Communities, neighborhoods, counties, and tribes may apply for designation as a Preserve America Community, an honor which recognizes communities that:
- protect and celebrate their heritage;
- use their historic assets for economic development and community revitalization; and
- encourage people to experience and appreciate local historic resources through education and heritage tourism programs.
What are the benefits of being a designated community?
Benefits of designation include:
- a certificate of recognition;
- authorization to use the Preserve America logo on signs, flags, banners, and promotional materials;
- listing in a Web-based Preserve America Community directory;
- national and regional press releases;
- eligibility for Preserve America grants when funded by Congress; and
- enhanced community visibility and pride.
How to apply for Preserve America Community Designation
List of Preserve America Communities
More than 900 municipalities, neighborhoods, counties, and tribes have been recognized as Preserve America Communities. They are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Each profile was written at the time that the community was designated and was accurate as of that date.
The links on each community profile page are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; if they are not ACHP links, they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the ACHP of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual. The ACHP bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Please contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content, including its privacy policies.
Alabama
Birmingham, Chickasaw, Huntsville, Mobile, Selma, Valley
Alaska
Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seward, Sitka, St. George Island
American Samoa
Arizona
Glendale, Nogales, Peoria, Phoenix, Prescott, Scottsdale, Springerville, Tombstone, Tucson, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Williams, Yuma
Arkansas
Batesville, Benton, Blytheville, Booneville, Calico Rock, Camden, Conway, Dumas, El Dorado, Eureka Springs, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Hamburg, Helena, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Mammoth Spring, North Little Rock, Osceola, Pine Bluff, Pocahontas, Randolph County, Texarkana, Tyronza, Van Buren, West Memphis
California
Alameda, Colusa, Elk Grove, Fresno, Fullerton, Livermore, Los Angeles-Chinatown, Los Angeles-Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles-Koreatown, Los Angeles-Little Tokyo, Los Angeles-Thai Town, Mendocino, Monterey, Monterey County, Napa, Ontario, Palm Springs, Pasadena, Placerville, Redlands, Redwood City, Richmond, Sacramento, San Buenaventura (Ventura), San Clemente, San Diego-Little Italy, San Francisco, San Francisco-Japantown, San Juan Bautista, San Ramon, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Santa Paula, Santa Rosa, Solvang, Sonoma, Tuolumne County, Ukiah, Weaverville
Colorado
Baca County, Bent County, Breckenridge, Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Crowley County, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins, Fremont County, Frisco, Georgetown, Gilpin County, Glenwood Springs, Golden, Greeley, Kiowa County, Lake City, Leadville, Montezuma County, Montrose, Otero County, Pagosa Springs, Park County, Prowers County, Pueblo, Redstone, Silverton, Steamboat Springs, Windsor
Connecticut
Bridgeport, Colchester, Hebron, Ledyard, New Britain, New London, Norwalk, Old Lyme, Simsbury, Southbury, Suffield, Wethersfield, Windham
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Bonita Springs, Coral Gables, Daytona Beach, DeLand, Delray Beach, Dunedin, Fernandina Beach, Flagler County, Ft. Myers, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Key West, Kissimmee, Leon County, Miami, Miami Springs, Pompano Beach, Sanford, Sarasota, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, West Palm Beach
Georgia
Alpharetta, Americus, Augusta, Cartersville, Cobb County, Crawford County, Dahlonega, Dalton, Darien, Douglasville, Fayetteville, Forsyth, Fort Valley, Harlem, Hartwell, Hawkinsville, Jefferson, Jones County, Kennesaw, LaGrange, Macon, Madison, Montezuma, Monticello, Richmond Hill, Rome, Roswell, Sandersville, Savannah, St. Marys, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta, Vienna, Walker County, Washington, Whitfield County, Winder
Hawaii
Honolulu-Chinatown Special Historic District, Kaua’i County, Maui County
Idaho
Boise, Caldwell, Hailey, Kamiah, Mackay, Pierce
Illinois
Blue Island, Lemont, Lockport, Moline, Oak Park, Palestine, Plainfield, Riverside, Rock Island, Will County, Woodstock
