University_and_college_buildings_listed_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places

University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places

University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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This is an incomplete list of historic properties and districts at United States colleges and universities that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This includes National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) and other National Register of Historic Places listings. It includes listings at current and former educational institutions.

The main list is organized by institution name. A second list of NHLs at colleges and universities is organized by state.

Of the colleges and universities listed here, the University of California, Berkeley, has the most NRHP listings, with 22, including one NHL. Tied for second are Harvard University with 17 NRHP listing including two historic districts and five NHLs, and the University of Florida which has 17, including one historic district with 14 contributing properties. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has the third most identified sites, with 16, of which four are NHLs.

NRHPs by college or university

Abilene Christian University

In Abilene, Texas

  • Abilene Christian College Administration Building
  • Luce Hall

Alabama A&M University

More information Site name, Image ...

Alabama State University

More information Site name, Image ...

University of Alabama

In Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Alcorn State University

In Lorman, Mississippi, this university has 2 (1 NHL):

Alderson Broaddus University

In Philippi, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Allen University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Institute of American Indian Arts

In Santa Fe, New Mexico

Anderson University

In Anderson, South Carolina

Andover Newton Theological School

In Newton, Massachusetts has:

Arcadia University

In Glenside, Pennsylvania

University of Arizona

In Tucson, Arizona

Arkansas Baptist College

In Little Rock, Arkansas

University of Arkansas

In Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of the Arts

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Asbury University

In Wilmore, Kentucky

  • Asbury College Administration Building
  • Morrison–Kenyon Library

Athens State University

In Athens, Alabama

  • Athens State College Historic District

Auburn University

More information Site name, Image ...

Augsburg University

In Minneapolis, Minnesota

Augusta State University

In Augusta, Georgia

Augustana College

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Aurora University

In Aurora, Illinois

Baldwin Wallace University

In Berea, Ohio

Ball State University

In Muncie, Indiana

Barber–Scotia College

In Concord, North Carolina

Bates College

In Lewiston, Maine

Beth College

In North Newton, Kansas

Belmont Abbey College

In Belmont, North Carolina

Benedict College

In Columbia, South Carolina

Bennett College

In Greensboro, North Carolina

Berea College

In Berea, Kentucky

Bethany College (Bethany, West Virginia)

In Bethany, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Bethune–Cookman University

In Daytona Beach, Florida

Birmingham–Southern College

In Birmingham, Alabama

Blue Mountain Christian University

In Blue Mountain, Mississippi

  • Blue Mountain College Historic District

Bluefield State University

In Bluefield, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Brandeis University

In Waltham, Massachusetts

Brown University

In Providence, Rhode Island

Boston College

In Chestnut Hill, Newton, Massachusetts

Bowdoin College

In Brunswick, Maine

Bryn Mawr College

In Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Butler University

In Indianapolis, Indiana:

California University of Pennsylvania

In California, Pennsylvania

University of California, Berkeley

In Berkeley, CA, has

University of California, San Diego

In La Jolla, California has

California State University, Long Beach

In Long Beach, California

Carleton College

In Northfield, Minnesota has 4:

Case Western Reserve University

In Cleveland, Ohio

College of St. Catherine

In Saint Paul, Minnesota

Centenary College of Louisiana

In Jackson, Louisiana

Centenary University

In Hackettstown, New Jersey

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

University of Central Arkansas

In Conway, Arkansas

Centre College

In Danville, Kentucky:

University of Chicago

In Chicago, Illinois

University of Cincinnati

In Cincinnati, Ohio

Claflin University

In Orangeburg, South Carolina

Clark University

In Worcester, Massachusetts

Clemson University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

College of Charleston

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Colgate University

In Hamilton, New York

Columbia University

In New York, NY has at least 11 (3 NHLs):

Additionally, the 116th Street–Columbia University station is listed on the NRHP as part of the New York Subway System Multiple Property Submission.

Concordia College

In Moorhead, Minnesota has 1:

  • Main Building, Concordia College

University of Connecticut

In Mansfield, Connecticut

Cooper Union

In New York, New York (NHL)

Cornell University

In Ithaca, New York, has 10 (1 NHL):

In addition, East Robert Hall, Roberts Hall, and Stone Hall are former buildings that are still listed on the National Register despite having been demolished. See Cornell University#Historic Sites for how these are described in the article about the university.

Davidson College

In Davidson, North Carolina

Davis & Elkins College

In Elkins, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Dakota Wesleyan University

In Mitchell, South Dakota, the entire university, apparently, is NRHP-listed.

