The National Trust for Historic Preservation is leading the movement to save places where our history happened.
Old places are where our lives, memories, and stories began. They connect us to the past, anchor us to the present, and lead us into the future. These places inspire us to create a stronger nation, because they belong to all of us.
For 75 years, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has led the movement to save America’s historic places. A privately funded nonprofit organization, we work to save America's historic sites; tell the full American story; build stronger communities; and invest in preservation's future.
Thanks to the passion and dedication of our advocates and supporters, we’re able to protect hundreds of places every year. Help us save places that matter—for ourselves, each other, and our future together.
Learn more about how we're saving places on SavingPlaces.org.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting nominations for the 2027 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
The deadline for nominations is Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.
The National Trust will announce the 11 Most list in May 2027 as a part of a comprehensive national and regional public awareness campaign.
For 40 years, the National Trust’s 11 Most list has uplifted and catalyzed community-led preservation work at over 380 sites through a high-impact advocacy and public awareness campaign resulting in increased visibility and new resources to save and activate historic places for the public good.
For the 2027 list, we particularly invite nominations for historic places that are facing threats related to proposed changes to Federal historic preservation laws and regulations.
As part of the National Trust’s continued commitment to telling the full American story, we also particularly invite nominations for historic places that highlight a unique or overlooked aspect of American history and that expand our understanding of our shared national heritage. To that end, we welcome nominations of historic places important to communities who are historically underrepresented within preservation, including, but not limited to, historic places associated with women, immigrants, Asian Americans, Black Americans, Latine Americans, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and LGBTQ+ communities.
We consider several factors when evaluating a place for potential inclusion on the 11 Most list, including history and significance, whether there is a local group actively engaged in protecting the place, creative solutions to restore or revitalize the place, and the broader impact that the 11 Most designation might have to save it.
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For any other questions regarding the 11 Most Endangered list, please contact 11Most@savingplaces.org