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List of National Historic Landmarks in Missouri

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The National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the U.S. state of Missouri represent Missouri's history from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, through the American Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Space Age. There are 36 National Historic Landmarks in Missouri. Two sites in Missouri were once a National Historic Landmark but later had their designations withdrawn when they failed to meet the program's criteria for inclusion. The NHLs are distributed across fifteen of Missouri's 114 counties and one independent city, with a concentration of fifteen landmarks in the state's only independent city, St. Louis.

The National Park Service (NPS), a branch of the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers the National Historic Landmark program. The NPS is responsible for determining which sites meet the criteria for designation or withdrawal as an NHL as well as identifying potential candidates for the program, through theme studies. The NPS and the National Park System Advisory Board then meet to determine the historical significance of these candidates. The final decision regarding a site's designation as a National Historic Landmark is made by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. However, the owner of a property may object to the designation of that property as an NHL. In such cases, the site is only "eligible for designation." A property eligible for NHL status is also eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Designated National Historic Landmarks are listed on the NRHP, which includes historic properties that the National Park Service has determined to be worthy of preservation. While NHL areas are deemed to carry national historic significance, other NRHP properties may only be significant at local or state levels.

Five historic sites in Missouri are in the U.S. National Park system. These are automatically listed in the NRHP and include one U.S. National Monument, one National Memorial, one National Battlefield, and two National Historic Sites.

Key

National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark District
National Historic Site

Current National Historic Landmarks

National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark District
National Historic Site
National Monument
National Memorial
National Battlefield

Historic National Park Service areas

National Historical Parks, some National Historic Sites, some National Monuments, and certain other areas in the National Park system are highly protected historic landmarks of national importance, often listed before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960 and not later named NHLs. There are five of these areas in Missouri. However, these five are listed by the National Park Service together with the other NHLs in Missouri.

	Landmark name	Image	Date listed	Locality	County	Description
	George Washington Carver National Monument	[[File:George-washington-carver-nmon-2.jpg	100px	alt=Wooden cart with orange wheels in a field, in front of a white house]]	1943	Diamond
Newton
	Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site	[[File:Whitehaven.JPG	100px	alt=light green and white building, large tree in foreground]]	1989	Grantwood Village
St. Louis
	Gateway Arch National Park	[[File:Gateway Arch edit1.jpg	100px	alt=huge arching parabolic structure, reflected in the water, at dusk]]	1966	St. Louis
St. Louis (independent city)
	Harry S. Truman National Historic Site	[[File:Trumanhist.JPG	100px	alt=wooden white house, slatted with horizontal planks, trees in the background]]	1985	Independence
Jackson
	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	[[File:Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.jpg	100px	alt=two cannons with wooden wheels and metal barrels, in a field]]	1960	Republic
Greene

Former National Historic Landmarks

If an area currently designated as a National Historic Landmark is no longer eligible under the criteria for inclusion, its designation may be withdrawn. This usually occurs when the property undergoes any change that reduces or eliminates its national significance, usually demolition, addition, or other alterations. NHL status can be considered for withdrawal at the request of a property's owner or by the Secretary of the Interior. However, a former NHL can still remain on the National Register of Historic Places if it meets the necessary criteria for that listing. As of January 2009, only 28 sites are former (delisted) NHLs.

Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Date withdrawn	Locality	Description
Goldenrod (showboat)	[[File:Goldenrod Showboat Sign.jpg	100px	alt=A faded blue, pink, and gold sign sits on the side of a rusting showboat and displays the words, "GOLDENROD / NATIONAL LANDMARK / SHOWBOAT / St. Charles, Missouri"]]		Kampsville, Illinois
St. Louis (independent city)	NRHP 67000029; ship was damaged by flooding and the remains were burned and scrapped.
USS Inaugural (minesweeper)	[[File:USS Inaugural WWII.jpg	100px	alt=A monochrome ship, with striking paintwork in block patterns]]	1986	St. Louis
St. Louis (independent city)	NRHP 86000091; ship was torn from mooring and grounded in 1993 and is a total loss.

Notes

References

National Park Service. (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State".
"National Historic Landmarks Program: Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation". National Park Service.
"Withdrawal of National Historic Landmark Designation". National Park Service.
"National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions and Answers". National Park Service.
(July 1, 2010). "Title 36, Parts 1 to 199: Parks, Forests, and Public Property". [[United States Government Printing Office]].
(July 17, 2008). "Units in the National Park System". U.S. Department of the Interior.
"Anheuser-Busch Brewery". National Park Service.
"Arrow Rock". National Park Service.
"Bingham, George Caleb, House". National Park Service.
"Bolduc, Louis, House". National Park Service.
"Carrington Osage Village Sites". National Park Service.
"Christ Church Cathedral". National Park Service.
"Clark, "Champ," House". National Park Service.
"Eads Bridge". National Park Service.
"Erlanger, Joseph, House". National Park Service.
"Field House". National Park Service.
American Association for State and Local History. (2001). "Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada". [[AltaMira Press]].
"Fort Osage". National Park Service.
"Gateway Arch". National Park Service.
Post-Dispatch Reference Department. (October 17, 2005). "Arch timeline". St. Louis Post-Dispatch, LLC.
"Graham Cave". National Park Service.
"NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS SURVEY". U.S. Department of the Interior.
Schlinkmann, Mark. (September 1, 2010). "Nostalgia buff hopes to revive Goldenrod Showboat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch, LLC.

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