Dickinson College

In Carlisle, Pennsylvania:

Doane University

In Crete, Nebraska

Drake University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Drexel University

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drury University

In Springfield, Missouri

University of Dubuque

In Dubuque, Iowa

Earlham College

In Richmond, Indiana:

Eastern Illinois University

In Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Michigan University

In Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Oregon University

In La Grande, Oregon:

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Edward Waters University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Elmira College

In Elmira, New York

Emory University

In Atlanta, Georgia

Emory and Henry College

In Emory, Virginia

Erskine College

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Eleutherian College

In Jefferson County, Indiana

Eureka College

In Eureka, Illinois

University of Evansville

In Evansville, Indiana

Fairmont State University

In Fairmont, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Finlandia University

In Hancock, Michigan

Fisk University

In Nashville, Tennessee

Florida A&M University

In Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Institute of Technology (Jensen Beach Campus)

Tuckahoe atop Mount Elizabeth

in Jensen Beach, Florida The former campus, which was previously the campus of Saint Joseph College of Florida, contains two NRHPs, one sitting on top of the other:

University of Florida

More information Landmark name, Image ...

University of Florida Campus Historic District has the following contributing properties:

Florida Southern College

In Lakeland, Florida

Framingham State University

In Framingham, Massachusetts

Franklin College

In Franklin, Indiana

Franklin & Marshall College

In Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Gallaudet University

In Washington, D.C. has 3:

George Fox University

In Newberg, Oregon

Georgetown College

In Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown University

In Washington, D.C. has 2 (1 NHL):

Georgia College & State University

In Milledgeville, Georgia

Georgia Institute of Technology

In Atlanta, Georgia

University of Georgia

In Athens, Georgia

In addition, Garden Club of Georgia Museum–Headquarters House, Founder's Memorial Garden and Gov. Wilson Lumpkin House are on the campus and may be part of the University of Georgia.

Georgia State University

In Atlanta, Georgia

Georgian Court University

In Lakewood, New Jersey

  • Georgian Court (NHL)

Gettysburg College

In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Goucher College

In Towson, Maryland

Grand View University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Greenville University

In Greenville, Illinois

Grinnell College

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Guilford College

In Greensboro, North Carolina

Gustavus Adolphus College

In St. Peter, Minnesota has 1:

Hamilton College

In Clinton, New York

Hampton University

In Hampton, Virginia (NHL)

Hampden–Sydney College

In Hampden Sydney, Virginia

  • Hampden–Sydney College Historic District

Hanover College

In Hanover, Indiana

Hardin–Simmons University

In Abilene, Texas

  • Caldwell Hall

Harris–Stowe State University

In St. Louis, Missouri

Hartwick College

In Oneonta, New York

Harvard University

In Cambridge, Massachusetts

Haskell Indian Nations University

In Lawrence, Kansas

Heidelberg University

In Tiffin, Ohio

  • Founders Hall, Heidelberg College

Hendrix College

In Conway, Arkansas

College of Holy Cross

In Worcester, Massachusetts

Huntingdon College

In Montgomery, Alabama

Huston–Tillotson University

In Austin, Texas

Illinois Institute of Technology

In Chicago, Illinois

Illinois College

In Jacksonville, Illinois

Illinois State University

In Normal, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

In Urbana and Champaign, Illinois

University of the Incarnate Word

In San Antonio, Texas

  • University of Incarnate Word Administration Building

Indiana State University

In Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana University (Bloomington)

In Bloomington, Indiana

Iowa State University

In Ames, Iowa

University of Iowa

In Iowa City, IA has 1 NHL and 1 other NRHP:

Iowa Wesleyan University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Johns Hopkins University

In Baltimore, Maryland

Johnson C. Smith University

In Charlotte, North Carolina

Judson College

In Marion, Alabama

Kansas State University

In Manhattan, Kansas

Kean University

In Union, New Jersey

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Kenyon College

In Gambier, Ohio

Knox College (Illinois)

In Galesburg, Illinois:

Lafayette College

In Easton, Pennsylvania

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

LaGrange College

In LaGrange, Georgia

  • College Home/Smith Hall

Lake Erie College

In Painesville, Ohio

Lander University

In Greenwood, South Carolina

Lane College

In Jackson, Tennessee:

  • Lane College Historic District and Boundary Increase

Lawrence University

In Appleton, Wisconsin:

Lehigh University

In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Lewis & Clark College

In Portland, Oregon:

Limestone University

In Gaffney, South Carolina

Lincoln Memorial University

In Knoxville, Tennessee

Lincoln University of Missouri

In Jefferson City, Missouri

Linfield University

In McMinnville, Oregon

Longwood University

More information Site name, Image ...