Indiana
Bedford, Bloomington, Crown Point, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Greensburg, Indianapolis-Irvington neighborhood, Jeffersonville, La Porte, Lafayette, Logansport, Madison, Monroe County, Muncie, Nappanee, New Albany, New Harmony, Noblesville, Richmond, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Wabash
Iowa
Adams County, Coon Rapids, Davenport, Dubuque, Fort Madison, Hardin County, Marion, Mason City, Oskaloosa, Sioux City, Waterloo
Kansas
Lawrence, Leavenworth, Riley County, Wichita
Kentucky
Anchorage, Ashland, Augusta, Barbourville, Bardstown, Bellevue, Benham, Boone County, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Campbellsville, Carrollton, Cloverport, Covington, Cumberland, Cynthiana, Danville, Dawson Springs, Dayton, Elizabethtown, Erlanger, Flemingsburg, Fort Thomas, Frankfort, Franklin, Georgetown, Glasgow, Greensburg, Harlan, Harrodsburg, Hart County, Henderson, Hodgenville, Hopkinsville, Horse Cave, La Grange, Lawrenceburg, Lebanon, Letcher County, Lexington-Bell Court neighborhood, Lexington-Gratz Park neighborhood, Liberty, London, Louisville-Historic Portland neighborhood, Louisville-West Main Street neighborhood, Lynch, Madisonville, Maysville, Middlesborough, Midway, Morehead, Mount Sterling, Mt. Vernon, Munfordville, Murray, New Castle, Newport, Nicholasville, Paducah, Paris, Perryville, Pikeville, Pineville, Princeton, Rabbit Hash, Richmond, Russellville, Scottsville, Shelbyville, Springfield, Stanford, Versailles, Warsaw, West Point, Winchester
Louisiana
Arcadia, Bastrop, Baton Rouge, Crowley, DeRidder, Dubach, Ferriday, Lafayette, Mandeville, Natchitoches, New Orleans, Opelousas, Slidell
Maine
Bath, Biddeford, Camden, Dover-Foxcroft, Farmington, Gardiner, Lewiston, Portland, Rockland, Saco, Sanford, Skowhegan
Maryland
Annapolis, Baltimore, Calvert County, Charles County, College Park, Cumberland, Dorchester County, Easton, Frederick, Howard County, Oakland, Rockville, St. Mary’s County, Salisbury, Snow Hill, Worcester County
Massachusetts
Blackstone, Douglas, Falmouth, Gloucester, Grafton, Hopedale, Holyoke, Leicester, Lowell, Mendon, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Plymouth, Salem, Springfield, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Worcester
Michigan
Alpena, Bay City, Boyne City, Cadillac, Douglas, Ferndale, Flat Rock, Grand Rapids, Huron Township, Ludington, Menominee, Saginaw, Saugatuck, Sault Ste. Marie, Shelby Township, Sparta Township, Wyandotte
Minnesota
Carver, Litchfield, Little Falls, Minneapolis, New Ulm, Northfield, Red Wing, St. Cloud, Stillwater, Wabasha
Mississippi
Baldwyn, Biloxi, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Corinth, Greenville, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Leland, Meridian, Natchez, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Pascagoula, Port Gibson, Raymond, Sharkey County, Tupelo, Vicksburg
Missouri
Arrow Rock, Boonville, Cape Girardeau, Carthage, Clinton, Excelsior Springs, Florissant, Fredericktown, Independence, Jefferson City, Liberty, Rocheport, Saint Charles, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis-Soulard neighborhood, Washington, Weston
Montana
Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Big Horn County, Billings, Bozeman, Butte-Silver Bow, Crow Tribe of Indians, Fort Benton, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Hill County, Jefferson County, Kalispell, Lewis and Clark County, Lewistown, Livingston, Miles City, Missoula, Missoula County, Red Lodge, Stevensville, Terry, Virginia City
Nebraska
Brownville, Lincoln, Plattsmouth
Nevada
Las Vegas, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Bridgeton, Hightstown, Newark-Ironbound, Newark-James Street Commons Historic District, Newton, Roebling, Wall Township, Woodbridge Township
New Mexico
New York
Albany, Albion, Auburn, Beacon, Beekman, Binghamton, Brockport, Brookhaven, Buffalo, Canandaigua, Clayton, Cortland, Dutchess County, Great Neck Plaza, Halfmoon, Highland Falls, Hunter, Ithaca, Kinderhook, Liberty, Newburgh, North Castle, Ogdensburg, Ossining, Owego, Oyster Bay Hamlet, Peekskill, Pittsford, Putnam County, Ramapo, Rensselaer County, Rochester, Rockland County, Roxbury, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Shelter Island, Southampton, Syracuse, Troy, Waterford
North Carolina
Asheboro, Asheville, Banner Elk, Beaufort, Boone, Burlington, Cleveland County, Edenton, Fayetteville, Gaston County, Gastonia, Greenville, Hatteras Village, Hendersonville, Hillsborough, Kinston, Lincoln County, Lincolnton, Manteo, Matthews, New Bern, Ocracoke, Shelby, Thomasville, Transylvania County, Waxhaw, Waynesville, Wilkes County, Wilmington, West Salem Historic District - Winston-Salem
