The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization which was founded in 1949 to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

Its mission statement states:

"The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities."

Each year since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation lists "America's Most Endangered Places" in an effort to protect America's architectural, cultural, and natural heritage. In recent years this list has included: Each year since 1987 the National Trust for Historic Preservation has released a list of places they consider the most endangered in America. ...

• 2 Columbus Circle, New York, New York
• Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair, Florida
• Camp Security, York County, Pennsylvania
• Daniel Webster Farm, Franklin, New Hampshire
• Eleutherian College, Madison, Indiana
• Ennis-Brown House, Los Angeles, California
• Finca Vigía: Ernest Hemingway House, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba
• Historic Buildings of downtown Detroit, Michigan
• Historic Catholic Churches of Greater Boston, Massachusetts
• King Island, Alaska
• National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), Western States
• “The Journey Through Hallowed Ground” Corridor, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania

The original design of the Edward Durell Stone building in 2 Columbus Circle. ... The Belleview Biltmore Resort and Spa is a large historic hotel located in Belleair, Florida, in the Tampa Bay, Florida Area. ... Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 25, 1852) was a prominent American statesman during the nations antebellum, or Pre-Civil War, era. ... Eleutherian College and Chapel Building A National Historic Landmark, Eleutherian College, founded in 1848 as Eleutherian Institute, was the first college in Indiana to admit students without regard to race or sex. ... Ennis House The Ennis House is a building located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. ... Finca Vigía (Spanish for Lookout Farm) was the home of Ernest Hemingway in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, and now houses a museum. ... Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... King Island is an island in the Bering Sea, west of Alaska at 64°58N, 168°05W. It is about 64 km (40 miles) west of Cape Douglas and is south of Wales, Alaska. ...

National Trust Sites

The National Trust for Historic Preservation operates a fairly small number of sites in its own right, either owning and operating the sites or operating in partnership with other preservation organizations. These sites currently include:

• The African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School, Boston, Massachusetts
• Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia
• Brucemore, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Chesterwood, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
• Cliveden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Cooper-Molera Adobe, Monterey, California
• Decatur House, Washington, DC
• Drayton Hall, Charleston, South Carolina
• Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois
• Filoli, Woodside, California
• Gaylord Building, Lockport, Illinois
• Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut
• Kykuit, Tarrytown, New York
• Lincoln Cottage, Washington, DC
• Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York, New York
• Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, New York
• James Madison's Montpelier, Montpelier Station, Virginia
• Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia
• Pope-Leighey House, Alexandria, Virginia
• Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago, Illinois
• Shadows-on-the-Teche, New Iberia, Louisiana
• Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island
• Woodlawn Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia
• Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, DC
• Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois

Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... Belle Grove Plantation The Belle Grove Plantation is located in Middletown, Virginia. ... Middletown is a town located in Frederick County, Virginia. ... The Brucemore mansion is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ... Nickname: City of Uncle Tonys Location in the State of Iowa Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Linn County Incorporated 1849 Mayor Kay Halloran Area    - City 166. ... Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Nickname: The Cradle of History, Californias First City Location of Monterey, California County Monterey Mayor Chuck Della Sala Area    - City 11. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Drayton Hall, in the Carolina Low Country near Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the handsomest examples of Palladian architecture in North America. ... Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... The exterior of the Farnsworth House during the autumn. ... Plano is a city located in Kendall County, Illinois. ... Filoli is a famous mansion and 654 acre (2. ... Woodside (pop. ... View from across the Metra tracks. ... Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States. ... A model of the Glass House on display at MOMA in NYC Another view The Glass house or Johnson house, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut was an important project for architect Phillip Johnson, and for modern architecture. ... New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. ... Kykuit was built for John D. Rockefeller in 1913 by the architects Chester Holmes Aldrich and William Adams Delano. ... Tarrytown is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site preserves a six-story brick tenement building that was home to an estimated 7,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 1935. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Lyndhurst is a notable Gothic Revival country house within its own 67-acre park beside the Hudson River, located approximately one-half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US Route 9. ... Tarrytown is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Present Day Montpelier undergoing restoration Montpelier was the estate of James Madison, fourth President of the United States. ... Oatlands Plantation (261 acres) is a historic estate located at 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, Virginia, and now a National Trust for Historic Preservation site and National Historic Landmark. ... Leesburg is a town located in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. ... The Pope-Leighey House, formerly known as the Loren Pope Residence, is a suburban house designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. ... Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia Founded 1718 Mayor William D. Euille Area    - City 39. ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... The small city of New Iberia is the parish seat of Iberia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana, 125 miles (201 km) west of New Orleans. ... The Touro Synagogue is a synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island that is the oldest Jewish synagogue in North America and the only surviving synagogue in the U.S. dating to the colonial era. ... Newport as seen from the International Space Station. ... Woodlawn Plantation is located in historic Fairfax County, Virginia, near Mount Vernon, George Washingtons historic home. ... Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia Founded 1718 Mayor William D. Euille Area    - City 39. ... Woodrow Wilsons home on Embassy Row, 1964 The Woodrow Wilson House was the residence of the Twenty-Eighth President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Wrights home in Oak Park, Illinois Lake Theater and shops along Lake Street. ...

See also

• Other worldwide National Trusts
• Partners for Sacred Places

-1... Partners for Sacred Places (Partners) is a United States national, non-sectarian, non-profit organization whose mission is the support of older and historic sacred places by helping congregations and local communities sustain and actively use the structures. ...

External links

• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Preservation Magazine Online Archive Search the magazine's back issues (2006-1992)
• Preservation News Vol. 1 (1961) - Vol. 35 no. 1 (Feb/March 1995). Monthly publication of the Preservation Press of the National Trust for Historic Preservation of the United States.