011631449.tif 1815–18161960 Washington, DC Greek Revival Episcopal
First Church of Christ, Unitarian First Church of Christ Lancaster MA Photo 04 (cropped).jpg 18161970 Lancaster, MA Federal Congregational, Unitarian Universalist
Mission San Miguel Arcángel Mission San Miguel Arcangel, CA USA - panoramio (36) (cropped).jpg 1816–182006 San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
Mission Santa Inés Santa Ines Mission in Santa Ynez, California LCCN2013631416.tif 18171999 Solvang, CA Spanish Colonial Roman Catholic
First Unitarian Church of Baltimore First Unitarian Church Baltimore MD1.jpg 18171972 Baltimore, MD Neoclassical Unitarian Universalist
Cathedral Church of St. Paul Cathedral of St Paul, Boston.jpg 18191970 Boston, MA Greek Revival Episcopal
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Bethesda Presbyterian Church (Kershaw County, South Carolina).jpg 18221985 Camden, SC

34°14′46″N80°36′19″W / 34.24611°N 80.60528°W / 34.24611; -80.60528 (Bethesda Presbyterian Church)

Neoclassical Presbyterian
United First Parish Church United First Parish Church (exterior), Quincy, Massachusetts.JPG 18281970 Quincy, MA Greek Revival Unitarian Universalist
Kirtland Temple Kirtland Temple 2.jpg 1833–381976 Kirtland, OH Greek Revival, Federal Mormon, Community of Christ
Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh NY.jpg 1835–372001 Newburgh, NY Greek Revival Dutch Reformed Church
St. Philip's Church, Charleston St. Philip's Episcopal Church Charleston SC.jpg 1835–501973 Charleston, SC Late Georgian Episcopal, Anglican Church in North America
Kawaiahaʻo Church Kawaiaha`o Church - panoramio (5).jpg 1836–421962 Honolulu, HI Mediterranean Revival United Church of Christ
Government Street Presbyterian Church Government Street Presbyterian.jpg 1836–371992 Mobile, AL

30°41′22″N88°2′37″W / 30.68944°N 88.04361°W / 30.68944; -88.04361 (Government Street Presbyterian Church)

Greek Revival Presbyterian
St. Ignace Mission St Ignace Mission 2009.jpg 1837 St. Ignace, MI Vernacular Roman Catholic
St. Patrick's Church, New Orleans Church of St Patrick New Orleans September 2019 (cropped).jpg 1837–40 New Orleans, LA Gothic Revival Roman Catholic
Trinity Church, Manhattan Trinity Church - Wall Street, New York, NY, USA - August 19, 2015 - panoramio.jpg 1839–461976 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Church of the Ascension, Episcopal Church of the Ascension by David Shankbone.jpg 1840–411987 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Grace Church, Manhattan Grace Church in New York Exterior.JPG 1843–461977 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Old Whaler's Church The Whalers Church 03.jpg 18441994 Sag Harbor, NY

40°59′50″N72°17′39″W / 40.99722°N 72.29417°W / 40.99722; -72.29417 (Old Whaler's Church)