North Dakota
Ohio
Bowling Green, Canal Winchester, Cincinnati, Dayton, Delaware, Georgetown, German Village Neighborhood - Columbus, Granville, Hudson, Marysville, Medina, Nelsonville, New Richmond, Oberlin, Old West End Historic District - Toledo, Olmsted Falls, Perrysburg, Piqua, Shawnee, Somerset, Tipp City
Oklahoma
Ardmore, Durant, Enid, Muskogee, Newkirk, Oklahoma City, Ponca City, Shawnee, Tulsa
Oregon
Astoria, Corvallis, Enterprise, Independence, Jacksonville, Oregon City, Salem, West Linn
Pennsylvania
Ambridge, Bedford County, Bethlehem, Blairsville, Bradford, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Cheltenham Township, Columbia Borough, Connellsville, Durham Township, East Pikeland Township, Easton, Gettysburg, Hanover, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Lansdowne, Lower Merion Township, Media, Montgomery County, Newtown Borough, Newtown Township, Philadelphia, Philipsburg Borough, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Saltsburg, Scottdale, Smethport, Tredyffrin Township, Washington County, West Chester, York
Rhode Island
Barrington, Bristol, Burrillville, Central Falls, Cranston, Cumberland, East Greenwich, East Providence, Glocester, Lincoln, Little Compton, New Shoreham, Newport, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Providence, Smithfield, South Kingstown, Tiverton, Warren, Warwick, Westerly, Woonsocket
South Carolina
Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Bluffton, Blythewood, Camden, Charleston, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Columbia, Conway, Dillon, Fountain Inn, Gray Court, Greenville County, Horry County, Lancaster County, McCormick, Mount Pleasant, Pacolet, Rock Hill, Walterboro, York County
South Dakota
Aberdeen, Brookings, Fort Pierre, Lead, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Vermillion
Tennessee
Bartlett, Blount County, Collierville, Columbia, Franklin, Jonesborough, Oak Ridge, Orange Mound Neighborhood - Memphis, Pittman Center, Rugby, The District Neighborhood - Nashville, Victorian Village Neighborhood - Memphis
Texas
Abilene, Albany, Alpine, Atlanta, Austin, Bastrop, Belton, Brownsville, Bryan, Calvert, Canton, Canyon, Castroville, Celina, Clarksville, Colorado City, Crosbyton, Cuero, Dallas, Denton, Electra, El Paso, Farmersville, Fredericksburg, Frisco, Galveston, George West, Georgetown, Giddings, Gonzales, Granbury, Grapevine, Harris County, Hearne, Hidalgo, Junius Heights Neighborhood - Dallas, Kendall County, Kerrville, Laredo, Lipscomb County, Llano, Luling, Marshall, Matagorda County, McAllen, McKinney, Mesquite, Milam County, Mineola, Mount Vernon, Nacogdoches, New Braunfels, Odessa, Orange, Palestine, Paris, Pharr, Pilot Point, Pittsburg, Plano, Rio Grande City, Roaring Springs, Rockwall, Sabine County, San Angelo, San Antonio, San Marcos, Seguin, Shiner, Smithville, Taylor, Tyler, Victoria County, Waco, Walker County, Waxahachie, Wimberley, Winnsboro
Utah
Brigham City, Centerville, Farmington, Kanab, Manti, Mount Pleasant, Murray, Payson, Pleasant Grove, Provo, Salt Lake City, Tooele County
Vermont
Barre, Bennington, Bradford, Brandon, Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury, Montpelier, Morristown, Poultney, Richford, Rockingham, Rutland, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Vergennes, White River Junction, Windsor, Winooski
Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Frederiksted
Virginia
Alexandria, Chesterfield County, Fauquier County, Hanover County, Harrisonburg, Herndon, Hillsville, Leesburg, Lynchburg, Middleburg, Petersburg, Prince William County, Purcellville, Roanoke, Scott County, Smithfield, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, Strasburg, Suffolk, Warrenton, Waterford, Williamsburg
Washington
Anacortes, Bainbridge Island, Bellingham, Dayton, Edmonds, Ferry County, King County, Palouse, Port Townsend, Redmond, Ritzville, Roslyn, Skykomish, Spokane, Stevens County, Vancouver
West Virginia
Beverly, Bramwell, Charles Town, Elkins, Fairmont, Harpers Ferry, Hinton, Mannington, Martinsburg, Wheeling
Wisconsin
Bayfield, Cedarburg, De Pere, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Greendale, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lodi, Mazomanie, Milton, Mineral Point, New Berlin, Osceola, Richfield, Ripon, Stoughton, Waukesha, Wausau, West Allis, Whitewater
Wyoming
Casper, Cheyenne, Douglas, Evanston, Fremont County, Green River, Jackson, Laramie, Rock Springs, Teton County
