National Trust Historic Sites

Acoma Sky City

The adobe houses, plazas, and walkways on the 367-foot tall mesa have been used for nearly one thousand years, making Acoma Sky City in Acoma, NM, the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States. A National Trust Historic Site.

African Meeting House

This meeting house was the centerpiece of Nantucket Island's free African-American community during the height of the whaling industry in the 19th century.

African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School

The African Meeting House (1806) is the oldest existing black church building in the country built primarily by black artisans. The Abiel Smith School (1835) was the nation's first building constructed for the sole purpose of housing a black public school. Both are located in Boston, MA.

Belle Grove

Belle Grove (Middletown, Virginia) was built as the home of the Isaac Hite family in the early 19th century. The stone house, outbuildings, and surrounding farm are a National Trust Historic Site.

Brucemore

A delightful Queen Anne-style house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that was once the home of the Sinclair, Douglas, and Hall families. A National Trust Historic Site.

Chesterwood

Daniel Chester French was a leading turn-of-the-century sculptor. His studio, Chesterwood, nestled in Stockbridge, MA, provided a retreat from New York's urban life. A National Trust Historic Site.

Cliveden

Built as a summer house by Benjamin Chew, colonial Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, Cliveden (Philadelphia, PA) was maintained by his family for over 200 years. A National Trust Historic Site.

Cooper-Molera Adobe

California life in the 1850s is depicted at Cooper-Molera Adobe (Monterey, CA) by living history demonstration, farm animals and historic vegetable and flower gardens. A National Trust Historic Site.

Decatur House

Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, DC, and one of only three remaining residential buildings in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the father of American architecture. A National Trust Historic Site.

Drayton Hall

One of the finest examples of Georgian-Palladian architecture in America, Drayton Hall (c. 1738) is the oldest preserved plantation house that is open to the public. A National Trust Historic Site.