Louisiana State University

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana

University of Louisville

In Louisville, Kentucky

Luther College

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

University of Maine at Orono

In Orono, Maine

Manhattanville College

In Purchase, New York

Mars Hill University

In Mars Hill, North Carolina

Martin Luther College

In New Ulm, Minnesota

  • Old Main, Dr. Martin Luther College

Mary Baldwin University

In Staunton, Virginia

Macalester College

In Saint Paul, Minnesota

  • Old Main, Macalester College

Manchester University

In North Manchester, Indiana

  • Manchester University Historic District

Marycrest College

In Davenport, Iowa

University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Massachusetts Lowell

In Lowell, Massachusetts

McDaniel College

In Westminster, Maryland

McMurry University

In Abilene, Texas

  • McMurry College Administration Building

Mercer University

In Macon, Georgia

Miami University

In Oxford, Ohio

University of Michigan

In Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan State University

In East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan Technological University

In Houghton, Michigan

Middlebury College

In Middlebury, Vermont

Miles College

In Fairfield, Alabama

Minnesota State University, Mankato

In Mankato, Minnesota

University of Minnesota

In Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Morris

In Morris, Minnesota

Dakota College at Bottineau

In Bottineau, North Dakota

University of Mississippi

In Oxford, Mississippi

Mississippi State University

In Starkville, Mississippi

  • Montgomery Hall
  • Textile Building

Missouri Western State University

In St. Joseph, Missouri

University of Missouri

In Columbia, Missouri

Monmouth College

In Monmouth, Illinois

Monmouth University

In West Long Branch, New Jersey

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

University of Montevallo

In Montevallo, Alabama

Moore College of Art and Design

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Morehead State University

In Morehead, Kentucky

Morgan State University

In Baltimore, Maryland

Morningside University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Mundelein College

In Chicago, Illinois

Murray State University

In Murray, Kentucky

  • Murray State University Historic Buildings

Nebraska Wesleyan University

In Lincoln, Nebraska

University of New England

In Portland, Maine

New Jersey Institute of Technology

In Newark, New Jersey

New York University

In New York, New York

University of North Alabama

In Florence, Alabama

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

In Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina Central University

In Durham, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

In Pembroke, North Carolina

North Dakota State University

In Fargo, North Dakota

Northeastern University

In Boston, Massachusetts

Northern Michigan University

In Marquette, Michigan

  • Longyear Hall of Pedagogy – Northern Michigan University

Northwestern College

In Orange City, Iowa

Notre Dame College

In South Euclid, Ohio

  • Its 1927 Administration Building, which once housed the entire college operation, was added to the NRHP as Notre Dame College of Ohio

University of Notre Dame

In South Bend, Indiana

Notre Dame de Namur University

In Belmont, California

Oberlin College

In Oberlin, Ohio

  • the whole thing (NHL)

Ohio University

In Athens, Ohio

Ohio Wesleyan University

In Delaware, Ohio

University of Oklahoma

In Norman, Oklahoma

Oregon State University

In Corvallis, Oregon

University of Oregon

In Eugene, Oregon

University of the Ozarks

In Clarksville, Arkansas

Pacific University

In Forest Grove, Oregon

Palmer College of Chiropractic

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Park Region Luther College

In Fergus Falls, Minnesota

  • the whole thing (84000241)

Peace College

In Raleigh, North Carolina

University of Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State University

In State College, Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has 4 NRHPs:

University of Portland

In Portland, Oregon:

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus

In San Juan, Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

In Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Pratt Institute

In Brooklyn, New York

  • Pratt Institute Historic District

Princeton University

In Princeton, New Jersey

Principia College

In Elsah, Illinois

Randolph College

In Lynchburg, Virginia

Randolph–Macon Woman's College

In Lynchburg, Virginia

Red River Valley University

In Wahpeton, North Dakota

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

In Troy, New York

Roanoke College

In Salem, Virginia

  • Main Campus Complex, Roanoke College

Rollins College

More information Landmark name, Image ...

Rockefeller University

In New York, NY has 1 NHL:

Roosevelt University

In Chicago, Illinois

Rutgers University

In New Brunswick, New Jersey

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

University of the Sacred Heart

In San Juan, Puerto Rico

  • Administration Building and chapel

Salem International University

In Salem, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

San Diego State University

In San Diego, California

Santa Fe College

In Gainesville, Florida

Sheldon Jackson College

In Sitka, Alaska(NHL)

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

In Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

St. Ambrose University

More information Landmark name, Image ...