Egyptian Revival Presbyterian
Huguenot Church Huguenot Church in French Quarter.jpg 18441973 Charleston, SC Gothic Revival Reformed Church of France
St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka St. Michael's Cathedral, Sitka.jpg 1844–481962 Sitka, AK Russian Russian Orthodox
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church Ann n Holy Trinity CoE Montague St jeh.jpg 1844–471987 Brooklyn, New York City, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Church of St. James the Less St. James the Less Cemetery.jpg 18461985 Philadelphia, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington BurlingtonNJ NewStMarysChurch 01.jpg 1846–641986 Burlington, NJ Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. George's Episcopal Church Front St. George's Episcopal Church.jpg 1846–561976 Manhattan, New York, NY Romanesque Revival Episcopal
St. Mark's Episcopal Church St Marks Philadelphia-0212.jpg 1847–481985 Philadelphia, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
Grace Church, Newark Grace Church Newark in Fall.jpg 1847–481987 Newark, NJ Gothic Revival Episcopal
Cataldo Mission Mission of the Sacred Heart (or Cataldo Mission), Church (2021-08-07), n01.jpg 18481961 Cataldo, ID Greek Revival Roman Catholic
Downtown Presbyterian Church of Nashville FirstPresbyterianChurchNashville.jpg 1848–491993 Nashville, TN Egyptian Revival Presbyterian
Christ Episcopal Church, Raleigh Christ Church - Raleigh, North Carolina.JPG 1848–531987 Raleigh, NC Gothic Revival Episcopal
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn Detroit Photographic Company (0675) - Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, NY.jpg 18491966 Brooklyn, New York City, NY Congregational
St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo Facade of St. Paul's Episcopal, Buffalo.jpg 1849–511987 Buffalo, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
Church of the Holy Cross Stateburg holy cross 1419.JPG 1850–521973 Stateburg, SC Gothic Revival Episcopal, Anglican Church in North America
Old Dutch Church, Kingston Interior of First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kingston.jpg 1851–522008 Kingston, NY Renaissance Revival
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church St Andrews Church 01.jpg 18531973 Prairieville, AL Carpenter Gothic Episcopal
St. Alphonsus Church, New Orleans StAlph26Oct07Palm.jpg 1855–571996 New Orleans, LA Italianate Roman Catholic
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse Race Street Friends Meeting House, Race Street west of Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA-6687-4.tif 18561993 Philadelphia, PA Society of Friends
United Congregational Church of Newport United Congregational Church Newport Rhode Island.jpg 18572012 Newport, RI Romanesque Revival Congregational
First Baptist Church of Columbia FirstBaptistChurch ColumbiaSC HABS1960 150752pr cropped.jpg 18591973 Columbia, SC Greek Revival Baptist
Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, St Louis NRHP 90000345.jpg 18591994 St. Louis, MO Greek Revival Episcopal
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan 2016 St. Patrick's Cathedral - Manhattan 02.JPG 1858–781976 Manhattan, New York, NY Gothic Revival Roman Catholic
Episcopal Church of the Nativity Episcopal Church of the Nativity Huntsville March 2013 1.jpg 18591990 Huntsville, AL Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Albany St Peters Church 2011.jpg 1859–761980 Albany, NY Gothic Revival Episcopal
St. Mary's Assumption Church StMary26Oct07FrontIs.jpg 18601974 New Orleans, LA German Baroque Revival Roman Catholic
All Saint's Memorial Church Beautiful facade of All Saints, Navesink.jpg 1863–41987 Navesink, NJ Gothic Revival Episcopal
Tolson's Chapel and School Tolson's Chapel MD1.jpg 18662021 Sharpsburg, MD Vernacular A.M.E.
Church of the Covenant, Boston Church of the covenant.jpg 18672012 Boston, MA Gothic Revival United Church of Christ
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jim Thorpe Saint Mark's, Jim Thorpe.jpg 18691987 Jim Thorpe, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
Trinity Church, Boston Trinity Church, Boston, Massachusetts LCCN2011630431.tif 18721970 Boston, MA Richardsonian Romanesque Episcopal
Old South Church OldSouthChurchBoston.JPG 18731970 Boston, MA United Church of Christ
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, the International Mother's Day Shrine. Grafton, West Virginia LCCN2015631665.tif 18731992 Grafton, WV Methodist Episcopal Church
Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago Second Presbyterian Church Chicago IL.jpg 18742013 Chicago, IL Gothic Revival Presbyterian
St. Luke's Episcopal Church EAST (FRONT) FACADE - St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Fifteenth and Church Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,WASH,231-1.tif 1876–801976 Washington, DC Episcopal
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Montgomery December 2018 44 (Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church).jpg 1883–891974 Montgomery, AL Baptist
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, front and western side.jpg 1884–862000 Pittsburgh, PA Richardsonian Romanesque Episcopal
Church of the Advocate Church-of-the-Advocate-Phila.png 18871996 Philadelphia, PA Gothic Revival Episcopal
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church Mother Bethel AME Church 6th and Lombard Sts Philadelphia PA (DSC 3506).jpg 18901972 Philadelphia, PA Romanesque Revival A.M.E.
Thompson A.M.E. Zion Church

