Evergreen Plantation National Historic Landmark. Photo: Brian Davis, Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation A list of the most vulnerable historic buildings and places currently in the United States has been released.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation shared the 11 most endangered historic sites in the country right now, along with the different threats these "treasures" across the country are facing.Some are individual buildings and some are entire neighborhoods, and they all face unique threats from extreme weather deterioration to modernized overdevelopment.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately-funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that does historic preservation work in the U.S.
The organization releases an annual list of endangered sites that, they say, has been a highly effective tool for shining a light on the restoration and preservation work that needs to be done.