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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Washburn "A" Mill

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washburn "A" Mill complex was the second-largest flour mill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The original mill was built in 1874 by Cadwallader C. Washburn, but destroyed in an explosion in 1878, killing 18. The mill was later rebuilt, and...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Philipsburg Manor House

For Students 9th - 10th
Historic house, water mill, and trading site; at one time, one of the largest slave holdings in the colonial North.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania: Beth Sholom Synagogue

For Students 9th - 10th
Frank Lloyd Wright designed it. The American Institute of Architects and National Trust for Historic Preservation commented upon it.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Ernestina (Schooner)

For Students 9th - 10th
Ernestina is the oldest surviving Grand Banks fishing schooner, and the only surviving 19th century fishing schooner built in Gloucester. Owned by the state and under the overall aegis of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park,...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: La Purisima Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
Now a historical park, it is the only example in California of a "complete" mission complex.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Nickels Sortwell House

For Students 9th - 10th
Originally built for a ship's captain in 1807, this house saw multiple uses before being purchased for use as a summer residence. It is now a house museum operated by Historic New England.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi: Oakland Memorial Chapel

For Students 9th - 10th
Black craftsmen built this chapel, symbolizing Alcorn University as first land grant university for black Americans. It is located within Alcorn State University Historic District.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Washington's Headquarters

For Students 9th - 10th
Headquarters of Washington during the final years of the Revolutionary War; Dutch stone house; oldest building in Newburgh; first-ever property designated as a historic site by a U.S. state.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: John Quincy Adams Birthplace

For Students 9th - 10th
President John Quincy Adams was born in this house, which is adjacent to the John Adams Birthplace; it is also part of the Adams National Historical Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Philpse Manor Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
Historic house museum; Westchester County's oldest standing building.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut: Hill Stead

For Students 9th - 10th
Colonial revival house and art museum located in the Farmington Historic District.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in North Dakota: Big Hidatsa Village Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Largest of 3 villages preserved in Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: Daniel Chester French Home and Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
Better known as Chesterwood, this was the summer home and studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) from 1891 until his death. The estate was designed by French's collaborator Henry Bacon, and is now owned by the National...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Caleb Cushing House

For Students 9th - 10th
This fine Federalist house was the home of diplomat and United States Attorney General Caleb Cushing (1800-79). Cushing is known for negotiating the 1844 Treaty of Wanghia, the first treaty between the United States and Qing China, and...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Illinois: Bishop Hill Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
Historic district of Swedish dissident commune founded in 1846.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Coloma

For Students 9th - 10th
Town where the California Gold Rush when James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's mill on January 24, 1848. Now a ghost town, it is a significant part of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Spencer Pierce Little House

For Students 9th - 10th
This house is a rare example of a 17th-century stone house in New England. Relatively unchanged despite additions over the centuries, it is now owned by Historic New England, who operate the site as a farm and museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Petaluma Adobe

For Students 9th - 10th
The largest example of Monterey Colonial architecture in the United States, this adobe structure was the ranch house of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, commandant of the Sonoma Pueblo. It is now the centerpiece of Petaluma Adobe State...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: Chucalissa Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This archaeological mound complex dates from the Walls Phase (approximately 15th century) of the Mississippian period. Its well-preserved historic materials include architecture, flora, fauna, and human skeletal remains.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Missouri: Anheuser Busch Brewery

For Students 9th - 10th
The buildings in Anheuser-Busch's brewing district date from the late 1800s and are made of brick. Many are decorated with gargoyles and other such figures on the exterior. In addition, the company has also added new buildings and...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Vermont: George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Boyhood home of George Perkins Marsh, an American diplomat and philologist, an early environmentalist. Now in the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska: Ash Hollow Cave

For Students 9th - 10th
Included in Ash Hollow Historic District.

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