(Harriet Tubman NHP)

Harriet Tubman church.JPG 18911974 Auburn, NY A.M.E. Zion
Circular Congregational Church Circular Congregational Church - Meeting Street.jpg 18921973 Charleston, SC Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival United Church of Christ
Church of the Holy Ascension Unalaska church.jpg 18941970 Unalaska, AK Russian Russian Orthodox
Swedenborgian Church Swedenborgia Church (San Francisco, California).jpg 18952004 San Francisco, CA Arts and Crafts Swedenborgian
Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church Holy Assumption Orthodox Church (20357895520).jpg 1895–961970 Kenai, AK Russian Russian Orthodox
Centennial Baptist Church Centennial Baptist Church, Helena-West Helena, AR.jpg 19052003 Helena–West Helena, AK Gothic Revival Baptist
Unity Temple Historic American Buildings Survey Philip Turner, Photographer June 1967 EXTERIOR- LOOKING SOUTH - Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park, Cook County, IL HABS ILL,16-OAKPA,3-2.tif 1905–081970 Oak Park, Illinois Modern Unitarian Universalist
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church Brown Chapel, headquarters for meetings during the Civil Rights movement, Selma, Alabama LCCN2010639117.tif 19081982 Selma, AL Romanesque Revival A.M.E.
St. John's Presbyterian Church St. John's Presbyterian Church (Berkeley, CA).JPG 19101974 Berkeley, CA American Craftsman Presbyterian
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley Sunday school chapel at The First Church of Christ, Scientist, the only building in Berkeley, California, that has been designated a National Landmark LCCN2013634977.tif 19101977 Berkeley, CA American Craftsman Christian Scientist
16th Street Baptist Church 16th Street Baptist Church Nov 2011 02.jpg 19112006 Birmingham, AL Romanesque Revival Baptist
Angelus Temple AngelusTemple.jpg 19231992 Los Angeles, CA Pentecostal
Bethel Baptist Church Bethel Baptist Church.jpg 19262005 Birmingham, AL Baptist
Boston Avenue Methodist Church Boston Ave. Methodist Church.jpg 19271999 Tulsa, OK Art Deco United Methodist
First Christian Church of Columbus, Indiana First Christian Church, designed by Eliel Saarinen, Columbus, Indiana LCCN2013650695.tif 19422001 Columbus, IN Modern
Christ Church Lutheran Christ Church Lutheran NE.jpg 19482009 Minneapolis, MN Modern Lutheran
First Unitarian Society of Madison Unitarian Meeting House - 51335145850.jpg 1949–512004 Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin Modern Unitarian Universalist
Fish Church First Presbyterian Church Interior.jpg 19582021 Stamford, CT Presbyterian
North Christian Church North Christian Church, designed by Eero Saarinen, Columbus, Indiana LCCN2013650704.tif 19642000 Columbus, IN Modern Disciples of Christ
First Baptist Church of Columbus FirstbaptistColumbus.jpg 19652000 Columbus, IN Modern Baptist
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Jose Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel McDonnell Hall.jpg 19682016 San Jose, CA Roman Catholic

Former NHLs

ChurchImageBuiltDesignatedWithdrawnLocationDescription
Fort Ross Chapel Russian chapel at Fort Ross (2016).jpg c.182019691971 Sonoma County, CA Withdrawn from the NHL listings after a fire destroyed most of the building in 1970.

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