St. Augustine's University

In Raleigh, North Carolina

St. Benedict's College

In St. Joseph, Minnesota

Saint Joseph College of Florida

In Jensen Beach, Florida

St. Lawrence University

In Canton, New York

St. Olaf College

In Northfield, Minnesota

St. Edward's University

In Austin, Texas

  • St. Edward's University Main Building and Holy Cross Dormitory

Saint Paul's College

In Lawrenceville, Virginia

Sam Houston State University

In Huntsville, Texas

Scripps College

In Claremont, California

Seton Hall University

In South Orange, New Jersey

Shaw University

In Raleigh, North Carolina

Simmons College of Kentucky

In Louisville, Kentucky

Simpson College

In Indianola, Iowa

Smith College

In Northampton, Massachusetts

Snow College

In Ephraim, Utah

South College

In Knoxville, Tennessee

University of South Carolina

In Columbia, South Carolina

South Georgia College

In McRae, Georgia

Southeastern Louisiana University

In Hammond, Louisiana

Southern Methodist University

In Dallas, Texas

Southern Utah University

In Cedar City, Utah

  • Old Main and Science Buildings

Southwestern University

In Georgetown, Texas

  • Southwestern University Administration Building and Mood Hall

University of Southern Maine

In Gorham, Maine

University of Southern Mississippi

In Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  • The University of Southern Mississippi Historic District

Spring Hill College

More information Site name, Image ...

Stanford University

In Palo Alto, California

Stephens College

In Columbia, Missouri

Stetson University

In DeLand, Florida

Stevens Institute of Technology

In Hoboken, New Jersey

Storer College

In Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

The entire campus of the now closed college is a contributing property to the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Susquehanna University

In Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College

In Pennsylvania

Syracuse University

In Syracuse, NY has 15:

Talladega College

More information Site name, Image ...

University of Tampa

More information Landmark name, Image ...

University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

In Chattanooga, Tennessee

Tennessee Technological University

In Cookeville, Tennessee

  • Henderson Hall

Texas Tech University

In Lubbock, Texas

University of Texas at Austin

In Austin, Texas

Tougaloo College

In Madison County, Mississippi

Transylvania University

In Lexington, Kentucky

Tulane University

In New Orleans, Louisiana

Tuskegee University

More information Site name, Image ...

Union College

In Schenectady, NY has 1 NHL:

United States Military Academy grounds and facilities

In Highlands, New York

Upper Iowa University

In Fayette, Iowa

University of Utah

In Salt Lake City

Utah State University

In Logan, Utah

Utah Tech University

In St. George, Utah

  • Main Building of Dixie College

Valparaiso University

In Valparaiso, Indiana

Vanderbilt University

In Nashville, Tennessee

Vassar College

In NY has 2 NHLs:

Virginia Intermont College

In Bristol, Virginia

Virginia Military Institute

In Lexington, Virginia

Virginia Union University

In Richmond, Virginia

Virginia State University

In Ettrick, Virginia

Virginia Tech

In Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia University of Lynchburg

In Lynchburg, Virginia

University of Virginia

In Charlottesville, Virginia

Voorhees University

In Denmark, South Carolina

Wartburg College

In Waverly, Iowa

Washington College

In Chestertown, Maryland

Washington University in St. Louis

In St. Louis, Missouri

Washington and Lee University

In Lexington, Virginia

Wayne State University

In Detroit, Michigan

Wells College

In Aurora, Cayuga County, New York

Wesleyan College

In Macon, Georgia

  • Wesleyan College Historic District

Wesleyan University

In Middletown, CT has 2 NHLs and several other NRHPs:

(Wesleyan University may also own some properties in Broad Street Historic District or other historic districts in Middletown).

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

In West Chester, Pennsylvania

West Liberty University

In West Liberty, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

West Virginia State University

In Institute, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

West Virginia University

In Morgantown, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

West Virginia University Institute of Technology

In Montgomery, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

West Virginia Wesleyan College

In Buckhannon, West Virginia

More information Name on the Register, Image ...

Western Carolina University

In Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Illinois University

In Macomb, Illinois

Westchester Community College

In Valhalla, New York

Western Kentucky University

In Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Michigan University

In Kalamazoo, Michigan

Westminster College, Missouri

In Fulton, Missouri

Westminster University (Utah)

In Salt Lake City

Willamette University

In Salem, Oregon

College of William and Mary

In Williamsburg, Virginia

Wilson College

In Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Winthrop University

In Rock Hill, South Carolina

University of Wisconsin–La Crosse

In La Crosse, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin–Madison

In Madison, Wisconsin has 16 (4 NHLs):

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh

In Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Wofford College

In Spartanburg, South Carolina

  • Wofford College Historic District

College of Wooster

In Wooster, Ohio

Yale University

In New Haven, Connecticut has 4 NHLs, and an NRHP historic district:

Grove Street Cemetery and Mory's, both listed on the NRHP, are on the campus but are independent of Yale.

Yankton College

In Yankton, South Dakota

Young Harris College

In Young Harris, Georgia

National Historic Landmarks by state

Alabama

California

Florida

Kentucky

Indiana

Illinois

Iowa

Massachusetts

Mississippi

Missouri

New Jersey

New York

New York State (excluding NYC)

New York City only

Ohio

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

West Virginia


References

  1. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

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