{"id":57,"date":"2026-05-20T20:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2026-05-20T20:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:13:18","slug":"this-years-11-most-endangered-historic-places-including-bay-area-site-nod-to-america-250-and-the-promise-of-equality-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"This year\u2019s 11 most endangered historic places, including Bay Area site, nod to America 250 and the promise of equality for all"},"content":{"rendered":"

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The Stonewall National Monument, the President\u2019s House Site and the Women\u2019s Rights National Historic Park are among 11 sites on this year\u2019s annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.<\/p>

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The 2026 list, announced Wednesday, marks America\u2019s 250th anniversary with the foundational principle that everyone is created equal as the theme, said Carol Quillen, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization. The 11 sites offer examples of how, over time, Americans have fought against injustice and for equality, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to think about those ideas, especially this notion that all human beings are created equal and find places, sometimes unsung places \u2026 that not all Americans routinely think about,\u201d Quillen told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

The sites are spread across the United States \u2014 from New York and California on the East and West Coasts, to Alabama and Texas in the South, to Michigan in the Midwest and the Four Corners of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah in the Rocky Mountain West.<\/p>\n

At least three of the sites \u2014 Stonewall, the El Corazon church in Texas and President\u2019s House in Philadelphia \u2014 have been endangered by Trump administration actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to save these places,\u201d Quillen said, \u201cnot just because the bricks and mortar is important but because the stories these places hold are important.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time since the list debuted in 1988, each site on the 2026 list will receive a one-time $25,000 grant to help highlight their connections to the principle that all people are created equal and address the threats they face.<\/p>

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The 11 sites are:<\/p>\n

Montgomery, Alabama: Ben Moore Hotel<\/h4>\n

The hotel was a refuge for Black people living under laws that enforced racial separation in the South. Prolonged vacancy has caused structural deterioration and the historic Centennial Hill neighborhood surrounding it faces pressure from development. The hotel housed key players from the Civil Rights Movement, including the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy. The Conservation Fund announced in November that it would help preserve the hotel.<\/p>\n

Modoc County, California: Tule Lake Segregation Center<\/h4>\n